innogy SE has appointed David Few as Project Director for the largest project in its current development portfolio, the 1.2 gigawatt (GW) Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, sited on Dogger Bank in the North Sea.
As Project Director David Few will be responsible for delivering a winning bid for Sofia in a Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction and leading the innogy project team through all aspects of the pre-construction phase of the project.
David brings with him more than 30 years of technical, commercial, business leadership and project experience, most recently heading up renewables and conventional generation projects, including three 400+ megawatt (MW) offshore wind projects, for engineering consultancy Atkins.
“Throughout my career I have found it most rewarding to work on projects where there is complexity and scope for innovation, both of which are in abundance in the offshore wind sector. The opportunity to work for innogy on the hugely exciting Sofia project was too good to miss.”
Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, formerly known as Dogger Bank Teesside B, is sited 165 km off the coast of the North East of England on a shallow area covering almost 600 square kilometres. It has an agreed connection point at an existing National Grid substation located in Lackenby, Teesside and was granted development consent in August 2015.
Sofia Offshore Wind Farm is 100% owned by innogy SE.
About innogy SE
innogy SE is a leading German energy company, with revenue of around €43 billion (2017), more than 42,000 employees and activities in 16 countries across Europe. With its three business segments Grid & Infrastructure, Retail and Renewables, innogy addresses the requirements of a modern, decarbonised, decentralised and digital energy world. Its activities focus on its more than 22 million customers, and on offering them innovative and sustainable products and services which enable them to use energy more efficiently and improve their quality of life. The key markets are Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as several countries in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe, especially the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. In renewable power generation, the company is also active in other regions, e.g. Spain, Italy and the USA, with a total capacity of 3.9 gigawatts. As a leader of innovation in future-oriented fields like eMobility, we are represented in the international hot-spots of the technology industry such as Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv and Berlin. We combine the extensive expertise of our energy technicians and engineers with digital technology partners, from start-ups to major corporates.
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