GREEN ENERGY PROCUREMENT

The Green Energy Procurement team supports corporate businesses across their entire green energy procurement journey, including the implementation of green energy initiatives such as corporate Power Purchase Agreements (cPPAs), onsite generation, Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) and green retail products.

Rafiek Versmissen
Head of Energy Strategy Advisory

Rafiek leads the UK-based Energy Strategy Advisory team. He has over 18 years of expertise as an advisor in the energy sector, with a focus on economic, financial, regulatory and strategic advice to utilities and investors.

The Energy Transition is a key focus area for Rafiek, advising energy market participants and corporates on all aspects related to the transition to a smart, flexible energy system. Rafiek specialises in cost-benefit assessment (CBA) and the development of business plans in support of major investment decisions, regulatory applications, or innovations to test the economic viability of new technologies and commercial concepts. Rafiek has an extensive track record supporting clients with business cases for low carbon fuels, decarbonisation strategies and implementation roadmaps, as well as with energy and flexibility market design.

Marina Sergeeva
Senior Consultant

Marina Sergeeva is an experienced Senior Consultant at DNV with a solid eight-year track record. She has contributed significantly to various green energy procurement projects globally, but more specifically across the EMEA and APAC.

In her role, Marina has focused on the implementation and advisory of corporate Power Purchase Agreements (cPPAs) in major European markets such as Spain, Italy, and Poland. Her work also involves green energy procurement, including the development of strategies and assessments of country markets. Marina has played a key role in developing an internal platform and database to streamline the cPPA advisory process, facilitating the initial screening of projects and developers to meet corporate standards.

With previous experience in energy markets, technologies, and sustainable practices, Marina has a comprehensive understanding of market regulations and energy efficiency. She has a well-rounded knowledge of the energy market value chain and has worked closely with both corporate buyers and energy sellers.

Marina’s academic background includes an MSc in Carbon Management and an MA (Hons) in Business Management from the University of Edinburgh.

Robert Maxwell
Principal Consultant

Robert is a Principal Consultant working in the Energy Strategy Advisory team at DNV based in the London office. His focus is on energy markets analysis and green energy procurement, with particular emphasis on PPAs and carbon offset measures working with a host of project developers, international corporates, and the investment community. Robert holds a BA Economics from University College Dublin, in addition to the Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute.

Prior to joining DNV, Robert gained over 10 years’ experience across energy procurement markets and economics working for a variety of global financial institutions, commodity trading houses, and energy producers across both Europe and the Middle East. Specifically, he served as an energy analyst with Glencore in London, before moving to Saudi Arabia where he joined Saudi Aramco to help build out their third-party marketing, tendering, and business development capabilities within their commercial trading division. He regularly appears on Irish media to discuss energy markets and policy initiatives and has developed a strong network in the marketplace across both corporate and financial organisations.