who we are
Bordas Renewable Energy LLC is the largest company focused on bringing wind energy to non-coastal South Texas since 2008. We have developed and enabled the construction of five wind projects representing an installed capacity of almost 1,500 MW’s producing enough electricity to serve almost 475,000 average Texas homes. With our focused attention to finding creative ways to forward its project portfolio. Strong regional knowledge coupled with community presence and involvement. Bordas operating wind projects have committed to almost $8 million in direct community donations, taking the form of scholarships, infrastructure improvements, training programs, and equipment purchases. Operating wind projects pay over $7 million annually to local landowners in royalty payments.
our team
Dan King
ManagerDan is co-manager and the lead developer for the Bordas’ project portfolio. He is also the CEO for Enerverse, LLC a clean energy development company based in Houston, Texas, and in this capacity runs the day-to-day operations for Bordas. Dan has more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry involving the lead development of large North American energy projects. Dan has previously served as Executive Vice President of DKRW Wind running DKRW’s wind business and also as Vice President of Renewable Energy at Constellation Energy Group, a Fortune 200 company based in Baltimore, Maryland. Dan spent 10 years at Constellation where, prior to his role running renewable energy, he led Constellation’s fossil fuel development efforts in the southern United States (including ERCOT) and was Vice President of Origination in Constellation’s commodities business. In these roles, Dan managed large internal and external project development teams that led directly to the development of over 3,000 MW’s of operating generation, including over 2,000 MW of operating generation in ERCOT. In addition, Dan held various business development and marketing positions with GE Energy in their power generation division, including directing sales and commercial oversight for many of GE Energy’s product and business lines. Dan holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science from Duke University.
Aaron Zubaty
ManagerAaron is co-manager for Bordas and manages its investments in development in South Texas. Aaron also founded Eolian, one of the most successful energy investors in the U.S., in 2020. His work on the assets that became Eolian began in 2005, when he started a renewable energy investment fund managed by MAP Energy, where he was one of three Managing Partners and owners of the firm. In 2020, after 15 years of growing the renewable energy and energy storage investment activity and ultimately managing more than $2 billion of direct fund equity investment into both renewable energy and natural gas assets, he led a spinoff transaction of the Eolian team and entire clean energy portfolio that was capitalized by GIP Fund IV. Before joining MAP in 2005, Aaron worked for independent power producer AES Corporation in London and across Africa. At AES he served in both business development and financial management roles, leading the planning, implementation, and financing of energy projects as well as directly overseeing the operations of the national utility serving the country of Cameroon. Aaron received an MS, Civil Engineering, Concentration in Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology and a BS, Earth Systems, Concentration in Energy Engineering, both from Stanford University.
Eric Stoutenburg
ENGINEERINGEric consults on renewable energy engineering activities to support Bordas’ various energy projects in South Texas. Eric primarily leads strategy for Eolian’s portfolio of development projects including originating new BESS projects, commercial efforts, and project development. Before that, he was Chief Development Officer at Able Grid managing investment and development activities for energy storage projects across a nation-wide portfolio of 10 GW of development projects. Eric has been associated with Bordas since 2011 when he was completing his Ph.D in renewable energy integration at Stanford University in Civil and Environmental Engineering. While at Stanford, he completed an internship at Energy and Environmental Economics, Inc. on wind integration in California. He has a BS in Aeronautical engineering from the US Military Academy at West Point and served five years as an Infantry officer in the US Army with deployments to Kosovo and Iraq.
Pete Blum
INVESTMENTSPete manages a broad portfolio of investment activities for Bordas and has been key to the development of the operating Bordas renewable energy projects in South Texas. He also oversees transactions for all wind, solar and storage investments for Eolian, one of the most successful energy investors in the U.S., and is a member of Eolian’s Investment Committee. Pete’s primary responsibilities include managing the documentation of all renewable energy investments, implementation of all instruments underlying wind, solar and storage projects as well as overseeing the final due diligence on all renewable energy investment transactions. Pete’s background also includes working at Edison International in the strategy and business development group focused on power plant acquisitions and asset optimization in the US and abroad. He has a MS in Civil Engineering and a BS in Civil Engineering, both from Stanford University.
Investing in the Community
We focus on the well being of the people and the community in South Texas, and have built these relationships over many years. Through this commitment, Bordas has become part of the fabric of the region. In addition to the over $1 billion in capital investment and permanent jobs we have created in South Texas, Bordas has also made it a better place to live and do business for everybody. Our investments in your community add up to almost $8 million in direct community donations.
In addition to all of the above, the Bordas wind projects make royalty payments of approximately $6 million a year to local landowners which, in turn, benefits spending and investment in the local communities where these projects are located.
- $400,000 contribution to the Bruni Rural Water Supply Corporation for a water filtration system to help improve the water quality in eastern Webb County
- $1,100,000 contribution to build a one of a kind agricultural and wind energy center for Webb Consolidated Independent School District in Bruni, Texas
- $250,000 annual contribution from 2010 – 2023 for Higher Education Scholarships
- $150,000 contribution for the procurement of a mobile intensive care ambulance to be used in rural Webb and Jim Hogg Counties and to reduce emergency response times
- Contribution to Mirando City Water Supply Corporation for a new regional water pipeline
- Contribution to the Oilton Rural Water Supply Corporation for a new regional water pipeline
- $20,000 annual contribution for 5 years for a wind energy-based training program with Webb Consolidated Independent School District
- $215,000 per year contribution to a community foundation, the Quad City Non Profit Organization, benefiting the Quad Cities region of Webb County
