All Energy Industry Council

19^th December 2019

Energy Skills Centre, East Coast College, Lowestoft

In attendance:

Andy Paine - Vattenfall

Bill Cattanach - Oil and Gas Authority (dialled in)

Chris Starkie - New Anglia LEP

Graham Hacon - 3sun

Johnathan Reynolds - Opergy/ New Anglia LEP

Julian Munson - New Anglia LEP

Konstantinos Chalvatzis - UEA

Mark Goodall (Chair) - Aker Solutions

Michael Gray - Suffolk County Council

Martin Dronfield - James Fisher Marine Services

Maxine Narburgh - Greater South East Energy Hub

Nikos Savvas - West Suffolk College (dialled in)

Patrick Phelan - Energy Business Catalyst

Paul Wood - East Suffolk Council

Richard Goffin - Peel Ports

Sheila Oxtoby - Great Yarmouth Borough Council (David Glayson represented)

Simon Gray - East of England Energy Group

Stuart Rimmer - East Coast College

Stuart Smith - People with Energy

Apologies:

Andrew Harston - Associated British Ports

Jim Crawford - EDF

Madeleine Coupe - New Anglia LEP

Shan Lloyd - BEIS

Sherlyn Deguzman - Shell

Victoria Sinclair - Scottish Power Renewables

Vince Muspratt - Norfolk County Council

Exec Attendees:

Katie Snell - New Anglia LEP

Philippa Warren - East of England Energy Group

Welcome from the Chair

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Mark Goodall (MG) welcomed everyone to the meeting. No comments on previous minutes.

OGA UKCS Energy Integration - Interim findings

BC presented the slides from the OGA’s recent findings.

https://www.ogauthority.co.uk/media/6257/ukcs-energy-integration-interim-findings.pdf

The report was based on work carried out by the OGA, BEIS, Crown Estate and Ofgem,

identifying 63 potential projects, with 12 viable projects in the SNS and East Irish Sea.

One Opportunity North East undertook pitching sessions from the most viable supply chain

projects, and this has led to some projects being awarded. Can a similar model be replicated

by EEEGR, with a funding role by the LEP and OGA? The East of England is well placed,

with the natural assets, to test new projects linked to the energy transition eg. Bacton,

Hydrogen, CCS etc.

The new government is likely to be interested in the energy transition, perhaps with a new

energy department. The north-east will be pushing ahead but our region must push to have

the involvement in some projects.

What are the next steps beyond this document?

BC to update

We need to decide as a region what our collective view on this piece of work is i.e. what are

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this region’s top 4 bullet points when discussing the energy transition. Perhaps the pitching

sessions as identified above. BC to update when more information is publicly available on the

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12 viable projects.

Local Industrial Strategy (LIS) Interventions - a deep-dive - Increasing

Innovation and Productivity

CS gave an update on general IS and LIS progress.

Although submitted to Government in October, with a new Secretary of State, the timeline for

Government sign off and publication is unclear.

New Anglia LEP will be publishing it with Norfolk and Suffolk Unlimited branding in January.

One of the interventions listed in the LIS for energy is to:

Develop an ambitious regional research and innovation programme that will build on our

existing clean energy research strengths across our regional universities, Cefas and ORE

Catapult’s new Lowestoft facility, working closely with industry to deliver increased innovation

and productivity, new research collaborations, and cross-sector translational projects.

PW to share

JR presented progress on this intervention with the SuNRISE Coast project. PW to share

presentation

presentation with the group - they are attachments to the pdf. minutes.

and briefing

note to group

AP asked whether a GAP analysis was done when the scoping of the SuNRISE Coast was

developed. JR answered that yes this was done, but the idea was to contextualise the

relevance and opportunities for Norfolk and Suffolk, building on strong themes within our

BC and JR to

cluster. BC identified some clear alignment with upcoming and ongoing OGA work. JR and

discuss

BC to discuss.

Are these the right priorities to work on? Commercialising research to fill the gaps in industry?

PP queried our strength as a region for research, aren’t we better at applying the knowledge

to real-world solutions? The group discussed the potential for our region to be a demonstrator

and exemplar in these areas.

CS clarified that the UKRI aims to rebalance the national research picture, not to just continue

funding Oxford and Cambridge. MG agreed and reminded the group it’s not just research but

also demonstrators, pilot projects and challenge funds.

MG identified that there is 20-21 months before a decision on winning projects will be made.

Will the proposed projects be taken elsewhere or already be underway by then? JR clarified

that the bid was made on the current situation, but this sector is developing at a fast pace.

KC agreed that even if projects start now, they won’t have any meaningful results in less than

2 years, but that we can build on anything that has already been started.

AP asked how the bid aims to engage industry. JR suggested that this group would be the

best way forward to confirm what is already being done in the industry and to confirm what

industry needs to refresh the landscape and shape priorities.

JM asked that if we commit to this, in the meantime, will we have enough additionality to

warrant us being awarded? KC suggested that these projects are such good ideas that either

way they will get picked up and ‘run with’ by businesses, which is a great position to be in.

MG suggested that the great research that was identified when the SuNRISE Coast was being

scoped out, should be mapped to help educate this group and a wider audience of what the

region is currently doing and is capable of. SR agreed but we should also map innovation and

the skills landscape too as they are intrinsically linked and show where we as a region are

having an effect nationally and internationally.

SG asked should we be approaching developers and operators as private SEED funding

opportunities to help us prove to government what we are capable of. Not just with cash but

also ‘in-kind’. AP suggested that industry will have more traction with ‘in-kind’ involvement.

MN identified that there is a lot being done in energy data mapping - mostly onshore, but

there is an opportunity for offshore. JR suggested that ORE Catapult Sparta project does

currently capture this from developers directly.

MG reiterated that we should map out the regional picture as we can’t shout about what we

PW to set up

don’t know! This work has already presented an opportunity to map out our research and

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capability in one place and also aligns with the work led by the LEP’s Innovation Board on a

Adastral Park

regional innovation prospectus.

It was agreed that stronger links across the other Industry Councils, particularly digital ICT,

will be important to improve knowledge and help identify cross sector opportunities. PW to

set up a meeting at Adastral Park.

Feedback from the idea generation session

PW presented feedback from the project voting. Projects were scored 1-14 with 1 being

participants favourite projects to be undertaken. Based on the scoring system the projects

with the lowest scores are the most popular among the group. The following were the most

popular:

• A Cohesive Marketing Message

• Energy Capability Matrix

• Building on World-Class Energy Research

It was clarified that the 14 projects presented weren’t the only ideas to be generated but were

the initial ideas that came to the fore. Once the most popular projects have been completed,

we can re-evaluate a list of further projects to undertake.

MD identified that we need to flush out what will/won’t be done by each workgroup and this

should be undertaken at an initial workgroup scoping meeting. SR suggested that we identify

what projects we will have oversight on, be influencers of, or actively be working on.

LIS pillars

SR identified we need to consider heritage and tell the story of connected competence. AP

and Sector

agreed but also suggested we connect these to the sector deal objectives too. JR suggested

Deal to be

that the 5 pillars of the LIS should also be mapped to.

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scoping

PW to set up groups based on initial preferences for working.

Meeting Summary and AOB

SG gave an update on the recent Offshore Wind Cluster Meeting. The squeeze on the supply

chain has been identified. There is a target increase on UK content proposed (from 50% to

60%). OWGP Business Programme and Sharing Growth Programme had very few