A mix of experts in the fields of engineering, finance and legal matters
Vincent Bartin
Chairman of Belenergia
Turning natural elements into clean energy…
…was the logical continuation of my former activity in recycling, which I pursued for 20 years with passion: what could be more noble than giving new life to a material by producing the energy of tomorrow, as we at Belenergia have been committed to do through our complementary businesses of solar, wind and bioenergy?
“Creating Belenergia in 2011, starting with Italy, was a bold choice. After building our first solar parks, we quickly integrated an existing engineering office to gain knowledge and accelerate our development.
Many opportunities were then offered to us, particularly in the sectors of biomass, biogas, methanisation, distillation, and everything concerning the valorisation of agricultural materials, a field in which we have become recognized industrial experts.
We took advantage of the enthusiasm and dynamism of a sector that needed to be totally reinvented and developed in a country with strong agricultural connotations, before developing many other projects in our three businesses in the countries around the Mediterranean, namely Spain and Greece.”
“The energy sector is undergoing unprecedented changes, and the potential is immense because we are only at the beginning of storage, production adapted to local consumption, and the recovery of by-products that were once considered waste and are now considered resources. There is no doubt that the opportunities are numerous and that we will be able to seize them.
We will continue our commitment to improving the environment while generating value for all, by developing, building and managing decarbonized energy production units, thanks to our ability to find both industrial and financial solutions.
Belenergia and its teams are part of this universe where we will achieve great things for the Society and for the future of the Planet.”
Jacques-Edouard Lévy
Chief Executive Officer
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“Creating Belenergia with Vincent Bartin has been quite an adventure, at all levels. Our entry into the market (2011) corresponded to a new phase: the end of the speculators and the coming of age of the renewable industry. From the start, we were able to rely on an excellent team of dedicated Italian engineers with a strong entrepreneurship spirit. Solving complex situations as a team, we managed to turn permits into successful industrial units, and gradually gained the trust of all stakeholders, including Italian banks.
The renewable energies the sector can work without incentives, if and when it plays at arm’s length with traditional energy, and if the traditional energy producers pay for their negative externalities. Belenergia only develops and invests where we believe there is a clear added-value for the communities, and where the levelized cost of energy is competitive, irrespective of tariffs. For our future, we trust in the market, provided the institutions (governmental bodies, marketplace…) provide stable and fair game rules.
From this vision and the industrial experience of more than 30 plants, we are committing so much human energy and finance in large utility-scale projects (solar) and bio-energies plants. And from the experience gathered in Italy, we shall now deploy our expertise in France, Spain and Greece, always with an open strategy and local partners.”
Nicolas Baron
Chief Industrial Officer
Nicolas graduated as an Engineer from Arts et Métiers ParisTech and holds an MBA from “IAE Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University”.
He joined Belenergia as Chief Industrial Officer in 2021, following 10 years of experience in a Leader Gas Industrial Company. Prior to this role, he was Operational Director for Air Liquide while leading in parallel important projects related to the industrial revolution 4.0 (Robotic, Digital SIM, Connected Maintenance).
He also gained experience as EPC department manager for Air Liquide and in managing Industrial Project and contracts. Moreover, he oversaw the management system for Air Liquide France Industry (2500 people; 1200 m€).
Pierpaolo Indino
Group Chief Financial Officer
He holds a Business, Economics and Management degree obtained in 2007 at maximum score and honors.
He also serves on the Board of Directors of some of Belenergia group’s companies.
Francesco Leone
Head of Engineering, Procurement and Construction
Francesco Leone graduated in Civil Engineering Hydraulics specialization at the University of Bologna in 1998. Over the years, he trained in construction safety management, specifically Evaluation of Environmental Impact (Environmental Impact Assessment). He also obtained a Master of Expertise in Energy Management.
In 2002, along with his partner Gianluca Perrone (Engineer), he founded IA Ing., which operates throughout the country (Italy). He entered the world of renewable energies in 2008, firstly by overseeing a number of photovoltaic projects and managing the construction of a large biomass plant and then creating the SWM, a company specialized in maintenance of photovoltaic sites and wind parks.
