A looming threat to renewable energy projects One critical challenge threatens to derail the renewable energy transition: the growing skills crisis. Imagine this: Your organisation secures off-taker interest with a long-term PPA, lands prime real estate, and is first in line for a grid connection contract. Everything seems aligned—except for one major hurdle. There aren’t […]
Renewable energy is at the forefront of tackling climate change, and projects like the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm highlight how far we’ve come. But these projects aren’t just about turbines and technology – they’re about teams, or aren’t they?
Background In February 2024, we engaged with renewable energy companies across Europe to explore how decision-making during the development phase affects construction, operations, and maintenance. As the renewable energy sector expands and incidents and failures increase, this is becoming a vital focal area. We aimed to identify the correlation between adverse events during the asset […]
The unwanted trend The renewable energy industry experiences a growing number of incidents during the construction and operations phases of the asset lifecycle. The onshore wind health and safety statistics from SafetyOn show a total of 593 reported incidents in 2021 in the UK – an increase of 11.5% from 532 incidents in 2020. There […]
Our research shows that some of the most critical decisions are made at the front end of project development. So, we designed our Thinking Manager webinar series to increase awareness of the impacts of front-end-loaded decision-making or lack thereof on project progress, success or failure. In our first webinar, we discussed the relationship between social […]
Have you designed your organisation to foster purposeful engagement amongst all functional teams in the early stage of asset development? How do you get your Merger and Acquisition (M&A) and Origination and Execution (O&E) teams to engage with Asset Management at an early stage of a transaction or construction of a renewable project? And why […]
How would you feel if you were not represented in the environment you work in? In this day and age, representation for women matters more than anything, and we can’t take that for granted. March 8th marks a time to celebrate all women in business who are part of the renewable industry. As crazy as […]
Have you ever wondered what is like to share a room with industry experts you can network with while you learn about the best safety practices? Are you interested in knowing what is like to attend an ARMSA Academy course? Well, I took the IOSH Construction and Operations Safety for Solar Power virtual course, and I am about to tell you all about it […]
In November 2021, the IEA reported an increase of 144 TWh (+11%) in onshore wind capacity and 25 TWh (+29%) of growth offshore. The full impact of this construction boom on electricity generation will be most visible in 2022. Now is the time for generators and asset owners to start thinking smartly. And as […]
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 […]