MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

We also introducing a “new” research application which is the examination of the environmental impacts of off-shore wind farms funded through 2 recently awarded research grants.

In the 20 years since the first off-shore wind turbine was deployed off the northeast coast of England the off-shore wind sector has grown massively and was estimated to have provided 24% of total UK electricity requirement in 2020. It is a major industry success story with a turnover of £6 billion and employing over 7,000 people.

Moreover, off-shore wind is increasingly seen as the backbone to the UK (and many other coastal nations) pathway to achieving NetZero by 2050. For the UK this equates to over 20,000 new wind turbines and requires the creation of 100,000 new jobs nationwide.

These developments provide a tremendous opportunity for our students, past, present and future, and we look forward to welcoming alumni back to our careers fair in the spring to help our students realise these opportunities.

If you have any news you would like to share please contact Laura Haggett using the e-mail address l.haggett@bangor.ac.uk.

Best wishes,

Tom Rippeth, Editor