Technical Director, Grid Connection and System Integration, ERM

Biography

Mr. Bernd Kim Okkels has worked with engineering, procurement and construction of offshore wind farms, Power-to-X and power plants for decades. He has comprehensive experience with business and project development, and has successfully demonstrated his skills in development, maturation, execution and commissioning of projects with special focus on grid connection, on- and offshore substations, submarine cables and offshore cable installation. Bernd has extensive experience with maturation and development of organizations and novel technology, converting innovative ideas to actual projects, introducing and implementing new technical solutions for sustainable energy projects. Bernd has detailed knowledge of flexible power plants and system integration of renewables and green hydrogen production. He has worked with Hybrid power plants, Solar power, energy storage and O&M optimization of HV & SCADA assets.