Eku Energy

Manager

• Advise on policy and regulations for all phases of project/program/investment development, execution, and operation including market participation, asset selection, integration, and trading
• Understand and evaluate market trading and bidding rules and integration requirements for energy storage in all available market products in Japan
• Understand current market rules and regulations to identify conditions and constraints for participation in all specified markets and behind the meter applications, and the potential revenues associate with these conditions and constraints
• Manage, monitor, advise on, and advocating for change of the relevant policy and regulation requirements for technology, markets, and trading in Japan
• Lead engagements, relationships and efforts in policy reform, draft rule change assessment, conduct internal reviews of draft external communications and submit agreed policy position
• In depth understanding of subsidy frameworks, and outline prioritized activities to achieve high (winning) scores on the subsidy framework evaluation criteria
• Work with Eku internal stakeholders to prioritize, plan and deliver activities required for achieving high scores on the subsidy framework evaluation criteria
• Identifying areas of policy and regulation focus and participation for business in Japan over a 3, 5, and 10 year time frame
• Develop strategies, reports, submissions for the purpose of business case development and operations of energy technology and market participation
• Work with the TMT team to interface with governmental bodies and structuring policy outcomes that enable new revenue models for energy storage and renewable energy projects and contracts, including both grid based and behind the meter project regulatory evolution with government bodies, including discussions with commercial, industrial and retail offtakers to balance project and offtake interests
• Defining, understanding evolving requirements, advocating preferred positions on and managing asset registration, applications and regulatory operational requirements
• Evaluate 3rd party market consultant reports and revenue forecasts and make recommendations on the appointment and conditions of 3rd parties consulting engagements
• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships with Government, industry bodies and relevant counterparties.

Senior Manager, Market Analytics and Policy