Nexsphere
Nexsphere is an Australian-owned and operated company with a mission to significantly impact and accelerate Australia’s transition to a green economy. The company was founded in 2017 by Glen Kierse, an international expert in infrastructure and energy development, and Leanne McDougall, a finance professional who is passionate about our natural environment, because they believe there is still time to build a sustainable future. As such, Nexsphere has brought together a highly qualified team to help identify, fund and develop projects that make a real difference. Ultimately, these projects will be responsible for delivering green energy solutions that help Australia reach and exceed its emissions reduction targets.
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Equinor
Equinor is a Norwegian broad energy company building a material position in renewable energy. The company, headquartered in Norway and majority owned by the Norwegian state, is developing offshore wind clusters in Norway, Scotland and the UK, the US and in the Baltic Sea, and is positioned for future wind options in several geographies, including the Asia & Pacific regions where it is developing a pipeline of offshore wind projects in South Korea and elsewhere. Equinor’s ambition in Australia is to apply their industrial offshore experience and broad energy competence to create long-lasting value and supply of homegrown renewable energy by working closely with strong local partners like Nexsphere. Equinor’s involvement in BOWE secures world leading expertise in the design, planning and delivery of what will be one of Tasmania’s largest renewable energy projects.
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Leadership
Glen Kierse
BOWE CEO
For more than 30 years, Glen has been a leader in some of the largest and most influential financial, infrastructure and government organisations, both in Australia and overseas. Glen’s experience includes roles with World Bank Group, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australian Government), Macquarie Group, ANZ Banking Group and Westpac. Glen is a graduate of Harvard University’s…
Ove Andre Pettersen
Project Director
Twenty five years of energy industry experience in Norway and internationally. Ove is currently working on Offshore wind opportunities in the APAC region for Equinor. Ove previously worked in all parts of upstream oil and gas value chains within Equinor in close cooperation with major international partners and authorities. His experience extends across business development, project and risk ma…
Benjamin White
Deputy Project Director
Benjamin is an experienced executive leader, with a strong record of delivery across energy and water infrastructure in Australia. He joined Equinor in early 2023 as Senior Director Business Development and Stakeholder Relations. Prior to joining Equinor, Benjamin held a key executive role for five years working on the 1500 MW HVDC undersea and underground Marinus Link between…
Dr Anna Lewis
Planning and Environment Director
A specialist in marine ecology, approvals, and stakeholder engagement, Anna has 20 years of experience through research, industry and government roles. Employed in the Australian offshore wind industry since 2020, Anna has Australian and international expertise in marine mammal research. She has also developed marine monitoring programs and environmental plans for oil and gas clients including…
Yash Mehrotra
Development Director
Yash is an accomplished Project and Program Management Professional with demonstrated experience in the renewable energy sector, specializing in the successful delivery of large-scale projects. With a proven track record of driving project lifecycles from feasibility to execution, Yash has consistently delivered impactful results across several critical infrastructure projects. Throughout Yash’s career, they have successfully…
Christine Spilling
Commercial Director
Christine Dela Cruz Spilling is currently the Portfolio and Strategy Lead in Equinor with the responsibility in developing the renewables strategy for the Asia Pacific markets and their portfolio. She started in Equinor in 2011 in the commercial and valuation of the midstream and downstream portfolio and from 2014 in offshore wind business and project development. In 2019, Christine held the comm…
Colin Paterson
Tasmanian Commercial Lead
Colin has been at the forefront of renewable wind development in Australia from the early days of the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target and has played a part in its growth over the years. He has been responsible for 600MW of installed wind turbines across Australia as well as portfolio management of some 2000MW. He has significant experience in large infrastructure projects, from turnkey substation…
The BOWE partnership has confidence it can deliver a complex project like this in harsh and sensitive environments to the highest standards because BOWE combines Equinor’s extensive experience with Nexsphere’s long term presence in and knowledge of Tasmania.
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