Offshore Wind An Exciting New Industry for Civil Engineers

COPRI 2021 Offshore Wind Event Series
Offshore Wind – An Exciting New Industry for Civil Engineers

August 18, 2021 
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Online via Zoom Meeting

Speakers:
Martin Christensen, Vice President and Lead Consultant, Offshore Construction Associates, BS Civil Engineering, MBA, MS in Global Energy Management
Stephen Doran, Senior Consultant, Offshore Construction Associates, BS Electrical Engineering, PMP

This presentation will provide a quick introduction to offshore wind and the current status of the industry in the US. The focus will then shift to the strategic concerns facing port infrastructure and the site-specific considerations that need to be analyzed. Example ports and their planned future uses will be discussed. The second half of the presentation will be on landfall and Point of Interconnection (POI) construction considerations to include Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) design and development, onshore cable route planning and development, and substation siting and construction. The presentation will conclude with an overview of the job opportunities available to Civil Engineers in the industry and a 30-minute Q&A session. 

Registration Deadline: Friday, August 17, 2021
$20 Members, $25 Non-Members
$15 Public Sector Members, $20 Public Sector Non-Members)
$5 Senior Members (65+), $5 Students

Information/Registration: 
Register to attend this meeting and pay by credit card online above. To register online for an event at the BSCES member rate you must login using your BSCES assigned username and password. If you do not know your BSCES member login information call 617/227-5551. You can also register for this event by mail or email. To do so, download and complete a BSCES Event Registration Form and follow the submission instructions. Cancellations received after August 13, 2021 and no-shows will be billed.