New Energy Development Company

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Partner Biographies

Alexander “Hap” Ellis III is Managing Partner at New Energy Development Company providing project development, strategic and advisory services in LNG, natural gas, and sustainable investments relating to his extensive experience in project development, corporate and industry strategy, commercial structuring and negotiations, risk management and corporate finance.  He has served for 19 years as General Partner at RockPort Capital Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in alternative and traditional energy, mobility, and sustainability. He brings to New Energy Development Company over 40 years of executive experience, project development and financing, and he has served as an executive and/or board member in leading energy companies, sustainable energy firms, and investment firms. 

In the 1990’s Mr. Ellis was a senior executive at one of the early pioneers in the U.S. wind industry, Kenetech Corp.  He then co-led the development and sale of two combined-cycle generating stations in ISO-NE and ECAR, totaling 1,136MW. He and his partners later teamed up with Horizon Wind Energy (now EDPR-US) to develop a 400MW wind project in Aroostook County, ME. 

In 2001, Mr. Ellis and six partners founded RockPort Capital Partners, a venture capital fund focused on emerging energy technologies.  RockPort Capital raised roughly $835MM over three funds and invested broadly across alternative energy technologies, certain oil & gas-focused technologies, and the interplay between energy providers and mobile technologies.

Mr. Ellis currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Old Westbury Funds, a mutual fund complex advised by Bessemer Trust, and he also Chairs the Board of the George and Barbara Bush Foundation, located in College Station, TX.

He is a graduate of Colorado College and earned a BA in Political Science and a Masters Degree from the Yale School of Management.

Thomas G. Quine, Partner, leverages from strong legacy relationships to project development and engineering advisory services in LNG, natural gas, green hydrogen and energy storage. He has over 40 years of experience in operations, project development, and full engineering, procurement and construction services, with a recent project focusing on FEED engineering for modular, 2-acre 50 MW green H2 production, storage and electric generation, as well as sustainable LNG applications.

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After spending the first third of his career working for prominent engineering and gas distribution systems, Mr. Quine founded Northstar Industries LLC, a respected LNG and natural gas EPC business known for safe, reliable and cost effective modular solutions. In 24 years at Northstar, Mr. Quine successfully developed and led many North American high-profile LNG, H2, CAES and pipeline projects, revolutionizing the medium-scale LNG and natural gas midstream industry.  Mr. Quine is known for innovative, cost saving, reliable designs, including patented modular cryogenic systems pertaining to hydrogen and natural gas liquefaction and patented pressure let-down systems. 

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Mr. Quine graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology and a BA in Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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Scott M. Shields, Partner, provides project development, strategic and advisory services in LNG, natural gas, energy and sustainable investments relating to his extensive experience in project development, corporate and industry strategy, commercial structuring and negotiations, trading, risk management and corporate finance. 

Scott Shields brings 30 years of executive experience and 4 years each at Repsol LNG, Exxon Corporation, and Enron Capital & Trade, combined with integrated experience from several LNG projects and energy companies.  As Sr. Director, Mr. Shields was integral to AGL Pivotal's LDC debottlenecking efforts and as Managing Director, founded Black Hills Corporation (Enserco Energy) East Origination and Trading Group.

Mr. Shields co-founded Oasis Bank SSB in Houston and served as board member and Chairman of the Asset & Liability and Mergers & Acquisitions Committees before the bank's merger and subsequent IPO at nearly $1 billion in assets (NASDAQ: STXB).  Mr. Shields served as head of investment banking for Entoro Capital and is FINRA-licensed in the Series 79, 82, and 63, and is an Army veteran and officer.

He graduated with an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in Finance from the Pennsylvania State University. 

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Tel: 978-686-4583

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22720 Morton Ranch Road, Ste. 160

Katy, Texas 77449

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Tel: 832-876-9903