A DIVERSITY OF TALENTS,
A PLURALITY OF EXPERTISE

Nicolas graduated as an Engineer from Arts et Métiers ParisTech and holds an MBA from “IAE Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University”. 

He joined Belenergia as Chief Industrial Officer in 2021, following 10 years of experience in a Leader Gas Industrial Company. Prior to this role, he was Operational Director for Air Liquide while leading in parallel important projects related to the industrial revolution 4.0 (Robotic, Digital SIM, Connected Maintenance).

He also gained experience as EPC department manager for Air Liquide and in managing Industrial Project and contracts. Moreover, he oversaw the management system for Air Liquide France Industry (2500 people; 1200 m€).   

Pierpaolo joined Belenergia  as a Group Financial Controller in 2017, following 5 years within Ernst&Young as an audit manager.  

He holds a Business, Economics and Management degree obtained in 2007 at maximum score and honors.

He also serves on the Board of Directors of some of Belenergia group’s companies. 

Thirty years ago, Michele combined an academic degree in Economics with the work of an industrial designer. In the early years of his career, Michele was mostly involved in designing a modern distillery and biogas plant in Puglia. After the construction, Michele was appointed as Plant Manager. He matured a unique industrial experience in many sectors (ethanol, biogas, waste treatment).

Michele was at the origin of the link-up of Distilleria Bartin, Perbel with Enterra. As General manager Bioenergy of South Italy, he has proven the logics of integration. His next challenge is to constitute and entertain a team dedicated to industrial optimization, innovation and growth.   

With many years of experience in the Bioenergy sector, Alexander joined the Belenergia Group in 2019.  

His experience in the field of Renewable Energies and Agro-energy began in 2005, contributing to the development of a 24 MW vegetable oil plant project in Tuscany. In 2010 he promoted and managed a 32 MW photovoltaic project in collaboration with several local authorities in Northern Italy.

Since 2013 he has been running new initiatives in the Biogas sector authorizing and coordinating the activity of 8 MW of Biogas of agricultural nature.

His previous skills qualify him in the Bio-methane sector as well as an expert in the circular economy in the agro-industrial field.

He is also the Legal Representative of Belenergia’s Permanent Establishment in Italy. 

Francesco Leone graduated in Civil Engineering Hydraulics specialization at the University of Bologna in 1998. Over the years, he trained in construction safety management, specifically Evaluation of Environmental Impact (Environmental Impact Assessment). He also obtained a Master of Expertise in Energy Management.

He entered the world of renewable energies in 2008, firstly by overseeing a number of photovoltaic projects and managing the construction of a large biomass plant and then creating the SWM, a company specialized in maintenance of photovoltaic sites and wind parks. 

Antonio has an extensive experience in all phases of project development and management. He joined the Belenergia in 2014 and has been developing and monitoring the 40 MW Lavello wind site amongst otther projects.

Antonio serves as a board member of all Basilicata subsidiaries. He is responsible for the construction of a second wind farm as well as a large biomethane plant. He is also in charge of managing several partnerships with local actors, including the Sigma group. Antonio graduated in Business Management. 

Enrico Fedele graduated in Environmental Engineering at the Politecnico di Torino. He has been operating in the renewable energy field since 2008, designing photovoltaic plants, taking care of the authorization process, being part of the construction management team and finally as part of the O&M and Asset Management team in SWM, Belenergia’s subsidiary in charge of the Group’s PV and Wind assets Operation Maintenance and Management.

He currently oversees the development and Engineering process of PV and Wind farms from the hardware setup up to the executive design, as well as being the director of SWM, at whose birth he took part. 

From 1989 to 2006, Giuseppe Buccella gained experience as Technical Manager for leading Italian companies active in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of plants for the distribution of natural gas, electricity and ultra-wide band infrastructures. He has also gained expertise as a coordinator of internal resources, subcontracting, procurement management and scheduling of maintenance activities.

From 2006 to 2011, he was CEO of Impresa del Fiume Spa, an Enel qualified contractor for MV/LV and EPC networks for the construction of photovoltaic plants. In 2012, Giuseppe joins SWM Srl (BelEnergia Solar & Wind company for O&M) as Operational Manager for O&M activities, of which he is now General Director. 

Damien holds an Engineer’s degree in Sales and project management in Agriculture and Agri-food industry from UNILASALLE. 

For 10 years, Damien has been a business developer and consultant in renewable energy sector and more specifically in complex, territorial and multi-partners projects as territorial bio-methane plant, special bio-waste recovery units and more generally in business opportunities around bioenergy.

He joined Belenergia in 2020 and has been responsible for the setting up of Belenergia’s first biogas plant in France. 

With over 20 years of experience in the renewable energies sector, Emilio joined Belenergia as Managing Director Spain in 2019, overseeing the development of photovoltaic, wind and Bioenergy projects.  

His experience in the energy and renewable sector begins in 1997, having carried out wind, photovoltaic, thermo-solar and cogeneration projects.  

Among the most outstanding projects are 150 MW of thermo-solar with thermal energy storage developed, financed and built in Andalusia, as well as the participation in the development and engineering of more than 1GW of wind and photovoltaic projects.