New owner for Ecofys, as parent firm declared bankrupt

Parts of Ecofys, the renewables and energy efficiency researchers and consultancy, have been acquired by Rotterdam-based energy company Eneco, after Ecofys and its parent company, Econcern, were declared bankrupt a week ago.

A spokesperson for Ecofys confirmed that Eneco has bought 100% of the shares of Ecofys Netherlands, Ecofys Germany and Ecofys UK.

Meanwhile, according to a statement from Eneco, the activities of Ecofys that have been acquired "correspond to the existing strategy and the further development of Eneco’s expertise in the area of its decentralised-sustainable-together strategy, the development of sustainable forms of electricity production in cooperation with the customer".

"Ecofys will be positioned at arm’s length from Eneco in order to guarantee the continued independence of its advisory role in the future," stated the acquiring firm.

With more than 350 employees in 13 countries, Ecofys describes itself as "one of the largest consultancy firms in sustainable energy and climate policy".

• Eneco news release