Renewables consultancy OWC has opened an office in Athens, Greece, to be headed up by country manager and offshore wind power specialist Vasilis Giotas.
Giotas (pictured) joins OWC from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy in Germany, where he was offshore wind sales project manager.
In this role, he oversaw the sale of turbine supply and service contracts on the Kaskasi and Albatros offshore wind farms in Germany.
Giotas will drive the development of OWC’s service offering in the Greek market, to support the growth of the local renewable energy industry, covering offshore and onshore wind, grid connections, solar PV and energy storage.
Giotas said: “There is significant potential in this market, with Greece’s aim to achieve higher than 95% renewable share of the energy mix by 2050.
“We will work with the wider ABL Group company to offer expertise in the market across all renewable technologies and other carbon-reduction initiatives to support local infrastructure on the decarbonisation journey.”
OWC managing director Katherine Phillips said: “With Greece aiming to put 2GW of offshore wind in the water by 2030, and an overall 2050 achievable potential of 50GW, we recognise that this is a rapidly moving market where our specialised capabilities can support the country as it accelerates towards net zero.
“This new office confirms our commitment to supporting Greece in realising its national renewable energy targets, not only in offshore wind, but also in solar, grid connection and energy storage.”