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Residential, C&I and utility solar and storage projects

Sam is responsible for developing a strategy that best supports UK growth. Following a PhD working on a NASA Mars mission, Sam held senior space sector strategy roles in Vega and Finmeccanica and was Lead Technologist for Space at Innovate UK. He is a Non-Executive Director of the Satellite Finance ...

Jeff is the CEO and creator of EVHACS. Originally an Aeronautical Engineer, Jeff also studied Mechanical, Refrigeration, Software and Automotive Engineering. An inventor, innovator, entrepreneur and dedicated director and business owner. He successfully exited one of Europe’s leading Automotive...

EJ Allen AIEMA, FIR Ambassador has worked in the field of sustainability and sustainable supply chains for more than 18 years, working with clients across construction, homes, rail, utilities, facilities management, healthcare and defence. EJ is passionate about the ‘People’ element of...

Award winning engineer with over a decades of experience in the solar energy. Currently Head of Operations and Maintenance for Belectric, Brett's journey is a testament to innovation, commitment, and a sustainable future. But there's more to Brett than meets the eye. His leadership style...

Claire Bailey-Jones, Business Development and Marketing Director at Novus Property Solutions is a senior leader with 20-years’ experience of working in the Social Housing Sector.A qualified building surveyor with a specific experience in Zero Carbon; which started with her dissertation that...

Dr. Roger Barker is Director of Policy and Governance at the Institute of Directors, and a member of the Management Board. Dr. Barker is the author of numerous books and articles on corporate governance and board effectiveness, including the recent volume: ‘The Law and Governance of Decentralised...

Dr Rob Barthorpe is a Chartered Engineer and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. His research focuses on the development of tools for optimal decision making under uncertainty. In recent years his focus has been applications in the energy...

Jonathan is Managing Director of Photon Energy and Chair of Solar Energy UK Commercial Working Group, member of the Microgeneration Certification Scheme's PV Technical Committee and a Chartered Engineer and Member of the Energy Institute.

Bean is a graduate of Imperial College, is an Associate of the Royal College of Science, and is a founding member of the Heat Pump Federation (HPF). He has 14-years' experience in energy and carbon mitigation and in conceptual technology selection, procurement and the installation of mechanical ...

Energy technology entrepreneur and executive. Charlie Blair is a Founder and innovator with over two decades’ experience in early-stage cleantech commercialisation and incubation. He was a founder of underground energy storage pioneers Gravitricity Limited and led the company until earlier this...

I feel that I have squared  the circle  in Home Improvements over 35 years within the industry. I was extremely fortunate post my Law Degree  to join First National Bank and gain 8 years  experience  at the leading Home Improvement lender of the time working with the UK’s biggest Home Improvement...

Derek is a Professor at London Business School. He is the author of over 200 research papers and 10 books in the areas of forecasting, decision technology and energy economics. He is a former Editor-in-chief of Energy Economics, the Founding Editor of the Journal of Energy Markets and has been...

Helen Carter is an experienced procurement professional who after 10 years in the profession found a new way of making it even more interesting – namely sustainable procurement.  After working in Direct mail, manufacturing and then Infrastructure construction Helen embarked on a journey to embed...

Fabio has a background in environmental sciences and his current academic research focuses on the environmental implications of land-use change for utility scale solar park development in the UK. Specifically, he is collating data on natural capital (e.g., soil, biodiversity) and ecosystem services ...

Roberto has been working in the energy sector since he started his career in 2000, he has extensive experience in the industry in senior roles across the entire oil and gas and renewable energy value chain: in project development, deal origination, project finance, private equity and M&A. ...

Matthew joined Cornwall Insight in April 2022 and has a strong experience in conducting research projects across the energy sector and developing customer-centric thought leadership projects. Matthew received his PhD in climate science from the University of Southampton. As a Lead Research Analyst...

Michael Chesser is an economist & market analyst at RenewableUK, the UK’s leading not for profit renewable energy trade association. His recent work has focused on current routes to market and enabling investment in renewables. Additionally, he is assisting in offshore wind employment and...

