Dr Keith Richards OBE: Managing Director

Keith has more than 25 years' experience of renewable energy and energy efficiency project management and consultancy through ETSU (the Energy Technology Support Unit, Harwell). He has been central to the take-up of bioenergy projects in the UK, developing strategies for Government and then implementing them. He has championed the development of regional and sub-regional targets. Keith established TVE in 2001, and since then has been focusing on working with community groups in close collaboration with Local Authorities and Regional Government to introduce hybrid renewables solutions. Keith remains an expert evaluator for the European Commission and Task Manager for the International Energy Agency (IEA), a role extending for more than 20 years. He is also a member of many regional committees on sustainability, rural development, climate change and planning. Keith was awarded an OBE for services to sustainable development in the Queen's birthday honours list in 2005.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), PhD, CChem, MRSC

Mary Miller: Assistant Company Manager

Mary has worked in the UK and overseas as an economic development advisor for the United Nations, UK Government and various agencies. She has also assisted with formulating UK strategy on energy and climate change-related actions whilst working at ETSU in the early 1990s. More recently, Mary worked for Ilex Energy and has been involved with advising Government on the one hand, and individual companies on the other, concerning carbon and renewables policy, trading strategies and specifically issues relating to small-scale generation. Mary leads on commercial energy matters for TVE.

Qualifications: BSc (Econ), MBIEE

Louise is a solicitor (non-practising), experienced in all aspects of commercial and contractual law, who provides TVE with advice on legislation, policy and legal matters together with general business advice and due diligence assessments. She has wide experience of working with public bodies both in the UK (including Local Authorities, English Partnerships, RDAs, the Countryside Agency (CRI), the Welsh Assembly and many government departments) and abroad, including the European Commission and the Thai Government. She has recently contributed to an entrepreneur's guide to starting an Energy Services Company in the developing world and has been involved in developing the commercialisation process of wood heating and other biomass technologies including the development of business plans for local enterprises.

Qualifications: BA (Hons), Solicitor

Ian Bacon: Solar and Built Environment Advisor

Ian leads on community-based and household-focused projects, liaison with local authorities, and domestic and small-scale energy efficiency. He also covers planning issues relating to renewable energy and is a licensed EcoHomes Assessor. Previously he has worked for a commodity futures trading company in the Far East, an environmental education charity in Lincolnshire and as Home Energy Conservation officer for the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, from where he joined TV Energy in 2002.

Qualifications: BA (Hons), MSc

Michael is a chartered mechanical engineer with project management and project engineering experience in the UK, Republic of Ireland and the US.  He has the role of Technical Advisor with TV Energy, covering all relevant renewable energy technologies for the region.  Current responsibilities mainly involve undertaking feasibility studies into a number of built environment redevelopment projects in the region and overseas for the private and public sector, exploring the technical and commercial options for incorporating a mix of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies to serve local demand.

Qualifications: BEng (Hons), MSc, CEng, MIMechE

Gabriel joined TVE after a joint project with the University of Reading and an internship at the European Parliament. Amongst his responsibilities are assistance with regional programmes, development of SEE-Stats, monitoring progress to regional and local renewables targets, promotion and advice for sustainable wind energy developments, and maintenance of the TVE and SEE-Stats websites.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), MSc, AMInstP

Gillian has particular expertise and interest in energy crops and leads on the Coppice activities and supports Charlotte Bruton. Gillian has an international track record on matters such as land remediation using phytoremediation techniques, energy crop production, ecological modelling, water management methods and so on. After completing her PhD at Imperial, Gillian spent three years as a post-doc at the University of Florida, followed by two and a half years as an environmental consultant at WRc plc.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

Anthony works as an associate with TV Bioenergy supporting the team on biomass projects. He comes from a commercial background with 14 years' experience in specifying, purchasing and project management. He will be assisting the team with on site project management and general business advice. Anthony has previously worked in mechanical engineering for UKAEA and for many years ran a successful haulage business.

Julije is Team Coordinator and a recognised international expert with more then 10 years experience in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. His working experience includes being the national biomass programme coordinator and Deputy Head of Department for Renewable Energy at the Hrvoje Pozar Energy Institute in Zagreb, Croatia; international expert for Tipperary Institute in Ireland; a project leader for UNIDO; a lead expert for the World Bank; a technical editor for FAO; an expert evaluator for the European Commission, and Task Manager for the International Energy Agency (IEA). Over the last four years, his main focus has been biomass energy, especially socio-economic modelling, work with local communities and public education.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

Philippa works part-time for TV Energy, enhancing the teams capacity in local authority matters, transport and community renewables. She brings a track record of improving corporate environmental performance in the public and private sectors to TVE, which she will be focusing on renewables. Philippa has previously worked for six years on environmental strategy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an environmental consultants firm in the USA, as well as a local authority in Surrey.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), MSc

With a strong administrative and organisational background, Sarah is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the TV Energy office, handling public enquiries, external communications, and internal systems support and development. Sarah has a high profile within TV Energy event management and support activities. She also co-ordinates and manages wood fuel deliveries for TV Bioenergy and Coppice.