News & Press
December 01 2007
Mr Rodger Whitby has joined Ingenero, the first renewable and solar energy service provider of its type in Australia.
As General Manager, Sustainability, Mr Whitby’s 25 years of hands-on management experience in energy and commodity trading will bring real market expertise to Ingenero’s innovative, but proven market offering.
“The concept, while new to Australia has been proven in overseas markets, and Australia is uniquely placed to exploit our natural renewable energy opportunities. We are very excited about the future of Ingenero ” Mr Whitby said.
Ingenero CEO Steve McRae said “Rodger’s experience and expertise makes him uniquely qualified for his role at Ingenero. He has extensive experience in consulting to the Australian energy industry and undertaken a broad range of energy related activities including negotiating Power Purchase Agreements, price reviews, long term gas supply contracts, tolling agreements for gas fired power stations and helping to prepare power station projects for financial close.
Mr Whitby’s career highlights include the pioneering of crude oil exports from Australia involving an extensive hedging program on the New York Mercantile Exchange. He also spent 7 years in Singapore in various management positions within BHP, including General Manager of BHP Countertrade and Managing Director of BHP Petroleum South East Asia.
On his return to Australia he joined ENERGEX Retail as General Manager Energy Trading for where he was responsible for wholesale trading of electricity, gas, and renewable energy. Since his time with Energex he has been consulting to the Energy Industry in Australia bringing a number of projects to financial close.
“We are excited about Rodger joining our team” McRae said “and look forward to him helping us build and position our products in the market”
Ingenero is the first renewable and solar energy service provider of its type in Australia. The company offers customers access to clean, renewable energy by building, owning and operating renewable energy generation facilities built on the customers own assets and/or property. Using customer owned rooftops, car parks and other property Ingenero eliminates the up-front capital investments and the operational requirements of providing renewable energy. Through long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with each customer, Ingenero provides the energy generated at each facility at an agreed competitive price that also allows the customer long term stability in future energy costs.