THE JRG ENERGY TEAM

Duncan is currently working as a Renewable Energy Engineer at in the UK.  He is responsible for providing technical and commercial advice to clients and for managing the delivery of a range of low carbon energy and renewable power generation projects from inception through to commissioning.  Duncan has a detailed knowledge of renewable energy systems with a focus on renewable heat technology. He has been involved with design work for ground source district heating networks and developing design tools for assessing heat pump systems. He has project managed various options appraisals and feasibility studies for numerous clients. Recently this has included a detailed feasibility study for an aquifer source heat network in Scotland which has resulted in a client progressing with drilling a test borehole to confirm the project viability.

Amanda Lonsdale is the CEO of Magnitude Global Finance, a JRG partner. Amanda has over 20 years of experience in project finance, private equity, international development, strategic advisory, and project management in more than 25 countries: Asia, Europe, North, and South America. Amanda has led the preparation of feasibility studies for direct use geothermal in East Africa and conducted comprehensive economic modeling including full costing and unit economics for multiple direct use applications. Amanda also led a feasibility study and market assessment exercise for direct use geothermal applications in Saint Lucia and Grenada, as well as led financial due diligence and analysis for private equity fund investing in aquaculture businesses in the North Atlantic.  Amanda has an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Finance and Entrepreneurship and an MA from the Johns Hopkins University School of International Studies (SAIS) in Southeast Asia Studies; she also has a BA from Johns Hopkins University.

Anna is a geothermal geoscientist with 12 years of international experience in geothermal exploration and development. She has worked on high enthalpy geothermal projects globally – including Latin America and the Caribbean, Indonesia, Philippines, New Zealand, East Africa and the USA.  Anna specializes in geology and hydrothermal alteration, 3D modeling in Leapfrog, geoscience data integration, conceptual model development, resource capacity assessments, well targeting, well planning, and well site geology. In addition, she has provided technical expertise in support of national and regional policy, regulatory, and market assessments as well as performed technical due diligence reviews for geothermal asset acquisition. Anna holds an MSc. in Geology from Michigan Technological University (USA) and is fluent in English and Spanish. Anna joined the JRG team in 2020.

Emmanuel has more than 18 years of experience working as a strategic alliance executive helping teams reach their full potential. Emmanuel spent the last 9 years at Química Apollo, Mexico, in charge of strategic business development and identification of new technologies. In 2013, with the support of his team, he was responsible for the first installation of a dual capillary tubing system, which applied different chemicals at depths which mitigated multiple problems simultaneously in geothermal wells in Mexico. For the past 4 years, he led a shut-in well reactivation and repair project in mature fields in southern Mexico. Emmanuel speaks four languages, English, Spanish, Greek and German, and obtained his Masters in Mass Communication from the University of Leicester and a Bachelor of Arts and Communications from Deree College in Athens, Greece.