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ACE vice chairman
Following reorganisation at knock down barriers across
Dutch sustainable design and country lines to ensure we
to lead new
management consultancy, can bring to bear the skills,
Grontmij, Lawrence Hughes talents and resource of the
has been made head of group’s 8,000 people, quickly
Grontmij group
the new water and energy and efficiently.”
business. The company Grontmij has approximately
will see its six geographical 8,000 staff and will bring
sections replaced by three, together the three group
each focused on business leaders with chief executive
areas. Water and energy will officer Sylvo Thijsen and chief
be matched by a transport financial officer Mel Zuydam to
group and a planning and form a new group executive
design group. committee.
Ulf Palmblad will lead the Mr Hughes explained: “The
new transport section while resulting strategy will see us
continuing to oversee Dutch move away from a regionally
and Belgian business. driven business to a sector
Gert Dral will lead Denmark driven business. For the UK
and Sweden from his new and Ireland this will further
role in charge of planning and strengthen our offerings. We
design. have already seen significant
Lawrence Hughes said: benefit through sharing
“A lot of thought has been expertise across borders;
taken over the past few such as the development
months to explore how we of the SHARON advanced
can maximise the benefits of wastewater treatment process
working closer as a Grontmij in our water business and
group across Europe and Managed Motorways in the
beyond. The principle is to transportation sector.”
The European Commission 2GW of closely with government and
appoints MWH to advise on its offshore wind
a wide range of other interests
to secure commitments from
Global Climate Change Alliance. power planned
investors in offshore wind
energy in the UK.”
The European Union knowledge management, The start of the year saw the
has announced that capacity building and good launch of round
environmental engineering governance. three offshore wind
The exclusivity zone
consultancy MWH will provide Philippe Chabot of MWH’s zone partnerships.
strategic advisory services to International Development The Crown Estate agreements are:
the Global Climate Change Unit told Impact: “MWH announced
Alliance. is delighted to have been exclusivity zone Moray Firth zone – 1.3GW - Moray
The GCCA is a major EU awarded the GCCA contract, agreements for the Offshore Renewables Ltd
project to help poor nations which provides a unique nine zones planned. Firth of Forth zone – 3.5 GW -
integrate climate change platform to tackle the Once delivered SeaGreen Wind Energy Ltd
adaptation into their regional combined challenges of these should Dogger Bank zone – 9GW - Forewind
and national development poverty and climate change.” provide the UK with Consortium
plans. This ensures that the Having won the contract, a quarter of all its Hornsea zone – 4GW - Siemens
countries most likely to suffer MWH met with high level energy needs. Project Ventures and Mainstream
from a changing climate, representatives of developing Roger Bright, Renewable Power
but least able to respond, nations in December to set chief executive Norfolk Bank zone – 7.2GW - East
are able to make best use out how it would support their of the Crown Anglia Offshore Wind Ltd
of international development development. Plans will see Estate, said: “I Hastings zone – 0.6GW - Eon Climate
aid. measures designed to reduce am delighted that and Renewables UK
Employee-owned MWH deforestation, enhance we have today West of Isle of Wight zone – 0.9GW -
and its consortium partner, participation in the Clean announced the Eneco New Energy
the United Nations Institute Development Mechanism, development Bristol Channel zone – 1.5GW - RWE
for Training and Research prepare capacity to cope partners for all Npower Renewables
(UNITAR), will now be with natural disasters and nine Round 3 Irish Sea zone – 4.2GW - Centrica
involved with a range of integrate climate change into zones. We have Renewable Energy
advisory services regarding poverty reduction strategies. been working very
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