Infralogic Investors Forum Renewable Energy 2023
etc.venues County Hall, London
12
Oct
Panel discussion – Floating Offshore Wind: accelerating progress and driving growth
It is estimated that by the mid-2030s 20% or more of new offshore wind could be floating. This calls for additional fit-for-purpose CfD-like schemes, and similar supporting mechanisms, to be created to specifically foster investment and growth in floating, while still supporting seabed-fixed offshore wind. With the technology having been proven reliable, pilot projects should be ready to be scrapped and commercial units rolled out.Does this mean that industry standards are starting to emerge for floating platform solutions, and is the industry ready to be invested on a commercial scale?
- Legislative and regulatory updates to support public-private cooperation
- The challenge of turning leasing auctions capacity into reality: overcoming supply chain restrictions, price instability and technology and operational risks
- Route to market: integration issues and substation sharing. Is the grid going to be able to connect new floating projects in a timely manner?
- Financing and insuring an industry with higher risks of failure
- Can adding hydrogen production elements revolutionise floating wind economics?
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SpeakersAlexander MacLeod Head of Data Analysis Infralogic
Magnus Ebbesen Technical Director Offshore Wind ICP Infrastructure
Elvin Eren Renewables Advisory Principal Consultant Xodus
Georgios Kalpias VP, Power, Renewable & Energy Transition HSBC
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Alex joined Inframation as a greenfield analyst in May 2018, becoming head of data analysis in March 2022. He previously worked for risk consultancy AKE International and as an analyst and editor for political risk publication Global Risk Insights, specialising in Southeast Asian political affairs. He completed his PhD in geography and politics at Newcastle University in 2016.
Magnus Ebbesen is the newly appointed Technical Director for Offshore wind investments in ICP Infrastructure. ICP Infrastructure is an investment manager specializing in offshore wind and Carbon Capture and Storage (CSS), with Aker ASA as the largest shareholder. Before starting in ICP Infrastructure, Magnus worked 14 years in DNV where he most recently led the floating wind segment in Northern Europe. Besides having management roles within offshore wind in DNV, Magnus managed and contributed to technical due diligence, market assessment, and cost- and risk-assessments for offshore wind. This included leading technical due diligence assessments for numerous floating offshore wind projects in Europe, and bottom-fixed offshore wind projects in the UK, Germany, and Taiwan. Magnus holds a Master of Science in Engineering and Computer Science from the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Georgios joined HSBC in 2022, focusing on advisory and financing transactions across the energy transition space. He actively contributes to HSBC’s origination and execution efforts in the offshore wind space (including floating) and has closed multiple transactions in renewable energy in Continental Europe and the UK, across debt, equity and M&A situations. Georgios was also leading the documentation work streams for the first non-recourse financing closed in France, EFGL floating offshore wind project, financed by commercial banks, EIFO and EIB. Prior to HSBC, Georgios was working at Mizuho Bank and EDF, primarily focusing on nuclear (Hinkley Point C) and renewable energy.
Originally from Greece, Georgios holds a MSc in Management & Strategy from London School of Economics. He also graduated from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with a M. Eng. in Civil Engineering, and he is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).