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Working Groups<br />
One of the ways for <strong>IRO</strong> to promote the interests of its members is by providing a<br />
platform with the <strong>IRO</strong> Working Groups. Companies that are active in a specific sector<br />
can exchange experiences and knowledge and form a collective group towards the<br />
government. The joint promotion and gathering of information are important activities<br />
of the working groups.<br />
<strong>IRO</strong> Export Group (IEG)<br />
The first <strong>IRO</strong> Export Group meeting in <strong>2010</strong> was held on 14 April <strong>2010</strong> at Van Dam<br />
in Heijningen. This <strong>IRO</strong> Export Group was partly combined with a meeting of the <strong>IRO</strong><br />
Committee on Commercial and Financial Affairs as the <strong>IRO</strong> export promotion plan for<br />
2011 was on the agenda and this will be relevant to both the CCFZ and IEG. On 29<br />
September <strong>2010</strong> a second <strong>IRO</strong> Export Group meeting was held at Hertel in Rotterdam.<br />
17 companies were member of the IEG in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
<strong>IRO</strong> Gas Group (IGG)<br />
On 16 June <strong>2010</strong> an IGG meeting was held at <strong>IRO</strong>. Mr. Romke Bijker of ACRB BV gave<br />
a presentation on the maintenance project of the Balgzand Bacton Pipeline (BBL).<br />
Furthermore, he also gave a short insight into the North Stream project.<br />
In 2011 Gastech will be held from 21-24 March 2011 in Amsterdam. A show case<br />
of Dutch gas technology will also be presented here in the form of a photo/video<br />
presentation. On 28 October <strong>2010</strong> a IGG was held at TNO in Delft where Wouter Meiring,<br />
Manager LNG Design of Shell, gave a presentation of the first ever to be build FLNG ship.<br />
In addition, TNO gave presentations on the small scale LNG projects and the Offshore<br />
LNG Test and Technology Centre realized with support from the Maritime Innovation<br />
Programme (MIP).<br />
© <strong>IRO</strong> 2011<br />
<strong>IRO</strong> Offshore Wind Energy Group (IOWG)<br />
The First IOWG meeting of <strong>2010</strong> was held on 9 March <strong>2010</strong> at de Van der Valk Hotel<br />
in Wassenaar and was partially combined with a CEDA meeting as offshore wind<br />
was the theme of this CEDA meeting. (See chapter ‘Network events for details of the<br />
presentations). Main topics of this IOWG meeting were export promotional events and<br />
the new restrictive measurements on offshore pile driving. <strong>IRO</strong> presented a plan to study<br />
the effects of underwater noise on marine life and asked companies to participate in this<br />
project, as the study could be a good vehicle to counter the plans of the government to<br />
limit offshore pile driving. The second IOWG of the year was held at Ballast Nedam in<br />
Nieuwegein on 29 June <strong>2010</strong>. Presentations were given by Ballast Nedam on its offshore<br />
wind projects and its drilled concrete foundation system; by Mr. Dirk Kramer on the final<br />
report of the task force offshore wind energy; by Marja Doedens on the maritime campus<br />
offshore wind energy. Other subjects were: FLOW, the demonstration and research &<br />
development programme for far and large offshore wind projects (www.flow-windpark.<br />
nl). In view of the fact that the next European Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition<br />
will be held in Amsterdam from 29 November-2 December 2011, a show case of<br />
Dutch offshore wind technology will be organized. On 18 November an IOWG meeting<br />
was held at Jumbo Offshore. Jumbo Offshore gave a presentation on the installation of<br />
transition pieces for the Greater Gabbart offshore wind park, whereby a floating ship was<br />
used instead of a jack-up. As a ship can make the transfers with 9 transition pieces at<br />
one time from the port to the installation site much faster, the 130 transition pieces were<br />
installed in only 30 days.<br />
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