Experience

Edina

• United Kingdom
• Electric Power Generation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Hugh Richmond is CEO for Edina UK Ltd. Edina is the official distributer for MWM (German manufacturer) gas generation units for the UK and Ireland. He is responsible for selling gas generators and providing operation and maintenance services to clients requiring local electrical power as well as heat and/or chilling, utilising the waste heat from the engines (CHP/Tri-Generation). They have supplied their technology to a multitude of facilities such as Hospitals, Schools, Hotels, Industry, Waste Facilities, Horticultural applications, Pharmaceutical and Food Industry, but to name a few. He has now been tasked with the responsible to take the business beyond the boundaries of the UK and is currently embarking on developing a business in India and Australia with the assistance of his parent company EESL, a division of the Indian Governments, Department of Energy. Show less

• Head of Global Sales

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

  Responsible for all Edina Sales activities



Clarke Energy

• United Kingdom
• Electric Power Generation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Development Director

  • Dec 2013 - Feb 2017

  Spent several years developing businesses and opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa with Clarke Energy, who also specialise in gas fired generation. Looking for opportunities in generating power from a whole host of “different gases” such as biogas, gases from coal mines, associated petroleum gas, as well as power generation from dirty, complex and difficult gases created by Industrial processes. Spent several years developing businesses and opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa with Clarke Energy, who also specialise in gas fired generation. Looking for opportunities in generating power from a whole host of “different gases” such as biogas, gases from coal mines, associated petroleum gas, as well as power generation from dirty, complex and difficult gases created by Industrial processes.



ENER-G Natural Power ( re branded to YLEM ENERGY LIMITED )

• United Kingdom
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Jan 2001 - Oct 2013

  When I joined the gas generation business from the waste industry in 2001, we developed a significant portfolio of generation facilities using landfill gas in the UK. When this business became saturated in the UK we took Ener-G around the world and diversified to countries like Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Mexico, China and South America. When I joined the gas generation business from the waste industry in 2001, we developed a significant portfolio of generation facilities using landfill gas in the UK. When this business became saturated in the UK we took Ener-G around the world and diversified to countries like Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Mexico, China and South America.



Veolia

• France
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Enegineering Manager

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  Before being involved in the energy development business, I worked, since the mid 90’s in the waste disposal industry for the French waste management company, Veolia, where he developed his interest in power generation from methane gas and waste to energy. Prior to the waste industry, Hugh was a coal mining engineer specialising in opencast coal mining (strip mining) on sites throughout the UK, for British Coal. Before being involved in the energy development business, I worked, since the mid 90’s in the waste disposal industry for the French waste management company, Veolia, where he developed his interest in power generation from methane gas and waste to energy. Prior to the waste industry, Hugh was a coal mining engineer specialising in opencast coal mining (strip mining) on sites throughout the UK, for British Coal.