TEAM

TEAM

Professionals with extensive experience in Solar Power Business

OUR TEAM – 90 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE SOLAR BUSINESS

The Management Team has app. 30 years of experience with Solar Power and aims to invest in undervalued solar assets in Turkey.

The Advisory Board Members have an app. 60 years of experience with PV Solar Power and Energy Storage Systems.

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GLOBAL TEAM. WORLD CLASS RESULTS

MANAGEMENT TEAM

CENAP KULOĞLU

CENAP KULOĞLU

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

  • Co‐Founder of Belectric Kuloğlu GES Teknolojisi A.Ş. and Climagy Kuloğlu GES Yatırımları A.Ş.
  • Initiated, developed, and implemented “Joint Business Model”: Project development and investments in Solar Power Plants together initially with two Top Turkish Groups (established two J.V. companies GÜN GÜNEŞ and RA GÜNEŞ) and later with FORTUM and SUNPOWER
  • Ranked as the # 1 Project Developer: Winner of 77,4 MW (15 %) in the first licensing round and committed 320 k USD/MW for the A.C. connection less than the next four competitors (incl. AKFEN, FIRST SOLAR). As a result the two J.V. companies (GÜN GÜNEŞ and RA GÜNEŞ) saved 25 mn USD vis a vis the next four competitors!
  • Fully developed 50 utility-scale Solar P.V. projects of 1500 MW ready to participate in the upcoming tenders
  • Member of the Supervisory Board, Ashoka Foundation Turkey (two terms till 2019) 
  • First six years of work experience at McKinsey in New York City and Frankfurt
  • Columbia University New York City, MBA (Recipient of a Rotary Foundation International Scholarship)
  • Technical University Berlin, Dipl.-Ing/MSc in Industrial Engineering
  • Best Graduate, Technical University Berlin, BSc. in Industrial Engineering.
  • Best Graduate, German High School Istanbul (Awarded German Academic Exchange Services Scholarship to study in Germany)
FRANK BECHMANN

FRANK BECHMANN

EXECUTIVE VICE-CHAIRMAN

  • Managing Partner at LCF Alliance Italy
  • Frank has founded LCF ALLIANCE in 2017 and is responsible for the overall management of LCF, is a member of the Investment Committee, and has 25 years of industry experience
  • Previously, Frank was responsible for BELECTRIC’s European business, focusing over the period from 2009 to 2016 on Italy, the U.K. as well as Turkey
  • Frank was Co-Shareholder and Managing Director of BELECTRIC Italia, Co-Founder of BELECTRIC Greenhouses, and Chairman of multiple award-winning Big60Million
  • Frank is a German Electrical Engineer with 10+ years of Industry Software Solution Sales background (Product Lifecycle Management = Industry 4.0).
  • Technical University Ilmenau, Electrical Engineering Dipl.-Ing/MSc

ADVISORY BOARD

BERNHARD O. BECK

BERNHARD O. BECK

SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR & FOUNDER and CEO at BOB HOLDING GmbH
CHAIRMAN of the ADVISORY BOARD

  • Bernhard is one of the pioneers of utility-scale solar power plants in Germany and the world.
  • He began developing highly efficient photovoltaic systems as early as 2000 and founded Beck Energy which later was named BELECTRIC.
  • The name Bernhard Beck still stands for innovation, expertise, and experience in photovoltaics and, under his leadership, over 150 patents were registered. With Bernhard Beck’s competence and vision, BELECTRIC has become one of the leading international enterprises in the photovoltaics & energy storage industry and the first company having installed more than 1GWp of solar power worldwide.
  • Bernhard developed the first P.V. Solar Power Plant stabilizing the voltage level of the grid and the first Energy Storage Unit offering ancillary services to the TNO both in Germany and in the U.K.
  • BELECTRIC is one of the few providers to offer the entire photovoltaic value creation chain, aside from module production. In 01/2017 BELECTRIC was sold to RWE/INNOGY.
  • Bernhard studied Media Technology at the Technical University Ilmenau
BENJAMIN WARREN

BENJAMIN WARREN

PARTNER at Ernst & Young LLP

  • Ben is an accomplished Partner at Ernst & Young LLP, leading the U.K. Energy Corporate Finance practice, with global responsibility for Corporate Finance services provided across the power and utility sector.
  • Ben has advised on many high-profile and pioneering transactions in the power and utility sector, focusing on renewable energy.
  • Ben is the Chief Editor of EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), one of the renewable energy industries’ most respected independent publications, and has published several articles on renewable energy and environmental finance.
  • The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, ACMA
  • Kingston Business School, B.A. Law and Accounting
DUNCAN BOTT

DUNCAN BOTT

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AT VOLT INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Duncan founded Volt Infrastructure, which manages investments for the development and acquisition of Solar PV and BESS Projects
  • Before founding Volt Infrastructure, Duncan was a founding Partner of LCF Italy. Duncan lead the operational arm of LCF, covering all optimization works.
  • Before LCF, Duncan was Managing Director of BELECTRIC UK, leading the asset origination, design, planning, engineering, project management & transaction teams
  • Duncan was also responsible for the Energy Storage Systems Business of BELECTRIC UK.
  • In addition, Duncan has held previous Management Director and Director positions at Big60Million Limited, The Low Carbon Economy Limited, and Fuel Cell Markets Limited
  • The University of Derb, Bachelor of Science
  • Bradfield College, U.K.

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