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The SUSPLAN Regional Kick-Off Workshop Islands took place:
Wednesday, 4th of March 2009, 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
at Lews Castle College, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
| Welcome and registration workshop | ||
| 9:00 | Welcome and introduction | Professor Sinclair Gair, Chairman |
| 9:10 | The Prospect for a Green Energy Future for the Western Isle | Rt Hon Brian Wilson, Former UK Energy Minister to the Labour Government |
| Part I – Introduction to the SUSPLAN project | ||
| 9:25 | Introduction to SUSPLAN | Dr. Michael Belsnes (Coordinator) Sintef, Norway |
| 9:50 | Objectives of regional study and role of stakeholders, task leader to express need for cooperation, communication and data | Dr. Hans Auer Technische Universität Wien, Austria (Task leader WP2) |
| 10:15 | Coffee break | |
| Part II – Future of Grids, Scenarios, Strategies and Politics up to 2050 | ||
| 10:45 | Future View 2030-2050 | Jason Ormiston, Chief Executive Scottish Renewables |
| 11:05 | Grid Issues - Technical Report | Paul Espie, Sinclair Knight Mertz |
| 11:25 | Utility Perspective | Alan Mortimer, Head of Renewables Policy ScottishPower Renewables |
| 11:45 | Future Prospects for the Western Isles from Marine Energy | Simon Robertson, nPower Renewables |
| 12:05 | Renewable Energy Opportunities in the Wesern Isles | Iain Mowat, Halcrow Group |
| 12:25 | Lunch | |
| 13:25 | Rt Hon Brian Wilson | Chairman |
| 13:25 | Current Status of Offshore Grid Developements | Karen Fraser, Director, Scottish European Green Energy Centre, Scottish Government |
| 13:45 | The Future of RE Electricity Generation in Scotland | Paul Neilson, Scottish & Southern Energy |
| 14:05 | Implications for Islands | Derek McKim, Head of European and Development Services, CnES |
| 14:25 | Content of guidebook | Dr. Hans Auer |
| Part III – Decision maker interaction | ||
| 14:45 | Discussion Session A - Discussion on future trends | Dr Neil Finlayson |
| Coffee break | ||
| 15:50 | Discussion Session B - Discussion on cooperation, communication and availability of data | Dr Ruairi MacIver |
| 16:35 | Discussion on workshop results (written down and formulated during workshop) | Paul Kreutzkamp, DENA, SUSPLAN Team and Speaker Panel |
| 16:45 | Final conclusions | Professor Sinclair Gair Rt Hon Brian Wilson |
| 17:00 | End of workshop |
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