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Romy joined ENEA in 2017 as an analyst and contributes to projects spanning the subjects of bioenergy, energy storage, energy access, CCUS, entrepreneurship and low-carbon mobility. She works with utilities, investors, industrials, start-ups, development banks and investment funds on the development of strategies, new business models and R&D roadmaps. She has carried out several due diligence procedures for start-ups in the energy access, energy storage, hydrogen, smart cities and cooling sectors.

Prior to joining ENEA, Romy undertook several internships in the construction and environmental engineering sectors, and was actively involved in climate change initiatives as a member of Climate KIC and Young European Leadership.

Romy holds an MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures from Imperial College London and a BEng in Civil Engineering from University College London. She also holds a Master Label in Climate entrepreneurship from Climate KIC EIT. She is the author of two research theses, and a soon-to-be published manuscript with UNDP Lebanon and Imperial College London on the identification of sustainable electricity supply alternatives for Lebanon’s energy transition. She is fluent in English, French and Arabic and has intermediate knowledge of Spanish.

Jacques joined ENEA in 2018 as a manager to bring his electricity markets expertise. At ENEA, he supports a wide range of market players (energy companies, EPC, investors, local energy players…) in their strategic positioning on the energy transition sector (solar, storage, aggregation…). Jacques also closely works with the new electricity market players (aggregators, providers of innovative technologies, EMS…)

Before joining ENEA, Jacques worked for five years for Energy Pool, a leading company in the demand response market for I&C customers. During this experience, he helped open up electricity markets to demand response by working in close partnership with electricity system operators and utilities in many countries (RTE, National Grid, Elia, TEPCO). He was also in charge of structuring and deploying demand response offers for industrial end-users and led Energy Pool’s participation in major R&D project investigating new methods and tools to support the emerging roles of the distribution system operators in Europe.

Jacques also worked for two years at EDF Energy in Great Britain. He was responsible for controlling the trading teams’ activity and assessing the company’s risk exposure to the wholesale energy markets.

Jacques graduated from École Centrale Paris where he specialised in applied mathematics.

Olivier started working at ENEA in 2019, with more than three years of proven experience in the Energy Transition sector.

Following several internships oriented towards the financing of ‘green’ technologies, he decided to move to Ivory Coast, where, for nearly two years, he worked as a Credit Manager for PEG Africa, one of the leaders of the Solar Pay-As-You-Go industry in West Africa. Prior to joining ENEA, Olivier had also realised consultancy missions for Tracetebel, an Engie subsidiary, focusing on economic and financial analyses of renewable energy projects in Subsaharan Africa and Central America.

Within ENEA, Olivier accompanies all actors along the energy value chain – public authorities, utilities, industrial companies, groundbreaking start-ups and investors – in their strategic decisions and the creation of new business models.

His fields of special interest include the integration of renewable energy into the existing power infrastructure, the analysis of green-growth-related investment opportunities, as well as the economic and social benefits represented by the deployment of energy access solutions in developing countries.

Olivier graduated from Université Paris-Dauphine, where he specialised in Economics and Finance of Energy and Climate. He is fluent in English and French and has intermediate knowledge of Spanish.

Jeremie joined ENEA in 2019 to contribute to projects supporting biogas, Smart Grids and energy efficiency. He works with power and industrial companies on the development of tools, business and financing models, strategies and new market segments.

Jeremie’s interest in the energy sector was built by several previous experiences including infrastructure project finance in London, energy consulting in Singapore and an end-of-course internship in the power economics division of RTE (French TSO).

Jeremie is a graduate of the Ecole des Mines de Paris, with a major in “Public Affairs and Innovation”. He speaks English fluently and Spanish at an intermediate level.

Laurent joined ENEA in 2011 as a consultant on studies concerning industrial process optimization and the positioning of biofuels on the market. Laurent is currently in charge of business development, mainly in the Oil & Gas, biofuels, waste and environmental sectors.

