Andre Moeller

Profile

I am...

• Experienced sustainability consultant with focus on energy efficiency, energy and environmental management, renewable energy, climate change and organizational development
• Managing Director of the sustainability company WertSicht GmbH, Germany
• Co-founder of the clean energy company Ecowatt Nigeria Ltd.
• Energy auditor, accredited by the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA)
• Management system auditor for energy (ISO 50001), environment (ISO 14001, EMAS, ECOPROFIT) as well as quality and health and safety (ISO 9001 und OHSAS 18001)
• Trainer for energy/environmental managers and auditors
• University lecturer for energy efficiency

Portfolio

Energy

• Energy Audits according to ISO 50002 and DIN EN 16247 for industrial, commercial and public organizations
• Implementation of energy management schemes according to ISO 50001
• Energy management system audits according to ISO 50001 and ISO 19011
• Measurement, verification and monitoring of energy consumption and savings

Environment

• Environmental Audits for industrial, commercial and public organizations
• Implementation of environmental management schemes according to ISO 14001 and EMAS
• Cleaner production and ECOPROFIT- consultancy
• Environmental management system audits according to ISO 14001 and ISO 19011
• Carbon Footprints of Products and Organizations

Sustainability and Climate Change

• CSR-Management based on ISO 26000
• CSR-Reporting according to GRI and DNK
• Climate Protection Concepts and Carbon Accounting for Businesses and Public Organizations

Trainings and Workshops

• (Internal) Energy/ Environmental Auditor
• Energy/ Environmental Manager
• Energy Efficiency/ Cleaner Production Professional
• Energy/ Resource Efficiency in Industry, Transport and Buildings with different topics
• Measurement and Verification Professional
• From Resource Efficiency to Corporate Sustainability

International Cooperation

• Capacity (needs) assessment of industrial, commercial and public organizations, particularly in the energy and environment sector
• Elaboration of capacity development strategies, concepts, modules comprising human and organizational capacities
• Organizational development of industrial, commercial and public organizations to improve system and process performance
• Formulation of energy policies and strategies for enhancing access to energy, poverty alleviation and energy efficiency improvement
• Results-based Assessment of renewable energy and environmental projects with regards to sustainable development goals, applying state-of-the-art methods (Capacity Works, DAC-criteria)

Research and Lecturing

• Lectures for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Transport and Industry
• Baseline and evaluation studies and project appraisals of energy efficiency, rural energy and renewable energy projects
• Studies in the field of resource efficiency and climate change

Certifications

Quality matters!

• Accredited by the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) with consultant-ID 203947
• Member of European Network of Environmental Professionals (ENEP- VNU e.V.)
• Member of German Association of Engineers (VDI e.V.)
• CSR/Sustainability Manager (TÜV Saarland GmbH, Sulzbach, 2018)
• Lead Auditor for energy management systems (TÜV Süd GmbH, Augsburg, 2015)
• Internal Auditor for quality management systems (SGS TÜV-Saar GMBH, 2013)
• Certified ECOPROFIT- Consultant (CPC Austria, 2013)
• Internal Auditor for energy management systems (Agimus GMBH, 2012)
• Internal Auditor for environment and health and safety (Agimus GMBH, 2011)

Work Experience

More than 10 years experience

As a mechanical and renewable energy engineer, my roots are in industry and technology. As consultant and auditor, the focus of my work today is in energy and environmental management and organizational development. In the last 10 years, I have successfully consulted more than 50 organizations to improve their energy and environmental performance, conducted more than 40 energy and environmental audits and provided more than 40 trainings and workshops for more than 550 participants. I am 39 years old and live in Cologne, in the heart of Germany. I am member of the German Association of Engineers (VDI e.V.) and the European Network of Environmental Professionals (ENEP, VNU e.V.). I am fluent in German and English and speak basic Persian, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

