Name: Maximising opportunities in offshore wind through collaboration
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Industry collaboration is really

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critical in the Australian market as we

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are a new market and we don't have any

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offshore wind operational at the moment.

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So we're competing with

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the rest of the world.

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The Global Wind Energy Council predicts

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that by 2026 there'll be supply

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chain constraints in every market

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around the world other than China

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and these are only going to continue

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as the demand for renewables grows.

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So it's really critical that we work

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together to coordinate where we can

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so we can make Australia a really

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attractive market and ensure we

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can work through those bottlenecks.

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With our collaboration some of the

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risks that we might see as an industry

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is duplication of bodies of work.

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So it could be pieces of research

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that are being undertaken by multiple

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research institutes or it could be

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that specific research that we need

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to do, for example tagging of specific

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species is being duplicated and this is

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a real risk, both from an environmental

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impact but from a cost perspective.

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So it's really critical that through

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coordination, we understand the key

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pieces of work that need to be done and

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we find opportunities to collaborate as

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an industry to remove that duplication.

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A really great example of

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collaboration in the offshore wind

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industry is in the UK with the

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Offshore Wind Industry Council.

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So the Offshore Wind Industry Council

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or OWIC was set up to deliver on

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the UK sector deal and is co-chaired

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by energy ministers and by industry

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and has a delivery program that's

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supported by Renewables UK which is

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similar to the Clean Energy Council.

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They have seven work streams.

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These are all really well funded

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and backed by government and that

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enables them to fill the gaps

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speed in research or by upskilling

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through specialized programs of

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manufacturers in the supply chain.

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So this is a really successful

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example and we'll look to

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replicate that in Australia.

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A way that industry in Australia

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can collaborate and coordinate in

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Australia is through industry bodies

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such as the Clean Energy Council.

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We have stood up the Australian Offshore

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Wind Task Force and what this is doing

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is creating a forum to bring together

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industry and government bodies, as

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well as all the other key stakeholders.

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We're intending to set up a more

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formalized coordination body, similar

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to an OWIC that will be a really

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formal structure that will enable

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industry to fund key projects and

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have that buy-in from government.

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So this will be a really great

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example and a great opportunity

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for industry to sort of put

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that collaboration into action.

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The Clean Energy Council is the peak

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industry body for offshore wind in

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Australia and we lead the industry

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through our offshore wind directorate.

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So this brings together

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all of our members who play

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a role in offshore wind.

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So full spectrum of the supply

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chain and through that we have

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a policy and advocacy role.

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So working with governments to

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help move forward the offshore

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wind agenda within Australia.

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We also have set up the Australian

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Offshore Wind Task Force which

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is bringing together industry

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proponents and governments to work

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through what are the challenges

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when it comes to collaboration.

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We'll see it's a very competitive

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industry so finding those opportunities

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where we can bring proponents together

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in a forum and work through what

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those challenges are and look at how

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we can create opportunity pipelines

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to get the industry off the ground.

Offshore Wind

Expert Insight

Morgan Rossiter, Director of Offshore Wind at the Clean Energy Council, emphasizes the importance of industry collaboration in Australia's emerging offshore wind market. Highlighting the need to streamline efforts, Morgan discusses the potential for a formal coordination body, inspired by the Offshore Wind Industry Council in the UK to drive collaboration and progress within Australian offshore wind.