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伊拉查尔斯

Director of Business Development, Renewable 能源 & 电力项目

Wood is driving the future of wind through project delivery innovations according to 伊拉查尔斯, Wood’s business development manager who has spent the last 13 years driving solutions for clients across the energy landscape. 特立尼达人 & 多巴哥, Ila began her career at Wood as a cost and performance analyst, 领导特立尼达 & 多巴哥 strategy and development team, primarily focused on the oil, gas and LNG sectors.

2019年搬到乔治亚州, Ila 现在 has her eyes set firmly on growing Wood’s renewables business across the U.S.该公司今年的规模将翻一番.

庆祝美国风能周, Ila provides her assessment of the market and how Wood is positioned to power the future of energy through wind.

Against the tumultuous backdrop of 2020, what is your view of the U.S. wind market currently and how has it changed in the last year?

尽管这是充满挑战的一年，但活动仍然很高. In 2019, we saw significant uptick in the market led by utility and power producers looking to complete projects by 2020 in order to qualify for tax incentives – which thanks to an extension continues to bring relief to the market. We also witnessed increased commodity prices and longer lead times on major equipment required to deliver engineering, 采购和施工(EPC)范围.

如果你看一下市场预测, the growth curve for additional capacity based on new wind projects will hit a peak in the next year and taper off by the end of 2021. 鉴于目前的大流行，我预计会这样, that spike will probably flatten out across a longer duration. 也就是说, we have seen no drop in demand for our advisory and EPC solutions, with our clients already engaging with us on projects as far out as 2023.

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你如何看待美国的未来.S. wind market and how is Wood positioned to be part of building that future?

I think the combination of new technology and reduced costs created a paradigm shift in the U.S. wind market which I see playing out in three key areas: offshore wind, repower and digitization.

The potential power generation from offshore wind is excitingly exponential. 结合我们的全球风能专业知识, 我们已经交付了超过800个风电项目, including playing a key role in the largest offshore wind farm, and with our extensive offshore upstream track record, we’re positioned to be a leader in this growing market.

The pace of change in technologies is a compelling prospect, and I’m excited that we’re starting to apply these advancements to repower activity. Over one tenth of operational wind facilities in the U.S. are more than a decade old and with new technology, 比如更大的, 更高效的风力涡轮机, we can revitalize and optimize those existing facilities. We are already focusing on a number of projects that involve repowering wind sites.

Wood is also driving and shaping the future of the wind market by its focus on digitization. 通过数字双胞胎, our clients have the opportunity to optimize the design of new wind facilities in addition to maximizing the performance of wind facilities across each stage of the asset lifecycle.

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你的目的是什么?? 你为什么每天都来上班?

Well these days ‘coming to work’ takes me all of 15 steps from my bedroom to my living room, 但在我们生命中这个复杂的时期, I continue to show up because of the people I work with, 的激情, focus and drive are creating new solutions to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. 无论是在办公桌上还是在工地上, everyday our teams all over the world keep the lights on, 世界在运转, 最终, 让人们的生活更美好.

I feel incredibly lucky to be on this journey at Wood; to play a real part in meeting the goals of an ever-accelerating energy transition. I personally hope to continue to generate opportunities to partner with our clients to deliver the groundbreaking solutions they need to achieve their sustainability goals, and I hope to continue to learn from my brilliant and inspiring colleagues across our business.