Nicolas Thévenin

Co-Founder & CEO @ CalibSun | Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Solais | Board Member @ TSE | Renewable Energy & Photovoltaic Expert

Greater Nice Metropolitan Area

About

With a deep foundation in solar energy since 2008 and a strategic role at Solais, CalibSun, and Third Step Energy, I specialize in advancing solar asset development and performance optimization. At CalibSun, our innovative approach to solar forecasting—combining real-time site data with advanced weather models and satellite insights—enables unprecedented accuracy in solar energy predictions. My focus on predictive maintenance, technical audits, and structured financing drives asset success and supports our mission to elevate the European solar industry to new heights

Experience

  • Co-Founder & CEO at CalibSun
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

    CalibSun is a solar and energy forecast provider supporting financial actors, PV developers, and grid operators in maximizing profit and minimizing operational risks. We provide highly accurate and reliable forecasts enriched by on-site data, making intermittent solar energy more manageable—particularly when paired with storage solutions—and helping to increase the share of PV in the global energy mix.

  • Member of The Supervisory Board at TSE, énergie de confiance
    Mar 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 5 mos

    Expert en développement photovoltaïque et agrivoltaïque, TSE est un des principaux producteurs d’énergie solaire en France. Créé en 2012, notre parc en exploitation représente 18 centrales solaires l’équivalent de la consommation électrique d’environ 110 000 habitants. En 2021, TSE a inauguré la centrale photovoltaïque de Marville, la seconde plus grande centrale de France. Avec une solution totalement innovante d’ombrière agricole, TSE est aussi un des leaders de l’agrivoltaïsme et a inauguré́ en septembre 2022 sa première canopée agricole, innovation mondiale, à Amance, en Haute-Saône sur une parcelle de grandes cultures.

  • Co-Founder & Managing Director at Solaïs
    Jan 2008 - Present · 18 yrs 7 mos

    Independent PV consultancy Firm - B to B market Engineering, development, commissioning, financing, due diligence, yield report, maintenance, monitoring, ...

  • Marketing Director at Micromania
    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • PlayStation Senior Brand manager at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
    Jun 2004 - Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 7 mos