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M. Sc. Eng., Ph.D., B. Com. Steen Højlund Rasmussen has 17 years of experience in the international energy and management consulting industries
M. Sc. Eng., B. Com. Sven Thy Christensen has 14 years of experience in the international energy and marine industries

Selected References

Steen and Sven have the following industrial track-record of special relevance to the renewable energy sector:

Natural Gas Zealand, Danish natural gas company (1991-1992), now part of the Danish state owned energy company DONG Energy: On management for hire basis, Steen was CFO over a two year period, being responsible for organizational development, including streamlining of the overall organisation, 120 people, as well as implementation.
European Commission – LIFE Program (1999-2001): Over a three year period, Steen was part of the monitoring team and responsible for evaluation and monitoring of the energy and environmental impact of various (large) projects receiving EU investment co-funding (LM Glasfiber, Dinex, Terma Elektronik, Babcock Wilcox Vølund, FLS Miljø, DTU).
Natural Gas Zealand (2000-2001): Over a two year period, Steen was developing, designing, and implementing processes and systems to support interactive web applications for the company’s strategy process, personnel information, sales, logistics, and financial reporting, including design of external website for all customer processes and preparation of public tender documentation.
Nordic Wind Invest, Danish wind power development, financing, and investment company (2006-2008): Steen has been assigned as Project Director with special attention to the tasks of strategic and organizational development, including streamlining systems and procedures internally as well as in relation to international co-operation partners.
Astilleros Españoles (1994-1997): During a three year period, Sven was Deputy Managing Director in this Spanish publicly owned shipyard group. He carried out a major survey of the international wind energy markets for the company’s diversification and started up production and sourcing of key components for this sector. He provided consulting services in relation to the establishment of the major Danish wind turbine producer Micon A/S in Spain.
MAN B&W Diesel, Spain (1997-2006): For 9 years, Sven headed this leading international equipment developer, as Managing Director in Spain. He provided consulting services to Spain’s largest power group Endesa’s selection of technology for their power plant extensions on the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands. Sven worked closely with major Spanish engineering companies in Spain and with their representative offices in Latin America for their diesel power plant design and specification of technology. Together with the Spanish bank Banco de Sabadell (Bidsa) he worked out the design for cogeneration plants for key customers in the Caribbean’s, delivered the prime-movers, and also established and implemented the overall O&M agreements for the installations.
MAN B&W Diesel, Latin America (1999-2006): For 7 years, Sven represented the group in Latin America as responsible for promotion of new technologies within Power Plant and co-generation concepts, including dual fuel applications, gas combustion, fuel selection, and emission reduction. He worked closely with the power facilities authorities in Cuba, Mexico, and Venezuela for their global and regional power generation conceptual design and hardware selection, and as general marine advisor for the mentioned countries, Chile, and Argentina.
Nordic Wind Invest (2006-2008): Sven has been assigned as General Manager in Spain with the task of analyzing and evaluating the Spanish market for wind power and solar energy, as well as establishing relations to international co-operation partners and identifying specific investment opportunities.
Power Invest International (2007- ): International acquisition and development within wind and solar power, based on world wide network of developers, suppliers, contractors, and investors.