Offshore wind resource, wind turbine and support structure technology, electrical issues and administrative processes are covered.Course BackgroundGL Garrad Hassan has been involved in offshore wind since the company's inception in 1984 and has had a dedicated offshore wind team since 2000. This team has grown steadily in size and experience and now has a total of 80 man-years of experience in the field, encompassing most of the technical disciplines involved in offshore wind farms: wind turbine technology; layout design; wind / energy analysis; marine civils; electrical engineering; installation; and operation and maintenance. To date, GL Garrad Hassan's offshore experience includes: 190+ commissioned contracts; 160,000 engineering hours; 8,000 MW of energy yield studies; 6,000 MW of O&M (Operation and Maintenance) analyses; 1000 MW of full due diligence analysis; and 1,500 MW of FEED (Front End Engineering Design) studies. GL Garrad Hassan will bring to the course the knowledge and understanding gained through this unique exposure of developing offshore wind technology and delivering support service for project development.