Alex Westlake

Dr. Alex Westlake is Managing Director and one of the founders of ClearWorld Energy. Alex is based permanently in Beijing， where he has worked since 1998. Alex has ten year’s experience in renewable energy technology development and the utility sector both in UK and Asia， with firms PowerGen （UK， now E.On） and IT Power （UK）. Alex has a PhD in Wind Energy and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Alex is considered to be a leading expert in clean energy and the Clean Development Mechanism in China. Alex was integral to the development of China’s first CDM project – the Huitengxile Windfarm Project， which is also the first wind project to be registered globally and has developed new CDM methodologies for energy efficiency and coal bed methane utilisation. Since the founding of Camco International， Alex has served as director and Chief Operating Officer as well as Managing Director of the China business unit. Alex was a member of the management team which achieved a public listing for Camco in 2006.