09.30 Registration & Coffee
V-building Conference Center, Seminar Hall
Solheimsgaten 7C
Welcome
by Georg Nygaard, NIORD
10.00
10.15
Offshore Wind - What’s going on?
Installed capacity and general regional updates
by Erik Meneilly & Sunniva Hellesund, NIORD
Specific market focus
Japan - ambitious national targets and huge long-term potential
by Hiroaki Kobayashi, Head of Offshore Energy and Renewable Offshore Wind, and Kaiji Takagi, Head of Upstream Energy, Domestic Offshore Wind Farm Insurance at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.
The United States - What happens now?
by Benjamin Brown, client Advisor, Power & Renewable Energy, Marsh, United States
The floating race - ready to go big?
Innovation projects essential to de-risk floating wind technologies
by Synnøve Flesland, Manager WTG and Power Export System at Odfjell Oceanwind
11.00
Break
11.15
Service & Maintenance
Service and maintenance - essential activity for controlling operational risk
Introduction to key service and maintenance for windfarms, hereunder monitoring, inspections, preventative and corrective maintenance. What is considered good industry practice and what to expect for the insurance industry?
by Morten Jensen, Technical Manager Consulting Engineer Windtechnology at Sedgwick
Use of drones making service and maintenance more efficient
by Alexander Blokhus, Advisor Air Transport, Equinor ASA
Certification & class - any follow-up after farms are installed? Regional differences, and what is the considerations in respect of fixed versus floating farms?
by Sille Grjotheim, Global Segment Director Floating Offshore Wind at DNV
12.00
Lunch
Contractual arrangements
Turbines - key deliveries to the windfarm
From the developer’s point of view, how should the Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) and the typically simultaneously negotiated Service and Maintenance Agreement (SMA) ideally address the issues of (1) warranties and defects notification obligations, (2) service and maintenance particulars, and (3) best alignment with the developer’s construction and operational insurance policies? In respect of developments such as ClubFixed/ClubFloat, what might be some potential best-practice contracting suggestions?
By Bin Wang, NIORD, and Stefan Clinck, Lead Counsel Legal & Insurance at JeraNexBP
13.00
13.45
Break
14.00
Contractual arrangements
Cables - contract for fabrication, transportation and installation
From the contractor’s perspective, what are typically the most challenging requirements imposed by offshore wind developers such as ClubFixed and ClubFloat? Which contractual terms and warranties are standard within the offshore wind industry, and what can ClubFixed and ClubFloat reasonably expect to secure for their respective projects? Furthermore, how should the cable manufacturer and/or the transport and installation (T&I) contractor be incorporated into the wind farms’ insurance policies?
By Mats Johan Waage, NIORD, and Knut Istad, Insurance Manager at Nexans Power Transmission Business Group
14.45
Break
15.00
Key points required in Offshore Wind Insurance
How are these addressed in the Nordic Offshore Wind Insurance Conditions?
by Philip van Heesch, Principal Insurance Manager, Equinor ASA
The view from the lender’s perspective
by Leonardo Chaves, Senior Director, Willis Credit Risk Solutions
Structuring an insurance slip based on the Nordic Offshore Wind Conditions - Group Work session
by Roar Sanden, Legal Director, Norwegian Hull Club, Georg Nygaard, NIORD
Reflections from the broker
by Angela Kelly, Partner, McGill & Partners
Panel discussion - Is the cover fit for purpose?
by Georg Nygaard, NIORD. Panel discussion to involve the above presenters.
16.00 Break
16.15
Ageing farms, lifetime extension or decom - when, why and what’s the risks involved?
Practical experience from certification, including typical data requirements, challenges and implications for decision‑making between lifetime extension and decommissioning
by Giovanni Nappi, Head of lifetime extension (LTE) services within Renewables Certification (RC) at DNV
Insurance considerations when farms are ageing
by Jan Petersen, Senior Underwriter at Gard Marine & Energy Insurance, and Sunniva Hellesund, NIORD
16.50
End of seminar day 1 and closing comments
by Georg Nygaard, NIORD
17.00
Skipet, Solheimsgaten 5
5th floor
Social event at NIORD’s office
Can insurers be of assistance during high value cargo transits?
Groupwise presentations in the Situation Room.
19.00
Dinner
Skipet, Solheimsgaten 5
First floor
22.00
Football World Cup event
Join us for some festivities and the FIFA England-Croatia World Cup match! Remember to wear your favourite football shirt, wherever you’re from and whichever team you support!
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