Remigijus Lapinskas (born 1968 in

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) is

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n business

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and leader of

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, green-liberal

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Biography

Remigijus Lapinskas graduated in 1986 from

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high school. Then he studied at

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. In 1993, he graduated from the

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Faculty. His first business experience was together with his friends ( Andrius Janukonis etc.) from University, co-founded the company Rubicon, the basis of today's UAB ICOR. He began intensive commercial activities, the business grew to become one of the leading enterprises of Lithuania. From 2016 to 2020, Lapinskas was president of ''

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''. Remigijus Lapinskas is a president of the Green Policy Institute. He was the founder and president (2004-2014) of Lithuanian biomass energy association LITBIOMA, Board member in

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(AEBIOM) from 2006 to 2010.Switch from Gas to Biomass in District Heating: Success Story of Lithuania
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