Onshore Development Issues:
International Onshore Project Case Studies

Session A5 | Day 1, Tue 2 Nov, 16.15-17.30 | Alsh Room

Session Summary
This session will enable the onshore wind industry to share good practice and lessons learned from Europe and further afield.

• Chair: Richard Mardon, Chair of Onshore Strategy Group and Managing Director of Your Energy
• Dr Isabel Boira-Segarra, Renewable Services Director, WSP Group
• Teodor Bobochikov, AES Wind Generation Europe

	Chair: Richard Mardon, Chair of Onshore Strategy Group and Managing Director of Your Energy
	Speaker: Dr Isabel Boira-Segarra, Renewable Services Director , WSP Group Making Viable Onshore Wind farm Projects - Global Case Studies This session will explore the onshore wind development process analysing each stage in terms of key requirements, risks and mitigation measures. The presentation will step through feasibility, planning, development, construction and operation. The talk will draw from experience in advising wind projects world-wide and it will explore some of the key issues that affect the ‘bankability’ of wind projects. The discussion will explore: • Key characteristics that make onshore wind projects viable • How to structure the project for commercial success • Key risks and how should they be managed Case studies from UK, Italy, Spain, Eastern Europe and China will be discussed. Biography: Isabel is Director of Renewable Services at WSP, holds a PhD in Energy Policy and is also the author of a Financial Times Management Report on ‘The Electricity Industry in Spain’. Extensive world-wide experience advising lenders, developers, governments, regulators, carbon and private equity funds on renewable project development, renewable strategy and climate change issues. Skills in technical analysis and risk assessment relating to the power sector and other complex infrastructure projects. She has also examined the operation of power and carbon markets and has been involved in numerous acquisition and divestiture projects.
	Speaker: Teodor Bobochikov, AES Wind Generation Europe Ornithology and Impact mitigation - the Bulgarian Experience