The Offshore Wind Podcast

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 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. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

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. Download the full report at GWEC.Net

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 and infrastructure development. Alan discusses the industry's shift towards larger turbines, higher capacity factors, and increasing interest from oil and gas companies in offshore wind. They explore the opportunities and challenges driving offshore wind's pivotal role in the global energy transition, including permitting delays and regulatory caution due to environmental impacts. 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. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

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 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. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

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 industry. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

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 industry. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

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 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. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

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. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

The team are joined by Navneet Khinda from the GWEC team to discuss the Ocean Energy Pathway (as well as a bit of North American geography and David's new Australia klaxon). 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. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

Henrik Stiesdal, CEO of Stiesdal - and wind-industry legend - joins the pod this week for the second of three episodes looking at Hydrogen. 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. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

The team are joined by Stephan Buller Head of Wind Offshore Portfolio Management at Siemens Gamesa to discuss floating offshore wind as it moves towards full commercialisation. 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. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

Steffen Frydendal Poulsen, Senior VP Technology Development at Siemens Gamesa, joins the podcast in this episode to discuss standardisation in the industryThe 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. Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

With the end of 2021 fast approaching, hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti look back at some key highlights of Season 2. The Offshore Wind Podcast would like to extend a warm thank you you to all our listeners and subscribers for your comments and feedback over the past year.Find out more about GWEC: www.gwec.netFind out more about Siemens Gamesa: www.siemensgamesa.com

 The APAC region is experiencing rapid growth in many markets. Nations in the region are starting to exploit their natural wind resources, especially in offshore. But as countries come to terms with this opportunity, we are also seeing familiar patterns emerge in relation to the challenges each market grapples with before the market can truly reach its potential. This episode looks to provide some insight into the local supply chain developments & local content requirements in the markets. Hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti are joined by Danish Ambassador to Korea Einar Jensen for a deep dive into the Korean wind market, which shows a huge opportunity for the global wind industry. The country is extremely committed to delivering on their National Determined Contributions (NDCs) and driving the green energy transition. But what will it cost to succeed in Korea? How should companies engage with the local supply chain? Will we see a sector deal like we have seen in other markets where government and industry come together to accelerate a smooth transition? All of these questions and more will be answered in this fire side chat.

The APAC region is experiencing rapid growth in many markets. Nations in the region are starting to exploit their natural wind resources, especially in offshore. But as countries come to terms with this opportunity, we are also seeing familiar patterns emerge in relation to the challenges each market grapples with before the market can truly reach its potential. In this episode, hosts Stewart Mullin and David Lenti are joined by Camilla Holbech, Energy Sector Counsellor Royal Danish Embassy in Hanoi to take a deep dive into life in Vietnam and find out what has been happening on the ground. This will include insight into the PDP8 discussions and the supply chain challenges in the market, including the impacts that COVID has had on mobility.  The Offshore Wind Podcast is powered by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. Find out more: www.siemensgamesa.com