The Offshore Wind Podcast from GWEC

With the end of 2021 fast approaching, hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti look back at some key highlights of Season 2. The Offshore Wind Podcast would like to extend a warm thank you you to all our listeners and subscribers for your comments and feedback over the past year. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.net Find out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com GWEC's Offshore Wind...

 The APAC region is experiencing rapid growth in many markets. Nations in the region are starting to exploit their natural wind resources, especially in offshore. But as countries come to terms with this opportunity, we are also seeing familiar patterns emerge in relation to the challenges each market grapples with before the market can truly reach its potential.  This episode looks to provide som...

The APAC region is experiencing rapid growth in many markets. Nations in the region are starting to exploit their natural wind resources, especially in offshore. But as countries come to terms with this opportunity, we are also seeing familiar patterns emerge in relation to the challenges each market grapples with before the market can truly reach its potential.  In this episode, hosts Stewart Mul...

COP26 is here! After years of planning, a year delay, and a lot of preparation around the world, the summit is finally upon us. As world leaders, delegates and experts arrive in Glasgow, we've got two experts on the pod to talk about what the offshore wind industry expects from the event.  In this episode of The Offshore Wind Podcast, hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti are joined by Jon Lez...

Maritime spatial planning is central to how the industry shares waters with other sea users. That means doing it well is key to growing the industry as technological advances open up new waters to wind energy. How can the industry help preserve marine life, and integrate with other activities using the water? In this episode of The Offshore Wind Podcast, hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti are jo...

Offshore wind energy is already one of the cleanest large-scale energy generation technologies, but as this sector keeps expanding there is an increasing need to integrate and uphold sustainability standards across the industry's entire value chain. In this episode of The Offshore Wind Podcast, hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti are joined by Kristen Skelton, Sustainability and Environment...

The 2021 Offshore Wind Report has been published and after a challenging year for everyone, we hear how the industry has battled through the Covid-pandemic to ensure the sector continues to grow. In this episode, hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti are joined by Feng Zhao, Head of Strategy and Market Intelligence at GWEC and Joyce Lee, GWEC's Head of Policy and Projects.  GWEC's Offshor...

Ahead of the Summer holiday season, hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti reflect on some of the key highlights from the first 5 episodes of Season 2 of The Offshore Wind Podcast. The Offshore Wind Podcast will return in September 2021! Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.net Find out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com GWEC's Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by Stewart Mullin, GWEC...

As the offshore wind sector keeps expanding, it is crucial to apply the highest health and safety standards across the industry’s entire value chain. Cross-industry collaboration is key to establish strong health and safety training networks, and ensuring industry-wide alignment with global safety systems will guarantee the long-term sustainability of the industry. In this episode, hosts Stewart M...

Star of the South, Australia’s first proposed offshore wind project, promises to generate over 2 GW of clean energy – enough to supply around 20% of the State of Victoria’s electricity needs, power around 1.2 million homes, and support 8000 green jobs over its lifetime. In this episode, The Offshore Wind Podcast hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti are joined by Erin Coldham, Chief Development Off...

As the offshore wind industry eyes continued growth across the US and globally, it must consider potential bottlenecks to ensure it can deliver on its promise of supporting thriving local economies while helping decarbonise the economy. Local content requirements can support the construction of a resilient local supply chain, but to stay competitive the industry must be able to keep costs and risk...

The Biden Administration recently set a national target of 30 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2030, a major push to demonstrate its renewed climate and renewable energy ambitions. According to the Government, this would create 77,000 new jobs, power 10 million homes, create $12 billion in capital investment, and cut 78 metric tonnes of CO2 emissions in the US. But how can the US reach 30...

Service technicians are the backbone of the offshore wind industry: they climb up tall turbines, troubleshoot technical issues, and perform repairs on blades and other components to ensure that turbines keep spinning and generating clean and affordable electricity. Life at sea offers a unique set of challenges and rewards for professionals looking to join this rapidly growing sector. In this episo...

