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RWE npower is a division of RWE group, serving the UK energy market with electricity and gas. npower has been a key player in the UK renewable energy sector, building one of the first offshore windfarms.
According to their website:
- The npower business was formally created in October 1999 and launched in April 2000. It combines the former electricity and gas supply businesses of MEB, Calortex, MEB Powerline, National Power Energy Direct, Independent Energy, Yorkshire Electricity and Northern Electric and Gas.[1]
npower cogen, a division of npower is a leading company making Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units.
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Coal fired power stations
Two planned supercritical coal power stations at Tilbury (1,600 megawatt)and Blyth (2,400 megawatt) were cancelled in November 2009. [2]
Nuclear
npower has secured two sites on the Cumbrian coast, as well as grid connection offers for two new nuclear plants, as well as another in Wylfa, Anglesey. They are also part of a joint venture with E.ON UK and Horizon Nuclear Power for two more projects (another at Wylfa, and at Oldbury in Gloucestershire). In total they aim to provide another 6GW of nuclear by 2020.[3]
RWE npower justifies its new nuclear plants as part of a climate change and energy security strategy, as promoted by the UK government;
- Building new nuclear power stations is a key part of our commitment to meet the UK’s energy needs and to reduce carbon dioxide intensity. The UK power industry needs significant investment in the next decade to replace ageing coal and nuclear power stations and help deliver an affordable, lower carbon economy.[4]
People
Executive Board
- Volker Beckers, Group Chief Executive Officer, since Jan 2010. Also Deputy Head of the Executive Commercial Management Committee at BDEW (German Association of Energy and Water Industries) and also represents the German companies at Eurelectric's "Finance & Economics" Focus Group.
- Dr Frank Weigand Chief Financial Officer since January 2010. Prior to this, he was Head of Group Controlling at RWE AG. Before joining RWE, he held senior positions with management consultants McKinsey and Company serving energy intensive clients in “Electric Power and Natural Gas”, “Cement” and “Operations” practices.[5]
- Kevin McCullough Chief Technical Officer.
- Kevin Miles, CEO of npower Retail
- Andrew Duff non-Executive Chairman. Previously worked for BP and Innogy[6]
Senior Management Team
- Alison Cole Director of Communications
- Guy Johnson Company Secretary, General Counsel and Director of Regulation
- Chris Pilgrim Human Resources Director [7]
- Giuseppe Di Vita, Managing Director of Retail Markets
- Chris Johnson, Managing Director of Retail Operations
- Simon Stacey, Retail Finance Director
- Jens Madrian, Managing Director of Commercial
- Julia Lynch-Williams, Director of Energy Services[8]
Resources
Notes
- ↑ npower website Company Facts Accessed 21/01/10
- ↑ RWE website New Power Stations Accessed 21/01/10
- ↑ RWE website Nuclear Accessed 21/01/10
- ↑ RWE website Nuclear Accessed 21/01/10
- ↑ RWE website RWE npower management team Accessed 21/01/10
- ↑ RWE website RWE npower management team Accessed 21/01/10
- ↑ RWE website RWE npower management team Accessed 21/01/10
- ↑ npower website Company Facts Accessed 21/01/10
