As winter finally arrives, it is easy to see the power of the winds that surround our island, but how well is the UK set up to take advantage of them? In an interview in The Engineer online magazine, Julian Brown, Areva’s new UK director, gives a detailed analysis of what a wind energy industry needs and how the UK compares.
Areva is a French energy firm better known for its involvement in the nuclear industry, but now involved in developing wind power in the UK. Julian describes what a country needs to do to succeed from developing a supply chain to producing in volume. There are also many elements of the technology that need development and distribution issues to be addressed. This will mean skills such as renewable energy engineering expertise and offshore project management. For more of this detailed interview and assessment go to http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/interviews/arevas-uk-director-julian-brown/1011204.article
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