Vineyard Offshore Hires Musiol as External Affairs Director
, and government spheres, Rick Musiol will lead our efforts to form the local partnerships that are key to Vineyard Offshore’s success.”“I’m so glad to join the team at Vineyard Offshore,” said Musiol. “Offshore wind is critically important to America’s clean energy future and Vineyard Offshore is the best in the business. More than any other company in the industry, Vineyard Offshore understands that community support is vital for offshore wind development. I look forward to working with the rest of the External Affairs team to nurture relationships of trust
Alicia Barton Named CEO of Vineyard Offshore
goals for a clean electric power system. Alicia will make Vineyard Offshore the national leader in offshore wind.”“I am thrilled to be joining Vineyard Offshore at this critical point in its growth and a critical time for the offshore wind industry as we face the imperative to deliver clean energy at an unprecedented scale in the years ahead,” Barton said. “Vineyard Offshore is poised to lead the North American offshore wind market by combining the global pipeline and expertise of its sponsor at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners with the team who has pioneered the delivery
Vineyard Offshore Names Director of Labor, Workforce and Local Content
workforce and domestic supply chain for Vineyard Wind 1. She will be transitioning off the Vineyard Wind 1 project this fall, with her responsibilities taken over by Labor Relations Manager Dan Kent. Previously, she spent over 10 years in the nonprofit sector, advocating for policies to promote clean energy and clean water in communities throughout the U.S.Jen Cullen holds a dual bachelor’s degree in political science and French from the University of Vermont and a master’s degree in communications from Boston University
Offshore Wind Company Will Retrain NY Power Plant Union for Clean Energy Jobs
An offshore wind developer partly owned by TotalEnergies said on Monday it has agreed to retrain and keep roughly 100 union workers from a New York City natural gas-fired power plant that it intends to repurpose for its project.The company, called Attentive Energy One, has proposed a 1.4 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind installation off New York that would connect to the mainland grid at the site of the Ravenswood plant in Queens, and is competing for a power contract with the state.The company is a joint venture between TotalEnergies, the French energy giant, and Rise Light & Power, the unit of New
ABS Head Delivers Commencement Address to Webb Institute Grads
on it every day, doing what is right rather than what is easy.“Over the years, technologies have changed and will continue to change, but never forget these technologies are useless without people. People, not new fuels and technologies, will be the real heroes on our journey through the global clean energy transition. Because, at the end of the day, technology has no sense of humor, intuition or common sense.”He illustrated the point with a powerful story about his parents’ life journey through World War II and ultimately to a new life in the United States. He challenged the graduates
Mass. Maritime Academy Offering Offshore Wind Training to Locals
in wind turbines.Massachusetts Maritime Academy is delivering this course in partnership with RelyOn Nutec, one of the largest providers of GWO training in the world. The equipment and training necessary to offer this course to local workforce members is provided through a grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center."Training provided by the GWO BTT course will go a long way towards creating a talent pool of technicians with the skill and know-how to perform a variety of wind power and related jobs, including the manufacture, operation, and maintenance of wind turbines,” said Captain Michael
Career Moves: US Offshore Wind Powering Up
; cost share is 30%, but that drops to 10% for union-led projects and projects “exclusively serving Disadvantaged Communities and/or eligible Priority Populations.” Importantly, beyond this one program, NYSERDA has committed more than $170 million to support the creation of a clean energy workforce. OWTI’s total budget is $20 million.A NYSERDA spokesperson said that so far, it has received nine concept papers. This has led to 12 full proposals for training and two contracts: to Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) and LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) for programs in
Cultivating Tomorrow’s Waterways Workforce
most sustainable mode of freight transportation in America today, offering shippers the opportunity to lessen both their safety risk and environmental footprint.The Jones Act fleet will be integral to the development of the burgeoning American offshore wind industry, a win-win for American jobs and clean energy.Our industry’s role as a critical component of military readiness – both in transporting military cargo and guiding Navy ships through U.S. ports, and providing the military with a pool of well-trained, reliable American mariners to assist with sealift operations in times of crisis
Help Wanted: Build a New Industry
to New York ferries.Bart Rogers was an SIU assistant vice president at Lundeberg (he retired November 30). Rogers was asked whether traditional mariner training meets the needs of OSW employers. “When it comes to the future of the maritime industry,” Rogers commented, “and the clean energy jobs that come with it our school is more than adequate to keep training the next generation of merchant mariners.”Rogers said crew transfer vessels (CTV) or service operation vessels (SOV) for OSW are similar to vessels such as ferries and tugs. He said the school regularly updates its
