ABOUT
GES Green Earth Solutions was founded in 2024 by Karin Goettlich to drive innovative solutions in the energy sector. Her mission is to proactively shape the future of energy supply while minimizing human impact on the environment as much as possible.
The firm’s goal is to help industry leaders and decision-makers identify the best locations to build, invest, or expand — where clean energy potential aligns with access to critical minerals, infrastructure, and strategic advantages.
Since its founding, GES has gained early traction by delivering insights for renewable and early-stage energy projects. We support clients in the pre-investment and market entry phases through regional intelligence and comprehensive geospatial risk analysis to identify resource corridors where energy production, mining operations and manufacturing can co-locate. We’ve helped clients uncover high-potential, overlooked markets, craft tailored entry strategies, and avoid costly exposure to high-risk regions—enabling more confident, data-driven investment decisions.
GES Green Earth Solutions was founded to transfer proven methods and workflows from the oil and gas industry into the renewable energy sector. This approach enables the integration of energy transition, critical minerals, and market positioning into actionable insights that drive industrial growth.
Karin Goettlich
Founder and CEO
Karin has over 15 years of experience in the energy sector. She has held various roles spanning exploration, business development, digitalization, and project management — demonstrating both versatility and strong stakeholder management skills. She studied Applied Geosciences at the University of Leoben in Austria and holds a Master’s degree in Raw Materials and Environmental Geology. Karin also brings expertise in geomagnetism, having worked at GeoSphere Austria with a focus on reconstructing the geomagnetic field and investigating its variations.
From 2012 to 2022, Karin was primarily part of the Exploration, New Ventures & Business Development teams at OMV AG, where she held international assignments in countries such as Tunisia, Norway, and Iran. She also conducted numerous geological basin analyses across North Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe.
Karin is a published author and has led successful projects, including as Business Development Project Manager for geothermal energy initiatives across technical, financial, and legal teams and coordinating R&D teams on subsurface data integration.
From 2019 until 2024, Karin was board member of the Austrian Geological Society acting as head of the ‘GeoEnergy’ task force as well as board member of the Austrian Geophysical Society.
Karin lives in Vienna, Austria. Outside of work, she enjoys being close to nature — exploring the nearby Alpine mountains and forests, and swimming in the Danube River right in the heart of the city. During the long, dark winter evenings, she also enjoys gaming nights to unwind.
For more details about GES, our insights and how we help clients, please see our Consultancy page.
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