Good Energy founder among experts appointed to govt's clean power advisory commission

Eight energy and nature experts, including Juliet Davenport, the founder of Wiltshire-based supplier Good Energy, have been appointed by the UK government to accelerate its target to deliver clean power by 2030.

They will sit on the Clean Power 2030 Advisory Commission and support the development of a Clean Power 2030 action plan, expected later this year.

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That plan will set out the path to decarbonise the electricity grid, aimed at helping protect billpayers from volatile gas prices and strengthening Britain’s energy security.

Davenport is also president of the Energy Institute and has been working on ideas to fight climate change and transform the energy sector.

The other seven new commissioners are Tim Pick, who was the UK’s first offshore wind champion, and Nick Winser, who has 30 years' experience in the energy sector, including CEO of National Grid across UK and Europe.

Also sitting is Robert Gross, who as well as being director of the UK Energy Research Centre since 2020, is Professor of Energy Policy and Technology at Imperial College, London.

Craig Bennett, the chief executive of The Wildlife Trust and former CEO of Friends of the Earth, Jo Coleman, Lucy Yu, the CEO and founder at Centre for Net Zero, and Dr Simon Harrison make up the final four.

Head of mission control Chris Stark said: "The Clean Power by 2030 is a statement of our ambition. This mission will unlock good jobs and protect the consumer, and it is key to our energy security.

"We will work closely with our partners in industry to deliver this mission at pace – these are 8 leading figures in their field to drive that partnership.

"I’m looking forward to working with all 8 commissioners to unblock barriers, spot the opportunities, and deliver a clean power system by 2030."