Professor Paul Monks is Chief Scientific Adviser of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Prior to joining the department, he was Pro-Vice Chancellor and Head of College of Science and Engineering at the University of Leicester, where he remains a Professor in Atmospheric Chemistry and Earth Observation Science.
Members
Professor Paul Monks BSc, DPhil, FRMetS, FRSC
Chief Scientific Advisor & ERP Public-side Co-chair
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ)
Alan Thomson
Director, Global Leader Energy Systems, Global Energy Skills Leader & ERP Industry-side Co-chair
Arup
Alan leads the global Energy Systems business stream at Arup working closely with colleagues around the world to deliver complex integrated energy projects in supply, network and demand applications. This is one of the three Arup energy business streams along with Energy Advisory and Energy Structures.
Ali Naini
ClimateTech Venture Capital
Turquoise International
Ali Naini is a co-founder and MD of Turquoise, UK’s longest established merchant bank specialising in ClimateTech venture capital, where his work includes: investments in and fundraising for Connected Energy (2nd life energy storage systems); set up and management of the Low Carbon Innovation Funds; 10 years as co-founder and chairman of Controlled Power Technologies (hybridisation of passenger vehicles) from Visteon spin-out to trade sale to Valeo and Federal Mogul; 10 years as advisor to Anglo Platinum including its fuel cell JV with Johnson Matthey and establishment of a corporate venturing fund. Previously, Ali worked in energy project finance and privatisation at Close Brothers, Flemings and PwC, on projects such as Thailand’s first IPP solicitation programme and the Northern Ireland electricity privatisation.
Darren Jones
Technology Manager at Hitachi Energy
David Butler MSc DIC MBA
Team Leader in Low carbon Transition
Scottish Enterprise
David Butler MSc DIC MBA is the Team Leader in Low carbon Transition at Scottish Enterprise
The Foresighting and Operations Support team helps shape the strategic focus of SE’s Low Carbon Transition Strategy. It plays an ongoing role providing Due Diligence to other parts of SE (such as the Scottish Investment Bank). We also assist the development and delivery of new projects and programmes that are critical for SE’s aims and ambitions. Prior to this David worked at an early stage energy technology funder and a power company.
David Cole
Market Director Atkins Energy UK & Europe
Atkins
David Cole has been the Market Director for Atkins UK and Europe Energy Buseness, focussed on power generation assets since 2006.
David Green
Energy & Environment R&D Leader
Hitachi Europe
David Green is Hitachi Europe’s Energy & Environment R&D leader, developing solutions in electrification, transport (particularly electric vehicles), industrial decarbonisation, hydrogen, energy asset management and carbon management.
Dr David Joffe
Head of Modelling
Committee on Climate Change
David has been with the CCC since it started in 2007, Managing the Committee’s central mitigation team and leading the preparation of new advice to Government on the sixth carbon budget. Also overseeing the CCC’s energy infrastructure team, focusing on a range of whole-economy integrated energy issues.
Dr David Wright FREng
Director - Electricity Transmission and Chief Electricity Engineer National Grid
National Grid
David joined National Grid in 1992 as an electrical engineer and has worked his way up to his current position as Director Electricity Transmission Asset Management.
Dr. Jim Fleming
Head of Energy Theme
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Dr Laura Finney
Innovation Lead in the Energy Team
Innovate UK
Laura is an Innovation Lead in the Energy Team at Innovate UK,
Dr Peter Bance
CEO
Origami Energy Ltd
In January 2014, Peter became CEO of Origami Energy, an ambitious high-growth business developing an innovative technology platform for the intelligent active management of distributed energy assets.
Dr Robert Gross
Director
UK Energy Research Centre
Dr Robert Gross joined the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) as Director in 2020.
Dr Ron Loveland
Energy Advisor to the Welsh Government
Welsh Government
Dr Loveland’s energy and industrial pollution-prevention teams are engaged in championing a rapid transition in Wales to a low carbon, clean and sustainable economy.
Guy Newey
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Systems Catapult
Guy was appointed Chief Executive Officer at Energy Systems Catapult, the innovation business, in June 2022. Guy joined ESC in 2018 as Director of Strategy after as energy and political adviser to two UK Government Secretaries of State.
Matthew Clare
Chief Executive Officer
Masdar Arlington Energy
Matt is CEO of Masdar Arlington Energy. He is specialised in leading the financing, development and operation of energy projects in the UK and has vast experience in the acquisition and disposal of large-scale assets at both pre and post-construction.
Matt was recently recognised by Forbes for his work in the sector, making the list of 30 Under 30 Europe in 2019.
Matthew Hindle
Head of Net Zero and Sustainability at Wales and West Utilities
Oliver Lancaster
Chief Executive Officer
IGEM
Oliver Lancaster is the CEO of The Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers
IGEM is the professional engineering institution delivering the advancement in knowledge and sciences for the benefit of the global gas industry, with a significant focus on engineering a sustainable gas future to support the decarbonisation of the energy system. Oliver is experienced in whole energy systems, climate change mitigation and climate adaptation of utility assets.
Paul Spence
Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs
EDF Energy
Paul joined EDF Energy in 2009 and has been Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs since 2011.
Peter Bingham
Chief Engineer
Ofgem
Peter joined Ofgem in 2017 as Chief Engineer, he is a chartered engineer with over 25 years’ experience in the energy sector, mainly working for National Grid in a variety of leadership roles.
Philip Sellwood CBE
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Saving Trust
Philip Sellwood has been the Chief Executive of the Energy Saving Trust since 2003 and has had an extensive commercial career in the Retail, Food and Private Equity markets.
Professor Jim Watson
Director
UK Energy Research Centre
Professor Julian Allwood FREng
Reader in Engineering
University of Cambridge
Julian Allwood leads the Low Carbon and Materials Processing research group in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.
Professor Martin Freer
Director
Energy Research Accelerator (ERA)
Martin is Director of the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA), he is also Director of the Birmingham Centre of Nuclear Education and Research at the University of Birmingham.
Ross Lowrie
Senior Advisor (Climate Change and Energy)
Environment Agency
Ross joined Environment Agency in 2005 providing regulation and advise on hydro & tidal power and climate change adaptation.
Sarah Long CEng, ChPP
leading Atkin's/SNC-Lavalin's strategy for delivery of low carbon projects.
Atkin's/SNC-Lavalin
Throughout her career Sarah has championed support for women in Engineering roles and is passionate about the wider diversity agenda. She has led much of Atkins offering on STEM work with schools in the past and is now focusing on education related to Net Zero.
Sarah Sharples
Ceif Scientific Adviser at Deparment of Transport
Tom Delay CBE
Chief Executive
The Carbon Trust
Tom was appointed as the first Chief Executive of the Carbon Trust in 2001.