Blueshore’s team is led by experienced professionals who are passionate about the ability of renewable energy to deliver a high quality and low cost energy alternative with the potential to be the pre-eminent energy source for the next generation. With an extensive experience in the renewable energy sector the team have capability to understand and deliver on investor and generator requirements
Meet the team
Mike Rand
Managing Partner
Mike has led Blueshore since its establishment in 2017 and is based in Sydney, Australia. Mike is also a founder and Managing Partner of Bluefield Partners LLP (UK), where together with his two founding partners, he has overseen the building of the business since its establishment in 2009. Mike was instrumental to the raising, London stock exchange listing and deployment of the Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd, rated as the LSE’s highest performing renewable energy fund, 2017. As head of investments at Bluefield Partners LLP, Mike led the deployment and/or realisation of over AUD1.2billion of solar investments and sits on the group’s Investment Committee and Board.
Prior to establishing Bluefield Partners LLP, Mike was Investment Director at Foresight Group where he led the deployment of their first solar energy fund, in 2008-9 in Italy and Spain. Working in investment and finance since 1999, Mike has over AUD3 billion of energy and infrastructure transaction experience across Europe, America and Africa and also worked as Principal Banker in the Energy Group at the European Bank, with a particular focus on renewable energy, and as Investment Associate at Actis Capital (formerly CDC Group).
Mike is an owner and director of Bluefield Services Ltd and Bluefield Operations Ltd, the group’s investment, asset management and operation & maintenance businesses and has also acted as director of numerous solar asset companies. Mike has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and has presented at numerous international renewable energy conferences.
Beatriz Toribio Lopez
Asset Management Services, Associate
Beatriz joined Blueshore in mid 2018 having previously worked with renewable energy asset management company, Bluefield Services Ltd (UK) since 2015. Beatriz played a key role in Bluefield Services during the establishment and realization of the technical asset management division. As one of the first employees in a startup company, Beatriz participated in the development and set up of protocols and company procedures, along with a wide range of activities to facilitate the management of 88 solar PV projects (500MW total installed capacity).
Beatriz has been involved in asset management of medium scale solar sites for over 4 years. Her experience covers several areas including monitoring systems, contract and site management, and operations supervision.
Prior to working with Bluefield Services Ltd, Beatriz gained experience in electrical supply chain management at Asea Brown Boveri, including the specification of electrical equipment for supply to high voltage substations and photovoltaic projects, along with management of Quality, and Health and Safety processes.
Beatriz studied Industrial Engineering at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, specializing in electronics and process automation, followed by an electrical engineering intensification at Katholieke Leuven University, supplemented by a Master in Renewable Energies, Universidad San Pablo CEU, and a postgraduate degree on business practices at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.