G+ is the global health and safety organisation bringing together the offshore wind industry to pursue shared goals and outcomes. It is run in partnership with the Energy Institute, which provides the secretariat and supports its work.
The G+ has four main work areas:
- Incident data reporting
- Good practice guidance
- Safe by Design workshops.
- Learning from incidents
The members of the G+ are lead operators and owners of offshore wind farms and Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Senior executives of the member companies meet quarterly, as the G+ Board.
The Focal Group consists of members’ health and safety experts, who meet monthly to deliver the work programme of the G+.
There are European, APAC and North American Focal Groups.
Chair
Jakob Nielsen
Director of Health and Safety Offshore
Vattenfall
Vice Chair
David Griffiths
Head of Safety, Health and Environment
SSE Renewables
Board members
Dan Finch
Moray Offshore Renewables Director
OceanWinds
Dennis Thorlund Elsberg
Head of HSE in Projects & Service
SGRE
Don Mackay
Director of Operations
EDF Renewables
Jill Lees
Director, HSE & Sustainability
RWE Renewables
Lisbeth Norup Frømling
Vice President QHSE
Ørsted
Pablo Temiño López-Jurado
Offshore Business Head of HSQ
Iberdrola
Rachel Porto
Global Head of WHSES
Corio Generation
Tove Lunde
Head of Safety, Security and Sustainability, New Energy Solutions
Equinor
Meet the team
Kate Harvey, General Manager

Kate Harvey is the General Manager of the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation. Kate began her career in renewable energy at RWE in 2002. Kate then joined SSE in 2008, where she undertook the following roles: Consents Manager for Greater Gabbard, Project Manager for Galloper, SSE Asset Manager for Dogger Bank and Board member of Seagreen. Kate has been the G+ General Manager since 2016.
Beate Hildenbrand, G+ Head of the Americas

Beate Hildenbrand, G+ Head of the Americas is leading the strategic development of G+ in the Americas region with the aim to improve health & safety performance in the global offshore wind industry. Beate has supported the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation deliver their work programme since 2018 when she joined as Manager for Offshore and Onshore Wind. She joined the Energy Institute in 2010 as Technical Manager for Environment and Health where she managed the environment and health technical programmes at the EI and worked with the various Committees on issues relevant to the energy industry.
Mariana Carvalho, Technical Manager Offshore Wind

Mariana is the Technical Manager for Offshore Wind at the Energy Institute, supporting the G+.
She started her health and safety journey at IOGP, launching Project Safira, which aimed to eliminate fatalities from the industry.
She holds a Chemistry degree from Imperial College London and a Masters in The Technology and Analysis of Archaeological Materials from UCL.
David Gana, Data Manager Offshore Wind

David is the G+ Data Manager. He leads the G+ Health and Safety incident data programme and Toolbox submissions. He is a chartered engineer and has over 15 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and most recently in the offshore wind industry. He has worked in various roles as IT Engineer and analyst. He started his career with Huawei Technologies (Nig.) Limited and subsequently worked with Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Petrofac, ABB, Offshore Wind Consultants Limited among others. Some of the recent projects he worked on include EA1 Offshore Windfarm and Seagreen Offshore Windfarm projects.
Caren Hsiao, APAC Representative

Caren Hsiao is the APAC Representative at the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation, and is currently based in Taiwan. Before joining the Energy Institute (EI), Caren served as the PR Associate at wpd Taiwan.
Jak Currie, Technical Officer Offshore Wind

Jak assists and provides the G+ secretariat as the Technical Officer for Offshore Wind at the Energy Institute.
He first began his career in sustainability working with electronic scooters at Neuron Mobility.
He graduated from Newcastle University with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree in Renewable Energy Engineering.
Case studies
The G+ aims to publish case studies of Health and Safety initiatives developed by G+ members, in order to assist with the sharing of experiences.
The G+ has published the below case studies:
Calendar
An events calendar for the organisations involved in the Industry Collaboration Committee (ICC) is listed below. This calendar lists external and internal events and meetings.
Should you require further information, please contact your relevant industry organisation represented on the ICC.
2023
January
12 January - G+ O&M Group meeting
17 January - IMCA Regional meeting: Middle East and India
19 January - G+ European Focal Group meeting
31 January - G+ US Focal Group meeting
February
23 February - G+ Board meeting
28 February - G+ US Focal Group meeting
28 February - 2 March - EI International Energy Week
March
28 February - 2 March - EI International Energy Week
1-3 March - ACP O&M and Safety conference
16 March - G+ European Focal Group meeting
21-22 March - IMCA Safety Seminar
23 March - G+ Stakeholder Forum
28 March - G+ US Focal Group meeting (in person)
28-30 March - IPF (Business Network for OW, US)
April
25 April - G+ US Focal Group meeting
25-27 April - WindEurope annual event – Copenhagen
27 April - G+ Board meeting
May
9-10 May - IMCA DP Conference
18 May - G+ European Focal Group meeting
30 May - G+ US Focal Group meeting
June
13-15 June - Seaworks
14-15 June - RUK’s Global Offshore Wind
27 June - G+ US Focal Group meeting (in person)
29 June - G+ European Focal Group meeting
July
25 July - G+ US Focal Group meeting
August
29 August - G+ US Focal Group meeting
September
21 September - G+ AGM & Board meeting
26 September - G+ US Focal Group meeting
October
3-4 October - ACP's Offshore WINDPOWER 2023
5 October - G+ European Focal Group meeting
11-12 October - GWEC Global Offshore Wind Summit Japan
18-20 October - Energy Taiwan
31 October - G+ US Focal Group meeting (in person)
November
16 November - G+ European Focal Group meeting
28 November - G+ US Focal Group meeting
December
5 December - G+ Board meeting