How soon can floating offshore wind be rolled out in the Celtic Sea?

• Watch the session live on Parliamentlive.tv
• Inquiry: Floating Offshore Wind in Wales
• Welsh Affairs Committee

Scope of the session

Over three panels of experts, the Committee will be assessing the potential benefits for Wales of FLOW, and evaluate what is being done to accelerate its roll-out. The session will also look at some of the challenges in rolling out FLOW in the region, such as grid capacity and supply chains, along with the role of port infrastructure and how a freeport bid from Port Talbot and the Port of Milford Haven might contribute to the sector.

The evidence session follows a recent report publication by RenewableUK that states the global pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has almost doubled in the last year. The report states that the UK continues to lead the market, thanks in part to a wave of projects proposed for the Celtic Sea.

Witnesses

Wednesday 26 October from 09.30am, Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster.

From 9.30am 

• Tom Glover, UK Country Chair, RWE
• Dan McGrail, Chief Executive Officer, RenewableUK
• Mike Scott, Project Managing Director, Blue Gem Wind

 From 10.10am

• Henrik Pedersen, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Board, Associated British Ports
• Tom Sawyer, Chief Executive and Executive Director, Port of Milford Haven

From 10.50am

• Gus Jaspert, Managing Director, Marine, The Crown Estate
• Tim Stiven, Senior Development Manager, Marine, The Crown Estate
• Tim Pick, Offshore Wind Champion and Co-Chair, Offshore Wind Acceleration Taskforce

Further information 

• About select committees 
• Watch select committees

Image: UK Parliament/Tyler Allicock