Laurent has managed and contributed to energy consumption optimization projects for companies with power-intensive processes, designed entry strategies for investors in the field of biofuels and carried out due diligence procedures.

During the course of his consulting assignments at ENEA, Laurent has worked for utilities, OEMs, national and international public authorities and private investors in France, Asia and Africa.

His fields of expertise are the energy sector with extensive experience in Oil & Gas, bioenergies and waste management. Prior to joining ENEA, Laurent designed and started up several biogas and waste recovery plants. Laurent began his career in a multinational oil & gas service company as a process engineer working on international-scale projects and the development of innovative technologies for Subsea applications.

Laurent earned an engineering degree from the Université Technologique de Compiègne (UTC) in process engineering; he also has a Masters Degree in research on matter and energy transformation processes. Laurent completed his education with a second engineering diploma from the IFP School in the field of Energy and Processes. He speaks English fluently. You might run into him at a Land’Art festival with a glass of his favorite Japanese whisky in hand…

Nicolas joined ENEA in 2015. He manages and carries out missions for funds, banks, energy industrial actors and public structures.

At ENEA, he has carried out strategic evaluations of investment targets and support missions for the sale of energy-related companies for private and public investment funds and industrial groups. He has conducted international market studies and positioning studies for innovative energy products and services for large players, SMEs and start-ups in the energy sector, and has elaborated Energy Transition Roadmaps for key territorial public actors in France.

He has acquired solid knowledge in many sectors of the Energy Transition, particularly in energy efficiency, clean mobility and distributed solar energy.

Before joining ENEA, Nicolas acquired a rich field experience. He has notably participated in the financial rating of microfinance banks in Africa, and has launched several companies, including Jumia Cameroon (Rocket Internet group), and a start-up in distributed demand response in France.

Nicolas is a graduate of HEC Paris Grande Ecole - Master in Entrepreneurship, and speaks French and English fluently.

Fanny joined ENEA in 2019 as an analyst in order to take part in various projects concerning energy and environment. She works with energy companies, industrialists, start-ups and investment funds, and contributes to missions to develop sustainable mobility and low-carbon energies.

Prior to joining ENEA, Fanny has worked in R&D for the development of a massive storage system using high-temperature refractory materials.

Fanny graduated from IMT Altantique in Energy System and Environment. During her education she studied at the Seoul National University. She is fluent in English.

Jean Christophe joined ENEA as a Senior Advisor in 2018.

Jean Christophe has 15 years of experience in large industrial groups and 10 years of experience in the renewable energy sector.

Founder of several development and operating companies for solar photovoltaic and biogas plants, he has also led the subsidiary of Iberdrola in France during its first calls for tenders for offshore wind farms and has won the St Brieuc 500 MW wind farm project.

In tandem with his development activities for renewable energy generation plants, Jean Christophe has been involved for the past 10 years on numerous projects as a strategy consultant. Among the latter, major projects include bio-hydrogen production from biogas, energy storage in the ZNI, the call for projects of the first floating wind farms in the Mediterranean, the call for tenders for the wind farm in the Dunkirk Sea, or even missions on ‘zero net energy territories’.

Jean Christophe provided expert services for ADEME for the evaluation of CSP technologies. He also provides courses in renewable energy to students at ENSTA (Palaiseau) and HES (Switzerland).

Jean-Christophe is a graduate of ENSEA (90) and ESSEC (93), he is also an Alpine Hunter at the EMHM Military High Mountain School (91)

Adrien joined ENEA in 2018, after more than 3 years’ experience in energy and environmental transition consulting at GreenFlex (now part of the Total Group’s energy efficiency division). He works with energy companies, industrial companies, investors, public authorities and start-ups on strategic missions and the development of new business models.

In particular, he has carried out strategic investment target assessment missions for private and public investment funds, international market analyses, technical and economic analyses of disruptive technologies and positioning studies of innovative energy products and services for groups, SMEs and energy start-ups, and an energy transition roadmap for the main French grouping of R&D centres.

