Tessera Solar | North America

Bob Lukefahr
Chief Executive Officer

Bob Lukefahr is responsible for all aspects of the North American development business which develops, owns and operates grid-scale solar facilities using Stirling Energy Systems (SES) groundbreaking SunCatcher™ Power System.

Prior to joining Tessera Solar, Bob was President of BP Global Wind Energy / BP Power Americas. Bob created BP’s U.S. Wind Energy business in 2006 and built it to become one of the largest wind developers in the US. Under Bob's leadership, BP’s US wind business installed over 1,000 MW of assets in the past two years and developed a pipeline of 20,000 MW of projects in development. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Wind Energy Association. Prior to joining BP, Bob was a partner in the energy practice at Booz & Company, a leading strategy consulting firm. Bob holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Brent Bailey
Vice President
General Counsel
& Corporate Secretary

Brent Bailey brings Tessera Solar more than 25 years of experience in energy law. Most recently he was Group Vice President and General Counsel for Duke Energy Americas where he managed a staff of more than 40 attorneys. Brent has extensive experience in every aspect of energy development and corporate law. Prior to working at Duke Energy, he was a Senior Counsel at Enron where he focused on power plant development, finance and construction. Earlier in his career he held positions at several law firms. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and a JD from Baylor University School of Law.