Dr. Platon
Baltas, Senior Research Associate
Since 2007, Dr.
Platon Baltas is a partner in EUDITI Ltd. where he participates in energy
efficiency projects, RES project development and hybrid systems. He received a
B.Sc. in Physics from University of Athens in 1979 and a Ph.D. in Electrical
Engineering from Arizona State University in 1987. In 1988, he joined the
Center for RES in Greece where he served as manager and chief scientist of the
Photovoltaics Department until 1988. At this position, he played a key role to
the development of the Greek National Programme for Photovoltaics, to the
development international collaborations and to the funding of Department
activities. From 1998 to 2000, he worked as an independent consultant on
photovoltaics and water production using RES. From 2000 till 2007, he worked
for Germanos – Systems Sunlight S.A. as a business development manager for
photovoltaic systems. At this position, he worked for the development of grid
connected PV projects and new solar and hybrid photovoltaic products for the
telecom market. In 2007, he joined the Enfinity Group as the general manager
for Enfinity Hellas Holdings S.A. At this position he worked on the development
of RES investment projects, energy storage projects and electrification of
islands in developing countries. In 2016, he became the manager of energy
storage activities of the Group.
Platon has a
long association with IENE having participated in numerous conferences, workshops
and working groups and has advised the Institute on several occasions on RES
issues. He is currently an external Senior Research Associate of Institute based
in Athens.
Dr.
Charles Ellinas, CEO, Cyprus Natural Hydrocarbons Company Ltd and Senior Research Associate,IENE
He has over 35-year experience in the oil & gas sector in senior
management positions. Currently, he is CEO of e-CNHC, providing
management and advisory services in the oil & gas and energy sectors in
Cyprus and the SEE region. Prior to this, as
CEO of KRETYK, he was responsible for implementing Cyprus’s strategy for the
development of its hydrocarbons sector. Until 2012, he was a Director of Mott
MacDonald for 25 years and the Managing Director of Mott MacDonald’s Oil, Gas
& Petrochemicals business worldwide.
Charles has participated on several occasions at IENE
conferences and Workshops and has contributed analysis on hydrocarbon issues
related to the East Med. He is currently an external Senior Research Associate
of IENE based in London.
Dr. Hans Hutta, Senior Research Associate
Hans Hutta
has a recognized international management career of 37 years in the Oil and Gas
Industry in areas ranging from Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe to
the Russian Far East and Central Asia and covering positions from Area Manager
CEE (OMV) to Branch Manager (OMV Bulgaria) and Director of the Representative
Office of PETROM/OMV in Kazakhstan, among others. At present he is General
Director of the International Center For Petroleum and Industrial Management in
Austria.
For the last 20 years he has also lectured at
the Geoscience Department of the renowned Austrian State Mining University at Leoben
(Styria) in Petroleum Economics and Management. He authored the two-volume standard
reference book ‘Introduction to Exploration Economics’.
Dr.
Marika Karagianni, Senior Research Associate
Marika
Karagianni is a law graduated and political scientist with expertise in
European and international energy issues. She has studied at the Law School of
the ECIA, the College of Europe (Bruges), the European Political and Administrative
Department, and the Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Black Sea
Countries. She has been trained by scholarships at the Diplomatic Academy of
the Russian Foreign Ministry (2002) and at the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
Diplomatic Academy (2011) on the Caspian Energy Sector at the Harvard Kennedy
School of Government (2014) on International Energy Security and NATO School of
Oberammergau (2014) on energy security and supply to NATO in times of war or
crisis. Since 2006, she is a permanent expert at the Ministry of Public Order -
Citizen Protection. She regularly reports to the Greek and European energy
press and travels to the Caspian and Middle East regions.
Marika has a long association with IENE having
participated in several conferences, workshops and working groups and has
contributed research and analysis published by IENE. She has advised the
Institute on various occasions on energy policy and geopolitics issues. She is
currently a Senior Research Associate based in Athens.
Mr. Mihailo, Mihailovic Senior
Research Associate
Mihailo
Mihailovic has over 35 years of extensive professional and business experience
in the Power Industry. He has resourceful knowledge in the sector and extensive
experience covering national electricity system dispatching, short and long term
operation planning and long term corporate strategic planning. As an evaluator
of new energy concepts or technologies he was involved in the energy strategy
development and market projections, along with policy related activities both at
national and regional levels. Authored or co-authored many papers and
presentations for international conferences (PowerGen, Renewable Energy World,
DEMSEE, European Green Day, Energetika, Foren etc.).Mihailo Mihailovic is
a graduate and holder of M.Sc. Degree in Power Engineering from the Faculty of
Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade.
Michailo has a long association with IENE having
participated in numerous conferences, workshops and working groups and has
advised the Institute on SE European energy policy issues. He is currently an
external Senior Research Associate of Institute on based in Belgrade. Michailo
is also IENE’s representative in Serbia.
Mr. Nicholas Sofianos Senior Research
Associate
From
2007 until the end of 2017 Mr. Nicholas Sofianosheld various positions at
IENE completing his tenue as the Institute’s Coordinator of Research and Deputy
Executive Director. At IENE he carried
out research on Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and their application in SE
Europe. He was IENE’s coordinator in the EU funded GEOFAR project, part of the
Energy Intelligence programme. He also has a strong interest on energy policy
issues and he is the Assistant Editor of "Energy Matters" (Monthly newsletter
of IENE) and of the "South East Europe Energy Brief" (a series of
monthly IENE newsletters). He is the author of many articles on energy and he
has participated as a speaker in several conferences, seminars and workshops in
Greece and other European countries. He has an Mphil Development Studies degree
from the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
Nikolas Sofianos maintains a close working
relationship with IENE and currently he is an external Senior Research
Associate of IENE and a Member of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Anastasios Mastrapas,Research Associate
He
worked for two years (201-2016) at the Institute as resident Research Associate.
He is an Electrical Engineer with a MSc in Economics and Finance (AUEB). He was
Assistant Editor of "Market Fundamentals and Prices” (Bi-monthly
Newsletter of IENE) and participated in the development of Institute’s research
projects. He has a 6-year working experience in the Renewable Energy Sources
(RES) sector.
He is currently an external Research Associate
contributing regularly analysis on energy market issues.
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