OSLO, Norway, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aker Offshore
Wind and Hexicon have today appointed former Swedish Finance
Minister Pär Nuder and former Vattenfall executive Mikael Kramer to the Board of Directors of its
new 50-50 joint venture to develop floating wind offshore
Sweden.
With Sweden's plans to produce
100 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2040 and
to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, the partners see a clear
opportunity for offshore wind projects as the market develops.
The board of directors for the joint venture includes Swedish
nationals Pär Nuder and Mikael
Kramer. Nuder, former Minister of Finance for Sweden, has for the past decade worked in the
private sector as a board member and strategic advisor to several
companies and organizations, including the Albright Stonebridge
Group and the private equity fund EQT. For eight years, he was also
the chairman of AP3, one of the national pension funds. Kramer is
an industry veteran having previously held the role of Head of
Group Mergers and Acquisitions at Vattenfall during a period of
great European expansion.
Together, Aker Offshore Wind and Hexicon bring unique
capabilities and experience. Aker Offshore Wind, through the Aker
group of companies, brings to the project its learnings and
know-how from five decades of planning, designing, and executing
offshore projects in the North Sea and elsewhere globally. Aker has
a core expertise in project planning and execution methodology,
technology know-how and fabrication competencies to scale and
industrialize offshore wind in a sustainable way.
Stockholm-based Hexicon was
founded in 2009 and has an experienced team that is developing
floating offshore wind projects with other established industry
partners in countries such as South
Korea and Scotland.
Offshore wind in Sweden is an
early-stage market with large potential and Hexicon is the only
dedicated floating wind developer in the domestic market.
Tom Selwood, Chief Financial
Officer of Aker Offshore Wind, said: "As partners, we have the
knowhow to deliver floating offshore wind generation in
Sweden and are committed to a
future of green renewable energy. Our joint venture represents our
long-term commitment, whilst the newly established board of
directors brings the expertise to succeed."
Marcus Thor, Chief Executive
Officer of Hexicon, said: "Sweden
is an attractive market for offshore wind and has set a target to
reach 'net zero' greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Our projects
have the potential to provide a stable and clean energy generation
long term, which benefits both Swedish industry and Swedish
consumers."
The remaining four members of the Board of Directors are
representatives from Aker Offshore Wind and Hexicon.
Both parties are technology agnostic for the purposes of the
Swedish market and will work together to identify the optimal
technology solutions for each project.
For further information, please contact:
Sebastian Robson, CFO, Hexicon
Email: sebastian.robson@hexicon.eu
Tel: +46 704418448
Maria Lanza Knudsen,
Communications Manager, Aker Offshore Wind
E-mail: maria.knudsen@akeroffshorewind.com
Tel: +47 484 42 426
Christian Yggeseth, Investor Relations, Aker Offshore Wind
Email: christian.yggeseth@akerhorizons.com
Tel: +47 915 10 000
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