We’re proud to welcome Zdravko Angelov to the magazine for his first time. The far-sighted Managing Director of Netherlands-based VizionZ Engineering has made it his business to deliver improvements to the offshore industry through innovative engineering technology. We spoke to the highly-regarded industry figure about meeting client challenges, exceeding expectations and building solid business foundations…
PES: Welcome to PES. Would you like to tell us a little about your organisation and outline how you serve the wind industry?
Zdravko Angelov: Our company is fairly young and was founded on a vision of more innovation in the offshore wind industry. We believe that we, as an industry, have yet to make our mark on renewable energy adoption and that the only way to do that is through innovating. That is why we as company focus on the development and supply of innovative technologies to tackle the challenges of today in offshore wind and enable the market growth of tomorrow.
We operate out of the Netherlands, supplying technology and engineering services for offshore support structures both new and existing. With our solutions, we focus on reducing their cost and improving characteristics such as damping.
PES: What’s your on-the-ground assessment of the state of the market right now?
ZA: It is a competitive market that is preparing for the growth challenges of the future. The capacity growth ambitions and targets for the future strongly drive the investing and technology development plans for the future.
However, the simultaneous challenge of increasing capital investment required for new projects makes the market players more cautious and waiting for government support. This is unfortunately not beneficial for the industry long-term goals and the speed of development.
PES: Yours is a young company. How have you found launching a new business at a time when many sectors have been facing economic crisis?
