PRESIDENT - Dr Mary Archer
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Mary Archer is a former academic with research interests in physico-chemical aspects of solar energy conversion. She is currently chairman of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, ...more |
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Visitor of the University of Hertfordshire, a board member of the Britten Sinfonia and President of the National Energy Foundation, the UK Solar Energy Society and the Guild of Church Musicians. In June 2002, she was awarded the Melchett Medal by the Energy Institute. She is the author of Rupert Brooke and The Old Vicarage, Grantchester (1989), and co-editor of Clean Electricity from Photovoltaics (2001), Molecular to Global Photosynthesis (2004), and The 1702 Chair of Chemistry at Cambridge (2005). Dr Archer was Chairman of the National Energy Foundation from 1988-2000.
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES |
Brian White (chairman) |
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Brian White (Chairman)
Brian served as the Member of Parliament for Milton Keynes North East from May 1997 until May 2005. A former Deputy Leader of Milton Keynes Council, Brian has a strong interest in energy and environmental matters and is also Chair of Milton Keynes Energy Agency. His current roles include Director of Bioener G Ltd a company set up to encourage the use of biofuels. The Sustainable Energy Act, introduced by Brian as a Private Member's Bill, received its Royal Assent in 2003.
Brian White has been a Trustee for 3 years and was elected Chairman in February 2007 to replace Eryl McNally who is standing down to spend time with her family in France.
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Godfrey Boyle
Godfrey Boyle is a senior lecturer at and the co-director of the Open University's Energy and Environment Research Unit (EERU) where he is a particular expert in energy modelling, including "DREAM", which can be used to model energy supply and demand patterns in cities and regions around the world. He is also the editor of numerous books on sustainable energy including Renewable Energy (2004) and Energy Systems and Sustainability (2003), both published by Oxford University Press.
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John DoggartJohn studied Engineering and Architecture, and has many years experience in designing low energy properties. He set up the first solar house in the UK in Milton Keynes and co-developed BREEAM, the first widely-used building environmental assessment method in the world. John also developed the first European passive solar housing scheme and the first energy rating system for housing. He has played a key role in helping to set sustainability agendas with practicable aspirations for UK governments, the European Commission, and public and private organisations. John is a panel member of the government's Sustainable Development Commission and the chairman of Sustainable Energy Academy, a charity that works closely with NEF on a number of activities, including the Old Homes Superhome project.
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David Hutchinson
David works within the Policy & Partnerships Directorate at the Greater London Authority and acts as Deputy Chairman for Sustainable Energy Academy, a charity that works closely with NEF on a number of activities, including the Old Homes Superhome project.
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 Caroline Jackson |
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Caroline Jackson MEP
Caroline Jackson is a Conservative MEP for the South West region of England. She has been an MEP since 1984 and previously represented the constituency of Wiltshire North and Bath. From 1999 to June 2004 she was chairman of the Parliament's committee on the Environment, Consumer Protection and Public Health. This is one of the main committees involved in negotiating the final form of EU legislation in such key policy areas as GM foods and measures to prevent global warming. She continues as a member of the Environment committee and as the Conservative Party Environment Spokesman she is actively investigates reasons for the poor implementation of EU law across the Member States and has been responsible for reports on directives on landfill policy, product safety and the use of live animals in experiments. Born in Cornwall, Caroline is a former research Fellow of St. Hugh's College, Oxford. |
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Keith Jackson
Until 1993, Keith Jackson was Marketing Director of East Midlands Electricity plc. His career in the electricity supply industry included senior management appointments in several other Area Boards. He has also served as Chief Executive of Business Link North Nottinghamshire. |
 Professor Kevin Lomas |
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Professor Kevin Lomas
Kevin Lomas is Director of the Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) and Professor of Building Simulation at De Montfort University. Following a first degree and PhD in Civil Engineering (University of Nottingham), post-doctoral work was carried out at De Montfort University (then Leicester Polytechnic) validating thermal simulation models of buildings. A lectureship in the Department of Architecture sparked an enduring interest in buildings, their design and environmental performance, and the practical application of computer analysis methods. |
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Professor Tony Marmont
The sale of his business in 1992 enabled Tony Marmont to develop his interest in sustainable energy. He is a visiting Professor at De Montfort University and founder of the renewable energy organisation MRETT, Midlands Renewable Energy Technology Transfer. He currently operates Beacon Energy, a not for profit organisation designed to promote renewable energy techniques. Tony Marmont has been responsible for the foundation of three MSc courses at De Montfort University, Loughborough University and The University of Nottingham in sustainable and renewable energies. His own farm is an exemplar of renewable energy production from wind turbines, photovoltaics, pump storage, hydro heat pumps, roof water collection and the production of hydrogen gas for use through a fuel cell to provide electrical energy and heat. |
 Liz Reason |
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Liz Reason
