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Sam Gouda
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
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Rodrigo Morell
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
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David Perez
David Partner is a Partner of Creara International and its sister company, Eclareon. During his 12 years of professional experience, he has managed more than 50 projects in the energy field, specifically related to the introduction of renewable sources of energy, support for green start ups and entrepreneurship, giving strategic advice for new investment opportunities. David gained his professional experience working for some of the most prestigious consulting firms, as L.E.K Consulting, in London, Milan and Los Angeles. Few years later, in 2004, he founded Eclareon in Madrid assuming also the leadership role of the Milan office. David Perez is member of the board committees of some of the most relevant associations in Renewable Energy such as the Spanish Photovoltaic association (ASIF) and Protermosolar (Spanish Association of the solar thermo electric industry ). David Perez is Double Major in Law and Business by ICADE University in Madrid.
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Andres Mercado-Salomon
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
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Manuela Lamas
Manuela Lamas is Master in Renewable Energy by EOI (Escuela de Organizacion Industrial from Madrid) and Bs in Chemistry Engineering. Currently she works as Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Specialist for Creara Spain. Manuela has a large experience managing and implementing energy efficiency consulting projects, for airports (auditing the Aena Airports in Spain), public buildings and industry, energy simulation program with LIDER or CALENER. Manuela has got recently strong experience in the implementation of the standard ISO 50001 and Energy Management Systems. Manuela is also a experience trainer in Energy Management.
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Alejandro Morell
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
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Energy performance contracting (EPC) by Creara International
ESCO start up set up ESCO development is one of the strongest areas of knowledge of Creara International.
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Creara International expands the knowledge on Energy Efficiency
Creara International advocates for the promotion of the Energy Efficiency and Sustainable practices by sharing our knowledge with others
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Michael Phillips
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
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Sustainable Energy Finance at Creara International
Creara International has worked intensively on the financial aspects of the energy projects, helping their clients to better understand the profitability of the energy savings
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