The first course as part of the innovative Continuing Studies Programme Offshore Wind Energy which has been running since October 2012 is already nearing its end in May 2013 and it has been a great success. There has been very positive feedback from the 24 participants regarding both the unique comb
Fakenham College has received sponsorship from Scira Offshore Energy for the purchase of survey equipment for the use by A Level Geography students in studying coastal processes and landforms on the North Norfolk coast. The North Norfolk coast has always drawn in teachers and students from across th
On Friday April 26th 2013 Falck Nutec in the Netherlands will officially launch state-of-the-art facilities for wind farm safety training. To celebrate adding these wind “It is very important to have such advanced wind training facilities within the Rotterdam Harbour area. On- and offshore workers f
Effective Offshore Ltd is an Irish offshore health and safety training provider which specialises in training and preparing people for employment in the Offshore Oil and Gas and Renewables sectors. The following is a video of Marine Safety Training, which is the ideal Course for those looking to wor
A new national network aimed at boosting the number of experienced workers entering the renewable energy workforce in Scotland was launched in Edinburgh yesterday (Tuesday 19 March). The Transition Training Network (TTN) is a new project delivered through collaboration between the National Skills Ac
Recent figures by CBS (Statistics Netherlands) show that 4% of the energy produced in the Netherlands comes from renewable sources. Benjamin Sanderse, PhD at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) has developed advanced mathematical methods that are able to produce a reliable simulation of off-shore w
De-risking offshore renewable energy projects is vital for delivering them safely, on time and on budget. Now project developers and engineers and turbine cable installation contractors working in and around Hamburg and Paris can spend a day with Fugro specialists to gain invaluable understanding of
Maersk Training Newcastle is celebrating after welcoming its first female delegate through the doors – a trend the company hopes will start a new influx of women into the wind industry. Jennifer Menmuir, a Siemens graduate trainee, aged 25 from Falkirk in Central Scotland was the first woman to comp
Siemens Energy has been granted certification by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) for its training facilities in Denmark, Germany, the UK, and the U.S. The international industry certificate, granted earlier this year, empowers Siemens to educate and train wind energy workers according to the high
Lowestoft College is a leading provider of training and competence services to the maritime, offshore and energy industries. It has joined forces with the National Wind Farm Training Centre (NWFTC) to launch a one-stop training centre for workers in the wind farm industry. Under one roof, the Colleg
Lowestoft College’s engineering and maritime facilities were under the spotlight on Friday (March 1) when Skills Minister Matthew Hancock had a tour of the specialist facilities. Mr Hancock had a whistle-stop tour of some of the College’s facilities including the 18 metre wind turbine tower which wa
Ian Ashman and Johnny Quinn from the Geophysical Engineering department at Gardline in Great Yarmouth were recently presented with the Gardline Innovation Award 2013 by Chairman Gregory Darling. The pair developed a three week long course after a training need was identified which could not be addre
Forward-looking questions on wind power were addressed by experts in the field of wind energy last week at a symposium sponsored by the University of Delaware Energy Institute (UDEI). The two-day event, titled “The Importance of Meteorology to Wind Energy: Research Needs for the Next 10 Years,” conv
GL Renewables Certification (GL RC) has certified Deutsche WindGuard Offshore GmbH’s Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET) courses. Helicopter transport is an important way for technical personnel to reach offshore wind farm installations, but before getting on board, a certified training cou
