Ventus International
Ventus was formed with the objective of providing Contract, Permanent and Executive recruitment services, within both established and emerging renewable energy markets worldwide.
With strong financial backing and a truly international mindset, we invest heavily in our capability to support clients and candidates - irrespective of geographical location.
Our Sectors of Expertise
Offshore Wind
Our team has been involved in the offshore wind industry from the early days of The Crown Estate’s Round 1 program, to the 1GW+ projects far out at sea we are supporting today. The UK Government’s Offshore Wind Sector deal outlines commitments of 40GW of offshore wind in the UK by 2030. As a result of massive strides in technology advancement, supply chain innovation and efficiency gains enabled through economies of scale, offshore wind is now commercially viable and is seen as attractive by investors. Green hydrogen and energy storage solutions are expected to further add to the potential of this growing industry sector.
Onshore Wind
Our team has been active in the onshore wind sector in the UK and Ireland for many years, working with a wide range of categories of organisations across all stages of the project life cycle. We have worked with utilities, developers, OEM’s, contractors, Independent Service and Maintenance providers, regulators, financiers and a whole host of consultancies, throughout the project life cycle. We have watched the industry grow from an embryonic stage to a position of maturity today and we continue to help our clients extend asset life, create value enhancement, extend capacity and enable effective and robust asset management.
Marine Renewables
Our clients include some of the industry’s early technology pioneers within the wave and tidal energy sectors, many of whom we’ve helped to navigate challenging terrain against a backdrop of funding constraints and faltering levels of government support. This has involved supporting clients through proof of concept, prototype design and development, next generation design, through to fabrication, offshore installation, test and demonstration involving grid connected sea trials prior to commercial roll-out. We understand that getting it right for our clients first time is crucial in their quest to be first to market.
Solar
The UK Solar sector is set to benefit from inclusion in the UK government’s forthcoming contract for difference auction process also featuring onshore wind for the first time since 2015. With wind and solar costs continuing to reduce at a steady rate in recent years, the industry seems destined to thrive once again domestically. Globally, solar power capacity is expected to increase by 9% every year until 2050 according to a study undertaken by the International Energy Agency.
Energy Storage
One of the well documented challenges facing the renewable energy sector is the intermittency and unpredictability of key technologies, such as wind and solar. This unpredictability has been one of the barriers to the widespread adoption of renewable energy on a larger scale. Significant advancements are now being made in battery storage technology - which is predicted to go some way to reducing or eradicating imbalance of supply - and the associated impact on grid networks.