The conference mission  Developing the offshore grid will present challenges in a wide range of areas, Connecting Europe 2009's mission is to inform, examine, challenge and allow attendees to collaboratively work together at the event and in the future through the contacts they make to overcome these and ultimately deliver a Connected Europe.
The agenda is designed to examine these challenges in detail, identify the key questions and offer solutions including:
The technical challenges
- What are the current technological options for the development of an offshore grid?
- What barriers remain, and what work is in progress to address them?
- What are the technical considerations bearing on the optimum configuration of an offshore grid?
The regulatory issues
- What regulatory frameworks and standards exist for the development of offshore transmission networks?
- What options are available for regulating national and trans-national European offshore networks?
- What are the barriers to connecting together the regulatory systems of different countries?
The Financial needs and objectives and the commercial opportunities
- What are the options for funding the development of an offshore grid?
- How should suppliers and consumers pay for the use of the offshore grid?
- How should grid owners and operators be compensated?
The legal requirements
- What national and international law applies to the funding, development, operation and decommissioning of offshore electricity networks?
- What legal considerations bear on the development of trans-national networks? How can the remaining barriers be addressed?
The political landscape
- What are the political drivers and barriers to the development of an offshore grid?
- How can any remaining barriers be addressed?
The environmental impact
- What is the impact of offshore electricity networks on the human and natural environment?
- How can positive impacts be maximised and negative impacts minimised?
The socio-economic impact and benefits
- What will be the economic and social impact of an offshore grid?
- How can positive impacts be maximised, and negative impacts minimised?
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