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Wind power – the skills challenge

Wind power – the skills challenge. Dr Gordon Edge Director of Policy RenewableUK. A word on who we are…. Wind capacity – strong recent growth. Working for a Green Britain. Employment and skills in the UK wind and marine energy industries Published: Feb 2011

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Wind power – the skills challenge

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  1. Wind power – the skills challenge Dr Gordon Edge Director of Policy RenewableUK

  2. A word on who we are…

  3. Wind capacity – strong recent growth

  4. Working for a Green Britain • Employment and skills in the UK wind and marine energy industries • Published: Feb 2011 • Making the case for added value from the industry in terms of employment – that accompanies the environmental and security of supply benefits • Available online: • www.renewable-uk.com

  5. Key Questions – and Research Approach • Number of Full Time Equivalent Employees directly in UK onshore, offshore, small wind & marine energy? • How has the workforce developed since 2007? (Bain & Co) • What are the skills challenges faced? How was the research conducted? • Institute of Employment Research & Cambridge Econometrics: • Literature review to develop methodology • Telephone interviews with 253 members • Questions on industry spend to cross reference employment figures • Modelling to estimate total employment (~500 ‘direct’ companies active in the UK) • Analysis provided by RenewableUK & Consultants

  6. Key Findings • 10,800 FTEs directly in wind and marine energy : 2010 • 91% increase in large wind related direct FTE count since 2007 (4,800 9,200 FTEs) • We moved from 2.2GW installed capacity to ~4.2GW in same three year period – but other factors have also driven employment

  7. A tale of two sectors • The skills challenges facing onshore and offshore wind development in the UK are very different • Both now and in the future

  8. Onshore wind – Develop and Operate • Onshore Wind: • 2007: 4,064 FTEs • 2010: 6,100 direct FTEs • 48% increase relative to 2007

  9. Future Scenarios – Onshore

  10. UK content onshore • UK will take only a small share in the capital value of onshore wind 2020 European Market (-UK) = 196,000 MW installed

  11. Onshore challenge • Increase in build rate of onshore wind will require some more installation staff • From ~1,000 today to perhaps 2,000 • Not hugely challenging • Rapid increase in cumulative capacity will strongly drive need for skilled maintenance technicians • From ~1,200 today to perhaps 5,000 • Will require large intake of apprentices, new entrants with transferable skills • Low share of manufacturing leads to low need for recruits

  12. Offshore wind – Manufacture and Export • Offshore Wind • 2007: 731 direct FTEs • 2010: 3,100 direct FTEs • Employment has more than quadrupled relative to 2007

  13. Future Scenarios – Offshore

  14. UK content offshore • UK takes significant share of offshore capital value in both UK and EU 2020 European Market (-UK) = 30299 MW

  15. Offshore challenge • Rapid increase in build rate of offshore wind will require many more installation staff • From ~1,200 today to perhaps 6,000 • Very specialised skill set, competition from oil and gas • Extremely rapid increase in cumulative capacity will strongly drive need for skilled maintenance technicians • From ~600 today to perhaps 10,000 • Will require huge intake of apprentices, new entrants with transferable skills • Very specialised skill set, competition from oil and gas • High share of manufacturing leads to massive need for recruits • From virtually zero to ????

  16. Factories – Healthy Industry • ~ 5 turbine plants • ~ 5 foundation plants • ~12 cable factories • £1bn CapEx • Decisions need to be taken between 2011 and 2013 • Perhaps 10,000 direct jobs, many more in supply chain Cable factory requirements are extended from 2022’s figure onwards

  17. What has been achieved to resolve skills & employment related issues in the UK? Best practice: Individual initiatives: Companies, training providers, universities across the UK are developing innovative and successful solutions Collective initiatives: Organisations coming together to define issues and develop successful solutions to these

  18. What more can be done? • Seeking best practice examples from European counterparts • But also keen to share our experience • Exchange forum on ideas • Focus: • Transfer training • Higher Education • Vocational Training

  19. Useful Contacts: • Dr Gordon Edge Director of Policy g.edge@renewable-uk.com • Fruzsina Kemenes Skills & Education Policy Officer f.kemenes@renewable-uk.com • Chris Streatfeild Director of Health & Safety c.streatfeild@renewable-uk.com

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