by Shane Henson — January 2, 2012—DNV, a provider of risk management services, is poised to become a major player within the cleaner energy, sustainability, power generation, transmission and distribution sectors through the recent acquisition of KEMA, a leading authority in energy consulting and testing and certification. DNV recently acquired 74.3% of KEMA’s shares and will now be called DNV KEMA.
DNV KEMA will consist of all 1,800 KEMA employees and 500 employees from DNV’s renewable energy and sustainability activities. The new company will be led by Thijs Aarten, the CEO of KEMA, and headquartered in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
According to Aarten, KEMA’s activities are highly complementary to those of DNV’s existing renewable energy and sustainability businesses, and all these activities will be integrated to form one compelling service offering to the global energy sector. Services will cover the entire energy value chain from energy source to end user, including wind energy, carbon capture and storage, carbon trading, energy efficiency, power generation, transmission and distribution, and energy-related testing, inspection and certification.
