Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Course

Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle

Continuing to build our international reputation for ocean and marine engineering and science training, the SUT is repeating its 3-day in-person course in Offshore Wind Renewable Energy to include visits to key sites based in the Newcastle area.

The course is designed for:

• Professional non-engineers who would benefit from understanding the offshore wind energy industry
• Engineers and technical staff who are new to this sector or making the transition from another industry
• Technical staff in the sector who would benefit from broadening their understanding of the sector.

The course will be delivered over three days of presentations and site visits by Industry and academic experts, with an emphasis on the practical applications.

Presentations to be given by industry experts:

• Wind and the Net Zero Challenge including Deepwater Floating Potential – SUT ​
• Planning, Environmental Studies and Approvals – Chris Turner, ERM TBC ​
• MetOcean/Weather: including Deepwater for Floating Technology – Kevin Black, Partrac ​
• Offshore Site Investigation and Seabed Site Foundations – Peter Allan, Pace Geo​
• Offshore Fixed Structure Design and Integrity – Dr Chris Vogel,  Oxford University​
• Construction – Jon Greenwood, OSBIT​
• Cables – BP TBC ​
• Floating Wind Challenges and Dynamic Structures – Alex Argyros, BP​
• Floating Structures Design Analysis – Dr Emma Edwards, Oxford University​
• Floating Wind Projects – Alex Quayle, Flotation Energy ​
• Operations and Maintenance Field Study including Turbine Operations – Equinor and SUT

Site Visits
Examples from previous courses –

• Equinor Dogger Bank O&M Base, South Tyneside
• ORE Catapult, Blyth R&D Centre
• JDR Cables Plan, Hartlepool
• SMD, Newcastle

Cost (ex VAT)

SUT members – £989 | SUT non-members – £1089

SUT member price is also available for members of – East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), Energy Industries Council (EIC), Global Underwater Hub (GUH), International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), NOF, Offshore Engineering Society (OES)

A CPD certificate will be issued following the course.

Waitlist

This course is now fully booked.  If you wish to be added to the waitlist, please complete and submit the form below: