Pascal Radue Takes the Helm as Executive VP at Nexans' Generation & Transmission Business Group
Radue will actively contribute to the Group’ s ambition to become a pure player in electrification worldwide," Nexans said.Pascal Radue is from Switzerland, he holds a Master of Engineering (Hons) degree in Naval Architecture from Southampton University in the UK.He started his career with Alstom Power in Belfort, France, in 2001. During his tenure with Alstom and later GE, Pascal held various leadership positions and most recently was the CEO of the GE Hydro business.Radue will report to Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Guérin.Christopher Guérin, CEO of Nexans, comments:
X1 Wind Expands Leadership Team
has a massive potential to contribute to this goal. Nevertheless, it still requires innovation to become a competitive technology and that’s what we strive for at X1 Wind. It is a pleasure to work with a technology that has such a tremendous potential, alongside a world-class team.”Former Alstom Power and GE Renewable Mechanical engineer Javier G. Cervilla said, “I am very excited to join the X1 Wind family. The team is forging a path as a world-leading floating wind developer, with a truly novel solution. I couldn’t resist this rare opportunity to help redefine floating wind
Kreuz Subsea Names Liew CFO
officer.Liew has more than 20 years’ experience in senior financial positions, leading multi-entity organizations in the Asia Pacific region and has been instrumental in driving growth and profitability through the implementation of key operating structures. His previous roles include VP Finance at ALSTOM Grid where he was CFO for ALSTOM’s EPC business in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to ALSTOM, Liew also held key finance and strategy positions with SONY Electronics Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, and SingTel Ltd.Liew’s appointment completes Kreuz Subsea’s leadership team. He is the company&rsquo
BV Approvals Help Propel Floating Offshore Wind Sector
. The floating foundation is based on a semi-submersible floater, designed to be competitive, adapted to mass production, easily towable, connectable and dis-connectable, and adaptable to site conditions and local industrial environments. This approval was provided as part of the General Electric (ex-Alstom) and DCNS Energies Sea Reed project, a FOWT product development initiative supported by ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency. A Preliminary Design Approval for Bureau Veritas implies that the Basis of Design has been approved. The design is feasible, achievable, and contains
EDF Delays French Offshore Wind Park Project
French state-owned utility EDF's renewable energy unit has postponed the expected start of operations at its first offshore wind turbines by one year to 2021, it said on Tuesday. A consortium of EDF and Alstom won a tender in 2012 to build three 500 megawatt (MW) wind parks with a total capacity of nearly 1,500 MW on France's Atlantic coast. They were meant to go online in 2020, but legal challenges filed by anti-wind associations have delayed the project, the company said. "We expect the offshore wind parks will become operational in 2021-2022," EDF Energies
DCNS Predicts Turning Point for Tidal Power
could be commercially operated at the moment. Kalanquin called on the French government to speed up planned tenders for tidal current turbine farms, with commercially viable scale of more than 100 MW. DCNS will install 7 pilot turbines in Raz Blanchard for EDF in 2018. General Electric-Alstom was also selected to install turbines there for Engie. ($1 = 0.6754 pounds) (By Geert De Clercq; Editing by Alexander Smith
GE Interested in German Offshore Wind, Eastern Europe
General Electric, fresh from taking on the offshore wind business of rival Alstom, is positioning itself in Germany's expanding offshore wind sector and looking at eastern Europe. "German offshore wind has become very important for us," Carlos Haertel, chief executive for GE Germany & Austria, told Reuters in an interview. "Onshore wind in eastern Europe and the Balkan countries is currently interesting, especially in Poland and Romania," he said. GE, the world's third-biggest wind turbine manufacturer by market share after Denmark's Vestas and
France to Launch Third Offshore Wind Tender
bidders have to make final bids. The government will also simplify procedures for building permits for the tender. France awarded a first offshore wind tender for 2,000 megawatts of capacity in 2012, representing investment of about 7 billion euros ($8 billion). A consortium of EDF and Alstom won three of the four sites, at Fecamp, Courseulles-sur-Mer (Normandy) and Saint-Nazaire (Loire). Spain's Iberdrola, in partnership with nuclear group Areva, won the fourth site at Saint-Brieuc (Brittany). A second tender awarded 1,000 MW, for investment of 4 billion euros to a consortium
Atlantis Resources Joins Ocean Energy Europe Board of Directors
and a project developer to help build a fully commercial ocean energy industry, capable of meeting 10 percent of Europe’s electricity demand by 2050.” Atlantis joins a lineup of lead sponsors on the Ocean Energy Europe Board of Directors which includes senior representatives from Alstom, EDF, Engie, Scottish Power Renewables, Siemens, DP Energy, DCNS, West Normandy Marine Energy and Scottish Development International
February 2024
