Hugh Kennedy Email & Phone Number

Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Currently, I am in charge of project investment activities in renewable energy and energy from waste. I leverage personal expertise and consult with in-country technical, legal, and financial consultants / specialists to facilitate project development and finalization. Through my efforts, I successfully positioned the company as a new market entrant by tracking and securing lucrative opportunities. Furthermore, I presented new target investment opportunities to the stakeholders and successfully led the acquisition process.

United Kingdom

I founded this company to offer my project management skills and provide project development consultancy, support, and solutions to the power generation industry. I secured the contract and I am developing a large-scale battery energy storage IPP project.I managed end-to-end facets of business development including market intelligence, technology innovation, and project management. I estimated the potential cost and presented the proposal for new Biomass CCS technology roll-out. Furthermore, as Senior Consultant for team of Industria Mundum AG, I advised on the development of renewable and CCSU projects.

Spearheading the sales team, I steered White Rose Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project EPC proposal, together with innovative financing solutions to facilitate the project. Facilitating the development of Capture Power's submission for the Carbon Capture Competition.Among my notable accomplishments are...• Championed EPC proposal development and contract negotiation worth ~1.2 billion GBP.• Enabled significant cost and risk reduction of White Rose Project.• Advanced Kosovo coal IPP project by lobbying to EBRD, IFC, USAID, and World Bank.• Pioneered multi-disciplinary optimisation process, yielding minimized cost and maximized lead time.• Excelled as sales lead on key projects including 300MW Teesside Biomass Power IPP, Kosovo e Re lignite fired IPP, and several projects actively bidding in the South African Coal Base Load IPP programme.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I led end-to-end sales process to capture new lucrative opportunities, planned and managed pre-acquisition, and chaired the tendering / negotiation. I played fundamental role in accelerating the sales of products for steam fired power plants across Africa. Products include boilers, turbines, generators, heaters, air quality control systems, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) solutions, turnkey systems, and full EPC. Additionally, I partnered with IPP developers and GE IFS to steer project development on coal plant in sub-Saharan region. During my tenure, I positioned Alstom as the preferred EPC and equipment supplier in the region through sales strategies.I advocated for CFB combustion technology against regional burning of low-grade coals by researching steam-solar hybrid plants and steering new product development process. I also Chaired Steering Committee of South African Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage (SACCCS) overseeing the pilot project for safe and reliable Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration Plant in South Africa.

Paris, Île-De-France, France

I spearheaded Alstom’s Steam strategy “Vision 2020”, resulting in new programmes to develop ultra-supercritical CFB boilers, double-reheat plants, and a new emphasis on advanced-USC (>700°C) technology. I researched and proposed supercritical technology and larger units for heavy fuel oil (HFO) internally and externally to key influencers in Saudi Arabia (SEC, Saudi Aramco, etc.) leading to a policy switch from subcritical technology by promoting reduced oil consumption, opportunity cost, and CO2 emissions.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

I supervised the development of the control system (DCS) contract for Medupi and Kusile, the largest contracts of their type ever awarded to Alstom. I provided guidance and support for the team that sold the flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system for the Kusile power plant, the first wet FGD in South Africa and the largest single FGD project in the world.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Instrumental in leading Alstom's successful bids for the turbine / boiler islands for Eskom’s new Medupi and Kusile Power Stations (2 x 6x800MW). Developed the concept of the “fleet” agreement for the turbine islands worth EUR2.6 billion, incorporating innovative localisation requirements which became the benchmark for other companies in the industry

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Nuremberg, Germany

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering