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About us

Who we are

Aegir Insights is a technology-driven intelligence company serving the offshore wind sector. We leverage data science and deep industry experience to help global renewable players make smarter decisions.

Our expertise lies in contextualizing complex information through use of proprietary models developed in close cooperation with industry and academia. Going beyond data, Aegir Insights brings independent strategic insights based on our industry experience.

22

Employees

150+

Years of combined experience

15

Nationalities

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Meet the team

Scott Urquhart

CEO & Founder

Energy experience: 20 years of experience in the energy industry within investment analysis, commercial management, project development and growth strategy from Orsted, Macquarie Capital and Stiesdal.

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Scott started his energy career as a petroleum engineer in Canada in 2003 before transitioning into energy investment banking with Macquarie Capital in the UK. In 2011, he moved into the offshore wind sector, joining Orsted initially to build a commercial team focused on turbine pricing and technology valuation, and later becoming Programme Director for the landmark Race Bank and West of Duddon Sands projects off Britain.

Before co-founding Aegir, Scott served as a strategic advisor to renewable energy pioneer Henrik Stiesdal, helping establish Stiesdal A/S in areas including floating wind, long duration storage and Power-to-X. Scott holds a LLM in International Commercial Law from University of Edinburgh, an MBA in Finance from the University of Calgary, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Dalhousie University.

Rikke Nørgaard

CCO & Founder

Energy experience: 13 years of experience in the offshore wind industry within project development, commercial management, and has delivered 6 offshore wind bids for auctions in Denmark, Germany and the US for Orsted and CIP.

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Rikke started in the offshore wind industry with Orsted in 2011 and worked with project development of offshore wind projects in Denmark, Germany, France, the UK and the US. As Head of Pipeline Management, in various commercial roles in project management teams and later as US Programme Commercial Manager, she prepared bids and matured projects from early-stage opportunities to final investment decision. From 2018 and until co-founding Aegir in 2020 she worked as an external advisor in early-stage development and bid preparation for offshore wind developers, suppliers and investors.

Before joining Orsted, she worked in the biotech sector in India, South Africa and Denmark. Rikke’s educational background includes an MSc in International Business Studies from Copenhagen Business School, combined with studies at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and from Queen’s School of Business in Canada.

David Lankester

CTPO

Energy experience: 20 years of experience in Engineering and Development in the energy sector from various oil and gas companies in Canada as well as leading energy intelligence firms.

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David is responsible for leading the development of Aegir Insights’ next generation platform. He has worked within oil and gas in Canada in various engineering roles for a decade, before transitioning into investment research and energy intelligence. David joined Aegir Insights from Enverus, where he led the development of their flagship SaaS energy analytics platform, playing a key role in both the technical implementation and product roadmap for the entire platform solution.

David has extensive experience in effectively overseeing international teams, consistently delivering on strategic business objectives with a proven track record of success.

Lee Gray

VP Development

Energy experience: nine years of experience within the Energy SaaS sector, working as a technical leader and software developer at RS Energy Group/Enverus and Zedi.

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As VP of Development, Lee is responsible for executing and overseeing the technical architecture and software development of Aegir Insights’ next generation platform. Lee has +20 years of experience as a technical leader, building world class products and teams. Lee joined Aegir from Enverus, where he was one of the founding members of the company’s energy intelligence platform, being responsible for platform architecture, scaling the development team and technical solutions.

Lee has extensive knowledge in developing and executing technical roadmaps, managing platform cloud infrastructure, and managing and scaling international development teams. He focuses on designing and building software solutions with a large emphasis on User Experience (UX) and performance.

Scott Urquhart

CEO & Founder

Energy experience: 20 years of experience in the energy industry within investment analysis, commercial management, project development and growth strategy from Orsted, Macquarie Capital and Stiesdal.

More

Scott started his energy career as a petroleum engineer in Canada in 2003 before transitioning into energy investment banking with Macquarie Capital in the UK. In 2011, he moved into the offshore wind sector, joining Orsted initially to build a commercial team focused on turbine pricing and technology valuation, and later becoming Programme Director for the landmark Race Bank and West of Duddon Sands projects off Britain.

Before co-founding Aegir, Scott served as a strategic advisor to renewable energy pioneer Henrik Stiesdal, helping establish Stiesdal A/S in areas including floating wind, long duration storage and Power-to-X. Scott holds a LLM in International Commercial Law from University of Edinburgh, an MBA in Finance from the University of Calgary, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Dalhousie University.

Rikke Nørgaard

CCO & Founder

Energy experience: 13 years of experience in the offshore wind industry within project development, commercial management, and has delivered 6 offshore wind bids for auctions in Denmark, Germany and the US for Orsted and CIP.

More

Rikke started in the offshore wind industry with Orsted in 2011 and worked with project development of offshore wind projects in Denmark, Germany, France, the UK and the US. As Head of Pipeline Management, in various commercial roles in project management teams and later as US Programme Commercial Manager, she prepared bids and matured projects from early-stage opportunities to final investment decision. From 2018 and until co-founding Aegir in 2020 she worked as an external advisor in early-stage development and bid preparation for offshore wind developers, suppliers and investors.

