Ross Grier
Chief Operating Officer at NextEnergy Capital Ltd.
Profile
Ross oversees and is a member of the investment committee for the listed fund NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) and NextPower UK ESG, a private fund focused on unsubsidised UK solar and storage.
Since joining NEC in Nov 2013 Ross has led the M&A team, deploying over £1.5bn of assets, delivering over 900MW of transactions across more than 90 deals to the listed NESF fund.
Ross has overseen the development of >1 GW of solar and battery storage projects for the UK market.
He has developed acquisition, project and operational documents, joint venture and development framework agreements and created innovative/strategic opex and M&A relationships.
Ross created and leads the company’s biodiversity and nature positivity programme and its delivery of market leading ESG successes for NESF.
Ross began his career working as an analyst at ExxonMobil.
He has worked across the business spectrum from SME and start-up businesses, to FTSE 250 and government organizations.
Extensive experience in programme process and change management across a variety of subject matters and organisations, from automotive to renewable energy sectors
Ross Grier active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
NextEnergy Capital Ltd.
 NextEnergy Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance NextEnergy Capital Ltd (NextEnergy Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Michael Bonte-Friedheim. The firm is headquartered in London. | Chief Operating Officer | 2023-05-31 |
NextPower Radius Ltd.
 NextPower Radius Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of NextEnergy Capital Ltd., NextPower Radius Ltd. is a specialist solar investment and asset manager based in London, UK. The British company has significant experience in utility scale solar, from greenfield development to operational performance. NextPower Radius is a subsidiary of NextPower Development, which has been developing greenfield solar PV projects since 2007. NextEnergy Capital, the parent company, is an investment management business that focuses on the renewable energy sector and has a presence in Europe and Australia. The company believes in the sustainable energy investment opportunity and plan to selectively add on other businesses. Founded in 2016, the company is committed to managing their investments responsibly and has a sustainable investment policy. | Director/Board Member | 2019-05-19 |
NextEnergy Solar Holdings IV Ltd.
 NextEnergy Solar Holdings IV Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of NextEnergy Capital Ltd., NextEnergy Solar Holdings IV Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2016. | Director/Board Member | 2019-01-16 |
Nextenergy Solar Holdings V Ltd.
 Nextenergy Solar Holdings V Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Founded in 2017, Nextenergy Solar Holdings V Ltd. is a British company that functions as an investment holding company. Part of NextEnergy Capital Ltd., the company is based in London, UK. | Director/Board Member | 2019-01-16 |
Training of Ross Grier
| Loughborough University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 4 |
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NextEnergy Capital Ltd.
NextEnergy Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance NextEnergy Capital Ltd (NextEnergy Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Michael Bonte-Friedheim. The firm is headquartered in London. | Finance |
NextPower Radius Ltd.
NextPower Radius Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of NextEnergy Capital Ltd., NextPower Radius Ltd. is a specialist solar investment and asset manager based in London, UK. The British company has significant experience in utility scale solar, from greenfield development to operational performance. NextPower Radius is a subsidiary of NextPower Development, which has been developing greenfield solar PV projects since 2007. NextEnergy Capital, the parent company, is an investment management business that focuses on the renewable energy sector and has a presence in Europe and Australia. The company believes in the sustainable energy investment opportunity and plan to selectively add on other businesses. Founded in 2016, the company is committed to managing their investments responsibly and has a sustainable investment policy. | Finance |
NextEnergy Solar Holdings IV Ltd.
NextEnergy Solar Holdings IV Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Part of NextEnergy Capital Ltd., NextEnergy Solar Holdings IV Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2016. | Finance |
Nextenergy Solar Holdings V Ltd.
Nextenergy Solar Holdings V Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Founded in 2017, Nextenergy Solar Holdings V Ltd. is a British company that functions as an investment holding company. Part of NextEnergy Capital Ltd., the company is based in London, UK. | Finance |
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