Now working within Ramboll’s Offshore Wind Advisory department, Elson and his team work with the global offshore wind market.

Looking at the UK’s offshore space as an example – particularly after Rolls Royce suggested that the UK risks repeating the mistakes that saw it fail to develop its offshore wind supply chain — Elson explores how the market can reinvigorate its offshore wind supply chain.

Here, he shares his insights.

Q. What specific measures can the UK government and industry stakeholders take to reinvigorate the offshore wind supply chain?

Offshore wind development continues to ramp up in the UK and overseas. The UK government and local industry stakeholders have a chance to further support the local supply chain to maximise on this opportunity. 

This includes enabling investment in new infrastructure or trade missions to emerging offshore wind markets to supporting local research and innovation. Skills are also critically important for growth, therefore, supporting the development of trained professionals and the expansion of the sector’s workforce, or supporting the move from business and professionals in other industries into the offshore wind market.