RES is cutting staff in its UK onshore wind team in response to what the company called “continuing evolution in market conditions”.
The move follows a review of RES’s UK and global operations and is part of an ongoing drive to “further reduce costs to continue the journey towards grid parity”.
There will also be some reduction in offshore wind staff although “the core offering will remain unchanged”. There will be an increasing focus on managing offshore assets for clients in this business area.
RES said final job losses have yet to be determined with a period of consultation taking place with those employees whose roles are under review. The company will seek to redeploy staff where possible.
There will also be some job losses internationally, and numbers boosted elsewhere, “as the company adapts its focus and looks to build on its successes in energy storage, asset management and solar”.
RES said the cuts in UK onshore wind were a direct result of changes in the country. “RES will continue to have significant onshore wind operations in its other markets,” it added.
RES made a previous round of job cuts in September 2014 with the UK business again bearing the brunt of changes.
RES Group chief executive Ian Mays said: “In the UK, the closure of the Renewable Obligation together with uncertainty about onshore wind’s access to the Contracts for Difference regime has resulted in an inevitable period of reduced activity in the UK onshore wind sector. These changes have led us to review the focus of our markets, activities and investment.”
RES chairman Gavin McAlpine added: “We are evolving RES’s business to ensure we remain customer-focused and continue down a path of sustainable growth. RES is positioning itself to meet the challenges of the evolving market place, while building upon the opportunities this creates to invest in international renewable markets.”
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Image: RES has been a core player in the UK’s wind revolution (reNEWS)
