
Analysis of the market for onshore asset services in UK and Ireland
Failure modes analysis & reliability engineering
Funding sources mapping and bid preparation
Holistic algorithms for offshore turbine condition monitoring
Long-term R&D programme management and incubation support
Marine Energy in the UK: State of the Industry Report
Offshore wind: Forecasts of future costs and benefits
Offshore wind R&D programme technical support
Offshore wind industrial strategy secondment
Progressing UK supply chain opportunities in offshore wind
Prototyping for Offshore Wind Energy Renewables Scotland (POWERS) fund due diligence
Spatial assessment of the potential impact of floating offshore wind in the UK
“The Maribe Combinations” 3rd Atlantic Stakeholder Conference”, (September 2016)
“Can combining with other blue sectors
further reduce offshore wind’s LCOE?” Global Offshore Wind (June 2016)
“Achieving grid parity with wave and tidal systems” All Energy (May 2016)
“Does the permitting process in France need a further overhaul” MRE Manche (October 2015)
Approaches to cost-reduction in offshore wind, Committee on Climate Change, June 2015
Methodology for measuring UK content for UK offshore wind farms May 2015
Future Renewable Energy Costs: Onshore Wind, KIC InnoEnergy, September 2014
Future Renewable Energy Costs: Offshore Wind, KIC InnoEnergy, May 2014
UK offshore wind supply chain: capabilities and opportunities February 2014
Offshore Wind: A 2013 supply chain health check November 2013
Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy Summary Business and Government Action August 2013
Building an industry June 2013
Wave and Tidal Energy in the UK February 2013
Wave and Tidal energy in the Pentland Firth and Orkney waters May 2011
Towards Round 3: Progress in building the offshore wind supply chain February 2011
Your career in offshore wind energy November 2010
A Guide to an Offshore Wind Farm February 2010
Mike Blanch
Associate Director
Mike Blanch’s expertise and experience can help you achieve your project’s goals.
If you’re looking to invest in renewable energy, his expertise can ensure that your due diligence reflects detailed, up-to-date and real world experience. This will reduce your risk and increase your confidence in decision-making.
Mike has helped design, evaluate and implement several government-backed business incubation schemes and innovation programmes. He has ensured that these programmes deliver value for money results for all key stakeholders.
He has almost three decades of experience including wind turbine technology, economic modelling, innovation programme support, company incubation and wind farm implementation.
Mike’s expertise covers technical, business and economic aspects of renewable energy. He has carried out engineering and economic modelling of wind and marine energy systems including combinations with other blue economy sectors. He can help you ensure that your technology is delivering the right results for power generation, business and local communities.
His technical skills are often used to determine component and device reliability across onshore wind, offshore wind and marine energy technologies.
He has overseen and conducted extensive practical research working first hand with wind turbine technology. He also managed the Energy Research Unit wind test site, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
Mike is a founding member and technical adviser to the board of the 6.5 MW Westmill co-operative wind farm. He chairs the Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust. His passion is to see a truly sustainable renewable energy industry that provides local benefit.
Before joining BVG Associates in 2009, Mike worked for other consultancies and in renewables research. He delivered noise and socio-economic aspects of EIAs, conducted feasibility assessments, undertook business development, testing of turbines and equipment, and published 16 papers.
Mike is a chartered engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers with Master of Philosophy and Master of Science degrees from Cranfield University.
To contact Mike please send him an email.