Andre Simao was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. With a mechanical engineering background, he has joined the solar industry in 2004. His first job in the solar industry with R&D bridge and product development team. From there, he’s being linked into the execution of wide range projects. Solar PV on-grid up to multi MWp, microgrid solar PV systems, hybrid PV systems and diesel replacement. On the other hand, he also works with solar thermal systems up to mid-range temperatures (up to 300C), on this field he has executed solar thermal jobs from thermosiphon in villas, to forced circulation systems in sports stadiums and hotels.
He has worked as a designer and installer of residential and commercial/industrial/utility systems up to mainly in Europe and Gulf region.
Nowadays, he currently runs his own consulting / construction, advisory and project management business, Solar Hands LLC, focused on helping people to optimize, develop and bring solar PV and Solar
He lives in Dubai with his family and enjoying spending his time between music, books and family activities.