Michele Lagioia
General manager Bioenergy South Italy
Thirty years ago, Michele combined an academic degree in Economics with the work of an industrial designer. In the early years of his career, Michele was mostly involved in designing a modern distillery and biogas plant in Puglia. After the construction, Michele was appointed as Plant Manager. He matured a unique industrial experience in many sectors (ethanol, biogas, waste treatment).
Michele was at the origin of the link-up of Distilleria Bartin, Perbel with Enterra. As General manager Bioenergy of South Italy, he has proven the logics of integration. His next challenge is to constitute and entertain a team dedicated to industrial optimization, innovation and growth.
Vincenzo Candido Renna
Compliance Officer
Vincenzo has followed Belenergia since birth. Expert in Corporate Ethics and Anti-corruption, co-founder of Renna Studio Legale, he held the role of top associate and of counsel of Tonucci & Partners from 2004 to 2009.
Alexander Ladurner
General Manager Bioenergy Northern Italy
With many years of experience in the Bioenergy sector, Alexander joined the Belenergia Group in 2019.
His experience in the field of Renewable Energies and Agro-energy began in 2005, contributing to the development of a 24 MW vegetable oil plant project in Tuscany. In 2010 he promoted and managed a 32 MW photovoltaic project in collaboration with several local authorities in Northern Italy.
Since 2013 he has been running new initiatives in the Biogas sector authorizing and coordinating the activity of 8 MW of Biogas of agricultural nature.
His previous skills qualify him in the Bio-methane sector as well as an expert in the circular economy in the agro-industrial field.
He is also the Legal Representative of Belenergia’s Permanent Establishment in Italy.
Antonio Di Guglielmo
Program Director
Antonio has an extensive experience in all phases of project development and management. He joined the Belenergia in 2014 and has been developing and monitoring the 40 MW Lavello plant since then.
Antonio serves as a board member of all Basilicata subsidiaries. He is responsible for the construction of a second wind farm as well as a large biomethane plant. He is also in charge of managing several partnerships with local actors, including the Sigma group. Antonio graduated in Business Management.
Enrico Fedele
PV & Wind Engineering Director, SWM Board member
Enrico Fedele graduated in Environmental Engineering at the Politecnico di Torino. He has been operating in the renewable energy field since 2008, designing photovoltaic plants in collaboration with IA.ING, taking care of the authorization process, being part of the construction management team and finally as part of the O&M and Asset Management team in SWM, Belenergia’s subsidiary in charge of the Group’s PV and Wind assets Operation Maintenance and Management.
He currently oversees the development and Engineering process of PV and Wind farms from the hardware setup up to the executive design, as well as being the director of SWM, at whose birth he took part.
Giuseppe Buccella
General Director SWM
From 1989 to 2006, Giuseppe Buccella gained experience as Technical Manager for leading Italian companies active in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of plants for the distribution of natural gas, electricity and ultra-wide band infrastructures. He has also gained expertise as a coordinator of internal resources, subcontracting, procurement management and scheduling of maintenance activities.
From 2006 to 2011, he was CEO of Impresa del Fiume Spa, an Enel qualified contractor for MV/LV and EPC networks for the construction of photovoltaic plants. In 2012, Giuseppe joins SWM Srl (BelEnergia Solar & Wind company for O&M) as Operational Manager for O&M activities, of which he is now General Director.
Damien Chesne
General Manager France
Damien holds an Engineer’s degree in Sales and project management in Agriculture and Agri-food industry from UNILASALLE.
For 10 years, Damien has been a business developer and consultant in renewable energy sector and more specifically in complex, territorial and multi-partners projects as territorial bio-methane plant, special bio-waste recovery units and more generally in business opportunities around bioenergy.
He joined Belenergia in 2020 and has been responsible for the setting up of Belenergia’s first biogas plant in France.
Emilio Ezquerro
General Manager Spain
With over 20 years of experience in the renewable energies sector, Emilio joined Belenergia as Managing Director Spain in 2019, overseeing the development of photovoltaic, wind and Bioenergy projects.
His experience in the energy and renewable sector begins in 1997, having carried out wind, photovoltaic, thermo-solar and cogeneration projects.
Among the most outstanding projects are 150 MW of thermo-solar with thermal energy storage developed, financed and built in Andalusia, as well as the participation in the development and engineering of more than 1GW of wind and photovoltaic projects.