His areas of expertise are energy transition in the industry, energy efficiency, the biogas/biomethane sector in Europe and second-generation biofuels.

Adrien graduated from ESCP Europe’s Master in Management, specialising in "Sustainability and Management", taught in Berlin. Adrien is also accredited to use the Bilan Carbone® tool by the Institut Français du Carbone. Adrien is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

Thomas joined ENEA in September 2019 to take part in missions related to green gases and renewable heat. He works with major energy companies and start-ups on the design of innovation strategy and roadmaps regarding new energy usages.

Before joining ENEA, Thomas contributed to a mission to support local development in Cambodia in the agriculture and energy sector.

Thomas is a graduate of CentraleSupélec where he benefited from a multidisciplinary training. He then specialized in renewable energy at Imperial College of London where he completed a Master's degree in Sustainable Energy Future. His Master's thesis was carried out in collaboration with Engie on the potential of a new energy supply business model. Thomas speaks English fluently.

Safae joined ENEA in 2016. She supervises strategic projects and manages the company’s commercial activity.

Safae started her career in a major consulting firm focused on strategy and transformation. She worked for key accounts in the field of energy, on diverse topics with organisational and strategic aspects: definition of the go-to-market strategy in Saudi Arabia for an energy company, definition of the industrial digital strategy of a major oil company, setting up of a dismantling and nuclear waste management division, creation of a project engineering platform for the construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant…

During her assignments at ENEA, Safae worked on various strategic projects (construction of a CCUS R&D roadmap for a large O&G company, creation of investment funds specialised in energy transition, …). She has also supervised the implementation of innovative projects (definition of an industrial company's innovation roadmap, …) and conducted prospective studies in new sectors (urban microgrids, alternative fuels for commercial vehicles, biomethane, …). She is also involved in projects linked to clean mobility and she is in charge of developing ENEA’s activities on the gas chain and green gas.

Safae has also been able to support social entrepreneurs in defining and structuring their development strategies in Tanzania and Kenya.

Safae graduated from the Ecole des Mines in Nancy in Energy and Environmental Processes and completed her studies with a specialisation in Energy and Environmental Management at ENSTA ParisTech. She speaks fluent French, English and Arabic.

Sebastian joined ENEA in 2016 to work on projects involving the development of industrial technologies and processes, energy efficiency and strategic positioning in energy markets. He undertakes technical and strategic consulting missions with energy companies, industrials, developers of innovative technologies, equipment manufacturers and gas grid operators. He also leads the ‘energy transition in industry’ focus area at ENEA, centred on the development of zero-carbon roadmaps that aim to provide industrial sites with renewable energy.

At ENEA, Sebastian has led and contributed to the development of R&D&I, business diversification and go-to-market strategies in the oil and gas, agribusiness, metallurgy, naval, fertiliser and wastewater treatment sectors. His areas of expertise include bioenergy (biogas, biomethane and biomass), CO2 capture, use and storage, and Power-to-X.

Before ENEA, Sebastian worked for five years in Oil & Gas at Imperial Oil, the Canadian subsidiary of ExxonMobil. He developed and started up several capital projects in the downstream and worked at a refinery as a Process Engineer, where he led various technical and business-oriented activities such as the optimisation of process unit performance and profitability, development of energy efficiency programmes and the implementation of cost reduction initiatives.

Sebastian is an engineer who graduated from Queen’s University (Canada) in chemical engineering with a specialisation in biochemistry. He complemented his initial studies with a Master’s in Energy Strategies from MINES Paristech. He speaks French and Spanish fluently.

Fabiola joined ENEA in 2012 to develop environmental and social performance measurement tools and indicators for energy access projects. She is currently managing strategic advisory consulting projects and is involved as an expert in complex projects.