Joe Colebrook leads the Grid Connections Team at Innova. He joined Innova 2 years ago and is responsible for managing one of the largest renewable energy and energy storage connections pipeline in the UK, with projects connecting at both Distribution and Transmission. Joe is an electrical engineer...

Beck joined Sustainability West Midlands (SWM) in April 2022 after nearly fifteen years working in higher education, local government and as a director for a community energy society. She brings to SWM her skills in research, knowledge transfer and stakeholder engagement, and her knowledge in...

Dr. Steve Coulter is Head of Economy at the Green Alliance, an environmental think tank and charity, where he leads its work on greening the economy. He joined Green Alliance in June 2023 from the Tony Blair Institute where he was Head of Industrial Strategy and Skills. He is also a Visiting Senior ...

Sam is a knowledgeable and proactive consultation and engagement consultant, specialising in planning and infrastructure projects across transport, energy and the built environment. Sam combines his expertise in best practice consultation with an extensive understanding of the legislative...

Daisy heads up Energy UK’s policy work looking at the future GB retail energy market. The team is looking at what needs to happen to ensure the retail market is able to deliver the innovative products and services which help energy customers reduce and change their usage. This will support the move ...

Alex is General Counsel, EMEA and Global Head of Transactions for Lightsource bp joining the executive team in early 2020.  Her career within the renewables industry stretches back 16 years advising on renewables energy projects in Europe, Africa and Asia. Alex has a first-class degree in European...

Jordan Dilworth is a Policy Analyst at the REA, where he primarily focusses on solar and energy storage. Prior to joining the REA, Jordan worked in the charity sector and the civil service.

Johan du Plessis founded tepeo in 2018 to develop technologies to drive the rapid and low cost decarbonisation of heat. He is a Chartered Engineer and Project Management Professional with a wealth of experience across the energy industry. Prior to starting tepeo he was the Head of Smart Heat at OVO ...

Simon joined Freuds in October 2022 from the Royal Household where he was spokesman for the King. He had spent the previous 18 months as the Communications Secretary to the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. Simon built his reputation at NHS England where he was the first Director of...

Shamala Evans is an experienced Senior Civil Engineer and Project Manager, possessing a breadth and depth of technical knowledge underpinned by strong academic learning and a demonstrable track record of success in the design and implementation of challenging, complex and wide-ranging...

Rebecca is Head of Demand and Flexibility at Regen, leading work at the nexus of technology, policy and human behaviour, and bringing together knowledge about energy system infrastructure, the policies and practices that shape it and the way people interact with it. Rebecca specialises in work...

John Forster, Chair of Forster Group, is a champion of solar energy and innovation, and has been at the vanguard of the renewables sector in Scotland and in the UK. John founded Forster Group over 30 years ago and it is now one of Scotland’s leading integrated solar companies, supplying integrated...

Leading on EV Infrastructure Strategy for the Midlands as part of one of the Seven Sub-National Transport Bodies across England since 2023, heather is excited to be taking this opportunity to work with local authorities as a Midlander herself. Heather has a decade experience in sustainability from...

Peregrine works to turn our vision into strategy, opening new markets and opportunities. Before joining Above, Peregrine was MD at the Developer/EPC Push Energy, a Director of the O&M PSH Operations, Commercial Solar Programme Director at Macquarie Group and a Director at EPC/O&M Evo...

Rob has worked in the insurance industry for over 30 years. He joined WTW in 2022 to lead the GB Renewable Energy & Power practice. He has previously worked in the large broking sector where he spent time in both London and New York.He specialises in the power and utilities sectors and has...

Virginia Graham is Chief Executive of Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd (REAL). Set up in 2006, REAL administers two consumer codes, four certification schemes and one ID registry in the renewable energy and circular economy sectors. The largest of these is the CTSI-approved Renewable Energy Consumer...

Charley is executive Chairman and co-founder of battery health insurtech, Altelium, an end-to-end battery insurance and risk management solution.The Altelium platform provides automated pricing, issuance and underwriting of insurance products, plus the information to maximise the operational...

Jon is a co-founder of Sharenergy. As CEO he has a wide remit from detailed support of individual projects to a nationwide strategic involvement with public, private and third sector bodies. He is a previous recipient of a Community Energy Champion Award. Before Sharenergy Jon worked for Energy4All ...

Tom is a partner at Nardac, specialising in renewable energy. In recent years, Tom has focussed on the battery energy storage system (BESS) market. At Nardac, he is bridging the technical and financial gaps between insureds, capital providers and underwriters when it comes to understanding and...

Edgar Harzfeld, Professor at Stralsund University. Studies and research in Leipzig and Zurich. Since 1996 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of Stralsund University responsible for electrical power supply and renewable energy systems. Since 2004 - 2021 numerous research...

Niall Haughian CFA (COO of HyWaves) is the co-founder of three solar startups. Niall is a Chartered Financial Analyst with 12+ years’ experience in finance working for blue-chips, and 5+ years in solar modelling complex financial structures. Niall has helped secure >£2.5m in public funding and...

'Creating a solar nation, one house at a time.' (www.solar-power.co.uk)

Mark Howitt is an energy, innovation and business consultant. He is a United Nations (UNECE) expert advisor in energy transition technologies, economics, regulation and politics – http://business-lift.co.uk/renewable-energy/. He is also a member of the UK advisory team to the IEA (International...

Iola is the Research Manager at Rho Motion, with a background in Geophysics, working on electric vehicle, energy stationary storage and battery market analysis, as well as modelling energy and commodity demand associated with the energy transition and has been with the company since its...

Daniel is a renewable and clean energy commercial specialist. He is a seasoned energy professional with experience in commercial management, project development, structuring, product development and pricing.

David Hunt is a prominent figure and thought leader in the clean energy sector. Hailed as a leading green entrepreneur by the Financial Times, David also presents at industry events such as EcoSummit, Energy Storage Europe and Fully Charged Live. He also hosts the ‘This week in Cleantech’...

Faisal Hussain, HIES Chief Executive, has a wealth of in-depth knowledge and experience in renewable energy. He has many years’ experience in marketing, project management, and research and development. Faisal is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a member of various industry ...

A Law graduate, Paul founded Eco2Solar in 2007. Eco2Solar has grown to become a leading nationwide rooftop solar installer; specialising in new build homes.As a sustainability expert, Paul featured in the 2022 LinkedIn Top 10 Voices Green list, is a director of Solar Energy UK and has chaired Solar ...

Saif Islam is a Senior Consultant at EuPD Research. He joined the company in 2011 and has since been a part of a majority of all studies published in regards to energy and photovoltaics. In addition, Saif Islam participates actively in the studies to get a feel for what drives the installers, the...

Shabana heads up the hydrogen storage business model team at the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, and has previously led the commercial design of the low carbon hydrogen production contract (LCHA). Her work is essential for attracting investment in hydrogen storage facilities and...

Ramin is a confident electrical engineer with over 12 years experience in the industry. He leads a multitude of projects to completion successfully with his technical and practical abilities.

Josh King is a familiar face in the solar and storage industry. He brings almost a decade of industry experience and has held senior technical and director-level roles at nationwide smart energy and low carbon technology organisations. Josh is Director of Gensource Ltd, a full-turnkey energy...

Molly is section editor for policy at UK-based site Carbon Brief, which covers the latest developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy. She was previously UK editor at Solar Media, where she covered the energy transition, managing Current± and Solar Power Portal. Prior to...

Charles Lesser is a senior corporate financier in the international energy industry. Over 25 years he has led a wealth of successful transactions in public and private capital markets, from asset and corporate M&A to IPOs. His award-winning career includes heading the energy investment banking...

Tom has worked in energy since 2010. He has shaped innovation and regulation at two energy suppliers, the energy regulator and a consumer group. He founded Thermal Storage UK with the first three members in December 2021.

Ian is founder and CEO of Trojan Energy.  Prior to Trojan Energy Ian worked in Oil and Gas for an Energy Major and leading 100+ person engineering teams and delivering projects worth over £300m.  Today Ian leads Trojan and is committed to helping everyone to benefit from the energy transition.

Rahima is an Uyghur singer, human rights activist, and award-winning translator of the poignant prison memoir The Land Drenched in Tears by Soyungul Chanisheff. She translated the testimonies of survivors during the Uyghur Tribunal, and is a prominent voice for Uyghurs in the UK. Rahima has led the ...

