Green Success Stories puts Jonathan Abraham Salem, Founder and CEO of RECIV.net, in The Green Spotlight. Jonathan reveals his commitment and joy at being in the renewable energy workforce, at being a part of something that actually matters. He describes his company, RECIV.net – featuring cloud-based compliance software that streamlines due diligence for renewable energy projects, making the process safer, faster, and fully data-driven. Today, Jonathan and his team are transforming how renewable energy projects are validated and approved – setting new benchmarks for speed, accuracy, and sustainability. Through RECIV.net, they are accelerating the global shift to clean power while ensuring every project meets the highest environmental and compliance standards.
Tell us a bit about your sustainability journey.
My journey into sustainability started while living in Australia when I was 23. It wasn’t some big moment, more like a slow realization. It was amazing to see how things are done – people think about their impact, take care of the environment, and live in a way that feels connected.
At the time, I was doing okay, working random jobs, making good money, but feeling completely disconnected. I wanted to be part of something that actually matters. And then I came across a job at a solar energy company (Smart Energy Group). I didn’t have a background in the field, just a lot of curiosity. I jumped in, and everything changed.
Within weeks I was promoted. Within months, I was leading projects, growing the business, traveling around the world, learning everything I could. I fell in love with the industry. For the first time, I felt like I was doing something that had meaning – for the world, and for myself. I saw that it’s possible to make a living and make a difference. That realization shifted how I saw everything.
Over time I built my skills – I continued working in the renewable energy sector in various roles, gaining firsthand experience with the challenges and inefficiencies developers face every day. I earned a diploma in Sustainable Operations in Australia, then moved back to Israel to study Sustainability & Governance at Reichman University. I joined a program for climate-focused entrepreneurs (Aviram Program for Climate and Sustainability). Eventually, I knew I was ready to build something of my own, and that’s how RECIV.net was born. It’s the result of everything I’ve seen, learned, and believed in, and of the people along the way who supported and challenged me to keep going.
I come from a warm but humble family, and choosing to go down the entrepreneurial path – especially while self-funding my degree was a scary decision. I don’t come from a background where financial support was an option, so making that leap of faith meant taking real risks. But I’ve had a deep belief in this field, and in the impact I know I can bring. So I went all in – time, money and energy. And I haven’t regretted it for a second.
Tell us a bit about the product or solution you offer.
At RECIV.net, we’re tackling one of the biggest hidden bottlenecks in the renewable energy sector: the slow, manual, and fragmented due diligence and project validation process. Every renewable energy project must navigate a maze of disconnected data, complex regulations, environmental constraints, grid availability, and land-use policies – all spread across different systems.
That’s why we’ve built RECIV.net – a cloud-based compliance software streamlining due diligence for renewable energy projects, making the process safer, faster, and fully data-driven.
Today, we’re developing our KYP (“Know Your Project”) system, an AI-powered tool pulling verified data from government and institutional sources to instantly assess project feasibility, regulatory compliance, and alignment with relevant sustainability schemes. By automating this process, we help financial institutions, consultants and developers, save time, reduce risk, and accelerate clean energy deployment – turning what used to take months into actionable insight in minutes.
Even at a bare minimum use case, streamlining due diligence by just 20% enables faster deployment of renewables – translating into 1.2 MW installed in the time it typically takes to install 1 MW, and an extra 190 tons of CO2 saved per/MW annually. Now imagine this scaled across gigawatts – the impact becomes truly transformative.
Our vision is to become the global infrastructure layer for clean energy project validation – powering smarter, faster, and fully compliant development across all technologies, from utility-scale solar and wind to storage, hydrogen, and beyond. But as we accelerate the transition, we must ensure we’re not trading one environmental risk for another. Not every piece of land is suitable for renewable energy – projects must be validated through legal, environmental, and techno-economic standards to ensure that clean energy is truly sustainable. At RECIV.net, we’re building the tools to make sure we get it right from the start.
Share a green success story with us – how have you helped customers or other businesses in the fight against climate change?
One of the best green success stories in my journey was realizing the true scale of impact that operational improvements can have. While working at Smart Energy Group, I helped streamline internal workflows – a shift that contributed to the company reaching a $100M ARR target. That number meant thousands of homes powered by solar, emissions avoided, clean energy deployed faster and with fewer obstacles.
It made me ask: how many other great renewable projects are stuck just because the process is broken?
RECIV.net was born out of that question. It’s my way of taking what I learned in the field and turning it into a tool that helps others go further, faster. And since then, that’s exactly what we’ve been doing- helping the due diligence process become more accurate, avoiding financial and environmental mistakes, and enabling more renewable energy to be deployed in the field.
What would you do with $1 billion dollars?
If I had a billion dollars, I’d use it to take what we’ve already built at RECIV and bring it to the next level – while also helping make clean energy a basic human right.
With more resources, I’d invest heavily in R&D. Technology capabilities are evolving rapidly, and it’s essential to keep pushing forward. I’d focus on expanding our AI features, strengthening integrations with public and regulatory data sources, and adapting the platform to fit new markets and compliance frameworks.
At the same time, I’d dedicate funding to building systems – not just projects – that help households access affordable renewable energy. That includes funding microgrids in underserved areas, supporting innovative financing models for household-level solar, and investing in digital infrastructure that allows communities to deploy and manage clean power efficiently.
I’d also put greater focus on market education. In sectors like finance and enterprise software, real-time decision-making and streamlined compliance are already expected. But in clean energy, the transition is happening slowly – not because it can’t, but because people are used to the old way of doing things. I believe that with the right tools and the right support, we can accelerate this shift and help renewable energy grow with fewer delays, less friction, and fewer costly mistakes.
To me, this isn’t just about technology – it’s about dignity, health, and long-term stability. Clean energy should be as fundamental as clean water. With the right support, we can build a world where it truly is.
What do you envision your industry looking like in ten years?
In 10 years, the demand for electricity will be higher than ever – driven by population growth, rising temperatures, and the global expansion of data infrastructure. At the same time, the way we generate and deliver energy will continue to evolve becoming smarter, cleaner, and more efficient.
I believe the processes around clean energy – financing, due diligence, and compliance will catch up too. They’ll be fully digital, AI-assisted, and far more standardized across markets. What’s considered “normal” in finance today will become the expectation in energy as well.
And beyond all that, I hope we’ll stop treating electricity as a privilege – and start treating it as a basic human necessity.
What would you like readers to take away from this article?
Being an entrepreneur, especially in the sustainability space, is a challenging mission. Many people will tell you along the way that “this might not be quite it,” or that maybe it won’t work.
It’s really important to listen – but also to know how to filter out the noise. It’s important to be aware when something isn’t working, but also to stay focused on what moves you forward, not on what holds you back.
And above all, patience is everything. If people are telling you it’s not possible, chances are you’re exactly where you need to be. No breakthrough ever looked obvious in the beginning. The very resistance you’re facing may be the sign that you’re working on something truly original – something that could shift an entire industry, or even the world.
Keep going. The fact that it’s hard is what makes it meaningful – and what will make it matter when it finally breaks through.
How should readers get in touch with you and/or your organization?
You’re welcome to learn more about what we do at reciv.net.
Feel free to reach out via email: [email protected]
Or connect with me on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-abraham-salem/
Would be more than happy to chat and connect.
Kudos
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