The new advisory board’s brief is to discuss new technologies and trends relating to the expansion of renewables and outline the political conditions for this. Nominees will contribute their individual expertise to the council, which is to meet on a half-yearly basis.

Werner Schnappauf, director general of the Federation of German Industries, will chair the RWE Innogy advisory board, while Michaele Hustedt, moderator of the Bioenergy Network, will be the vice chairmain.

Fritz Vahrenholt, CEO of RWE Innogy, said: I am delighted that we have succeeded in bringing together a number of experienced and competent personalities from politics, science and business, and from within our own company, to form the advisory board at RWE Innogy. Our intention is to strengthen our dialog with all relevant sections of society and to make such dialog a permanent feature of our corporate culture.