Team

First Element Energy
The Team

Yun Tian, Founder

  • PhD degree in hydrogen fuel cell system
  • 25 years of experience in power industry, including consulting firms and energy companies, across project development, engineering, construction, commissioning, and operation optimization
  • Study manager and engineering manager of various studies on hydrogen-natural gas dual fuel peaking power station, electrolyser plant and hydrogen refuelling station

Boning Li, Co-Founder

  • Over 20 years of experience built up through the resource-related infrastructure projects in Western Australia, covering minerals processing plants, non-process infrastructure, roads and bridges, railways, ports and buildings.
  • Founder and business owner of BL Engineering Consultants Pty Ltd, since 2016, providing engineering consulting services to the resources, infrastructure and property sectors.
  • Prior to 2016, held project leadership roles with large international consulting and EPCM firms, including Aurecon, WorleyParsons, and EPC contractor VDM Group.
  • PhD in civil engineering from UWA, funded by Australian Government International Postgraduate Research Scholarship. During PhD studies, worked part-time with Formsys (acquired by Bentley) and was one of major developers for commercial FEA software Multiframe.
  • Fellow of The Institution of Engineers Australia, Engineering Executive chartered in the Leadership and Management College, Chartered Professional Engineer registered in both civil and structural engineering.