Monthly Archives: December 2012

Sam Gouda is a Senior energy efficiency expert with over 20 years of experience in sustainable energy. He has a broad experience as team leader in international project financed by IFIs (ADB, EBRD, USAID, UNDP, REEEP) worldwide having worked in Russia and New Independent States, South-eastern Europe, Latin and Central America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Gouda has an extensive technical experience in performing energy efficiency related activities including market screening and positioning, risk assessment, client criteria selection and credit worthiness, energy audits, utility billing analysis, specifying and recommending energy efficient retrofits, calculating energy savings and avoided GHG emissions reduction, researching and qualifying new technology retrofits to determine their viability, energy software simulation modeling of buildings and preparing feasibility studies for facilities under Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) as well as preparing and delivering interactive energy efficiency training programs for ESCOs, Utilities, Development Banks, Financial Institutions and Local … Read more

Rodrigo Morell is a partner of Creara International. Since he joined Creara Internationalin 2006, Creara has become a leading company in the field of Energy Efficiency, offering high value added consultancy and engineering services to clients all along the value chain, with an active presence in Europe and Latin America. His professional career starts in London, when he joined L.E.K. Consulting, where he worked for three years. Based on the London office of L.E.K., he developed strategy projects on a wide range of sectors including energy and infrastructure. In 2003 he joined the Marketing Department of Vocento, the leading written press group in Spain. Rodrigo has a vast knowledge of the sustainability challenges and financial aspects of the energy efficiency. Regarding financing energy scheme, Rodrigo has pioneered the development of Energy Service Company (ESCO) Market in Europe.  He notably participated in the development of the first street lighting ESCO project … Read more

Andres Mercado is an expert with over 10 years of experience in many energy efficiency-related sectors, namely energy auditing, design of energy efficiency measures, financial analysis of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects, energy modeling of buildings and processes and measurement and verification of performance. Since he joined to Creara in 2009 he has been leading international projects as a Sustainable Energy Specialist such as Sustainable Energy Program in Colombia financed by IFC (WB). He also led several missions on energy training in North Africa and the Middle East region, funded by European Comission jobs. Recently Andres managed several investment grade audit projects in Colombia. He also conducted a GHG emission study for the construction industry in Mexico. Andres has worked in Mexico, Canada and Latin America in the commercial, industrial and institutional sector. He has accumulated experience in the assessment of energy efficiency improvement potential and its related costs, assisting clients in the private sector through … Read more

Alejandro Morell is a partner at Creara International and the director of Creara Colombia. Alejandro started his professional career working as project engineer at BESEL, S.A., a reputed energy engineering firm. In 2004 he joined Ingennio Energy Solutions, where he worked as project engineer on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. He joined Creara in 2005 contributing to build the technical department for the company. He led a team of 30 Engineers and Architects as the Technical Director of Creara for 6 years. During that time, he managed more than 300 Energy Efficiency projects including energy audits, feasibility studies on public lighting projects and energy efficiency training. On the ESCO field, Alejandro is an experienced engineer, having carried out a series of WTA and IGA analysis, and he has participated in the development of the first Street lighting ESCO project in Spain, in the city of Coin (Malaga). Alejandro Morell is a … Read more

Michael Phillips is a independent consultant and collaborator of Creara International. Michael is a recognized authority on the design and implementation of sustainable energy projects and programs. He is a widely published author whose work focuses on the development and financing of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. He has advised international financial institutions, private businesses, and national and local government agencies on the preparation and implementation of individual projects as well as energy policies, regulations, and programs.  He has worked for a range of clients including the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, Global Environment Facility, U.S. EPA and the World Resources Institute.   He is an instructor on renewable energy project development at the APPA Institute (American Physical Plant managers Association) and was the founder and editor of the Clean Energy Finance newsletter from 1996 to 2000. In Latin America, Mr. Philips has done work in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia,Mexico, Costa Rica, … Read more