Showing posts with label Derwick Associates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Derwick Associates. Show all posts
Friday, March 28, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Derwick brings to a close the construction of its Technological Turbine Center
The Spanish newspaper ABC has shown an interest in our Technological Turbine Center. Here's a summary of
the information published last January:
The Technological Turbine Center is the latest project from Derwick Associates with the aim of transforming Venezuela into "a major
technology supplier in Latin
America", according to a statement from its president,
Alejandro Betancourt, for the Spanish newspaper ABC. Thanks to the technology of
this new center, the largest of its kind in Latin America, thermoelectric turbines
will be able to be sent and repaired locally, without depending on German or U.S.
companies, thus bringing costs down for the Venezuelan
energy sector as a whole.
The
entrepreneur has visited Spain with the intention of investing in the
European country in order to import advanced technology into Venezuela. According to Betancourt, "Spain
has technology centers in the areas of energy storage and large-scale networks. Spanish technological advancement in these centers
is overwhelming."
The purpose of the company is to continue focusing on positioning Venezuela as the leader in the thermoelectric sector on the continent, because it believes that "it is a country that has so much potential. There are opportunities here for all Venezuelans."
The CTT is a clear example of Derwick's commitment to Venezuela. The center is located in the industrial area of Guácara, in the state of Carabobo, and has an area of 31,000 square meters. The main goal of this plan is to respond to the country's need for technical assistance and to improve and speed up repairs of plants and electric turbines in the country. Moreover, it will allow for the training of the best specialists thanks to the company’s experience, and for the spread of the latest technological advancements in the field so that the benefits might reach all regions of the country. The CTT will boost Venezuela's production and technical capacity at an international level, through technical mechanisms such as Alba and Mercosur.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Alejandro Betancourt, founder of Derwick Associates
Alejandro Betancourt, one of the representatives of a new generation of entrepreneurs in Venezuela.
He studied Economics and Business Administration from Suffolk University in Massachusetts (Boston, USA), and has developed his business career in his own country, Venezuela.
His career has been consistently linked to the international trade and energy sector. He also has senior management experience in international companies, having served as Director of Trade for Latin America in the United Kingdom delegation to the ICC-OEOC, a North American firm with presence in Europe, Middle East, South America, and Africa.
After working for the ICC-OEOC, Betancourt was part of the management teams of Guruceaga Group and BGB Energy. Being CEO of BGB Energy included his active participation in the Interconexión Centro Occidente of Venezuela project (ICO) in 2006.
Following the success of BGB Energy Project in ICO and nearly a decade of industry experience, Alejandro Betancourt finally decided to found Derwick Associates in 2007, specializing in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (IPC) of power plants, focusing on innovation and the improvement of the processes of electric power production in Venezuela.
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