Liz is an experienced policy analyst and strategist and social entrepreneur in the energy and climate change arena. Liz set up her consultancy Reasons to be Cheerful in 2004 to apply her skills to climate change communication and strategy. She was appointed a director of the AECB, the sustainable building association, in January 2006. Liz is part of Think Purple, a consortium which aims to make CO2 visible with fun and informative materials to communicate climate change to schools and the wider public. Before R2BC, Liz was a founder director of ILEX Energy Consulting, a management consultancy expert in the energy and carbon markets; Liz has run a successful wind development company; and she lives in an AECB Silver Standard house in Oxfordshire. |
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Andy Reed MP
Andy Reed has been the Labour & Co-operative MP for Loughborough since 1997 and actively promotes the principles of co-operation, both locally and nationally, particularly in the field of economic development, credit unions and the Social Economy believing that ethical consumerism will play a vital role in the future. He is an active sportsman, and is the Chair of the national Strategic Partnership for Volunteers in Sport and a former Chair of East Midlands Sport. |
 Graham Saunders |
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Graham SaundersGraham Saunders is a Chartered Accountant and one of the Directors at Keens Shay Keens, Chartered Accountants in Luton. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and has specialist knowledge of the social housing sector, where he is a board member of a leading housing association. |
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Richard Tinson
From 1992 to 2005 Richard Tinson was Director of the National Energy Foundation. He previously worked for the Shell Group, in research, marketing and general management, latterly as Managing Director then Chairman of Shell UK's contact energy management subsidiary Emstar Ltd. He is a graduate of Durham University and in 2003 was awarded an HonMSc by De Montfort University for his work in the field of energy efficiency. |
 Andrew Warren |
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Andrew Warren
Andrew Warren has been the Director of the Association for the Conservation of Energy since its foundation in 1981. He has overseen many reports prepared for the European Commission on diverse topics such as Third Party Financing, Demand Side Management and Rational Planning Techniques and has frequently given oral evidence to UK and European Parliamentary Committees. Andrew contributes regular monthly columns for energy magazines, as well as occasional articles for newspapers such as the Financial Times, The Guardian and International Herald Tribune. He was appointed in 1993 as a Special Advisor to the UK House of Commons Energy Committee, and in 1995 was appointed as a special industrial advisor to the European Economic and Social Committee. He is a member of the Energy Policy Committee of the Confederation of British Industry. |
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Would you like to be a Foundation Trustee?
The National Energy Foundation maintains a reserve list of those who have an interest in becoming a Trustee. Trustees are expected to bring skills that will support the charity in its mission to promote the more sustainable use and generation of energy, and to act in an independent and impartial manner at all times. We are particularly interested in those with knowledge of finance, legal matters and non-domestic energy use, as well as those based in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Trustees are expected to attend quarterly Trustee meetings, held in London or Milton Keynes, and to participate actively in at least one other activity or committee. Trustees work on a voluntary, unpaid basis, although they may claim reasonable travel expenses.
If you would like more information or are interested in becoming a Trustee of the Foundation, please write to our Chair, Brain White at the National Energy Foundation, Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, MK5 8NG. Individuals who do not match our current needs will be placed onto a database of potential Trustees; please let the Chairman know if you do not want your name to be retained in this manner. |
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE - Dr Tim Lunel |
 Tim Lunel |
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Dr Tim Lunel has been Chief Executive of The National Energy Foundation since 1 July 2005. He has led NEF at an exciting period in the growth of the profile and influence of the Foundation's work on Climate Change. The focus he has provided on working in partnership with organisations such as The Carbon Trust, The Solar Trade Association and most recently the partnership with the Sustainable Energy Academy has defined the breadth of influence of the work NEF is involved in. His strong belief that effective leadership on climate change stems from leading by example means that The National Energy Foundation's advice is grounded in the practical actions that NEF and its staff undertake themselves, as well as empowering others to take action.
Prior to joining the Foundation, Tim led the re-organisation of the Countryside Agency as part of the Government's Modernising Rural Delivery Programme. Before joining the Countryside Agency, Tim was Director of Key Accounts in AEA Technology plc concentrating on Environmental consultancy, including Future Energy Solutions (formerly ETSU) with its focus on sustainable energy consultancy. Among his high profile technical contributions he was the main expert featured in the BBC Horizon programme in 1998 "A perfect spill?" that featured the advances made in the successful response to the Sea Empress oil spill in Milford Haven. |
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PAST TRUSTEES
The Foundation would also like to recognise publicly the contribution made to its success by its past Trustees, and in particular: |
 Eryl McNally |
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Eryl McNally (Chairman 2004-07)
Eryl McNally was elected MEP for Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes in 1994 and subsequently became a Member for the Eastern region until she retired in 2004. She is a vice-president of the European Forum on Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES) and was formerly vice-chair of the European Parliament's Energy and Research Committee. Prior to her election as an MEP, Mrs McNally worked as a languages teacher and educational advisor. |
