Construction of training centre for offshore sector launched
Danish company RelyOn is expanding its operations in Poland. A training centre with its own swimming pool will be dedicated to providing training for employees of offshore companies. The new location will serve the entire Baltic Sea ecosystem of the industry.
RelyOn specialises in providing GWO (Global Wind Organisation) and IRATA (Industrial Rope Access Trade Association) certified training. It provides safety services and solutions in support of energy transformation. With more than 40 branches located around the world, the company focuses on workers in high-risk industries, particularly in the offshore and renewable energy sectors.
In Gdansk, RelyOn currently offers a number of different programmes aimed at both individuals and companies. Due to the dynamic growth of the renewable energy industry in the region and the associated increasing demand for qualified employees, the decision was made to build new premises.
New training quality at a new location
A modern training centre will appear on the map of Pomerania as early as the second quarter of 2025. The new location, situated on Szczęśliwa Street, will provide even better accessibility for trainees thanks to its close proximity to Gdansk airport, the S7 expressway and the Pomeranian Metropolitan Railway. This will make it easier to reach both participants from all over Poland and foreign specialists, among whom RelyOn’s services enjoy a good reputation.
– I am extremely proud that we will soon be able to present our new training centre. It is a unique place which, apart from the highest quality of content, will offer our trainees excellent infrastructure and learning conditions – comments Witold Szczepkowski, country manager of RelyOn.
As he says, in the new training centre visitors will take care of their development comprehensively: using expert support, they will improve their qualifications, and they will have the opportunity to purchase the necessary equipment.
– With the change of location, we are also expanding our range of services. Our priority is to respond dynamically to the ever-growing expectations of the market and the needs of our customers. This is our contribution to making Gdańsk and the region the offshore capital of Poland,’ adds Witold Szczepkowski.
A key innovation will be a swimming pool dedicated to offshore training, enabling realistic simulations of offshore working conditions. The new infrastructure will also allow for the expansion of the course portfolio to include advanced training for specialists working on offshore wind farms. Thanks to its convenient location and modern technical solutions, the centre will become the only training facility of its kind in northern Poland, attracting trainees from both the country and neighbouring countries.
Pomerania bets on offshore
The launch of the new training centre is an initiative related to offshore activities in Pomerania. Recently, the Industrial Development Agency received a PLN 291 million loan from the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management for the construction of a factory on Ostrow Island in Gdansk, which will manufacture towers for offshore wind farms.
The funding will enable the construction schedule to be maintained and production to start on time in the second quarter of 2025. The investment is expected to be global – the components produced will not only be used in local projects, but also exported to international markets.
– The offshore industry will soon begin to play a strategic role in the development of the Pomeranian economy, contributing to dynamic changes in the region. It is estimated that by 2030 offshore wind energy could create around 42,000 jobs and increase local government revenues by more than PLN 900 million per year. These positive changes are occurring exponentially and the ecosystem of the sector is growing by leaps and bounds, says Radosław Bojarczuk of Invest in Pomerania, an initiative coordinated by the Pomerania Development Agency.
In July 2024, Poland’s first offshore wind farm, Bałtyk II, received a construction permit from the Pomeranian Voivode. The joint project between Polenergia and Norway’s Equinor involves the construction of 50 turbines with a total capacity of 720 MW, with the first turbines coming online in 2027.
At the same time, PGE Baltica w as working on the development of three offshore wind farms. The most advanced project, the Baltica 2 farm, with a capacity of around 1.5 GW, is expected to come online in 2027.
The neighbouring Baltica 3 farm, with a capacity of 1 GW, is being developed in cooperation with Danish giant Ørsted. The third farm, Baltica 1, being built by PGE’s own forces, is expected to produce around 0.9 GW of power and be ready in the next decade.
Photos: RelyOn press material
Source: PortalMorski.pl
