Benoit Allehaut

I have worked in the renewable energy space for the last 20 years working for the largest OEMs in wind (GE) and solar (First Solar). I have worked on the capital formation and development of several gigawatts and several billions of dollars for various funds. I personally invested in some of the early utility scale Li-Ion batteries in CA and I am currently an investor in a carbon accounting software SaaS called nZero (https://nzero.com) and an energy saving company called X Carbon Technologies (https://www.xcarbontechnologies.com) which deploys (1) current balancing technology for commercial and industrial users to materially reduce kWh and kWp, and (2) nanotechnology to improve DX (HVAC) efficiency. As an advisor to KKR I am working on the electrification of transportation (fleet infrastructure) and other infrastructure/climate/impact investments. I recently relocated from NYC and 22m inhabitants to Truro, Cape Cod in the National Seashore with a community of 2,000. Each morning I wake up to the sound of birds. I have a masters from Cambridge University and I am an empty nester with x2 adult daughters. My mantra: be kind and straightforward with people, be a good listener and be the solution, not the problem.

Practical, large scale and investable solutions in energy transition

XCT can help reduce power consumption for industrial users by 15-20% with its power filtering technology. XCT offers to fully finance these systems and split savings with customers. NZero is the only SaaS with hourly, near real-time granular emission data across all 3 scopes. Fully digitized. Insight tool to visualize carbon reduction interventions

Investing in mature (large / cash flow positive) companies but not in VC / Growth stage for KKR