Ørsted has appointed Jun Kasamatsu as its new Country Manager for Japan, effective from 24 August. According to the Danish company, Kasamatsu is an experienced leader with over 20 years of professional experience in renewable energy, structured finance, and investment banking. “As Country Manager fo
Avangrid Renewables, the developer of the Kitty Hawk offshore wind project, has opened a new Virginia field office to support project development and help ignite a new industry off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. Kitty Hawk is a proposed offshore wind energy project to be built approximate
Vattenfall has appointed Anna Borg as its new CEO and President, succeeding Magnus Hall. Borg, who has been Vattenfall’s CFO since 2017, will take over her new role on 1 November. The appointment comes as Magnus Hall revealed in July that he had decided to leave the company after six years as CEO. T
Ørsted has appointed Mads Nipper as its next CEO and Group President, succeeding Henrik Poulsen. Nipper, who currently holds the position of CEO and Group President at Grundfos, will take over the role as of 1 January 2021. The appointment follows the decision by Henrik Poulsen, announced in June, t
Development of an indigenous green hydrogen industry could generate GBP 320 billion for the UK economy and sustain up to 120,000 jobs by 2050, a new report finds. The Offshore Wind and Hydrogen: Solving the Integration Challenge Report was released by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) and th
Energy major Total and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) have signed a series of agreements to co-develop an initial 2.3 GW portfolio of floating offshore wind projects in Korea. The portfolio consists of five projects, three in Ulsan totaling 1.5 GW and two in South Jeolla Province totaling
The Massachusetts-based Bristol Community College has entered a global partnership with Maersk Training to develop new courses for students seeking employment in the offshore wind industry. The college’s National Offshore Wind Institute (NOWI) currently offers basic safety training modules which inc
Ørsted has launched a recruitment campaign that will see the offshore wind developer employing 23 wind turbine technicians. The new employees will work out of the East Coast Hub in Grimsby on Ørsted’s offshore wind farms, including Hornsea Project Two. “Over half of Ørsted’s Grimsby based employees
North East England’s offshore wind cluster, Energi Coast, is starting a project which aims to produce a comprehensive report of the region’s supply chain capabilities in the offshore wind industry. The supply chain mapping project will identify the range of capabilities available throughout North Ea
A new study in Denmark, published on 26 June, says that every 1 GW of offshore wind set up in Denmark secures 14,600 full-time jobs. The study, released by Danish Shipping, Danish Energy and Wind Denmark, has investigated what investments in offshore wind can create in terms of employment throughout
The Cherbourg team is mostly looking to expand its production workforce, with positions that are open to all profiles and backgrounds, GE Renewable Energy said.
Markus Tacke is stepping down as CEO of Siemens Gamesa, effective immediately. According to the company, the Board of Directors and Tacke mutually agreed to terminate the CEO contract. Andreas Nauen, who was head the company’s offshore activities, has been appointed the new chief with immediate effe
Henrik Poulsen has resigned his position as CEO of Ørsted after eight years in the role. Poulsen will continue as CEO until 31 January 2021 at the latest and will be nominated for the company’s Board of Directors at the next annual general meeting (AGM) in March. “It’s been an incredible ride over t
1,400 GW of offshore wind globally by 2050 is entirely achievable considering the resource potential, technology innovation, and government appetite to position offshore wind at the centre of the global energy transition, the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) said. OREAC estimates that
