Friday, 25 October 2024
The Western Europe Section held its 14th Annual Symposium at the Little Ship Club on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London. The theme of this year’s Symposium was Offshore Energy.
As in every year since its inception, the Symposium was again supported by ABS for which the Section offered its continuing gratitude.
The Symposium consisted of the following presentations from key members of Industry, namely
“Floating offshore assets – hydrocarbons and renewables” by Keith Hutchinson, Safinah Group
“Integrating CO2 shipping into offshore CCS developments” by Duncan Peace, Crondall Energy
“Traditional and developing offshore energy technologies” by Carlo Procaccini, North Sea Transition Authority
“Offshore wind third-party compliance (certification / classification)” by George Kallenos, ABS
A panel session was also held where all the speakers discussed and answered questions on topical issues relating to Offshore Energy.
The Symposium also gave the opportunity for the winner of the WES Annual Paper contest to present his work. This year, Juan Antonio Pérez Socorro from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain gave a presentation on his paper “Design and build of a hydrogen-powered and hydrofoiling boat”.
The Section held a Networking event the following day at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.