SGS announces new global Wind Project Manager

Ullrich Knopf, as a global Wind Project Manager at SGS will focus on SGS Rotor Blade Development Activities. Furthermore, with his technical expertise, he will also support global wind projects.

Knopf first became involved in wind energy during his studies in mechanical engineering in Berlin, where he wrote his diploma thesis in 1986 on a wind turbine that was considered at that time to have tremendous 15 kW rated power.

With a career that began at Körber AG in Hamburg in 1986, Ullrich Knopf gained experience in the design and calculation of mechanical construction. Thereafter, he continued working as a Test Engineer in the Department of Biomechanics at the Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg. In 1998 he took the opportunity to work as Team Leader of the Testing Department of Alfons Haar, which supplies a great variety of hydraulic equipment to the oil industry.

In 2001 Ullrich Knopf finally came back to the wind energy business by joining the Development Department of Nordex Energy. Working for nearly 8 years as a Test and Measurement Engineer, he gained broad experience in wind turbine technology.

He started working for SGS at the 1st of January 2009 in the Wind Energy Competence Center in Germany.
Certification of wind energy projects is recommended from the very start of data acquisition for soil, wind and wave site-specific investigations. The earlier risks are detected, the earlier counter measures can be taken.

For more information about SGS’ “Wind Energy Project Certification” Service visit: http://www.wind.sgs.com/wind_farm_project_certification

The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With more than 53'000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1’000 offices and laboratories around the world.

SGS Industrial Services as one of the largest business lines within the SGS Group is a global provider of technical inspection, verification, testing and conformity assessment services for all industrial markets present in all major industrial countries in the world.
For more information visit: www.sgs.com/industrial

Ullrich Knopf
Renewable Energy
Global Wind Project Manager

Industrial Services
c/o SGS Germany GmbH
Raboisen 28
D - 20095 Hamburg

phone: +49 40-301 01-235
fax: +49 89-12 50 40 68-235
mobile: +49 173-972 24 08
mail industrial.global@sgs.com
www.sgs.com/wind

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