The news is out! Crown Estate Scotland has awarded option agreements to 17 projects totalling almost 25GW in its ScotWind offshore wind lease auction. This is huge news. With the rapid growth of the wind power industry and the need to meet the goals proposed by global leaders at COP26, the race is on! But how can professionals in the wind industry […]
COP26 set some ambitious goals. This was critical to its success but it also meant disappointment would inevitably be part of the deal. “We have kept 1.5 degrees alive,” said conference president, Alok Sharma, in his closing comments. “But, its pulse is weak and it will only survive if we keep our promises; if we […]
It’s a matter of days until the COP26 climate summit starts in Glasgow, UK. Whilst some prominent media houses are already questioning whether 25,000 people should really travel to the event, others are arguing that face-to-face meetings are the best way for their voices to be heard. Getting on track This is on the back of failed pre-COP26 digital meetings between the UN and its signatories – […]
How many different specialists and trades do you think are required to guide a wind farm through its lifecycle? The answer is up to 113, from planning and development, through construction and O&M, and onto decommissioning. The decision-making processes for all roles that affect safety need to be streamlined, so that everyone – up, down […]
What does working in wind power have in common with flying an F-16 Fighting Falcon into combat? You might be thinking, ‘not much’, but think again. In the fast-paced, rapidly developing wind power sector, every decision counts. If you can make informed decisions at the point of need, you will increase productivity, reduce risk and […]
A staggering 3.3 million new direct jobs are likely to be created in wind power world-wide in the next five years, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. This includes jobs in onshore and offshore wind, and covers everything from project planning and installation to O&M and decommissioning. This is a good news story, isn’t it? And it’s not just about boosting jobs; it’s also about […]
Why do so many of us recoil at the prospect of another workplace training session? What is going wrong, and how can we fix it? The answer is simple. The process of learning is complex and dynamic. But most training is linear and compliance based. It’s developed to serve a particular corporate purpose at a particular time. But is […]
Covid-19 has changed how we live, work and learn. Alongside the challenges, it has also brought opportunities. We look at how the shift from in-person to virtual learning in the wind power sector has encouraged collaboration, stimulated creativity and led to tangible on-site improvements. There is no doubt that the Covid crisis has accelerated existing […]
All business decisions create risks and opportunities. And the choices made at the contracting stage are no different. But in scoping, planning and delivering wind power projects, many developers fail to factor in how their contracting models affect business and safety risk across the asset lifecycle. For most developers and asset owners, contracting structures are […]
At ARMSA Academy we know that safety is an emergent property of a business – its culture, leadership and decisions. But what does this mean in practice for an organisation and its decision-makers in terms of minimising risk and maximising opportunities? How many times have you heard the phrase ‘safety is our number one priority’? […]