Building businesses that build people.
Renewable-energy deal-maker by day. Writer by craft. Founder of ArkFlow, DikaFlow, Herder Clothing Co, and King & Queen of the Courts. I care about clean deals, real skills, and work that outlasts the hype.
What you get from Lourens.
A short, honest version of who I am and how I think — so you know what you're walking into.
I'm a Cape Town-based founder working at the intersection of renewable energy, financial modelling, and full-stack tooling. I've originated more than R20 million in solar PPAs, built internal quoting and CRM systems from scratch, and sit on the commercial side of South Africa's clean-energy transition. Outside of that, I write — books on Amazon and essays on Substack — and run businesses that span energy, software, apparel, and sport. The thread is simple: build businesses that build people — commercially serious, but made for the long haul.
Builder & deal-maker
I originate, structure, and close commercial renewable-energy deals — PPAs, wheeling, BESS, asset finance. I also build the tools that run them (Excel models, quoting systems, CRMs, internal AI).
Teacher at heart
I used to coach rugby and teach Economics. That hasn't left. I explain things plainly, show my working, and bring people along — whether it's a credit committee or a reader.
Long-game thinker
Meticulous, calculated, patient. I'd rather compound slowly than hype quickly. Everything I build is meant to outlast the season it was made in.
Businesses & projects.
Everything I'm building right now, in one place.
Two kingdoms. One asks you to climb. The other comes down. A book tracing the Babylonian system — and the kingdom alternative.
babylonalwaysfalls.com →One platform for energy, water, waste and carbon. South Africa's utility orchestrator — engineering peace in a fragmented market.
arkflow.co.za →An operating system for life, business and content — grounded in rhythm, stewardship and first principles.
dikaflow.com →
HERDER
100% South African Merino wool athleisure. Performance fabric grown by sheep, not refined from oil. Built for the ground you live on.
herderwool.com →
King & Queen of the Courts
Six racquet disciplines. Seven days. One crown. The inaugural multi-sport tournament in Cape Town.
kingandqueenofthecourts.co.za →What I publish.
A book on Amazon, and essays on Substack.
The High Performance Planner & Journal
A planner integrated with a journal — built around positive questioning, habit tracking, goal setting, gratitude, and weekly reflection. Published in four quarterly editions on Amazon.
View on AmazonOn Substack
Writing on what it actually takes to build in South Africa — energy, business, faith, and the long game. Sent when there's something real to say.
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One-click access to everywhere else I live online.
My CV
The full version lives on LinkedIn — education, experience, speaking, the lot.
Let's talk.
Whether it's work, collaboration, or just saying hi — both of these reach me.