The Team
ARE is a non-profit organisation, composed by a Board of Directors, a President and a Secretary General, all elected by the General Assembly of Members.
The day-to-day running of ARE is managed by the Secretariat, based in the Renewable Energy House in Brussels, Belgium.
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The Secretariat
Marcus Wiemann, Secretary General
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Alexandra Reis, Communications & Marketing Manager
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Luis-Carlos Miró Baz, Policy Officer
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Elena María Cantos Gómez, Communications Officer
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The Board
President: Ernesto Macías, President, Wonder Energy
"The Alliance is a vital global network of innovative and dedicated professionals. We share the vision that renewable energy must become a substantial pillar of the energy mix of all countries."
Vice President: Balthasar Klimbie, Director, Dutch Small Wind Energy
"The experience of ARE's members can assist others creating a more mature market for decentralised electricity, so we can all benefit from the advantages of modern energy."
Vice President: Michael Wollny, Director, Business Development Off-Grid Solutions, SMA
"We at SMA see enormous potential for renewable energy in developing countries. Mini-grids powered by hybrid systems are the ideal solution for the electrification of rural areas. They are efficient, reliable and climate friendly. However, the right technology is not enough. We need appropriate political and economic framework conditions to make renewable energy a success story.
ARE informs policymakers about what is needed to make renewable energy projects successful in the long run. In doing so, ARE prepares the ground for the RE markets of the future.“
Lauha Fried, Communications Director, GWEC
"We are proud to be a member of the Alliance, which brings together energy professionals to address a fundamentally important global issue, especially in this year of ‘Sustainable Energy for All’. There is a great deal of talk about rural electrification, but ARE is doing something about it.”
Michel Mansard, Managing Director, Phaesun
"The Alliance could be compared to a cooperative bank where members deposit their capital in experience for customers to freely access in order to build a sustainable future. We are trying to make our bank as rich as possible to support our future. “
Claude Ruchet, R&D Manager, STUDER Innotec
"Only a broad and open sharing of experience will address effectively the challenges posed by rural electrification. The diversity of situations calls for different and targeted responses for which ARE will play a role of promoter, catalyst and stimulus, encouraging the most appropriate and mature techniques.
Needs are immense, proven solutions are there. The willingness to implement them must be stimulated and ARE stands there with these challenges. Wise hybridization of renewable energy minimizing fossil energy uses will demonstrate its ability to cover the basic needs of the population currently not electrified".
Marco Seeman, Policy Adviser, Enel Green Power
“As recently pointed out by the IEA, approximately 22% of the world’s population still lacks access to electricity, with the majority of them living in rural areas and in developing countries. The IEA predicts that in 2030, in the absence of any new effective policy change, over 1 billion people will still remain without electricity. Renewable energies, such as photovoltaic, biomass, wind and small hydro, are optimal means of bringing electricity to remote and rural areas."
Anjali Shanker, Managing Director, IED
"The IED Group is committed to the large scale deployment of renewable energy solutions combined with rational consumption modes for all, in rural Africa, Asia and beyond. ARE is a unique meeting place of like minded people and organisations sharing technical knowledge and experience to work towards a world where resources are better shared and effectively used, through actual implementation of ground breaking solutions and advocacy to decision makers."
Xavier Vallve, Associated Manager, Trama Tecno Ambiental