About Radiant Ridge
Building firm power for the modern energy landscape
Radiant Ridge Energy is a privately held energy company focused on developing and operating firm power generation assets for the modern economy.
The Vision
To play a meaningful role in the next generation of global energy infrastructure by delivering reliable power with discipline, speed, and long-term stewardship.
Governance & Integrity
Radiant Ridge Energy operates with a strong emphasis on regulatory compliance, transparency, and responsible development across all jurisdictions.
Leadership
Our leadership team brings experience across energy development, operations, finance, and infrastructure delivery.
Bruce
Xu
Managing Director
Bruce leads Radiant Ridge Energy's strategic direction with extensive international experience in energy and technology sectors. As General Manager at SSG Inc., he oversaw 200MW+ projects with parent company Primeblock. His executive background includes C-suite positions at BM Group and BTHMB Holding managing operations across multiple jurisdictions and directing strategy across the Asia-Pacific region. Bruce specializes in strategic planning, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and international business development.
Kevin
Capozzi
VP Operations
Kevin brings 30 years of international experience in facilities management, land development and finance across North America, Middle East, Africa, and Europe. His strong engineering background and hands-on expertise ensure maximum uptime in project development and operations.
Carlo
Plava
VP Commercial Development
Carlo is an energy strategist specializing in the development and commercialization of renewable and alternative energy projects in Alberta’s power, natural gas, and carbon market sectors. With more than 35 years of commercial, regulatory, and contractual experience in energy project development, energy marketing, GHG offset monetization, and power/natural gas transmission planning, he brings a diverse expertise in assessing project risks and providing strategies for the efficient deployment of Radiant’s modular high-performance computing and AI‑driven data center equipment.
Lisa
Bzdurreck
VP Land and Business Dev.
Lisa is an experienced land professional with expertise across upstream oil and gas, clean technologies, and regulatory compliance. At Radiant Ridge, she supports opportunity identification, regulatory navigation, and compliance readiness.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Waterloo and a diploma in Petroleum Land and Contracts Administration from Mount Royal University.
Richard J.
Grant
VP Legal and Commercial
Over 35 years of legal, land, business and management experience in the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors worldwide with major multi national oil companies (Imperial Oil and ConocoPhillips), several start up enterprises, a big four accounting firm (EY) and a major multinational law firm (Gowling WLG). Richard has done extensive work in relation to Indigenous partnerships and commercial joint ventures.
Wendy
Ell
VP Marketing and Stakeholder Relations
Wendy has more than 25 years of experience in public relations and stakeholder engagement across energy, industrial, technology, and financial sectors. She has supported over 100 organizations with strategic communications, risk management, and multi-stakeholder engagement.
At Radiant Ridge, she leads stakeholder engagement and brand communications, helping build strong partnerships that support the organization, its projects, and the communities in which it operates.
Adrian
Guthrie
Finance, CPA
Adrian is an accomplished finance executive with extensive energy sector experience. His career includes senior roles at AltaGas and a decade at Vermilion Energy, where he managed global marketing accounting, oversaw a $1.4 billion acquisition. He established Vermilion's Australian Business Unit and implemented marketing arrangements saving over $100MM. Adrian holds a Bachelor of Business in Accounting from Monash University and is a CPA (Australia).
Fred
Li
Lead Electrical Design Engineer
Fred brings over 20 years of industrial electrical and control systems design experience to Radiant Ridge, with particular expertise in natural gas facilities and power generation infrastructure. He has designed complete electrical control systems for major oil and gas projects across Western Canada, including PLC programming, HMI development, and field commissioning. Fred holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Electrical Automation and a diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology from SAIT, and is eligible for APEGA P.Eng registration.
Andy
Pearle
Site Development
Andy focuses on identifying and securing optimal project locations across rural Alberta and Western Canada. With deep experience in energy, agricultural, and oil-and-gas settings, he works directly with landowners to structure agreements that enable Radiant Ridge Energy’s projects. His hands-on approach ensures each site balances technical feasibility with community and environmental considerations, supporting the company’s long-term growth and reliability goals.
Julia Armstrong
Office Manager
Julia brings over 15 years of business experience including 8 years at Talisman Energy managing production accounting across multiple provinces.
Culture & Operating Principles
How we work and make decisions
Reliability over hype
We prioritize dependable performance, sound engineering, and execution certainty over speculation or short-term trends. Decisions are made with long-term system reliability and stakeholder trust in mind.
Speed with discipline
We move efficiently and decisively, while maintaining rigorous standards for safety, compliance, and quality. Speed is achieved through experience, preparation, and repeatable execution, not shortcuts.
Long-term ownership mindset
We develop assets with their full lifecycle in mind, from early planning through long-term operations, decommissioning, and stewardship. This mindset informs how we design, build, and operate every project.