Season 2 of The Offshore Wind Podcast is around the corner, and we have a surprise! GWEC and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy have teamed up to bring you 15 more episodes of the offshore wind industry's favourite podcast series. In this episode, GWEC's Stewart Mullin introduces our new co-host, David Lenti, Head of Offshore Communications at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, before diving...

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the offshore wind sector like never before, but the industry demonstrated incredible resilience in the face of the crisis and achieved remarkable success. In this special end of year episode, hosts Ben Backwell and Stewart Mullin reflect on some of the key events of 2020 and how they impacted the global offshore wind sector, and what the industry can look forward t...

As offshore wind continues to accelerate growth into new markets, the industry must keep looking to the future and anticipate growth to avoid any potential bottlenecks and be able to fulfil a growing demand for offshore wind. One potential bottleneck which could slow offshore wind installations is the availability of vessels. Fit-for-purpose vessels are critical for offshore wind farm installation...

The offshore wind sector is growing exponentially, with over 205 GW of new  offshore wind capacity forecasted to be installed by the end of this decade. But, we  need to make sure that there is a workforce in place, especially in emerging  markets, in order to deliver this capacity and deliver on offshore wind’s incredible  potential. Skills, safety, and diversity are three key factors that need t...

The offshore wind industry is a major contributor to economic growth in coastal areas, bringing in investment to revive critical infrastructure such as ports and creating thousands of jobs in the community.  However, there are many different stakeholders that are also part of coastal economies, such as fisheries, and it is crucial that offshore wind engages and works together with these stakeholde...

Floating offshore wind has the potential to increase offshore wind resource by a factor of ten, and is set to play and increasingly relevant role in the global energy mix. As of the end of 2019, 65.7 MW of floating offshore wind capacity was installed globally, with up to 19GW forecasted to be installed by 2030. In this episode of The Offshore Wind Podcast , hosts Ben Backwell and Stewart Mullin a...

Offshore wind turbines have come a long way since the first project was installed in 1991. One of the main reasons that the offshore wind industry has been so successful is thanks to technology innovation, which has helped to reduce costs and open new doors for the sector. Offshore wind turbines have become bigger and better at a rapid pace, with innovation driven primarily with the objective of l...

As offshore wind grows in scale as a power generation source, so does the need for large-scale interconnection between wind farms across different national boundaries. Energy islands, large-scale energy hubs with interconnections to surrounding countries, provide an innovative solution to this challenge. In this episode, hosts Ben Backwell and Stewart Mullin speak with Hanne Storm Edlefsen, Area m...

China has quickly become the global new leader in offshore wind, and this trend is set to continue as we will see an installation rush over the next year as developers look to have their offshore projects connected to the grid before the subsidy expires after 2021. Hosts Ben and Stewart are joined by GWEC's Strategy Director Feng Zhao and the CEO of Azure International Hubert Beaumont to disc...

Asia is set to become the new global leader in offshore wind, with China leading the way. But what other markets in the region are driving this growth? In the latest episode of The Offshore Wind Podcast, hosts Ben Backwell and Stewart Mullin are joined by GWEC's Asia Director Liming Qiao to discuss the challenges and opportunities in Asia's emerging offshore wind markets including Taiwan...

Offshore wind growth has historically been in Europe, the birthplace of the technology, but we are now seeing more and more turbines on the ocean's horizon in countries all over the world. This episode, Ben and Stewart have a conversation with Alastair Dutton , Chair of GWEC's Global Offshore Wind Task Force and Lead Consultant at the World Bank Group, to look at what markets are 'u...

Offshore wind has quite literally blown away everyone's expectations, growing rapidly as an industry over the last decade to become a key piece of the energy transition puzzle. From its early days as a niche technology in Europe, to its current status as one of the fastest growing energy power sources in markets across the world, offshore wind has come a long way - and we are only just at the...