UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE - Wind Energy Network

INTRODUCTION
Wind Energy Network Skills gap
initiative
We continue in this edition with 2 areas of
interest...
• A general area where educational
establishments are making
considerable progress
• Our next target area – Universities
‘Spotlight On’
the East of Scotland
Our regional focus in this edition
features the East of Scotland. We
visited the area recently and there is a
very positive atmosphere.
As you will see it is a very substantial
feature and the overall theme is one of
excitement and forward thinking which
will ensure Scotland is at the forefront of
the wind energy industry – other specific
areas of Scotland are planned for future
editions.
Moving on
We keep hearing of companies and
organisations merging, taking on staff
and also moving to larger offices, which is
great news for the industry generally.
We don’t like to miss out so we have
moved too! – hence the new image of
your editor in front of our new offices.
We have received many comments from
various organisations so we have selected
the most informative to give our readership
a balanced view within the industry in this
edition’s lead article.
Servicing offshore windfarms
feature – part 1
We have received so much interest to
this subject area that we decided to split
the feature in to 2 separate parts. The
breadth of services and skills available by
the companies involved is considerable.
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
Rather a daunting subject area and one
which we were asked to cover because of
its importance within the industry. As well
as the subject area giving us a great cover
image we feature articles and guidance
from our experts on the necessary tasks
involved.
Wind Industry Careers (WIC)
Steering Group
Our industry steering group met for the
first time during RenewableUK’s event in
Glasgow recently. Strathclyde University
was the very apt venue for the inaugural
meeting and we pass on our thanks for all
present.
The first meeting was merely to discuss
the issues and set policy for moving
forward – notes on our discussions will
be circulated in due course with a further
meeting scheduled for February 2013 in
London. We will keep you informed on
further developments.
Energy Bill and the Green
Investment Bank
With the recent publication of the
Government’s Energy Bill and the official
launch of the Green Investment Bank,
the industry has certainly been given a
substantial boost.
Magazine and website
interaction – QR codes
You will notice that we have changed our
pink and green flashes indicating more
information online. QR codes have been
substituted which means that you can
scan the code with your smart phone and
it will direct you to the featured company/
organisation micropage held within our
website so that can learn much more in all
sorts of formats.
Duncan McGilvray
Editor | Wind Energy Network
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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