Managing Director, BVG Associates

Biography

Bruce Valpy founded renewable energy strategy consultancy BVG Associates over ten years ago and has created a diverse, global client base that includes start-ups, market leaders, trade bodies, governments, utility providers and energy majors. Bruce has a first class honours degree in engineering (with economics) from Cambridge University and 30 years’ hands-on experience in renewables. He has delivered projects from the deeply technical to the most visionary, industry building. He is just as at home working one-to-one with client’s senior leaders and listening to front-line technical staff. Before founding BVGA, Bruce led wind turbine R&D activities for NEG Micon, then led development of Vestas’ largest blades. Before this, Bruce led turbine development activities at an innovative UK turbine manufacturer, involving detailed engineering of many aspects of a range of different turbine concepts. Bruce will give you strategic thinking, straight talking and creative ideas based on a lot of experience and a quick-thinking mind.