Minority Investment from Inflexion
Wood Thilsted welcomes minority investment from Inflexion Inflexion, a leading mid-market private equity firm, has made a minority investment in the fast-growing renewables engineering consultancy, Wood Thilsted, who are at the forefront of designing major offshore wind projects worldwide. The investment, from Inflexion’s Enterprise Fund V, which is focused on ambitious SMEs, will see Wood […]
Why Geotech is key to having the best foundations designs on the market
We caught up with Paul Gibbs, Wood Thilsted’s Associate Director and Head of Geotechnical Engineering and Design, to understand more about Geotech and how it feeds into Wood Thilsted’s approach to cutting edge monopile design. Why is Geotech so important? I might be biased but…I think it’s very important, it’s the start of the process […]
Supporting Taiwan’s transition to green energy
During the operational lifetime of an offshore wind farm, Wood Thilsted use their engineering design expertise to support transactions, ensuring structural integrity as well as extending design lifetime and overall asset value. We talked to Simon Faulkner, WT’s Country Manager for Taiwan, about his journey to the projects that he works on today. What was […]
IPF Conference a must this summer!
The timing of this summer’s IPF Conference (International Offshore Wind Partnering Forum) couldn’t be any better for the launch-pad of America’s major move into offshore wind energy – according to leading geotechnical and structural specialists, Wood Thilsted. “This premiere offshore wind energy conference will be looked upon as a historic Who’s Who assembly,” says Wood […]
Spotlight on Hiram Mechling
We caught up with Hiram Mechling, Associate Director and Vice President, USA to find out about his role, career path and what the future might hold for offshore wind. What got you into engineering? That goes back a long way! My dad owned a construction company, so I hung out on site. I have other […]
Why is COP26 in Glasgow such a big deal?
What’s changing? As we come out of the COVID pandemic across Europe, Asia and North America, it’s interesting to see what the landscape looks like for the energy sector. Here are some things that I have noticed: The US is not just keen to be back in a leading role in climate mitigation it is […]
Diversity Delivers Excellence
At Wood Thilsted we know that diversity delivers excellence. Wherever you are from or whomever you are, your skills, history and experience enable us to deliver better and better solutions for our clients. For this reason on International Women in Engineering Day during Pride month we are proud to be holding our first company-wide symposium […]
The First 100 Days…
Now first up is great news for us all: Joe Biden is the first American president to say “offshore wind” out loud, in public. What does this mean? Well, we now have political support for the sector in the U.S., and the world is listening. What was inconsistent or completely lacking in prior administrations, now […]
We Are Committed To A Cleaner, Greener, Brighter Future.
This #earthday we have caught up with Danny Bonnett here at WT, about the business’s future plans and his personal journey to carbon-neutral living. What are we doing at Wood Thilsted? Here at Wood Thilsted, our leading role in designing the global energy transition is important but just as important is the way that […]
Offshore Wind is Poised To Take Off Globally
An interview with the WT team on the expanding market. Ahead of the first virtual IPF event, we dig a little deeper into WT’s role within the expansion of the industry. IPF 2021, the most important annual U.S Offshore Wind event, is focusing the first day of its virtual content on ‘expansion’; from the supply […]