On May 12, Eneco’s WindLab has been opened near a wind turbine in the western area of the Port of Amsterdam. This is the second location of the interactive wind laboratory. Earlier, it was located at a wind park in Etten-Leur. There, almost 4,000 pupils from 160 groups from the Netherlands have lear
New occupational training programs “Wind Energy Technology and Management” (wind studies) and “Continuing Studies programs Offshore Wind Energy” (offshore wind studies) start this fall at ForWind. The application period for 24 student admissions is open and runs until the end of June. The wind study
A specialist company for the provision of personnel exclusively in the offshore wind industry has been launched in Oldenburg. Convent offshore GmbH yesterday said that it wants to set new standards in personnel service for the installation, repair and maintenance of offshore wind farms. The concept
Global certification, inspection and testing group Bureau Veritas and the Spanish Maritime Institute (IME) are looking to raise standards of training and education in the offshore wind industry with a new Masters in Marine Renewables Energy course, starting 11th May 2015 in the second edition. The c
US offshore wind developer, Deepwater Wind, is currently accepting applications for paid 2015 summer internships. The internships will take place from June 15 to mid-August and will be based in Providence, Rhode Island. Deepwater Wind is interested in students who have completed their junior year or
Dalby Offshore Apprentices Josh Goodwill and Lewis Wright have passed their exams for their ‘Workboat Apprenticeship’ with Whitby & District Fishing Industry Training School. They will now return to work for the Summer on the Dalby Fleet. This will be the boys third trip to sea, working alongside th
Albwardy Marine Engineering/Damen Shipyards Sharjah has been certified by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance for aligning its safety and environment management system with internationally recognized standards. (ISO 14001:2004 AND OHSAS 18001:2007) A Lloyd’s audit team extensively audited the yards ma
Companies working in the oil, gas and renewables industries across the East of England have signed a special covenants to support and employ ex-military personnel. They promised to continue to employ people leaving the Army, Royal Navy and RAF by signing the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant at the Ea
Newcastle-based Maersk Training has launched its latest training course to expand its portfolio of health and safety courses for the wind energy industry. The Hub Rescue course, which is recommended for WTG Technicians, Blade Inspectors, and Installation and Maintenance Subcontractors, has been desi
Prontoport, a provider of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Support Services to the Renewable and Oil & Gas sectors has added RUK/GWO Training to its portfolio. The company is now a fully accredited and approved training provider for RUK/GWO wind turbine technician training courses and has recen
Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) Student Research Travel Program has provided six Nova Scotia students the opportunity to build their international networks through travel to the USA, Ireland, and Bermuda to conduct their thesis research in the fields of marine renewable energy and offsho
More than 199 technicians and 200 small businesses in the North East have benefited from a European Regional Development Funded project (ERDF) related to offshore wind and marine training, delivered by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. Over the past two years, the project, delivered at t
Safety Technology Ltd’s Certificate in Safety in Offshore Wind Energy (Level 3) training programme received an industry recommendation from RenewableUK’s Renewables Training Network (RTN) this week. The three week safety programme designed for service leavers has been developed in conjunction with w
Van Oord and Falck Safety Services signed a two year contract for the provision of safety training earlier this month. To this end, Falck will now provide Van Oord, a Dutch contractor for dredging, marine engineering and offshore energy projects (oil, gas and wind), with the large majority of all ne