Before joining Orsted, she worked in the biotech sector in India, South Africa and Denmark. Rikke’s educational background includes an MSc in International Business Studies from Copenhagen Business School, combined with studies at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and from Queen’s School of Business in Canada.

David Lankester

CTPO

Energy experience: 20 years of experience in Engineering and Development in the energy sector from various oil and gas companies in Canada as well as leading energy intelligence firms.

More

David is responsible for leading the development of Aegir Insights’ next generation platform. He has worked within oil and gas in Canada in various engineering roles for a decade, before transitioning into investment research and energy intelligence. David joined Aegir Insights from Enverus, where he led the development of their flagship SaaS energy analytics platform, playing a key role in both the technical implementation and product roadmap for the entire platform solution.

David has extensive experience in effectively overseeing international teams, consistently delivering on strategic business objectives with a proven track record of success.

Lee Gray

VP Development

Energy experience: nine years of experience within the Energy SaaS sector, working as a technical leader and software developer at RS Energy Group/Enverus and Zedi.

More

As VP of Development, Lee is responsible for executing and overseeing the technical architecture and software development of Aegir Insights’ next generation platform. Lee has +20 years of experience as a technical leader, building world class products and teams. Lee joined Aegir from Enverus, where he was one of the founding members of the company’s energy intelligence platform, being responsible for platform architecture, scaling the development team and technical solutions.

Lee has extensive knowledge in developing and executing technical roadmaps, managing platform cloud infrastructure, and managing and scaling international development teams. He focuses on designing and building software solutions with a large emphasis on User Experience (UX) and performance.

Scott Urquhart

CEO & Founder

Energy experience: 20 years of experience in the energy industry within investment analysis, commercial management, project development and growth strategy from Orsted, Macquarie Capital and Stiesdal.

More

Scott started his energy career as a petroleum engineer in Canada in 2003 before transitioning into energy investment banking with Macquarie Capital in the UK. In 2011, he moved into the offshore wind sector, joining Orsted initially to build a commercial team focused on turbine pricing and technology valuation, and later becoming Programme Director for the landmark Race Bank and West of Duddon Sands projects off Britain.

Before co-founding Aegir, Scott served as a strategic advisor to renewable energy pioneer Henrik Stiesdal, helping establish Stiesdal A/S in areas including floating wind, long duration storage and Power-to-X. Scott holds a LLM in International Commercial Law from University of Edinburgh, an MBA in Finance from the University of Calgary, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Dalhousie University.

Rikke Nørgaard

CCO & Founder

Energy experience: 13 years of experience in the offshore wind industry within project development, commercial management, and has delivered 6 offshore wind bids for auctions in Denmark, Germany and the US for Orsted and CIP.

More

Rikke started in the offshore wind industry with Orsted in 2011 and worked with project development of offshore wind projects in Denmark, Germany, France, the UK and the US. As Head of Pipeline Management, in various commercial roles in project management teams and later as US Programme Commercial Manager, she prepared bids and matured projects from early-stage opportunities to final investment decision. From 2018 and until co-founding Aegir in 2020 she worked as an external advisor in early-stage development and bid preparation for offshore wind developers, suppliers and investors.

Before joining Orsted, she worked in the biotech sector in India, South Africa and Denmark. Rikke’s educational background includes an MSc in International Business Studies from Copenhagen Business School, combined with studies at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and from Queen’s School of Business in Canada.

David Lankester

CTPO

Energy experience: 20 years of experience in Engineering and Development in the energy sector from various oil and gas companies in Canada as well as leading energy intelligence firms.

More

David is responsible for leading the development of Aegir Insights’ next generation platform. He has worked within oil and gas in Canada in various engineering roles for a decade, before transitioning into investment research and energy intelligence. David joined Aegir Insights from Enverus, where he led the development of their flagship SaaS energy analytics platform, playing a key role in both the technical implementation and product roadmap for the entire platform solution.

David has extensive experience in effectively overseeing international teams, consistently delivering on strategic business objectives with a proven track record of success.

Lee Gray

VP Development

Energy experience: nine years of experience within the Energy SaaS sector, working as a technical leader and software developer at RS Energy Group/Enverus and Zedi.

More

As VP of Development, Lee is responsible for executing and overseeing the technical architecture and software development of Aegir Insights’ next generation platform. Lee has +20 years of experience as a technical leader, building world class products and teams. Lee joined Aegir from Enverus, where he was one of the founding members of the company’s energy intelligence platform, being responsible for platform architecture, scaling the development team and technical solutions.

Lee has extensive knowledge in developing and executing technical roadmaps, managing platform cloud infrastructure, and managing and scaling international development teams. He focuses on designing and building software solutions with a large emphasis on User Experience (UX) and performance.

Join us

Green minds think alike. If you are passionate about the global energy transition and want to help shape the future of a fast-growing business intelligence company, we want to get to know you.

Data Team

Data Analyst

Do you want to develop cutting-edge offshore wind products in data and analytics that give companies the insights needed to drive decisions in renewable energy development?

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Commercial Team

Sales Manager

Are you passionate about the green transition and looking for a career full of purpose and challenge? Want to leverage your demonstrated success in sales to help grow a company tackling real-world challenges?

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