Fabiola has managed and contributed to assignments involving forward-looking studies (2030–2050), the strategic positioning and building of new products and services, the evaluation and management of project impacts in line with Sustainable Development Goals, the co-construction of R&D roadmaps, the designing of sustainable development strategies, as well as investment and project evaluation and support.

During the course of her consulting assignments at ENEA, Fabiola has worked for utilities, OEMs, national and international public authorities and private investors in France, the US, Asia and Africa. Fabiola also supervises the support program for social entrepreneurs in the field of energy access, to evaluate their performance and growth strategies.

Her fields of expertise are the energy sector (fossil and renewable), energy access, strategic support, R&D management and economic, environmental and societal impact assessment methods.

Fabiola graduated from the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, with a teaching certificate in physical sciences, and holds a PhD in environmental sciences. She did her research work at the Ecole Polytechnique, the University of Stanford (California) and the University of Montpellier.

Céline joined ENEA in 2016 as an analyst. She works on forward-looking studies, sector and market analyses, provides support for the development and adoption of renewable energies in industry, and develops sustainable development strategies for industrial companies, national and international public authorities and entrepreneurs.

Prior to joining ENEA, she worked on energy efficiency issues in skating rinks for a Swedish company specialized in energy analyses in partnership with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

Her fields of expertise are renewable energies and energy efficiency.

Céline is a graduate of ENSTA ParisTech with a specialization in Energy Systems, the Environment and Energy Management. She also attended the University of Toronto where she graduated with a Master of Engineering. She speaks English fluently and also German and Spanish.

Timothé joined ENEA in 2018 and specializes in the renewable energy and green gas sectors. He works alongside power companies, industrial players, investors and startups on the development of new business models and strategies. In parallel, he regularly develops modeling tools for the company’s customers.

Prior to joining ENEA, Timothé particularly worked as a R&D engineer for a New Zealand company developing domestic-scale hydro-turbines, and for a Cambodian social enterprise specialized in rural development.

Timothé is a graduate of both the National Superior School of Energy, Water and the Environment (ENSE3), from which he holds a mechanical engineering Master’s Degree, and the Grenoble Institute of Political Science, where he specialized in the energy transition. Following several foreign experiences, Timothé speaks English fluently.

Emmanuel Julien has been a partner and managing director of ENEA since 2012. As such, he co-manages the firm and is responsible for the consistency of its values, its development dynamics and financial health. Emmanuel is involved in high added value consulting assignments, notably the strategic positioning of industrial entities in the energy sector. He draws from his extensive experience in company management and in-depth knowledge of the economic and technical aspects of traditional and renewable energies to provide an outlook taking into account different possible long-term evolutions.

Emmanuel has spent most of his career working in industry, particularly with the Air Liquide Group where between 1988 and 2010 he occupied positions in research, production, finance and energy procurement before being appointed corporate industrial director (in charge of the performance of 400 production plants) and then vice-president in charge of the engineering division (business unit with a headcount of 2000 and 900 M€ of turnover). Emmanuel has been the president and director of several Air Liquide subsidiaries and a member of its global technological investment committee.

Emmanuel Julien is an engineer by training and a certified corporate director. He is a member of various think tanks that wish to reinvent the role of companies in society.

As Principal of ENEA's Paris office since 2016, Guillaume manages our activities in the Power sector. This involves supervising projects/teams and coordinating ENEA's business development efforts in this sector. Guillaume also participates in the operational management of ENEA Paris (40 people).

Since he joined the company in 2011, Guillaume managed 80+ consulting assignments involving strategic positioning, R&D roadmap definition, innovation qualification and techno-economic due diligences, support to start-up development, project feasibility studies, and technical and organisational support for setting up demonstration projects.

Guillaume is a technical advisor on electrical systems (storage, smartgrids, microgrids, etc.) on bioenergy as well as industrial CO2 management (carbon capture, transport, utilization). His expertise is recognised by the French National Research Agency (ANR) that calls on him for project assessments.

