Svante Kumlin
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Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
Founder & CEO
London, GB
Profile Verified by The Marque
Last Updated: 22 Sep 2026
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In Their Own Right
Biography
Svante Kumlin is the founder and CEO of renewable energy developer EEW Renewables. He was born and raised in the small village of Stenungsund, outside of Gothenburg in Sweden.
The serial entrepreneur launched his first company at the age of 20, and over the past 40 years he has worked in several industries, growing multiple businesses from start-up to mature enterprises. Svante has experience in M&A, private equity, and venture capital investments. Building on this experience, he has successfully drawn investment into his company, EEW Renewables (EEW), a leading global developer of utility-scale solar energy projects.
Svante has a track record of successful exits from his ventures and investments, and now focuses his energy on ensuring a clean future for all. He has spent the past 22 years focusing on green technology industries such as oil recovery from submerged tankers, solar module production, recyclable office supplies, and renewable energy development, as well as hydrogen production.
Passionate about the clean energy industry, Svante is at the forefront of new commercial and technical solutions for the race to net-zero emissions, and for the past 15 years has focused on the development of solar power and renewable energy projects.
His deep expertise in renewable energy and finance has positioned Svante as one of the leading voices in the industry on solar and green hydrogen technology. Svante is a frequent speaker and attendee at renewable energy events and conferences around the world. In addition to industry events, Svante is often invited to green energy conferences on behalf of UK and Australian governments, parliamentary representatives, and diplomats.
The Record
Background
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2008 — Present
Founder & CEO
EEW Renewables
EEW develops innovative solar power projects globally and is an industry leader in the renewable power generation sector. It operates across Europe and Australasia, developing more than 1,300 MW of capacity. EEW collaborates with investors, private equity firms and infrastructure funds to design, plan, permit, develop and finance projects, selling when they’re "ready to build”.
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2006 — 2011
Founder & Chairman
ECO Supplies Europe AB
ECO Supplies Europe AB operated across Europe, marketing sales of environmentally friendly recyclable office supplies. The company also produced photovoltaic solar modules.
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1991 — 1995
Founder & CEO
United Link AB
United Link AB traded in raw material with former CIS states. The trading company mainly exported metals, and also imported food products.
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1983 — 1991
Founder & CEO
Red Line AB
Red Line AB was a Scandinavian import-export company with operations expanding to the Far East, trading in raw materials, and industrial and consumer goods.
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2004 — 2009
Founder & Chairman
Nexus Jets
Nexus Jets owned and operated a fleet of private jets in Monaco, joining with and developing a charter service across Europe.
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2006 — 2008
Founder & Chairman
Swede Care Properties
Swede Care Properties acquired property from local municipalities, converting them to suitable care homes for the elderly and those in need.
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2006 — 2011
Founder
Printle
Printle.com was an e-commerce office supply website offering users easy and quick access to environmentally friendly stationery and office supplies. The business was sold to a larger e-commerce competitor in 2011.
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1996 — 2003
Investor
Venture Capital Investor
Svante invested in telecommunications, transportation, technology, energy and natural resources ventures.
In The News
Newsfeed
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23 October 2024 · Yahoo! Finance
Compass Digital and EEW Renewables Announce Business Merger
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21 March 2024
EEW partners with Grupo COBRA Australia to develop a 200 MWdc Solar Farm plus 50MW BESS
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29 March 2023 · PV Magazine
EEW sells a 42 MWdc Solar PV Project in Sweden
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25 October 2022 · Forbes
U.S. Utility-Scale Solar Gains Another Major New Entrant
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24 October 2022 · Bloomberg
ClimateRock and E.E.W. Eco Energy World PLC, Announce Definitive Business Combination Agreement
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10 October 2022
Solar developer Eco Energy World plans to list on Nasdaq via SPAC deal
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6 October 2022 · Financial Times
ClimateRock and E.E.W. Eco Energy World PLC, Announce Definitive Business Combination Agreement
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13 January 2022
UK solar developer sets up US branch
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9 November 2021
EEW Becomes Sweden’s Largest Solar PV Developer
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9 November 2021 · PV Tech
EEW reaches 290MW of projects at advanced development stage in Sweden
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12 March 2021
EEW unveils massive green hydrogen, solar project in Australia
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11 March 2021
Gladstone to host $500m solar to hydrogen plant
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Formative Years
Education
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University of Gothenburg
Economics
1983 — 1984
Areas Of Focus