Contributors

Rob Brendal

Rob Brendal is the Asia-Pacific Manager in Honeywell.

Robin Pickup

Robin Pickup is the Global Leader, Manufacturing at Lloyd’s Register. 

Ronisingh Chitana

Ronisingh Chitana is the Head of Retrofits for APAC at Sulzer, a global leader in fluid engineering. He was previously Head of Engineering, Pump Services for India. 

He is a seasoned mechanical engineer by training with more than a decade of experience in rotating equipment services and solutions, in particular for centrifugal pumps. With extensive experience in managing large-scale retrofit projects and with more than 500 mechanical and hydraulic retrofit projects under his belt, Chitana specialises in leading advanced engineering and order related engineering teams and finding appropriate retrofit solutions for energy saving solutions and re-ratings for high energy pumps in power and oil & gas segments. 

Chitana is known for his strategic approach to project management, driving innovation, and ensuring customer satisfaction. His leadership plays a crucial role in Sulzer's growth and success in the Asia-Pacific market.

RV Ahilan

Dr RV Ahilan is Joint CEO and Group Director, Renewables Advisory & Energy Technology at LOC Group. He holds a BSc (Leeds) and MS (Caltech) in Civil Engineering, a PhD (Cantab) in Engineering Fluid Mechanics and an MBA (Imperial). He is a well-known and highly respected technology and business leader with over three decades of industry experience, more than 15 years of which has been at board level. Prior to LOC, Ahilan was EVP of the Renewables Advisory Division of DNV GL, with strategic and operational responsibility for the world’s largest technical advisory firm in renewable energy.

Sam A. Rushing

Sam A. Rushing is president of Advanced Cryogenics, Ltd. (www.advancedcryogenicsltd.com . He is a chemist by background, and has been in the CO2 industry for over 30 years, with a strong merchant CO2 industry background as well as a diverse CO2 and cryogenic consulting history covering all subjects and source types.

Sam Reynolds

Sam Reynolds, energy finance analyst with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), focuses on the economic, financial, and climate risks associated with natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure developments in emerging Asia. He is the author of several studies concerning the region’s transition to renewable energy, stranded asset risk in the natural gas sector, and the macroeconomic risks associated with a greater regional dependence on imported LNG.

As a former political and regulatory risk analyst focusing on global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets, Sam analysed judicial, legislative, and executive actions that impacted U.S. energy and environmental policy. His work has been published in local and international media outlets around the world. Sam has a master’s degree in energy economics and international environmental law from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in international development from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. 

Sara Jane Ahmed

Sara Jane Ahmed, energy finance analyst for Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), is the author of several studies on island grid transition to renewables, coal stranded asset risk, and rooftop solar. She is a former investment advisor specializing in originating and structuring energy opportunities in emerging markets.

Sarah Fairhurst

Sarah Fairhurst is a founding partners of TLG and has a wide range of international experience in the electricity and gas sectors.  She brings strong analytical qualifications combined with commercial experience and pragmatism to advise clients on commercial contract analysis, development and drafting of transition contracts, power procurement & asset valuation and energy market design.

Scott Cawrse

Scott Cawrse is the Director of Nirvanum Consulting. 

Scott M. Smouse

Scott M. Smouse is a Senior Management & Technical Advisor – International at National Energy Technology Laboratory U.S. Department of Energy.