Green Careers Week: Renewable energy! Exploring the exciting range of green jobs.
Organisation: Dogger Bank Wind Farm
Age: 14 - 19
Duration: 1 day
Industry: Environment/Sustainability
Application deadline: 25/10/2024
Dates: 08/11/2024 - 08/11/2024
Timings: 10:00 - 14:30
Type: Virtual insight day
Are you interested in working in renewables and what it means to work in a 'green job'?
Join this industry spotlight and hear from engineers and environmental specialists working on the world's biggest offshore wind farm, here in the UK off the Coast of Newcastle - Dogger Bank Wind Farm.
The renewable energy sector is a fast-growing innovative and exciting industry with a huge range of career opportunities to choose from.
During this experience you will participate in interactive tasks, meet industry experts and gain invaluable experience to boost your CV.
Apply today!
Dogger Bank Wind Farm: Currently being built 80 miles off the coast of Newcastle, Dogger Bank Wind Farm is the biggest offshore wind farm in the world. Once complete, it will consist of 277 turbines and power 6 million UK homes.
When applying, answer the following questions
- What interests you about renewable energy?
- What would you most like to find out from our speakers at this event?
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Experience You Will Gain:
- Hearing from an engineer who has worked offshore and onshore about what life is like working on a turbine, their route in and what it's like in the industry. This is your chance to ask questions about offshore work and find out if it's for you.
- How do wind farms get permission to be built? And how do you balance the environmental effects of huge infrastructure development with the benefits of the move to renewable energy? Hear from a senior environmental consenting specialist about their role and how these decisions are made.
Skills You Will Gain: