Mark Wilson | Chief Executive Officer
ILI Group Plc

Mark Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, ILI Group Plc

Mark Wilson, CEO of ILI Group, has over 21 years of experience across multiple sectors, including more than 15 years in renewable energy. Under his leadership, ILI Group has achieved remarkable success, securing planning consent for 96 onshore wind projects before strategically repositioning to focus on large-scale energy storage leading ILI Group to build an industry-leading 2.6GW portfolio of energy storage projects, making it the UK’s foremost developer in this field. This includes completing the landmark sale of its 450 MW pumped storage hydro project at Loch Ness to Statkraft, one of Europe’s largest renewable power generators. Mark’s vision has driven ILI’s transformation into a key player in the UK’s renewable infrastructure, with successful consenting, development, and sale of multiple large-scale energy storage projects to leading energy developers. This track record demonstrates both technical delivery capability and commercial acumen essential for LDES project success. In 2025, Mark announced The Stoics – a £15 billion Digital Network of three green hyperscale data centres across Scotland’s central belt. With a clear strategic vision and proven delivery record, Mark continues to lead ILI Group’s growth across the energy and digital sectors.

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Connected Britain 2026 - Day 2 @ 11:40

Solving the power problem: Alternative energy and smart grid solutions for data centres

  • Is AI changing the way data centres must plan for power or accelerating existing constraints? 
  • Can AI driven optimisation meaningfully reduce energy consumption or are alternative energy sources the only real solution? 
  • How can onsite generation, smart grids and hybrid energy models support high density AI workloads? 
  • Can we currently meet net zero energy targets and what needs to change to achieve this? 
last published: 24/Jul/26 10:15 GMT

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