Andy Clifton
CEO & Co-Founder at enerlace
Dornstetten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolAndy Clifton is a seasoned leader and founder with 13 years of experience translating atmospheric and environmental measurements into actionable solutions for the renewable energy sector. As CEO and Co-Founder of enerlace and founder of multiple consultancies, he blends hands-on technical expertise in remote sensing and turbine performance with practical business-building experience across Germany and the US. His career spans research leadership roles at NREL and the University of Stuttgart, where he developed community-driven strategies, led large teams, and connected academic insight to industry deployment. Trained as a Dr. Sci. in boundary layer fluid dynamics from ETH Zürich, he has repeatedly moved lab methods into operational use—from wind tunnels to LiDAR and SCADA analytics. Notably, he has learned the hard lessons of early startups and used them to iterate faster on scalable R&D offerings and partnerships. Based in Dornstetten, he combines deep domain science with a pragmatic, networked approach to accelerating wind and solar projects.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
MEng, General Engineering, MEng, General Engineering at Durham UniversityDr. Sci., Boundary Layer Fluid Dynamics, Dr. Sci., Boundary Layer Fluid Dynamics at ETH Zürich
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Github Skills (106)
latex10
accessibility10
pdf10
r9
ggplot9
cluster-analysis9
kmeans9
pandoc9
colours8
turbine8
scientific-publications8
estimate8
meta8
taxonomy7
ontology7
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
NatLabRockies/latex_editing
Jan 2014 - Apr 2017
Contributions:82 commits, 59 pushes, 30 comments in 3 years 3 months
WindForS/windfors.sty-examples
Nov 2017 - Mar 2020
Latex in WindForS colours and fonts
Contributions:4 releases, 2 PRs, 25 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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