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Philippe Gerretsen

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Director of Origination at California Community Power
📍 Encinitas, California, United States

Philippe is the Director of Origination at California Community Power, where he leads the procurement of renewable energy and storage projects. His career includes developing the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle market at Nikola and nearly a decade at Southern California Edison. Described as self-motivated and results-oriented, he holds degrees from UCLA and USC.

During his time at UCLA, Philippe was an active member of the Society of Automotive Engineers Baja team, where students design, build, and race off-road vehicles. This highlights a long-standing passion for hands-on mechanical engineering and automotive technology.

He successfully closed the first-ever purchase order for 50 fuel cell electric trucks during his tenure at Nikola Motor Company.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Director of Origination
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Encinitas, California, United States
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Renewable Energy Procurement
His current role focuses on sourcing a wide array of energy projects, including solar, wind, geothermal, and emerging storage technologies for community choice aggregators.
Hydrogen Economy
He has extensive experience from Nikola and the California Hydrogen Business Council in developing strategy and policy for hydrogen fuel infrastructure and fuel cell electric vehicles.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Director of Origination
California Community Power
4-2023 - 9-2023
Director, Energy Origination
Nikola Motor Company
6-2022 - 3-2023
Director, FCEV Business Development
Nikola Motor Company
10-2021 - 6-2022
Director, Customer Fueling Solutions
Nikola Motor Company
12-2020 - 9-2023
Director
California Hydrogen Business Council
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Education
2009 - 2010
M.S.
University of Southern California
2005 - 2009
B.S.
UCLA
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