His projects have led him to work for very different types of organisations (multinational utilities, start-ups, T&DSOs, public authorities, investors) in France as well as in the Middle East, Africa, Canada and Australia.

Prior to joining ENEA, Guillaume worked for 2 years in the carbon capture, transport and storage sector (CCS), initially at Alstom as a project engineer and then at the Center for Energy and Process Engineering at the Ecole des Mines de Paris as a scientific coordinator for the CCS Industrial Chair (Total, EDF, GDF-Suez, Air Liquide, Lafarge, etc.).

Guillaume graduated from Agro ParisTech with an engineering degree in agronomy and environment, and then graduated from Mines de Paris in engineering and environmental management. He speaks fluent English and Spanish. He loves travel, board games and photography.

​Thibault joined ENEA in January 2018 to support network managers, industrial companies, start-ups, energy companies and investment funds on issues combining technical, economic and financial aspects. Due to its multidisciplinary profile, it studied the mobility markets (CNG, electric and hydrogen), the integration of renewable energies on industrial sites, the development and support of renewable gases, waste management and the retail electricity markets.

Before joining ENEA, Thibault developed both theoretical and operational knowledge of the energy sector by working for a local gas and electricity grid manager, EDF and a developer of methanization projects.

He is a graduate of INSA (Process and Environmental Engineering) and Toulouse Business School (BtoB management), with a specialization in the energy sector. He speaks fluent English.

Clément joined ENEA in 2016 with a strong focus on industrial processes. He supports our clients on their strategy regarding emerging technologies and markets: biogas and biomethane, biofuels, carbon capture and utilisation, etc. His work can consist, at a macroscopic level, in the mapping and prioritisation of opportunities on a given sector but as well, on a more operational side, in the techno-economic assessment of specific projects and the support to their execution. For instance, he contributed to the development of the competitiveness roadmap for the biomethane sector in France and the analysis of its positive impacts for the community - environment, economy, social. In parallel, he conducts projects to facilitate energy access, mostly in Africa. He has been for example engaged with microgrid projects structuration in Tanzania and clean cooking development in Kenya. Clément is also active on entrepreneurship topics, through both opportunities identification for financiers and support to strategy definition with start-ups.

Prior to joining ENEA, Clément worked in the field of energy efficiency for ExxonMobil. He has also carried out research on micro-algae and their use in the production of recyclable chemical compounds and for waste water treatment.

His fields of specialty are bioenergy and valorisation of waste streams (solid waste, wastewater, waste heat).

Clément graduated from Ecole polytechnique with specialisations in chemistry and energy. He also obtained a Master of Engineering from the National University of Singapore in the field of chemical engineering. His different experiences abroad have allowed him to learn fluent English but also a working knowledge of Portuguese.

Julien joined ENEA in 2020 to bring his experience and expertise on topics relating to sustainable finance and the financing of the energy transition. In this context, he supervises and works on strategic missions mainly for financial players (banks, investment funds, insurance companies) in order to support them in their shift towards a low-carbon transition.

Before joining ENEA, Julien spent four and a half years in the financial sector, first in investment banking within the energy and infrastructure project finance teams in Paris and New York at BNP Paribas and then in Istanbul, as an investment officer at Proparco, the French Development Institution. Thanks to his various international experiences, Julien has developed a good knowledge of the financial industry and strong skills on challenges related to financing and investing in renewable energy projects in different countries. He has notably worked on thermal power plant projects in the United States, LNG transport projects in Asia, wind and photovoltaic projects in Eastern Europe, infrastructure projects in Latin America and the Western Balkans, etc.

In addition, Julien also has experience as a social entrepreneur. He has indeed cofounded a tech for good startup in Paris for almost a year and a half, which has enabled him to broaden his set of skills and better understand the challenges of business creation.

Julien graduated from Université Paris-Dauphine, where he specialised in Financial Engineering and Corporate Finance. He is fluent in French and English.

