Aeolus Contracts Ventower for US Offshore Wind Training Facilities

Aeolus Energy Group (AEG) has awarded Ventower Industries with a contract for the fabrication of training towers to be installed at its two new offshore wind training facilities in Massachusetts and Maryland, US.

With its initial training facility to be located in Massachusetts, AEG will assist in preparing a new workforce for constructing and maintaining offshore wind farms in the US, the company said.

The first facility is expected to be constructed, staffed and ready to begin training workers by the spring of 2019.

According to AEG, both facilities will have all the necessary equipment, such as access towers, pools and classrooms to train to the Global Wind Organization (GWO) standard.

“Our goal is to prepare an American workforce for the opportunities in offshore wind. AEG itself expects to add thousands of jobs of all kinds to our business in the coming years,” said Elia Golfin, CEO of AEG.

“We look forward to working with the local community, veterans service organizations, unions, local colleges and universities even technical high schools to give students and workers a path to a career in offshore wind.”

AEG recently announced plans to construct a fleet of offshore wind farm vessels and port facilities, expected to create over 4,000 jobs in the coming years.