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INTRODUCTION‘Spotlight’on the Tyne& the TeesContinuing our successful‘Spotlight On’ features weagain visit the Tyne & Teesas ‘an area of excellencein the wind energy industrythroughout Europe andbeyond’The area is becoming more and moreimportant to the wind energy industry.As you will see the depth and breadthof the companies and organisationswho have contributed to this feature donot disappoint.The feature boasts the largest pagecount so far which stretches over 40pages!Collaboration and the VesselCo-OperativeOur industry lead article in this editionfeatures the conference held inGreat Yarmouth recently organisedby Offshore Marine Support. As youwill find within the article the aim ofthe conference was to get as manyinterested parties involved in movingforward, with the objective of servingthe industry’s needs.We will continue to follow the cooperative’sprogress in future editions.Regular featuresWe can boast no fewer than 9 separatefeatures within this edition. Someare planned and can be found in our‘Forthcoming Features’ tab on ourwebsite – we do however react to editorialreceived, which we believe is importantto the industry and create new features tosuit.Therefore please do not hesitate to let usknow about any subject area which youfeel is important to the continued progressof the industry and we will endeavour tobring it to the fore.Wind energy industry skills gap– initiative updateI year ago we reported that there were 4main areas to focus on if we are to satisfythat need and would include a focusedapproach in the following areas.We have over that period covered...• Schools – from primary throughsecondaries to 6th form• Schools’ 6th Form /further education –schools/colleges• Engineering and science graduateattraction – universities• Mature experienced individuals fromother relevant energy industries/sources e.g. oil & gas industry/forcesThe time has now come to reviewthe situation having gathered all theinformation and response from theindustry and you will find this within thefeature.Magazine and websiteinteraction – QR codesYou will have noticed that we changed ourpink and green flashes indicating moreinformation online in the last edition. QRcodes have been substituted which meansthat you can scan the code with your smartphone and it will direct you to the featuredcompany/organisation micropage heldwithin our website, so that you can learnmuch more in all sorts of formats.These have already become very popularas it links the printed magazine in a veryinteractive way – a great marketing toolfor our decision making readership tofind out about products and servicesimmediately following the reading of aninteresting article. Contact the commercialdepartment to find out how to get one foryour company.Click to view more info= Click to view videoDuncan McGilvrayEditor | Wind Energy Networkwww.windenergynetwork.co.ukwww.windenergynetwork.co.uk01