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He is member of King's College advisory board at the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS) and was Councilor of the German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce. He is also a member of The Worshipful Company of the Fuellers and Fellow of the Energy Institute (FEI), London. He
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Commenting on his award, Volker Beckers said: “I am honoured to have been recognised for my contributions to the industry. There are a lot of challenges and changes ahead for energy in the UK and further afield, but having seen the hard work, dedication and innovation of those working in the sector
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In October 2018, Volker Beckers became the chair of energy tech start-up, Piclo, applying his industry expertise to facilitating the growth of its flexibility marketplace that enables Distribution System Operators (DSO) to procure flex and other ‘smart’ energy services.
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of Cornwall Insight, Non-Executive Chairman of Foresight Metering, Honorary Chairman of Energy Live News, and Non-Executive Director of the Nuclear Authority Board, and holds positions on several other boards and organisations.
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In addition to his role at RWE Npower, Volker Beckers has held a number of representative roles, including deputy chairman of the Executive Commercial Management Committee at BDEW (
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Volker Beckers was RWE npower's Group CFO from 2003 to 2009. In January 2010 he became chief executive. Volker was Group CEO of RWE Npower plc until the end of 2012.
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For his efforts as a leader in the industry he has been recognised in 2012 with the Supreme Award for “outstanding contribution to the industry” and as the first
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company, he successfully oversaw substantial investment in the UK generation fleet, with the completion of two efficient gas-fired power stations –
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In 2012 it was announced that RWE npower would start commercial operations of its 2,000 megawatt (MW) gas-fired power station at Pembroke.
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became “Honorary Vice-President and Advisory Board Member“ at the Energy and Utility Forum in 2015.
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on a day-to-day basis, I have no doubt the industry will rise to meet them.”
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Npower had already announced that the 1 billion pound ($ 1.6 billion)
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In 2017 Volker Beckers became Honorary Chairman of Energy Live News.
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German  Association of Energy  and  Water Industries
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Corporate Controlling and Development at RWE Net AG in
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