Engineer specialized in energy offering his expertise
I would like to partner with project developers in the framework of the ACP Science and Technology Programme.
I graduated in 1993 in Germany as an electrical engineer and was awarded a PhD degree in 2003 in applied sciences in Belgium. I speak, read and write French, English and German. I am working as a Senior scientist at the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and as a Senior energy/environment consultant with DEECC Consulting.
Previous national and international experience include key expertise in the design and evaluation of large and small energy producing plants, environmental assessment of energy systems, developing methodologies to assess financial impacts of Clean Development Mechanism on energy projects, energy market planning, renewable energy with special emphasis on biofuels and energy efficiency, industrial and domestic cogeneration/polygeneration, biomass resources assessment and characterization, support to renewable energy policy, strong experience in energy planning in developing countries, rural energy and poverty reduction strategies, training and capacity building in energy fields.
Most of the projects I have carried out as a research engineer at the Université catholique of Louvain (1998 – 2005) concerned the state of the art of cogeneration/trigeneration systems, analysing their cost-effectiveness depending on energy prices, the development of a model to assess the primary energy saving and GHG reduction potential, with application both in industrialized and developing countries. These activities included market surveys, technical design of plants, contacts with equipments suppliers, needs assessments, assessment of offers and selection of equipments. These led to the publication of two books: contribution of renewable energy sources to the sustainable development of the Cameroon’s electric sector (PhD thesis, 2003), Green certificates and the deployment of renewable electricity in Belgium (2004), which served as the reference for the definition of Belgian Renewable Energy policy. Between 2004 and 2005, I performed two feasibility studies: the first one, a biogas cogeneration plant based on anaerobic digestion of chicorea roots and agricultural residues; led to the extension of the client’s activities in order to absorb the total heat produced. The other was comparing a wood fuelled boiler heating system with a wood gasification combined heat and power unit, the later being advantageous because of revenues from power sales and green certificates subsidies.
In 2005, I reduced my research activities to create DEECC Consulting, specialized in Energy, Environment and Climate change, active in Europe and Africa. In this framework, I have realised several feasibility studies for biomass cogeneration plants in Switzerland (7-10 MWe), Congo (5-8 MWe), Cameroon (+/- 3MWe), Gabon (1-2 MWe) and France (150 MWe). These projects aimed at using available wood/biomass residues to cover clients’ needs (power, steam, drying heat) and supply the local power grid. Other relevant experiences include the contribution to the formulation of an EU response strategy in order to effectively and efficiently assist ACP countries in taking advantage of their biofuel and feedstock potentials in a sustainable manner (European Commission), Identification and design of rural electrification projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (World Bank) taking into account renewable energy sources when available, Assessment of proposals submitted to the European Commission in the framework of the EC-ACP Energy Facility Call (EuropeAid/123607/C/ACT/ACP), Study of Environmental and Safety Aspects of a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine power plant in Bayet, Technical assistance to conferences on the Africa’s energy sector, Support to proposal development, Training and capacity building activities on sustainable energy, Clean Development Mechanism, low carbon energy routes and technologies. Details about my expertise can be seen on my CV which can be found here.
Should my profile be of interest to you, I look forward to contribute to your research activities in the framework of the ACP Science and Technology Programme and further. I am particularly interested in energy and climate change issues, especially biofuels for developing countries, their participation in carbon markets, low carbon growth paths and technologies, climate change mitigation strategies, advances in energy technologies for developing countries. In accordance with Chief advisers and research managers, I would like to tackle these research areas, taking into account political, environmental and economical considerations as well as identifying barriers to their successful implementation and how to overcome them. I will take advantage on my existing contacts with research institutions, decision makers and NGOs in Argentina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Morocco, Peru, Senegal, as well as regional organizations (ECOWAs, UPDEA, CEMAC, AFREC, Africa Union, etc.) in order to achieve good results, to your best satisfaction.
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