RES will expand its renewable services via the creation of a standalone renewables high voltage (HV) engineering services team in the UK and Ireland.
The new team will build upon RES’ existing experience operating HV networks for both onshore and offshore assets. It is hoped that the creation of a dedicated in-house team will ensure the company maintains high levels of safety amongst HV projects.
“As a renewables specialist we understand the importance of time management in relation to HV work and minimising the downtime of assets, which is why we have taken the decision to create a standalone HV team,” said David Price, head of HV services at RES.
“Safety is paramount on every project that we work on and by creating our own comprehensive safety rules this will continue to be the case. Bolstering our services with our in-house HV team will also help support our long-term growth and deliver additional value to our clients.”
With experience of delivering HV services across solar, onshore wind, offshore wind and storage, the company implements and operates their own safety rules up to 400kV which are supplemented by their in-house 24/7/365 Control Centre, ensuring statutory compliance and the safety standards.
RES has delivered more than 23GW of renewable energy projects across the globe and supports an operational asset portfolio exceeding 10GW worldwide.
In October 2021, Octopus Renewables and RES announced £3 billion in investment into green hydrogen as part of a new partnership.
Under the terms of the partnership, the organisation will use their collective experience and capital to develop the green hydrogen plans, fuelled by renewable energy when it is in abundance. They will work with large industrial partners who are looking to green hydrogen to decarbonise their operations.