Introduction to Offshore Wind – created by UK Renewables Academy/Stephenson Harwood, sponsored by HKA

This course offers delegates an unmatchable insight into the offshore wind market, how an offshore wind farm site is located, obtains the relevant consents, constructed, funded, operated and decommissioned. The course will also consider the future for offshore wind and how floating wind and hydrogen will become important elements in future offshore projects. 

HKA’s Associate Directors, Oliver Spence and Andrew Van Veen will be presenting ‘The Practicalities of Contract Management in The Wind Industry’ on 11 September 2024 @ 09.15- 10.15 BST

Oliver Spence
Associate Director

Andrew Van Veen
Associate Director

The Full Programme

​The following modules will be presented:

•    Financing a wind farm
•    Offshore wind farm inception – location, inception stages, consenting, ownership & commercial drivers
•    Fixed Turbine foundations – types, processes, difficulties offshore, manufacturing 
•    Floating Wind – developments, differences, markets, issues 
•    Contractor involvement – EPCI, T&I, subcontracting, balance of plant
•    Wind farm commissioning and O&M 
•    Cabling – types of cables, issues encountered to date, repairs 
•    Hydrogen – types of hydrogen, production and transportation  
•    Contracting issues
•    Legal issues and case studies

On the final day, participants will:

1) undertake offshore health and safety training;
2) climb an onshore wind turbine;
3) tour an offshore crew transfer vessel; and
4) participate in sea survival training (appropriate swimwear is required).

​Participants will then transit to an offshore wind farm on a vessel to see an offshore wind farm in operation*.  

Programme Language

The programme will be taught in English. Applicants should have a suitable level of proficiency in the use of the English language.

Programme Speakers

All of the offshore wind and hydrogen modules are taught by industry experts who have been directly involved in the development, delivery and operation of some of the largest offshore wind farm projects around the world and hydrogen projects in the UK. The course will also identify and analyse emerging technologies, policy, economy and finance considerations and the management of offshore projects. Our speakers for the 2024 course are from the following companies:

• Acteon Group
• Boskalis
• Shell
• Orsted
• Centrus Advisors
• Collaborative environment Advisors (CEA)
• Protium Green Solutions
• Seaway 7
• Ternan Energy
• Stephenson Harwood
• HKA
• Port of Blyth

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