A Venture Studio to
Accelerate the Green Transition.
REspire is a Venture Studio designed to accelerate the green transition. We build and scale companies from scratch, leveraging reusable resources and repeatable processes to reduce time to market and increase success rates compared to traditional startup methods.
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What the REspire team brings to the table
Examples of what our team has built, advised on, and delivered across the energy transition
Building and Scaling Ventures
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Founded and led REspire venture studio, currently developing ventures across renewable energy transactions, AI-enabled engineering tools, wave energy, small hydro brokerage, and data centre compliance.
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Established and grew the Norwegian branch of a Scandinavian utility from scratch to significant turnover in two years.
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Supported a major solar utility in its transformation from a solar developer to a comprehensive renewable energy company.
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Supported large PE in expanding from oil and gas into renewables.
Strategic Advisory for Major Players
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Advised Scatec in developing and launching a utility-scale solar leasing business, later valued at USD 172 million upon spinoff in 2023.
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Led the technical team in successful bids for Oman’s green hydrogen project auctions (Hydrom rounds 1 and 2), covering GW-scale solar, hydrogen and ammonia production.
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Projected future price development for gray, blue, and green H2 and NH3 for the Norwegian government and the Norwegian Shipowners Association.
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Provided strategic counsel on green hydrogen market entry for a major stock-listed company, informing the spinout of their P2X business.
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Developed Power-to-X strategy for a large-scale utility, including initial green ammonia projects.
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Facilitated a partnership between a leading engineering firm and a U.S.-based VC fund, unlocking EUR 20 million in financing for utility-scale solar projects in Norway.
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Recognised as a financial expert by the EU CINEA programme for evaluation of large-scale green hydrogen manufacturing projects.
Digital Transformation and AI
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Led AI implementation at a major European utility, delivering automation across core operational workflows.
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Extensive work with digitalisation, automation and business development at a Norwegian utility.
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Automated grid applications for an IPP in Spain.
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Developed digital tools for project optimisation within renewable energy, transitioning complex analytical models into simulation environments used in live projects.
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Designed and built REspire Asset Partners, a digital platform to improve liquidity in the market for renewable energy assets.
We are Hiring
We are building a team of experienced founders, venture experts, and energy sector specialists.
If you are interested in joining the team, please get in touch. If you represent a corporation or have an idea that needs development and commercialization, we would love to explore potential collaboration with you.