Theme : Energy storage - DNV Kema

KEMA and Gasunie join forcesKEMA and Gasunie have signed a letter of intent to cooperate closelyin the area of gas consultancy, engineering services and research &development. The opportunity for this collaboration is the reasonwhy we are acquiring the unit Gasunie Engineering & Technology(GET). The activities of GET will be combined with KEMA’s gasactivities, enabling us to continue our development into a majorglobal gas and electricity service provider.Tomorrow’s energy supply offers a role to play for differing energysources that work together in mutual correlation, requiring ajoining of forces in consultancy and research & development. Thelink between electricity and gas will intensify, for instance, in thearea of sustainable energy. GET employs a staff of approximately90, and combines special laboratory facilities with extensiveexperience in gas technology. Besides consultancy, engineeringservices and research & development, GET’s expertise extends tothe performance of tests, measurements, analyses and studies.comments Pieter Trienekens, member of the Executive Board ofGasunie. “The best way to do this is through the combination ofGET and KEMA activities, allowing GET to join their extensiveinternational network. In this new situation, Gasunie will be astrategic business partner and one of KEMA’s larger clients.”Growing demandThis combination of GET, an established authority on gas,and KEMA, a world leader in electricity, creates a powerfulorganization, capable of meeting the growing global demand forexpertise in these areas. Thijs Aarten, member of the ExecutiveBoard of KEMA: “We’re extremely pleased to welcome GET toour organization. Combining the expertise of KEMA and Gasunieis a logical step since many of our clients operate in both the gasand the electricity market. The new combination is excellentlypositioned to respond successfully to international developmentsin the energy market, and fits perfectly into our growth strategy.”“It’s vitally important that we find opportunities for broaderutilization of the know-how and experience gained within GET,”The new partnership between KEMA and GET is expected to gointo operation effective July 1, 2009.