Managing Director Á Co-Founder

I have taken over responsibility as managing director of WertSicht GmbH in January 2019, where I have worked as senior consultant for energy and environmental management from 2011 to 2014. During this time, I led several carbon emission reduction projects totalling 11,164 tons of CO2 eq. in reduction and 3.2 million € in operational costs savings for the industrial, commercial and public organizations participating in those projects. From 2014 to 2018, I worked as freelance consultant. In 2016, I started a sustainability company in Nigeria together with a local business partner, called Ecowatt Nigeria Ltd. I have substantial experience working overseas. I worked for the German Agency for International Cooperation (giz) for four years as technical consultant and project manager in Afghanistan. I continually have long and short term assignments in Sierra Leone, Brazil, Rwanda, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Jordan, India, South Africa and other countries.

World class clients

My clients today include PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the German Development Bank (KfW), German Agency for International Cooperation (giz), GFA Consulting Group as well as global industrial leaders like Nestlé, Axa Insurances, Trumpf Laser-Technology, Mercedes-Benz, SGL Carbon, HILITE, Schneider Electric and many others. I am a regular honorary professor at Cologne Technical University for energy efficiency.

References (Extract)

Energy

• Conducting an energy audit in the frame of the European Energy Efficiency Directive according to DIN EN 16247-1 in two office-complex facilities of a leading global insurance company with more than 10,000 employees
• ISO 50001 multi-site implementation for an industrial client (high tech laser machines) with eight production locations in Europe and more than 2,000 employees, including energy efficiency assessment
• Energy management system audits according to ISO 50001 in three locations of a global food product retailer
• Measurement, verification and monitoring of energy consumption and savings for an industrial client (manufacturing machinery and equipment) in the automotive industry, three production facilities, more than 400 employees

Environment

• ISO 14001 implementation for an industrial client (electronic manufacturing industry), more than 250 employees
• EMAS III implementation advisory and internal auditing for an automotive racing and leisure park, 120 employees
• Consulting for nine companies (SME to industry) for the introduction of the environmental management scheme ECOPROFIT for the district of Mettman, North-Rhine Westfalia
• Introduction of ECOPROFIT in the South African industry

Trainings and Workshops

• Training and certification of 44 individuals as ISO 50001 industrial energy managers in two 5-day-courses for the German development (GIZ) programme “Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP)
• Conduct of a training for 10 engineers of the Jordan Royal Scientific Society (National Energy Research Center) leading to TÜV Rheinland- certified “Energy Efficiency Professional”
• Inhouse workshop “Energy Management in Hospitals” for the public energy agency of the state Northrine-Westphalia with participation of 17 public and private hospitals

International Cooperation

• Advisory for a French government electrification project in Afghanistan: Assessment of the benefits for the population who received electricity by the project recently as per the request of the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water
• Mid-term evaluation of the programme “Institutional Development for Energy in Afghanistan” incl. preparation of the impact matrix for the German ministry for economic cooperation (BMZ)
• Organizational assessment of the technical, system and human capacities of the Afghan electricity supplier DABS and the Ministry for Energy and Water for Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Frankfurt
• Assessment of the environmental impacts caused by long term refugees in five Rwandan refugee camps for the UNHCR/gtz refugee logistics programme

Research and Lecturing

• Honoraray lecturer for "Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Transport and Industry” for the international, interdisciplinary Master of Science-course „Renewable Energy Management“ at the Institute for Technology and Resources Management (ITT) since 2013
• Conducting the study “Energy Efficiency in On-Grid and Off-Grid Electrification: Economic vs. Pro-Poor Development? Case Study Afghanistan” for the Institute for Technology and Resources Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT), Renewable Energy Management Chair of Professor Dr.-Ing. Bhandari
• Designed a decision support system- software tool for evaluating the use of alternative energy systems in a proposed settlement at Lake Nasser in Egypt in cooperation with United Nations Development Program
• Developed a low cost solar water heater for application in urban Fortaleza in Brazil and analyzed the socio- economic acceptance of the system as researcher at the Federal University of Ceará

Contact

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