Niels is a Danish decarbonization expert with over 17 years of international experience in district energy, renewable energy, low-carbon solutions, and project development. His focus and main expertise are on driving advancements in renewable energy production, low-carbon district energy systems, and sector coupling across North America, Europe, and Asia. Niels holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Technical University of Denmark (DTU) specializing in Energy Construction and Thermodynamics.

Previously, Niels served as Deputy Director at Lonsdale Energy Corporation in North Vancouver, where he led significant renewable energy projects, developed carbon-neutral strategies, and provided strategic advice to city leadership. Prior to that, he was the Head of the Danish District Energy Advisory (DDEA) in North America at the Royal Danish Embassy in Washington D.C., where, in five years, he facilitated over $2 million in district energy export initiatives and projects, and built strong partnerships with developers, educational campuses, municipalities, Industry-associations, and public institutions.

Niels’ expertise spans Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia, where he has successfully led and managed the implementation of innovative energy systems, fostered stakeholder collaboration, and championed clean energy transitions for multimillion dollar projects. He brings a wealth of experience in small‑ to large‑scale project development and implementation across these regions, along with extensive hands‑on knowledge of how to cost‑effectively and energy‑efficiently sector‑couple a wide range of renewable energy production technologies (thermal and electrical), including geothermal/geo-exchange, industrial‑scale waste heat recovery technologies (including large‑scale heat pumps), thermal storage, solar, biomass, biogas, and waste‑to‑energy.

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