Robert GOLOB

Dr. Robert Golob is the President of GEN-I’s Management Board and a pioneer in the deregulation of the energy sector in Southeast Europe. During his current term of office, he is leading a comprehensive programme aimed at the digitalization of GEN-I’s operations and the transformation of business processes based on big data analytics. His professional work focuses on searching for new solutions relating to the connectivity of devices (Internet of Things) and the decarbonization of the energy sector. Emphasis is placed on developing a digital platform that will allow system operators to merge diversified production technologies and the conversion and storage of energy by users to enable market flexibility. The primary emphasis is on simple, customer- centric tools for effective energy management and integrating such devices in smart grids. His work within the GEN-I Group is complemented by developing new, innovative business models that provide users the simple and affordable transition to smart, environmentally sustainable technologies.

The sustainable energy cycle (SEC) establishes the possibility of storing electricity obtained from renewable sources and manages energy storage units in a microgrid to reduce the impacts of the electricity distribution system and cover electricity consumption peaks.

1967 Born in Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia

1989 Degree in power systems control, University of Ljubljana

1994 PhD on power systems control, University of Ljubljana

1996 Assistant professor, University of Ljubljana

1999 Secretary of State for Energy, Ministry of Economy, Slovenia

2002 Founds his first company IBES

2006 Associate professor, University of Ljubljana

2006 Chief Executive Officer, Gen-I

Important Works

Golob, Gubina, Debs (1996). Improved adjoint network algorithm for online contingency analyses. Electric Power Systems Research.

Golob, Štokelj, Grgič (1998). Neural network based water inflow forecasting, Control Engineering Practice.

Bartelj, Paravan, Gubina, Golob (2010). Valuating risk from sales contract offer maturity in electricity market. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems.

Selected Awards

1994 Fullbright schoolarship, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta

2009 Award for the contribution to the development of the Slovene Power System, CIGRE-CIRED

2012 Nomination to the Personality of the year, Newspaper Delo

2016 Manager of the year for Eastern Europe, CEO Magazine

2018 Prize for the entrepreneurial and managment achievements, Chamber of Commerce and Industry