According to the Global Wind Organisation’s (GWO) forecast for the US East Coast, over 25,000 people will require entry-level standard training to work on offshore wind turbines over the next five years. With 9.1 GW of offshore wind planned to be installed by 2025, the training is necessary for jo
Offshore wind has the potential to supply 12 per cent of Vietnam’s electricity by 2035, according to the Offshore Wind Roadmap for Vietnam launched by the World Bank Group. The roadmap provides strategic analysis of the offshore wind development potential in Vietnam It was prepared, under contract t
US-based Jones Act maritime solutions provider Crowley and Denmark-headquartered safety training specialist RelyOn Nutec have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on delivering offshore wind safety training across the US. Through a newly established consortium, the two companies will de
Upwards of 172,000 more people will need to be trained to GWO standards over the next five years to meet the global offshore wind power market demand in line with health and safety standards, a new report has found. These workers will need to be trained to construct, install, operate and maintain th
Ten wind turbine generator (WTG) technicians Ørsted Taiwan recently recruited have departed for training in the UK, the company reported on 5 May. The team of ten technicians, who will be on their training secondment in the UK until the end of the year, were recruited in January, when the offshore w
Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research and Development Centre (MIRDC) is set to train locals to manage remotely operated vehicles (ROV) for offshore wind activities. MIRDC will carry out the training at the Maritime Technology Innovation Centre created by the Bureau of Energy and Taiwan’s Ministry of Ec
New Jersey’s Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) has kicked off the New Jersey Offshore Wind Safety Training Challenge. The winner will get a USD 3 million grant to help establish a GWO-accredited safety training program and facility to prepare New Jersey workers for jobs in offshore
Eni and the University of Strathclyde have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a program to help the workforce from the oil & gas sector in Scotland transfer their skills to renewable energy technologies. Eni with Eni Corporate University and the Strathclyde University will work to
Ørsted has opened up applications for its wind turbine technician apprenticeship programme in the UK. The programme spans across three and a half years and sees apprentices studying locally for their first year before getting hands on experience working offshore and across the company in their secon
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six unions operating in New Jersey to help develop and employ the local offshore wind workforce. The agreement outlines how the parties will work together to create training and apprenticeship programs for New Jersey w
The Scottish Government has awarded the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) a contract to explore opportunities for floating offshore wind and hydrogen supply chains in Scotland and France. EMEC will partner with French engineering firm INNOSEA and London-based Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) to
Turbine blades, towers, monopile foundations, and power cables are the prime areas in which the UK can secure new investment to boost its domestic manufacturing capabilities, the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) said. These are the priority areas in which OWIC is working with the UK government
Arcon’s new training center which will support the U.S. offshore wind and onshore industries has opened its doors after receiving approval from the Global Wind Organization (GWO). The new purpose-built center has been developed by ARCON Training Centre in Maryland, along with the UK’s AIS Training.
The State University of New York (SUNY) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have launched the Offshore Wind Training Institute (OWTI). Through a partnership between SUNY’s Farmingdale State College and Stony Brook University, the USD 20 million investment will
