9 February 2021
Blueleaf Energy Appoints Leading Industry Experts

Blueleaf Energy announces the appointment of three new senior leaders into the company’s technical, engineering and project delivery teams.

James Thomas joins as Technical Director with overall responsibility for engineering, construction and supply chain across Asia. With a career with large and well known companies around the globe, James is a Chartered Engineer, Member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers and holds a Master of Science in Project Management. James has led major projects as well as large engineering and construction teams in nuclear, gas turbine, thermal and solar power generation sectors, as well as providing services as founder of his own consulting business. He has worked on projects and developments in UK, China, Philippines, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand and others. Reporting to the CEO, James will lead all technical activities for Blueleaf Energy across Asia.

Viktor Dancza joins as Engineering Director. Viktor’s experience spans from his native country Hungary, Australia and the UK, and for the last 3 years he has been based in Singapore as the Engineering Manager, working on the development of solar projects across the whole Asia region. Viktor has joined us to lead the Blueleaf Engineering Team, reporting to James Thomas, and will ensure we continue to deliver and grow the excellent in-house capacity of assessing developer designs, evaluating project sites and providing engineering input into our transactions.

Tobias Kullack joins as Project Director. Tobias is experienced in the development and implementation of solar, hybrid and wind projects, spending the last years helping project management teams to grow and successfully implement and operate several renewable energy projects across the Asia Pacific Region. Major achievements have been the development and implementation of several large-scale power plants in the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia. Reporting to James Thomas, Tobias will lead the in-house Blueleaf Energy project delivery team and will ensure contribution to the development of projects, both C&I and utility scale, and lead the team for successful project implementation.

Sol Proops, Interim CEO of Blueleaf Energy, said: “The latest appointment of James, Viktor and Tobias will bring a wealth of experience to the Blueleaf Energy team, we are now well placed to accelerate the green transition in Asia, and continue our mission to develop, deliver and operate safe, high quality, ethical onshore renewable energy projects, delivering a greener energy mix and lower power bills.”