Conergy, a company specializing in the development, finance, construction and long-term maintenance of rooftop and ground mount solar, has announced the appointment of Yann Brandt as the Region Head for the Americas.
Under the leadership of Brandt, Conergy will strive to become a solar independent power producer (IPP) starting in the Americas, the company said in a statement.
“This is a strategic move that will build on Conergy’s key strengths in the Americas and seventeen years of solar experience globally,” said Andrew de Pass, CEO of Conergy. “We’ve put the right team in place —with a quarter century ofrelevant experience — to execute on the plan.”
Formerly Head of Global Marketing& PR at Conergy, Yann will now take development and operations responsibility for Conergy inNorth America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America.
“I’m excited to lead Conergy across the Americas at a time when the markets are strong. Conergy brings access to capital, flexibility, and an outstanding development team with outside-of-the-box thinking,” said Brandt. “We are well underway developing high-quality solar assets to own and operate in the Americas.”
The first projects Conergy has taken under direct ownership are a portfolio of five ground mount projects in North Carolina, totaling 28 MW.Conergy completed construction of these five installations in September and will sell the electricity to Duke Energy under a 15-year PPA.
David Munksy and Michael Cocchimiglio, whohave been with Conergy since April 2015, will serve as Co-Heads of Rooftop and Ground Mount Solar Development in the Americas.
This announcement follows a series of accomplishments by Conergy globally. Recently, Conergy won 60MW of projects in Brazil and upsized its bank guarantee facility to $75 million with funding from Tennenbaum Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs BDC.
Rajani Baburajan
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