On this episode, Stewart and Rebecca are joined by Sean Whittaker from the World Bank Group to take a bit of a deep dive into a recent report from the World Bank Group and the ESMAP program. It is an update to an earlier, seminal piece of work for the offshore wind industry, titled Making Offshore Wind Work: Key factors for Successful Development of Offshore Wind in Emerging Markets... which is probably one of the longest titles of a seminal paper ever. The team discuss everything offshore wi...

"I'm absolutely confident, that the world is going to go through an energy transition...this industry is going to win out," says Ed Daniels, CEO of Venterra Group, a wind energy services company dedicated to 'elping wind power grow'. Ed joins Stewart to discuss the offshore wind sector, managing the global demands of the industry and... dealing with unexploded ordnance! GWEC's Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by Stewart Mullin, GWEC's Chief Industry Officer, and Rebecca Williams, GWEC's ...

In this episode, Stewart is joined by Jason Miao and Matthew Sandall from NES Fircroft to discuss their insights on recruitment trends and workforce development in the renewable energy landscape. They expore the challenges facing the ssector, and other issues affecting recruitment and mobility, with a focus on solutions. They also talk about what an Employer of Record partner means for helping businesses expands. This year's Global Wind Report looks at accelerating growth of the sector, so th...

In this episode, Stewart is hosting solo, but joined by Auke Huistra from DNV and Leo Simonovich from Siemens Energy to discuss the need for cybersecurity and the offshore wind industry trends driving the need. This conversation orients listeners on the challenges of cybersecurity and the stakes for the industry. Here are some links to documents discussed in the show. OT Cyber Security for Offshore Wind: Here you can find further information about the initiative from DNV.Contact: ...

In this episode, Stewart and Rebecca are joined by Daniel Nestle to discuss the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in offshore wind. AI has many well known potential uses in the offshore wind sector, but the crew have got Dan on to talk about the role AI can play in supporting communications work. How can AI help push back against disinformation, for example? How can AI support tracking of trends and changes in conversations in different markets? GWEC's Offshore Wind Podcast is ho...

This episode features the perspectives of government, developer and supply chain player in exploring Singapore’s role in the evolution of APAC Offshore Wind.Stewart and the guests dive into the three pillars of Supply Chain Capabilities, Renewables Financing and Research & Innovation to unpack Singapore’s strengths in the nascent floating wind industry. Joining Stewart for this discussion are: Soh Leng Wan, Assistant Managing Director (Manufacturing), Enterprise SingaporeChris O...

For this episode Stewart Mullin and Rebecca Williams are joined by Amanda Schoen, leading US industry offshore wind public affairs expert, to talk about the consequences of the US Election Results for the global wind industry.GWEC's Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by Stewart Mullin, GWEC's Chief Industry Officer, and Rebecca Williams, Deputy CEO. The podcast, or show as Stewart likes to call it, features leading voices from across the sector, whether that is large OEMs, key supply chain manuf...

In this episode, Senator Tim Ayres, Australia's Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and Trade, joins Stewart and Rebecca to discuss the 'Made in Australia' and "a new age of of doing things a new kind of industrial revolution," with offshore wind playing a key role. GWEC's Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by Stewart Mullin, GWEC's Chief Industry Officer, and Rebecca Williams, GWEC's Chief Strategy Officer for Offshore Wind. The podcast, or show as Stewart likes to call it, features leadi...

In this gripping episode, the team is joined by Ayleen Sadvakassova NES Fircroft’s Regional Account Manager – Renewables APAC and Neil Mellin NES Fircroft’s Regional Business Development Director – Renewables to dive headlong into the challenge of recruitment strategies essential for growing offshore wind industry in the future. Buckle up as they chart the course through surging markets, treacherous challenges, and the elusive skills gap. From luring global talent to navigating legal maelstro...

The Offshore Wind Podcast from the Global Wind Energy Council is back, with a new host alongside Stewart Mullin but the same insight and discussion about the biggest challenges in the offshore wind sector. For this episode Stewart Mullin and Rebecca Williams are joined by Ria Voorhaar, Director of Outreach and Engagement, Global Strategic Communications Council. Ria joins to discuss the rise of mis and disinformation (and the difference between the two!) around offshore wind, and what ca...

