In 2006 Phil was appointed Manager of Nottingham Energy Partnership (NEP), a fuel poverty and climate change charity, and before that was the Energy Strategy Coordinator for Nottingham City Council. Since joining NEP Phil has steered the organisation from a small three staffed operation to one that delivers multi-million pound projects with a team of 20 staff. NEP has directly helped over 25,000 households with energy efficiency measures through its projects, helping to reduce energy bills and save CO2. In 2014 NEP was awarded the Queen’s Award for its contribution to Sustainability.

Phil is also a Director of MOZES (Meadows Ozone Energy Services), a community energy company, and was until recently the Chair of the Embankment Social Enterprise.

Miranda is Acting CEO at charity Nottingham Energy Partnership – through successful commercial bids, and partnerships she has secured more than £20 million of investment for Nottinghamshire.

In 2008 Miranda was appointed as Affordable Warmth Programme Manager and since then has enjoyed working at the forefront of community regeneration and domestic energy efficiency in the private sector.

Achievements include the successive delivery of domestic energy policy through a range of projects over the last 20 years and the installation of key energy saving measures for more than 20,000 households across Nottinghamshire.

Having studied physics and then Environmental Technology, John has pursued a 20-year career in renewable energy consultancy and project development.

Over the past 5 years he has focused on community ownership and was a founder director of Bath and West Community Energy.

Since then John has helped set up several Community Benefit Societies, bringing experience of community engagement plus technical, financial, legal and regulatory knowledge of renewable energy projects.

David is a qualified Barrister and Chartered Accountant. He specialised in taxation and in advising businesses on wider commercial issues. He practised in this field, in London and Nottingham, for 30 years, before retiring 15 years ago. Since then he has been very engaged with the voluntary sector.

He is on the Board of 3 local charities, as well as MOZES (a local Social Enterprise company), he is Treasurer of the Meadows Partnership Trust and provides advice on accounting and business issues and on governance to several others. David lives in an Eco house in the Meadows area of Nottingham.

Kevin Hard is a multi award winning entrepreneur and developer. He is Managing Director of sustainable property developer Stagfield. Previously Kevin was Director and founder of EvoEnergy. From inception in 2007 to a circa £30 Million pound business, he built EvoEnergy to be a market leading rooftop Solar Photovoltaic business which has installed Solar on over 8,000 homes and hundreds of commercial rooftops.

With a passion for property, sustainability and clean-tech, Kevin has led and founded companies that have helped homeowners and businesses to create exceptional buildings, make their own power, save energy and improve lives.