Ongresso Energy
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Ongresso Energy (OE) is a company with a great purpose. Our mission: "decarbonising the energy value chain", this builds the guideline of our daily work. It all starts with individual attitude and turns into joint actions.
Story of Ongresso Energy.
Our team is committed to the overall goal of reducing the carbon footprint. Our concrete actions include the implementation of new renewable energy sources and/or energy efficiency, we help to make sustainable projects feasible by transferring mitigation results (carbon credits). This motivates us to go the extra mile.
2010
Ulrich Hinterberger and Daniel Breitenmoser founded Ongresso, a one-stop-shop for market expansion into Latin America. Ongresso’s value proposition is to reduce time, costs and risks to establish and operate investments and businesses in Latin America. As a company with a Swiss Head office, Ongresso meanwhile counts with subsidiaries in Colombia, Peru and Mexico.
2020
Ongresso Energy is created as a brand within the Ongresso organization. OE and Nvest join forces to execute a mandate from Norsk Solar for development of solar C&I projects in Colombia. Both companies also obtained various other mandates for the sourcing of investment for social and environmental impact projects.
2021
Ongresso Energy obtains a mandate from the Swiss Federal Office of the Environment (FOEN) and the Peruvian Ministry for the Environment (MINAM) to develop and implement with the Additional Renewable Energy Platform Peru (AREP Peru) one of the first bilateral carbon offsetting programs in accordance with Art. 6 of the Paris Agreement.
2022
Ulrich and Daniel founded Ongresso Energy AG (OE AG), a Swiss limited liability company together with entrepreneur Thomas Stetter.
Ongresso Energy SAS (OE SAS) is co-founded in Colombia by Niels van der Wijk and Nelson Camacho. OE SAS is the local project development and management company of OE AG.
All forces are now consolidated to be an Independent Power Producer (IPP) and development service provider.
Meet the Core Team.
Working at Ongresso Energy.
Do you want to be part of our fast growing team? You can always send us an open application. Send a letter of motivation and your resume to careers@ongresso-energy.com.
Board of Directors.
Co-Founder, Delegate of the Board
Zurich, Switzerland
4 y business consulting for institutional asset managers.
15+ y management consulting (focus: infrastructure / energy sector).
5+ y investment advisory in the Energy sector.
Lic. oec. HSG, CAS Renewable Energy Management HSG.
Entrepreneurial activities:
– Ongresso Co-Founder and Board Member (2010), Switzerland, Colombia, Peru and Mexico: Market expansion services.
– Ongresso Energy AG Co-Founder and Delegate of the Board (2022): Decarbonization, IPP, project developer.
Co-Founder, Board Member
Appenzell, Switzerland
12+ y market expansion consulting Latin America.
5 y general management of international logistics/supply chain.
M.A. international Relations HSG.
Entrepreneurial activities:
– Ongresso Co-Founder and CEO (2010), Switzerland, Colombia, Peru and Mexico: Market expansion services.
– Ongresso Energy Co-Founder and Board Member (2022).
Co-Founder, Board Member
Zurich, Switzerland
20+ y implementation of mitigation projects and environmental consulting.
Dipl. Mech. Eng. ETH, ND BWI ETH.
Entrepreneurial activities:
– First Climate Co-Founder and Board Member (1999): climate protection and GHG offsetting.
– GMF Argentina Co-Founder and Board Member (2009): Reforestation.
– Soventix Chile (2012) and Argentina (2016) Co-Founder and Board Member; Solar EPC and project developer.
– Solar Investments Srl and GmbH Co-Founder and CEO (2019): Solar project developer and IPP.
– Ongresso Energy AG Shareholder and Board Member (2022).