OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLE INDUSTRY IN PACIFIC ASIA

Ronald Davis, Director of T&DA DNV Company

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OPPORTUNITIES

Combining resource needs to be cost effective of all islands

Developing wind parks to integrate between island utilities

Developing offshore wind parks

Integrating oil/gas industry into renewable parks

Moving technology competence from Europe to Asia

Expanding university talent to market

Developing universal methodologies and standards

Developing and enhancing roadmaps

Creating an industry of local experts: civil, electrical, environmental, permitting, university and consultants

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CHALLENGES

Data collection and verification

Moving from research to demonstration

Encouraging offshore developers into staying and building distributed technology farms

Proofing system stability and rate stability

IPP have difficult completing

Cost effective subsea cable interconnections between islands

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Safeguarding life, property and the environment

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