Assessing the opportunities for marine surveyors in the fast growing energy sector


The Offshore Wind and Renewables sector is growing exponentially. It’s a fact. What are the opportunities for marine surveyors in an industry that is already shifting from North America and Europe to many other parts of the world? Mike Schwarz sets out to see what he can discover with other contributions from Mike Vanstone and Mike Proudlove following.


Offshore Wind and Renewables Sector


Until recently, the offshore wind and renewables sector was relatively low key. Well as a member of the public we knew a bit about it of course and many of us in the UK and continental Europe will have noticed an abundance of giant turbines springing up, both on land and offshore at sea. Clearly something was afoot! But almost by stealth, this market sector seems to have burst into life and is providing both new and sustainable jobs as well as potentially untold and exceptional opportunities for marine surveyors, especially entrepreneurial ones.


The coming pages have been specially commissioned by the Report Magazine to try and give a flavour and insight into what is happening, the rapid rate of expansion and to give some pointers as to where opportunities might lie. What is clear is that many of the vessels operating in this field have special and unusual characteristics being at the cutting edge of technology that a surveyor will need to get to know and understand. But don’t let that put you off!


Now I am no expert in this sector by any means, but I am learning fast. Recently a colleague and I attended the Offshore Wind Energy 2017 exhibition, (hosted by WindEurope and RenewableUK), held at the Excel exhibition centre in east London. And what an eye-opener it proved to be. The show was big and the first day’s press conference attracted the energy ministers from the German, Belgian and Danish governments, all of whom spoke eloquently at a press conference. That made me think there really is ‘something in the air’ here – something big.


30 | The Report • September 2017 • Issue 81


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