The Offshore Wind Podcast from the Global Wind Energy Council is back, with a new host but the same insight and discussion about the biggest challenges in the offshore wind sector. For this episode Stewart Mullin and his new sidekick Rebecca Williams are joined by Wadia Fruergaard, Head of Offshore & Supply Chain Policy, and Anders Ystad, Head of Regulatory, Policy & Markets at Equinor Renewables, to talk about delivering genuine, transformative action that delivers on ambitions,...

Ahead of the first episode of season 5 of The Offshore Wind Podcast Stewart kicks off the preview pod with a farewell to long-time collaborator David Lenti, and welcomes incoming co-host Rebecca Williams, GWEC's Head of Offshore Wind. There's also plenty of good news from Australia to celebrate, with the first feasibility licenses granted this week The Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted [for one last time!] by long-time pals and wind industry legends Stewart Mullin and David Lenti. Each epi...

Joining regular host Stewart Mullin are GWEC's Head of Policy and Projects Joyce Lee, and Head of Strategy and Market Intelligence, Feng Zhao to discuss this year's newly released Global Wind Report.They're joined by the team from Sungrow, Peng Chaocai, Vice President of Sungrow and Chairman of Sungrow Hydrogen, and Lin Wei, Overseas Marketing Director, to explore the findings from this year's report, and hear more about the work Sungrow are doing to drive the growth of wind energy. Down...

Production note: This episode was recorded in October ahead of COP28This episode of the Offshore Wind Podcast delves into the rapid growth and evolution of the offshore wind industry, featuring insights from Kevin Linnane, Associate Director, Marine Ecology, and Alun Williams, Global Offshore Renewables Director at RPS, a Tetra Tech Company. Kevin shares his 15-year journey advising offshore wind developers globally, highlighting the delicate balance between environmental preservation an...

Welcome back to season 5 of The Offshore Wind Podcast. To kick the new series off, Stewart and David are joined by Hon Chris Bowen MP, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy of Australia, to discuss the politics of Australia's offshore wind, building markets, investments, and lessons learned from countries within the APAC region and across the world. The Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by long-time pals and wind industry legends Stewart Mullin and David Lenti. Each episode sees...

Stewart and David are joined by Stephen Bull, from Aker Solutions, to discuss building markets, working with communities and how to think about non-price criteria. The Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by long-time pals and wind industry legends Stewart Mullin and David Lenti. Each episode sees Stewart and David welcome an expert guest on to discuss a different issue facing the sector. The panel go deep on the topic to help explain this exciting, dynamic and rapidly expanding i...

Siemens Gamesa Chief Executive Officer Jochen Eickholt joins the pod to discuss his journey to CEO, the future for turbines and how he finds working with political leaders. The Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by long-time pals and wind industry legends Stewart Mullin and David Lenti. Each episode sees Stewart and David welcome an expert guest on to discuss a different issue facing the sector. The panel go deep on the topic to help explain this exciting, dynamic and rapidly expanding indu...

Bryan O'Neil from Lincoln Electric joins the team to discuss everything to do with electrification. Lincoln Electric have been supporting GWEC's recent work on this year's Global Wind Report, which you can download at GWEC.net. The Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by long-time pals and wind industry legends Stewart Mullin and David Lenti. Each episode sees Stewart and David welcome an expert guest on to discuss a different issue facing the sector. The panel go deep on the topic to he...

Welcome back to series 4 of The Offshore Wind Podcast. To kick the new series off Stewart and David are joined by Tomas Anker Christensen, the Danish Government's Climate Ambassador and Rebecca Williams, GWEC's Head of Offshore Wind to talk about the Global Offshore Wind Alliance, the year ahead in offshore wind and how do you become a climate ambassador? The Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by long-time pals and wind industry legends Stewart Mullin and David Lenti. Each episode sees Stew...

The team are joined by... er, a couple of beers. Stewart and David look back at 2022 and look ahead to 2023, all while sipping on a couple of Christmas beers. The Offshore Wind Podcast is hosted by long-time pals and wind industry legends Stewart Mullin and David Lenti. Each episode sees Stewart and David welcome an expert guest on to discuss a different issue facing the sector. The panel go deep on the topic to help explain this exciting, dynamic and rapidly expanding industry. Fin...