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Frits BLIEK
TIR Consulting Group LLC Biographies
In Alphabetical Order
Frits Bliek is a Principal Consultant for DNV GL, with over 10 years experience in the energy
sector, preferentially active in transition projects in the area of strategy, business analysis and
innovation in the energy market. His analytical skills combined with his in-depth knowledge of
the energy business, processes and systems allow him to develop detailed models and perform
thorough analyses. His power lies in his enthusiasm and focus on results that matter. In this
way he is capable of leading multi-disciplinary highly educated teams, such as the USEF design
team, in an inspiring way and delivers innovative results of high quality. Timely identification of
the essential business risks and providing to-the-point insight into these risks as well as the
consequences and solutions make him a valued adviser on the board level.
John BYRNE
John Byrne is the Chairman and President of the Foundation for Renewable Energy &
Environment (FREE). The Foundation was created in 2011 with a mission of promoting a better
future based on energy, water and materials conservation, renewable energy use,
environmental resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. Dr. Byrne has contributed since 1992 to
Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). His work is
published in IPCC assessments which led to greater global awareness of the problem and the
award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the Panel.
He is the architect of the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) model and its innovative energy
efficiency finance program, which received U.S. White House recognition as part of the nation’s
Better Buildings Challenge. The Asian Development Bank has also recommended the model to
its member countries.
From 2007 to 2012, he co-chaired the Delaware Sustainable Energy Utility Oversight Board.
Delaware was the first jurisdiction to create an SEU modeled on Dr. Byrne’s work. He presently
leads FREE’s efforts to diffuse this model, with initiatives in Pennsylvania (the Pennsylvania
Sustainable Energy Finance Program or PennSEF – a partnership with Pennsylvania Treasury,
Drinker, Biddle, Becker Capital, and West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund), California (the
Sonoma County Efficiency Finance Program or SCEF), South Korea (the Seoul Metropolitan
Government recently signed an MOU with FREE), and others.
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