Jigar Shah
President
Jigar Shah Consulting
Areas of Expertise:
Jigar Shah is committed to renewable energy and sustainable solutions that enable prosperity beyond the carbon economy. As CEO of the Carbon War Room, Mr. Shah is dedicated to indentifying business-as-usual practices and replacing them with low-carbon solutions. Prior to the Carbon War Room, he founded SunEdison in 2003. Under his leadership, SunEdison revolutionized the solar industry by introducing a business model to sell solar as a service. The transformation to solar power service agreements is responsible for turning solar services into a multi-billion dollar industry. Mr. Shah is also an expert on energy project finance, changing energy policy, working with entrenched stakeholders, and convincing individuals to embrace energy technology. He works closely with entrepreneurs, policymakers, and investors around the world to develop, incubate, and implement sustainable solutions that enable prosperity beyond the carbon economy. Mr. Shah sits on the boards of the Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development, SB NOW, and Greenpeace USA.
Recent Posts by Jigar Shah
Recent Comments by Jigar Shah
- "There are many small companies that are developing projects in mature clean energy asset classes -- think solar and wind farms. They currently can on"
Free Market Clean Energy Proposals for the Stimulus and Beyond - "This is a nonsensical debate started by people who want to slow down Clean Energy because they think that this transformation is so controllable by po"
Clean Energy Poised for Market Domination or More Innovation Needed?