I am Professor and Chair in Clean Technologies, Renewable Energy and Lead of Solar Energy Research Group within the Environment & Sustainability Institute. I am also Director and Scientific Advisor of the BuildSolar Limited. I am also Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Indian...

Kevin McCann is a sustainability analyst with NextEnergy Capital, the specialist investor and asset manager in utility scale solar and energy storage. He previously led policy development for the UK solar industry association, and delivered social and environmental projects in Central and West...

Andrew Moore is the Founder and CEO of UKSOL Ltd (www.uksol.uk) the leading British solar PV panel producer and exporter. Previously, Andrew was International Sales Director for Antaris Solar, a German solar PV module manufacturer.Andrew has over 18 years’ experience in renewable energy. He is a...

As Managing Director, Hemal is leading the charge behind the continuing growth of Renewables division at City Plumbing. Renewables and Electrical division at City Plumbing focuses on renewable energy technologies and the electrification of HeatHemal’s focus is how to help customers, whether that’s...

Dr Wojciech Mrozik is a Faraday Institution Senior Research Fellow at Newcastle University.  He is an expert in the risk assessment and identification of hazards from lithium-ion battery failures – by working within the Faraday Institution-funded “ReLiB” and “Safebatt” projects. He has given a...

Ali is a client facing executive who specialises in insurance solutions for renewable energy technologies. Since joining the team at Marsh, Ali has focussed on BESS as a rapidly developing subsector of the industry. His key strength lies in his ability to digest and communicate complex technical...

Paul has over 30 years’ experience in asset management / property service in both the public and private sector. Paul is currently the Director of Strategic Asset Management for Clarion Housing Group, the country’s largest social landlord with c125,000 homes under management across England.Paul has ...

Wambui Okello is the Founder and Executive Director of Solar Mtaani, a registered Community Based Organisation in Kenya, that aims at promoting sustainable solar energy solutions in economic disadvantaged areas. This is through solar learning, construction of solar shops for rural women and, solar...

Saffiya is the Solar Advisory Lead for Natural Power, a renewable energy consultancy. She has been working in the alternative and renewable energy sector for over ten years, with a focus on design, engineering and technical due diligence. In her current role she advises developer, investors, and...

Mark started his career as a Eurobond trader with Nomura International in London, before moving into energy trading, running a large futures proprietary trading firm based in Chicago. He was head of power and carbon trading at E.On Energy Trading in Düsseldorf until 2010. Since 2019 he has been...

Guy is founder and co-director of Wychwood Biodiversity Limited. He has been working with land managers in the UK since 2009, promoting biodiversity on private and public land. His passion is restoring habitats on renewable energy sites, which he sees as a great way to tackle the climate and...

Gareth is a lawyer who specialises in the consenting, financing, acquisition and disposal of renewable energy projects, including solar and energy storage. He understands the full lifecycle of these projects and is well-used to balancing regulatory and commercial factors, bringing together...

Ed Porter is an accomplished energy industry leader with a wealth of experience spanning over a decade. Currently serving as the Director of Revenue at Modo Energy, Ed’s focus is on driving analytics for the Net Zero transition. Prior to this, he held several leadership roles at Invinity Energy...

Pratheeksha Ramdas is a Senior Analyst in Rystad Energy’s Renewable Research team focusing on solar, wind and storage markets in UK, Spain, Portugal and Europe in general. She has more than five years of experience in global power and renewables sector and holds a Master’s degree in Electrical...

David Rimmer is the Microgrid Business Leader for Schneider Electric UK&I. As we look towards the new energy landscape with increasing renewables and distributed energy generation, the migration to electric vehicles, and the importance of energy resilience, David’s focus is on leveraging...

A leading global expert in smart charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, Becky has led software development teams from idea conception to commercial roll out. She has over 12 years of experience in zero emission vehicle and renewable energy space, having been a consultant for key technology...

Chris is an independent consultant and expert witness in his 24th year in the solar industry. He was one of the original founders of MCS and has been heavily involved with the scheme as it has evolved over the years as director, technical author and chair of many of the technical working...

Jyoti is the founder of GreenEnco. He is an expert in solar energy & energy storage and an advisor of some key energy organisation in the UK. He has executed over 6 GW solar PV project in last 16 years across the PV lifecycle in EMEA, Asia and USA. He has performed Techno-commercial...

Kirti accelerates customer decarbonisation strategies through the integration of global advisory and implementation services to deliver resilient, sustainable and affordable Net Zero solutions. Kirti has worked in the energy industry for 15 years, at EDF Energy creating their first energy market...

Experienced finance professional in structuring Vendor finance programmes in the Technology and Green Energy field.

Tracy Scott is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and Fellow of the IET. Tracy has worked for RES for 23 years firstly in an engineering role then as Project Manager in onshore wind and battery storage. Tracy is now Development Direct for Green Hydrogen and has overall accountability for the Green...

Matt is a Senior Director at Quod.  He is a chartered town planner who has worked in the private sector since 2002. He is Board Member of the National Infrastructure Planning Association (NIPA) and has a diverse experience in planning, ranging from large-scale regeneration and nationally...

Michael Simpson is the CEO of Cheesecake Energy. Mike graduated from the University of Cambridge with a 1st class degree in aerospace engineering and has a PhD in high-efficiency compression/expansion from Imperial College London. He previously worked on a range of gas turbine design and analysis...

Andrew is a Chartered Insurance Broker (ACII), has had a career in insurance for 35 years since leaving school at 18 having had several roles within insurers and insurance brokers in underwriting, broking in management and client servicing. Specialising for the last 7 yrs in renewable energy Andrew ...

With over 20 years of experience in designing, developing and managing technology products across multiple sectors for some of the biggest brands, John heads up product development and strategy for UPOWA.With a relentless focus on innovation and sustainability, John is driving the development of...

Philip Steele is responsible for innovation of tariffs, IoT and services at Octopus Energy having previously run his own Smart Home start-up for 6 years. Since joining Octopus Energy, Phil has built on the Agile half-hourly tariff to launch integrations with the IFTTT and Alexa services, multiple...

Matt has been in his role at EDF Renewables UK & Ireland for over a year, engaging in a broad range of policy issues, such as, transmission charging, hybrid technologies participating in the capacity market, land use and planning, and many more.EDF Renewables has two operational 50MW battery...

Jim has been a private markets investor in sustainability focussed companies and infrastructure for 20 years, after a prior career in advisory and academia. He has worked in sectors such as Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Clean Industry, Agriculture, Water and Mobility. Jim was previously at...

Mark is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, with over thirty years’ experience, mostly at director level and mostly as MD for a large regional contractor.  Mark uses this experience to support businesses as Chair of the Major Contractors Group and Vice-Chair of Constructing Excellence...

Rob has been working in the solar industry overseeing PV rooftop and ground mount projects in the UK and Portugal. He has published a paper on Anticipatory Governance in the construction industry and is working on pushing BIM integration into solar projects; helping the industry to continue growing ...

Rob is a senior product manager providing insight and expertise in clean heating, thermal energy storage and grid flexibility. He represents tepeo at appropriate industry forums and associations, such as BEAMA, determining product definitions, providing views on regulations products in this area...

Gareth Williams has a deep rooted and evolving passion for the sustainability agenda.  This has led him to develop from his family farming roots into a diversified rural business focusing on the renewable energy business, Caplor Energy and also includes property rental and farming activity based...

Simon Williamson is Group Product Manager and Head of Analysis at Field. Field develop, build and operate grid-scale battery storage assets across UK and EU. Simon produces Field's analysis around siting and sizing of energy storage projects, and leads on Field's development of revenue...

Rebecca is the Community Energy Lead at Regen. She is a chartered town planner and is an expert in the planning system for renewable energy. She holds a PhD in environmental planning and has expertise in community engagement and the social acceptance of renewable energy.

Georgina joined POWERful Women in November 2021 as their Project Manager, having previously spent her career working within events for several professional membership associations.Within her current role, Georgina oversees the management of POWERful Women and works closely with the POWERful Women...

Jeremy began his professional life managing an independent retail business then worked for some years as a Hansard editor in the Australian Parliament. After several energy and environment policy roles in the UK Civil Service, including the smart metering program, he spent ten years at a trade...