ABS Taps Koutsourakis to Head Its Sustainability Team
locations, including Singapore, Athens, Houston, Copenhagen and Shanghai. Reporting to Vassilios Kroustallis, ABS Senior Vice President, Global Business Development, Koutsourakis also leads delivery of an innovative portfolio of sustainability services geared to support the industry through the clean energy transition.“ABS is a pioneer in marine and offshore sustainability and is playing a defining role in shaping the clean energy transition. ABS operates at the intersection of technology, regulation and safety. That’s our sweet spot. That’s what we’re built for, and it is
Offshore Wind in Focus at Recent Mass. Maritime Career Fair
large number of companies involved in the rapidly emerging offshore wind industry were represented at this year’s Fall Career Fair, including:American Bureau of ShippingCrowley MaritimeEdison ChouestENGIEEversourceFoss Maritime CompanyGuice Offshore, LLCGeneral Electric Power SteamMassachusetts Clean Energy CenterNational GridNextEra Energy, Inc.OrstedSubsea7Siemens EnergyTalen EnergyVicinity EnergyDominion EnergyMoran Shipping“Our career fairs – held in the spring and fall – provide unique opportunities for students to interact with a large number of company recruiters who are
Shift Clean Energy Names Hughes COO
Energy storage solutions company Shift Clean Energy announced it has named Mark Hughes to its its executive team as chief operating officer.Hughes brings a background in manufacturing and supply chain management, and a wealth of international experience growing companies and leading operational improvement programs across a range of industries from automotive to aerospace. He will support Shift in its growth to provide the marine and industrial industries with energy storage solutions, as the world moves to decarbonize through electrification.Brent Perry, founder and CEO of Shift, said, “Mark&rsqu
Mass Maritime Puts on Offshore Wind Training Demo for Governor Baker
Governor Charlie Baker, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Bethany Card, and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center CEO (MassCEC) Jennifer Daloisio joined Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) officials for a Global Wind Organization (GWO) training demonstration at the Academy. Nearly three years since helping launch MMA’s first-in-the-nation offshore wind crew transfer training facility, Governor Baker returned to observe a wind and life raft training and highlight the investments the Baker-Polito Administration is proposing to expand the offshore wind workforce further. “Mass
Gasum CEO Lamminen Steps Down
Johanna Lamminen, who has resigned. The company's board of directors has appointed Kai Laitinen, Gasum's current CFO, as interim CEO until a successor is in place.“Together with the entire staff, we have traveled an amazing journey. We have built a Nordic energy company that provides clean energy to industry, shipping and transport, not to forget the biogas market and the circular economy. The company has a clear goal. The work is done, and now it is the right time for me to head towards new challenges,” said Lamminen, who served as Gasum CEO since 2014."In recent years, Gasum
Crowley, Massachusetts Maritime Academy Setting Up Offshore Wind Training
it would team up with Browning the Green Space (BGS) coalition to create a workforce program aiming to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in the offshore wind industry across Massachusetts, USA.The workforce program, which has received $140,000 of funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, includes a targeted community and education engagement campaign directed at high schools and community colleges in disadvantaged communities. Target groups include people of color, indigenous people, women, students in vocational-technical education programs, and unemployed and low-income
Xodus, BSG Launch Project in U.S. to Bring Offshore Wind Jobs to Underrepresented Groups
is teaming up with Browning the Green Space (BGS) coalition to create a workforce program aiming to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in the offshore wind industry across Massachusetts, USA.The workforce program, which has received $140,000 of funding from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, includes a targeted community and education engagement campaign directed at high schools and community colleges in disadvantaged communities. Target groups include people of color, indigenous people, women, students in vocational-technical education programs, and unemployed and low-income
Burns to Lead Mass. Maritime's Work in Renewable Energy
position. I look forward to seeing the MCRE develop under his leadership.” The offshore wind industry will be a key focus for Capt. Burns in this role. The United States Department of Energy estimates 43,000 new jobs will be created in the offshore wind market by 2030, and a Massachusetts Clean Energy Center study estimates that over the next decade, offshore wind farms will create 2,000-3,000 jobs and generate economic impacts between $1 billion-$2 billion in the region.“This is such an exciting time,” said Capt. Burns. “Offshore wind is basically a new industry in the U
