Webinars
28 January 2025
Sustainability and Carbon Footprint of Large Offshore Infrastructure Projects
Join Our Offshore Energy Technical Group (TG4) Webinar
This event is focused on development of lower emission steel making, efficient fabrication, assessment of environmental impact and circular economy associated with large offshore infrastructure projects.
Who should attend?
The event should be of interest to anyone involved in design, supply, fabrication and operation of offshore assets, with emphasis on wind farms, e.g. to steel makers, fabricators, designers, wind farm developers and anyone interested in the environmental impact of large offshore infrastructure projects.
What will you learn?
As renewable energy is generated without carbon emissions, the carbon footprint associated with materials, fabrication, installation, operation and decommissioning will be offset during the lifetime of offshore wind farms.
There is currently a great focus on maximising product circularity (recycle, re-use, re-purpose) and quantifying and minimising the carbon footprint of large offshore infrastructure projects such as wind farms.
This event will focus on:
- The approach for common assessment and the tools available for standardised assessment of carbon footprint of large offshore projects
- Initiatives towards reduction of emissions relating to production of structural materials like steel and concrete
- Increased fabrication efficiency
- Materials and technology for recycling of challenging materials such as turbine blades.
Experts from industry will be presenting on a range of topics:
- Dr. ir. Lieven Bracke, Decarbonisation – Business Integration Team, ArcelorMittal - Pathway to Decarbonized Steelmaking in ArcelorMittal Flat Europe
- Dr James Lightfoot, Emerging Technology Manager, SSE Renewables - Wind Turbine Blades: Sustainable Lifecycle Management
- Sam Bird, Associate Director, and Lucie Shackley, Senior Associate, Carbon Trust - Driving Decarbonisation: Standardising the Approach to Offshore Wind Carbon Footprinting
- Tom Pinto, Principal Engineer, TWI Ltd - Use of Novel Welding Approach to Complete Single Pass Thick Section Welding to Increase Fabrication Efficiency
Please note that this event will be recorded.
FEES
- Professional Members of The Welding Institute:
- AWeldI: £25 + VAT (£30)
- TechWeldI/MWeldI/FWeldI: Free
- Industrial Members of TWI Ltd: £25 + VAT (£30)
- Non-members: £95 + VAT (£114)
- Retired Members: £25 + VAT (£30)
- Students: £25 + VAT (£30)
- TWI Training Customers: £75 + VAT (£90)
- TWI Training School Customers with professional membership: Free: Please contact us with your Training Customer ID Number
TWI Staff - please contact Hafiza Rahman if you wish to register.
Please note that payment must be made before the event in order to receive the joining instructions for the event.
CAN'T MAKE IT ON THE DAY?
If you can't join us on the day, you can still access the recording of the webinar and the presentations by registering ahead of the event.*
*presentation dissemination is dependent on presenter consent.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP (AWeldI) OF THE WELDING INSTITUTE
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You will also benefit from:
- Discounted registration fees for Technical Group events (£25 + VAT)
- Free attendance at Branch events
- Access to our knowledge database including our library and information services
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS WEBINAR
- Information transfer from experts
- Discussion, questions and answers on the specific topics
- A broader understanding of the extent of standards in the industry
- Attendance of this event qualifies for CPD
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)
The Welding Institute awards points towards CPD for delegates attending this webinar. Every hour attendance of an event will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development.
Please contact hafiza.rahman@twi.co.uk if you require a certificate of attendance towards your continuing professional development.
Speakers
Lucie Shackley
Senior Associate
The Carbon Trust
Lucie is a Senior Associate in the Finance and Infrastructure team within Business Services at The Carbon Trust. She is Sector Lead for construction, property and infrastructure; a role which is informed by her previous experience as a structural engineer.
Lucie has been part of the Sustainability Joint Industry Programme (SUSJIP), working with offshore wind developers to achieve methodological approach consensus within the group and providing expert PCF knowledge. Lucie has been involved in writing SUSJIP’s guidance methodology, with the aim that this will be used globally by OSW developers when calculating emissions from their developments.
Dr James Lightfoot
Emerging Technology Manager
SSE Renewables
James has a PhD in composites and has worked in the R&D of composite materials and structures across the energy industry. James currently works in the renewable energy space for a major operator with a particular focus on sustainable innovations, including wind turbine blades. This focus includes the sustainable lifecycle management of these assets, from purchasing through to operations and end of life.
In 2020, James collaborated with colleagues to set up SusWIND, a UK-based joint industry project designed to develop circular approaches to wind turbine blade management.
Dr ir Lieven Bracke
Expert - CTO Decarbonisation Team
ArecelorMittal Flat Products - Europe
Lieven has 20 years of experience in the steel industry, with specific focus on product development and application. He is part of the decarbonization team of ArcelorMittal Flat Europe, preparing the transition from blast furnace based steelmaking to electric arc furnace steelmaking in terms of product feasibility and commercial offer.
Sam Bird
Associate Director
The Carbon Trust
Sam is an Associate Director at The Carbon Trust where he helps corporate clients with their sustainability strategies. He specialises in offering support on value chain carbon footprinting, climate-related risk and opportunity assessments and decarbonisation planning.
Sam works with companies across a variety of sectors, including Energy & Power. As part of his work in this sector, he has been the project manager for the Offshore Wind Sustainability Joint Industry Programme (SUSJIP), which aims to accelerate decarbonisation action across all stages of an offshore wind farm’s lifecycle, further supporting the goal of achieving Net Zero.