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Offshore Conference

21st & 22nd September

The WEI 2021 Offshore Conference, sponsored by ESB, will take place as a hybrid event in Killashee House Hotel, Kildare on 21st & 22nd September subject to HSE guidelines at the time, with a combination of virtual and physical tickets available. 

Online tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 28th July.  Physical tickets will be limited due to COVID restrictions and a systemic approach will be taken in making these available to members. 

All Health & Safety guidelines will be adhered to at all times and if restrictions are in place at the time of the event and no physical presence is permitted, full physical tickets will be transferred over to virtual tickets and refunds will be given for the balance.

The theme of the conference is Offshore Wind: Building a New Irish Industry.

The Conference will take place over two days and, with this theme in mind, look at what must happen in the coming months and years to ensure that we not only deliver the 5 GW set out in the Programme for Government but that we create a thriving new industry which attracts investment, creates jobs and revitalises Ireland’s coastal communities.  
 

Agenda

We are delighted to announce Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Eamon Ryan, Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport as keynote speakers for the event.     
  

Day 1 – Tuesday 21st September – Following our keynote in the morning, with Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the first session will look at how we can design an industrial strategy for offshore wind energy, which will be followed by a discussion on what we hope will by then be a much clearer understanding of our new offshore planning system. 
 
Day 2 – Wednesday 22nd September – The second day of the conference will also begin with some keynote contributions, including Eamon Ryan, Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport before a panel discussion on the new systems for grid connections and route-to-market for offshore renewables. The conference will conclude with an examination of the exciting new potential for floating offshore wind and hydrogen to play their part in our decarbonised energy future.

 

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Speakers

We are delighted to announce Leo Varadkar, Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and Eamon Ryan, Minister for Climate Action, Communications Networks and Transport as keynote speakers for the event.   To view the full list of confirmed speakers please go to the conference website.

Leo and Eamon

Sponsors

Main Sponsor 

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Supporting Sponsors 

Codling Wind Farm Logo RGB        Energia Renewables 2 Colour CMYK       Green Tech Skillnet Masthead 800  Mason Hayes Curran logo   

 

 SSE Renewawles Logo        Statkraft        Windcat logo

 

Partners 

UK Dept for International Trade         host in ireland logo 2 01          renews logo

Event Terms and Conditions

  1. All delegates are required to pay the registration fee in full, by credit card, prior to attendance at the conference. In order to confirm your booking, you must complete the booking online via our website or through the Registration App.
  2. If a membership discount code is in use it must be used at the time of booking – there will be no refunds for bookings made without the membership discount code.
  3. If the membership discount is availed of, the invoice raised will be issued to the invoicing details on the membership register. If you require the invoice to be raised for an additional company or address other than what is registered on our Membership Database, the membership discount will be forfeited and the full non member rate will apply.   
  4. Unfortunately, we cannot accept bookings by email or over the phone. All of the tickets must be prepaid through our online booking system.
  5. Delegates who cancel their place on or before 13th of August will have their fees refunded, less an administrative charge of €50 per delegate.  No refunds will be made to those cancelling after that date, but replacement delegates will be accepted.  Non-attendees are still liable for payment for the conference.
  6. All cancellations must be confirmed in writing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. All written cancellations will be acknowledged.  Unfortunately, we cannot accept cancellations by telephone. 
  7. To avail of the student rate, students must be in Full Time Education and must provide a valid student card. 
  8. Your email address will only be used for the purpose of identifying you at the point of login and to send password reset credentials and any notes you have made in the app.
  9. You can request all personal data held from within your profile within the event app.
  10. You can delete your personal data from within your profile within the event app.
  11. Your personal data will not be shared with any 3rd party unless directly related to your participation in the event.
  12. In addition, we store and may also match profile data with basic statistics of use including page views (links that have been clicked), images, activity feed, points, votes, questions and forms submitted/or feedback.