Newsletter ACERA - Mayo 2022
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10.<br />
MEET OUR<br />
MEMBERS<br />
Sebastián is a Civil Industrial Engineer with ten years of experience in the energy<br />
industry, particularly in renewable energy generation companies. He is married and has<br />
four children. Among his hobbies are practicing outdoor sports such as running, paddle<br />
tennis, soccer and trekking, sharing with friends and family, and committed to<br />
sustainability, creating gardens and composting at home.<br />
On why he decided to focus his career on the energy industry, Sebastián says that in recent<br />
years the industry has grown considerably and is currently experiencing a historic moment.<br />
"Globally we are going through changes that have compromised all sectors and in which I<br />
fortunately have a great opportunity from the role and the company I represent. We are<br />
experiencing the transition of the energy matrix to a more renewable one, substantial<br />
technological advances in generation projects, the incorporation of energy storage,<br />
electromobility that is penetrating at an accelerated pace, even green hydrogen as an<br />
energy vector in different industries", he says.<br />
What elements characterize and/or differentiate your company?<br />
Sebastián<br />
Merino<br />
Development Director<br />
smerino@urielinversiones.com<br />
We are a company that is present throughout the life cycle of projects. We seek to grow<br />
organically. We start from the search for locations and connections, through the<br />
construction, operation and maintenance of the plants we develop. We are convinced that<br />
we can add value to the projects in all their stages, always seeking to be a contribution to<br />
the factor of change of a more sustainable world with initiatives that are in harmony with<br />
the territory.<br />
We are in several countries and we always seek to link up with expert collaborators who are<br />
knowledgeable about the local market, forming alliances for the benefit of development.<br />
We make decisions quickly, we are flexible in the partnerships we create locally, and we<br />
have experience in different renewable technologies, with run-of-river hydroelectric plants<br />
and wind farms for more than 20 years, in addition to photovoltaic plants and power<br />
generation based on landfill biogas.<br />
What are the latest news or changes in your company?<br />
We have recently had very good news. We concluded the construction of 145 MW of wind<br />
power in Poland, which came into operation a few weeks ago. On the photovoltaic side,<br />
we are building three projects, one in Paraguay, another in Barbados and the last one in<br />
Puerto Rico, which will be added to our portfolio of assets in operation. In addition, we<br />
have started our first solar plant on the decommissioned and sealed part of a landfill, with<br />
the land difficulties that this entails. In terms of biogas, we are operating 10 plants in Spain<br />
and expect to close agreements to operate five more this year in that country; a few<br />
months ago we began the internationalization of biogas projects; today we have three<br />
plants waiting to be connected to the electricity system in Mexico and we are moving<br />
forward with agreements in Colombia and Chile to also carry out this type of initiative.<br />
We are interested in being at the forefront of innovation. For the past year we have been<br />
producing green hydrogen from biogas reforming in our pilot plant located in the Seville<br />
landfill, and today we are taking this project to its next stage of scaling up. At the same time,<br />
we continue to explore new opportunities in this area, we expect to generate green<br />
hydrogen from the developments of large renewable energy projects we are carrying out<br />
in Spain and Finland.<br />
Why would you recommend membership in <strong>ACERA</strong>?<br />
I would recommend being a member of <strong>ACERA</strong> because it is the only association that<br />
brings together all the actors of the renewable energy industry, such as developers,<br />
suppliers, investors, consultants, among others. <strong>ACERA</strong> is an authorized voice to bring the<br />
concerns of the sector to public bodies, helping to generate spaces for discussion and<br />
debate on new public policies. It also allows you to interact with companies that are at<br />
different stages of the projects and be informed of developments in the industry.
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