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About Younergy

The distributed utility

Younergy is a fintech / cleantech hybrid that uses technology to change the way solar energy is developed, financed and operated. We develop and manage solar investment projects, providing:

Attractive returns to investors
Project financing solutions to developers
Affordable electricity to end customers.

We built a proprietary pricing, monitoring, and billing platform that allows us to efficiently manage the sourcing of commercial solar opportunities, the contracting process and the construction phase of each project.

During the projects’ lifetime Younergy manages the ongoing operation and maintenance of the systems, bills the energy customers, and provides returns to investors

Younergy was incorporated in 2015 and is headquarted in Lausanne, Switzerland

Key team members

Rainer Isenrich Chairman of the Board

Rainer Isenrich is Chairman at Younergy Solar SA since 2017 and has been the Chief Executive Officer and Member of Management Board at Edisun Power Europe AG since March 1, 2012. In the past he held the position of Chief Executive Officer-Multi Contact Group at Georg Fischer AG. Mr. Isenrich received a graduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology and a graduate degree from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Ted Scheideger Member of the Board

Ted Scheidegger is a board member at Younergy and oversees Finance & Accounting. Ted is currently the President of the Engynious Group. In the past he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Solar & Hydro Division at Siemens Energy, Inc. since November 2011 and was the Chief Financial Officer of Precious Woods Holding AG since 2001. Ted Scheidegger studied information technology and production management, and began his professional career at Siemens after gaining a doctorate at the University of Kiel.

Pedro Miranda Chief Executive Officer

Pedro Miranda is Co-founder and CEO and leads strategy, finance, HR and fundraising. With 12 years experience in manufacturing and energy, Pedro worked before in different roles for LafargeHolcim and Galp Energia. Pedro Miranda holds an MBA from the IMD in Switzerland and a Civil Engineering Degree from the Technical University of Lisbon (IST), Portugal.

Manuel Cocera Chief Operations Officer

Manuel Cocera is a Co-founder and COO and is responsible for Engineering, Quality, Supply chain and O&M. Manuel Cocera has a Master of Engineering and a Bachelor in Environmental Science from the University of Avila, Spain. He brings to the table 10 years of utility scale and rooftop solar PV in the roles of project development and engineering.

Hans Rudolf von KänelMember of the Board

Hans Rudolf von Känel is a board member at Younergy and oversees Marketing & Communication. He founded and managed the company SYTEC Bausysteme AG in 1986 and handed over the operational management in 2010. Mr. von Känel has a background in Civil Engineering and in 2004 established the “energy for future” foundation with the aim of promoting renewable energy.

Support

The projects we develop and operate are owned by accredited investors that work with Younergy. The company has been funded by risk capital from business angels and strategic investors such as Engynious AG and Virtual Network SA. When we started operations we received support from the Venture Kick and the Climate KIC foundations.

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