Profit from Residues
- We design the best solution to meet your financial, sustainability and operational goals.
- We navigate you through the complexities of implementation.
- We provide C2C™ Services to fully develop, construct, commission and finance the project.
We turn complexity into reality.
Soltegra Project Development Process
Concept-to-Commissioning C2C™ Services
Solutions
We design solutions from a technology and financial systems perspective. This allows us to optimize designs to your goals and maximize financial returns. We are technology agnostic so we can specify the best equipment and processes that fit the project’s needs. We believe that engineering and finance are inherently inseparable in proper value creation.
Solutions comprise the first 3 tiers of our C2C™ services and carefully consider many commercialization pathways for each biowaste stream. We have an emphasis on energy offset strategies, production to enable revenue stacking and to efficiently take advantage of carbon farming and renewable energy credits. All of our solutions include rigorous financial modelling and deal structure options.
Our Design Philosophy Delivers:
- Capital Efficiency and High Return on Investment
- Selection of Proven Equipment and Processes
- Multiple Financing Options
We will navigate you through the noise of speculation
and provide a blueprint for your success.
Our areas of focus include:
- We start with a comprehensive review of all of your operations and establish goals
- We deliver a biomass commercialization plan
- We plan the development and construction phases of your project
- Our all-encompassing solutions strategy is designed to harmonize operations, profitability and sustainability
Owner's Rep
Soltegra’s Owner’s Representative services start where our solutions strategies leave off and comprise the final 3 tiers of our C2C™ services.
We ensure that your project is developed and constructed to strict standards with an emphasis on transparency, budget / timeline management and protecting your project goals. We provide these services for both our designed solutions as well as other project configurations. These can be contracted on an end-to-end or à la carte basis.
Focus Project Segments:
- Bioenergy
- Renewable Energy
- Soil Amendments
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Project Profit Optimization
- Distressed Asset Turnaround
Key Expertise Segments:
- Anaerobic Digestion (CHP and RNG)
- Biofertilizer Production
- bioCO2 Production
- Biochar and Biocoal
- Pelletized Biofuel
- Advanced Composting
We will navigate your project to financial, operational and sustainability success.
Team
Soltegra is a group of bioeconomy solutions professionals with deep experience in turning agricultural and industrial biowaste streams into profitable revenue.
Derek is a clean energy, Bioeconomy, and innovation professional with deep experience in project finance. Derek has co-founded three startups and developed over 28 patents in his career.
Prior to Soltegra, Derek founded Karbon Harmonics, a clean energy project development consultancy. With a focus on bioenergy, biofertilizers and biogenic CO2, Derek provided finance, financial structuring, feasibility and development services to projects in 10 countries spanning 4 continents.
Prior to Karbon Harmonics, Derek co-founded Zynergy Capital, a FinTech enabled clean energy project finance firm. He led technical development, finance and broker-dealer operations (previously FINRA licensed) for the company. Derek’s project work spanned a wide diversity of renewable technologies including bioconversion, geothermal, pumped hydro storage, battery storage, solar, wind and hydroelectric.
Derek also founded and served as President of Product Harmonics where he performed product development and business turn around services for manufactured products companies.
Earlier in his career, Derek held multiple engineering, manufacturing and leadership positions at SDRC (now Siemens PLM) and ITT Automotive (now Lear Corp.) where he designed and manufactured products for Toyota Motor Company totaling over $4 billion in product sales.
Derek has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He enjoys competitive sailing, water sports and furniture building. Derek lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Paul is an energy, infrastructure and construction management professional with over 30 years as a principal and partner of engineering firms. Paul has specialized in and successfully implemented hundreds of large scale bioenergy, industrial, commercial, energy and hospitality projects.
Prior to Soltegra, Paul founded JRA Electrical Engineers. JRA was contracted by leading companies for a wide variety of projects centered on power and electrical engineering. Paul's leadership of JRA included employing over 35 professionals over 2 decades and generated over $80 million in revenue. JRA's client base was vast and included Tesla, Toyota, Jarvis Conservatory, AT&T, Chevron and Shell and also included Military contracts requiring clearances. Paul's work spanned a diverse cross section of industries including: Manufacturing, Hospitality / Resorts / Restaurants, Wineries & Distilleries, Performing Arts Centers, Commercial Buildings, Industrial Buildings, Waste Water Treatment Facilities, Education and Refineries from 2 different California offices. Paul also served as Managing Director of NET Europe, BV and the Humankind Group, BV in the Netherlands.
Prior to JRA, Paul held engineering and leadership positions at WHM, Inc., Simplex and the Dynalectric Company.
Paul has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington. He is an avid golfer, a commercial pilot and enjoys fly fishing. Paul lives in California wine country in Napa Valley.
Klaas is the General Manager of Adverio Waste Systems in the Netherlands. Soltegra works with both Klaas and Adverio for conceptual and final engineering of bioconversion systems, feedstock testing and analysis and innovative approaches to turning waste streams into products of value. Klaas has designed and built through Adverio’s EPCM services over 50 biogas/RNG projects and advanced composting facilities throughout Europe, N. America and Asia. Additionally, Klaas has designed and/or built over 100 municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants most of which also include anaerobic digesters. Adverio and Klaas specialize in valorizing challenging feedstocks through many bioconversion processes.
Klaas has a degree in technical business administration from Stenden University of Applied Sciences and enjoys competing in triathlons. Klaas lives in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands.
Marisa is a people and business operations professional with over 25 years of progressive management experience in process improvement, employee engagement, and working closely with high-level executives.
As Human Resource Operations Manager for Swift Real Estate Partners, she developed and executed policies and programs to support Swift’s entrepreneurial, flexible, and fast-paced development environment.
Marisa was the Chief of Staff at Zynergy Capital, a FinTech enabled clean energy project finance firm. She served as an extension of the Executive and Operational teams, ensuring the implementation of strategic and tactical initiatives and was instrumental in building a multibillion dollar database of project investors and pipeline of renewable energy projects.
Marisa also worked for the American Petroleum Institute where she managed and implemented training programs globally. She worked at the American Red Cross as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff in the CEO's Office and developed new policies and procedures to increase efficiencies and established relationships with board members, donors, and key stakeholders.
She has a BA in Political Science from Wheaton College, Massachusetts, and her MBA from Trinity Washington University. She is an avid tennis player and cross-fitter. Marisa lives in Tiburon, CA with her family.