Hugo joined ENEA in September 2019 to support players of the green gas value chain on missions combining technical, financial and strategic aspects. With a multidisciplinary profile and experience amongst industrial groups, he has performed a variety of missions, from in-depth analysis of the French and European biogas market to estimating the potential of Power-to-Gas and performing technical-economic modelling for new valorisation pathways for green gases.

Before joining ENEA, Hugo developed strong operational knowledge on the biogas market at ENGIE and Air Liquide, particularly for the development of innovative business models through technical development and by accompanying project partners to facilitate the emergence of projects and structure the sector’s development. Hugo also worked for SUEZ as a project engineer on fatal process heat recovery and on the development of diversified activities based on the group’s core competencies.

Hugo has graduated from McGill University in Energy Engineering and from Bocconi University in management and finance for sustainability and the circular economy. He is fluent in English.

Simon joined ENEA in 2019. He is involved in missions related to energy efficiency and the electricity sector. He works with energy companies and industries on missions to develop tools, strategies and new market segments.

Before joining ENEA, Simon developed a strong interest in the energy sectors. He has worked in particular in the maintenance of the UEM electricity grid - Metz Electricity Plant -, the technical development of smart charging tools for electric vehicles in residential collective buildings with ENEDIS and the financial audit of energy industries.

Simon holds a master's degree in "Energy Conversion" from CentraleSupelec and a master's degree in "Network Industries" from the University of Paris Dauphine, in partnership with the École Polytechnique and Telecom Paristech. He speaks fluent English and has an intermediate knowledge of Spanish.

Jérôme Moitry joined ENEA as a Senior Advisor in 2017.

Jérôme has 25 years of experience in Management Consulting, firstly as an associate in the international firm Oliver Wyman (formerly Mercer Management Consulting and DiamondCluster), and then as an independent consultant. He has worked on over 25 different markets, in the fields of new information, communication and energy technologies.

He has helped many top managers and their teams take advantage of new market opportunities and develop innovative business models, and has also contributed to their implementation via PMO’s (Program Management Office). As an independent consultant, he expanded his fields of intervention to merger-acquisitions and company governance (Certified Director Sciences-Po & IFA, member of the APIA).

Since his departure from Oliver Wyman in 2009, Jérôme has invested in several growth companies, including two in the energy sector (gas and electrical off-grid companies) and works with their founders on strategy and financing. He is also very involved in the field of higher education as the Vice-Chairman Finance of the Fondation Ecole Centrale Paris and Member of the Board of CentraleSupélec in Casablanca. Jérôme holds a Master of Science, Engineering Economics from CentraleSupélec (85), studied at Cornell University (86) and at INSEAD (MBA 91). He was Deputy Scientific Attaché at the French Scientific Mission in San Francisco in 1986/87.

Sylvain joined ENEA in 2019 to work on the development of carbon neutrality roadmaps in the industry.

Sylvain started his career as a petroleum engineer at Perenco in Democratic Republic of Congo where he led various technical and business-oriented projects such as process optimisation, energy efficiency or the implementation of cost reduction initiatives.

After his return to France, he joined EY within the Sustainable Performance and Transformation department where he provided advisory and assurance services to private companies over sustainability issues in France, Asia, Africa, and Americas, such as: defining an internal carbon price, prioritising environmental policies to reduce companies’ footprint, assessing and mitigating environmental and social impact of mining activities, etc. He also provided assistance to international companies on their emissions, energy and CSR performance from various sectors (Energy, Mining, Oil&Gas, food industry, luxury consumer goods).

Sylvain graduated from the Ecole National Supérieure de Géologie of Nancy and Imperial College London in Petroleum Geosciences. He speaks fluently English and Spanish.

