Meet Paul

Paul Vigeant is an offshore wind consultant with more than 15 years of experience in this emerging energy market. He was the Principal Investigator and team leader for a comprehensive research project entitled, “2018 Massachusetts Offshore Wind Workforce Assessment” sponsored by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

From 2014 until 2018, Mr. Vigeant served as the Vice President for Workforce Development and External Affairs at Bristol Community College in Fall River, Massachusetts. He managed workforce-training initiatives in offshore wind and renewable energy technologies; he also served as the Managing Director of the New Bedford Wind Energy Center in New Bedford Massachusetts.  The Wind Energy Center supports the development of the offshore wind industry in the U.S. and promotes the Port of New Bedford as the premier location for a wide range of business development and investment opportunities associated with the emerging U.S. offshore wind industry.  

 Mr. Vigeant worked for more than twenty years at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as the Assistant Chancellor for Economic Development.  Mr. Vigeant conducted extensive research into the European offshore wind industry, including all aspects of supply chain development; in addition, his research focused on the technical and safety training requirements for careers in offshore wind.

Mr. Vigeant has more than 45 years of experience as a Chief Executive Officer and Senior Executive in workforce training, economic development, and finance capital formation. He has a B.A. from the University of Mass Dartmouth and earned his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Rhode Island.

2021 U.S. Offshore Wind Market Update

Offshore Wind Connections 2021, Hull, Yorkshire , U.K.; Team Humber Marine Alliance 

Offshore Wind Port Hubs on Atlantic Coast of U. S.

Windpower 2018 Chicago; American Wind Energy Association 

U.S. Offshore Wind Ports: Competition or Cooperation

International Partnering Forum, 2019 NYC; Business Network for Offshore Wind

Getting Ready for Emerging OSW Opportunities in the U.S.

Offshore Wind Connections 2017 Bridlington, Yorkshire,U.K.; Team Humber Marine Alliance.

OSW Worker Training: What is Needed to Prepare the Workforce

International Partnering Forum, 2018 Princeton, NJ; Business Network for Offshore Wind

Port of NewBedford Positioned for Offshore Wind

Windpower 2016 New Orleans; American Wind Energy Association

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