SPEAKER

Thomas Schulthess
SoWiTec

Born 03.06.61 in Biel-Bienne Switzerland, divorced – 2 children

Actual job titles:
Vice-Director SoWiTec international
Associate-CEO SoWiTec do Brasil
Vice-Director SoWiTec Mexico

Special knowledge:
Business start-ups and operative activity launchings in clean transportation and decentralized energy systems (over 20 companies created up-to-date in Switzerland, France, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Mexico).

Education: - graduated 1985in Mechanical Engineering at Technical Highschool of Biel-Bienne, specialized in Thermodynamics and Robotics

Prof. Biography:
1985-1987 - Project Engineer development of robotized metalic heat treatment systems
BOREL - Switzerland

1987-1995 - R&D project Engineer worldwide raw material optimization
PHILIP MORRIS – Switzerland

1995-1997 - Director management Liquified Petrol Gas activities
ELF-TOTAL – Switzeland

1997-1999 Founder-Associate power modulating Micro-Cogeneration system for housing/SME
ECOPOWER – Switzerland

2000-2003 Founder-Associate Permanent Magnet generators/motors for electrical vehicules, wind power, hydro, gensets,…
ECOTOOLS – Switzeland

2000-2006 Diverse consulting activities in Solar and Wind Power start-ups in France

2000-… Founder-Associate highend small 6 and 25kW wind power generators
EOLTEC – France

2005-… SoWiTec internationl large wind power business development in France and Latin America