Luc joined ENEA in 2011 to participate in the development of the new energy technologies activity. One of his fields of interest is energy markets and their short-term and long-term evolutions. Luc has participated in forward-looking studies (2030-2050), the strategic positioning and building of new products and services for industrial companies, as well as investment project evaluation and support consulting assignments.

During the course of his consulting assignments at ENEA, Luc has worked for utilities, OEMs, national & international public authorities and investors in France and Australia. His fields of expertise are the electricity and gas sectors (markets, grids and renewable energies) and hydrogen energy.

Prior to joining ENEA, Luc worked on the challenges of developing hydrogen energy and also on the development of a local solar energy program in Nepal.

Luc is a graduate of HEC Paris (Grande Ecole Program) and l’Ecole Polytechnique (Master 2 innovation management), where he was able to acquire competencies in the management of innovative projects, particularly disruptive ones, in industrial companies. He speaks English fluently.

Madeleine joined ENEA in 2015. She manages strategic advisory consulting assignments for various actors and contributes to the company’s business development.

Her field of expertise covers the energy (fossil and renewable) and environment (climate change policy, waste) sectors, in particular strategic positioning projects taking into account a techno-economic approach as well as regulation, market and environmental performance issues. Such a cross-cutting approach was useful to her in working on the international business development strategy of a renewable technology vendor, on the Africa industrial strategy of an agrifood company or on the investment strategy of a sustainable development fund.

Through her projects, Madeleine developed an expertise in decision making and business modeling methodologies as well as in socio-economic impact evaluation. She has carried out activities in business intelligence, due diligences, forward-looking analyses, energy sector analyses, and market or regulation studies. Her work frequently addresses developing countries contexts, especially sub-Saharan Africa, on energy access, social acceptance and environmental policy issues.

Prior to joining ENEA, Madeleine worked for different OEMs (AREVA, DCNS) and utilities (EDF) on innovation, product and service positioning, international development and institutional relationships stakes. She graduated from the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris where she studied geography and geopolitics, holds a Sustainable development, Environment and Energy Economics Masters Degree from the IFP School – INSTN as well as a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from Sciences Po Paris. She speaks fluent English and German.

Richard joined ENEA in early 2017. Richard has 8 years of experience working in a range of areas of the global energy transition, with particular experience in emerging markets, having spent three years working in East Africa (Kenya), and three years in Asia (China). Before ENEA, managed an off-grid solar enterprise in Kenya,

Microenergy Credits, selling household solar systems in rural Kenya through financial institutions. Richard began his career at Climate Bridge, where he worked on a wide range of clean energy projects from off-grid solar home systems in Ethiopia ,to utility scale PV Western China.

Richard also worked 3 years at the United Nations Environment Programme, working with developing country governments, from Burkina Faso to Mongolia, Mauritius to Indonesia, on their national green energy strategies.

Richard has a Masters at the University of Oxford, where he majored in Economics and Chinese. He also studied at the University of Beijing, Sciences-Po, Paris and the University of Warwick. Richard is British, and speaks fluent French and Mandarin Chinese.

Damien joined ENEA in 2009. He supervises technical and strategic advisory consulting projects and is involved as an expert in complex assignments.

Damien has managed and contributed to feasibility studies for renewable energy projects, positioning and market studies, technical due diligence procedures, the establishment of sustainable development strategies, and project assessments.

Damien has worked with utilities, large energy users, developers of innovative technologies, investors, national & international public authorities in France, Europe, Turkey, Africa and Latin America. Damien has also supported various development actors in the field of energy access (development banks, NGOs and social entrepreneurs) in the evaluation of their performance and their scaling-up strategy.

His fields of expertise are the fossil and renewable energy sectors, energy access projects, and economic, environmental and societal impact assessment methods.

Damien is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale Nantes and the Royal Institute of Technology of Stockholm, where he specialized in sustainable energy engineering. He also took a course on social entrepreneurship in Colombia. He speaks English and Spanish fluently. He ran a rural electrification project in Senegal which allowed him to learn a few words of Wolof !