Four Dutch and German consultancies in offshore renewable energy field have jointly established a new international consultancy company Wind Minds.
The objective of the consultancy is to combine the expertise and experience in building new offshore wind farms in North West Europe, America and Asia.
Pondera Consult, MECAL Independent eXperts, Ep4 Offshore, and BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH are four participating companies.
Initially, the consultancy will visit and target Japan and Korea, after joining the trade mission of Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp, between October 27th and November 4th , accompanied by King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima during their state visit to both countries.
With the help of this trade mission, Wind Minds will further promote their offshore wind expertise in Japan and Korea.
The four companies together will employ over 100 specialists, who have expert knowledge which covers all phases of a wind farm life cycle and were directly involved in over 40 offshore wind projects in Northwest Europe , the US, Canada and Asia.
Wind Minds is a one-stop shop for developers, investors, governments and utility companies. The focus is to be a pro-active partner for clients, providing them with independent consultancy in all disciplines related to offshore wind power, says, Arno Verbeek, Pondera Consult.
Since company is based in Asia, it can support the development and construction of offshore wind farms in this region. Similarly, because of the North-European background it can support Asian companies in obtaining a market share in Europe, explained Verbeek.
According to the latest market trend, European energy future is being shaped by offshore wind farms, with North West Europe offering excellent opportunities.
At present, sixteen new offshore wind farms are being built, producing nearly 5 Gigawatts of sustainable power when constructed. Europe now has 73 offshore wind farms in 11 countries, with a combined capacity of 7.5 Gigawatts.
Sabeena Wahid
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