Olly leads the Electricity Storage Network, the industry group and voice for the grid-scale electricity storage sector in GB, with a diverse membership of 100 leading electricity storage sector organisations from across different market actors. He is an expert in effective stakeholder engagement, working closely with our members, chairing and facilitating working groups, presenting on key issues, leading the development of the ESN annual conference and writing consultation responses. While building and maintaining key relationships with our member organisations, policy makers (DESNZ), regulators (Ofgem), NESO, and other network operators.

Olly has been in the sector for 11 years and previously worked as a senior project manager at Regen. He has led projects across various sectors, including local energy innovation, electricity network development and operations, and EU-funded programmes.

In his spare time, Olly volunteers as a non-exec director for Totnes Renewable Energy Society, a community energy group, and attempt to run up hills (ideally off-road) around Totnes.

Rachel leads Regen's strategic partnerships and impact, cementing our position as a leading independent force shaping the strategic pathway to and delivery of a clean energy future. As a working mother, Rachel is passionate about diversity and spearheads the ReWiRE programme, championing inclusion by empowering women in the renewables sector and building a vibrant network.

After graduating, Rachel began her career in the environmental sector and held a variety of event management and communication roles, including organising the Tour of Britain. Joining Regen in 2009, Rachel is passionate about industry-wide change and influencing policy and has received a British Empire Medal for her services to the energy sector.

Growing up in Devon, Rachel loves being outside—at the beach, on the moor, or in the woods. You can find her horse riding, walking her dog Biscuit, or growing vegetables!

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Bex is Head of Development at Field, leading the development of Field’s UK portfolio of BESS assets. Previously to BESS, her background is in offshore wind where she worked to secure consent on some of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, most recently with Vattenfall where she was Consents Manager for the Norfolk Zone.

Daniel is Head of Asset Performance at Gore Street Capital, responsible for technical management and specification of the fleet. Daniel’s team onboards new projects and ensures their successful performance. He has broad experience spanning multiple battery chemistries and projects, including technical and commercial management for one of the first to deliver frequency response in the UK, the first battery dispatched on the Balancing Mechanism and Gore Street’s fleet since 2021. Daniel leverages broad experience to support due diligence processes, specifications of new projects and continuous improvement of the fleet. He is well known in the industry for his leadership on battery safety, including roles as chair for the Energy Storage Health & Safety Governance Group (associated with DESNZ) and ESN’s Safety, Sustainability and Supply Chain working group.

Joe holds years of experience in grid connections and has helped develop a strong pipeline of solar and energy storage assets, including co-located sites.

Innova’s mission is to create utility-scale renewable energy projects using multi-technologies, to provide clean energy to communities and businesses both directly and indirectly, and to take large energy users off-grid whilst meeting or exceeding our environmental obligations.

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Business Development Manager at Howden –specializing in risk mitigation insurance cover for BESS & Solar UtilityScale.

He brings extensive experience in business development inSolar PV, BESS, Offshore and onshore wind assets.

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Having been appointed as COO in January 2024, Kayte oversees NESO’s delivery across energy networks and markets and the real time operation of the electricity transmission system. As NESO has transitioned to become the ‘Future System Operator’ (FSO), Kayte’s focus has been on building and embedding a ‘whole system’ approach to the strategic planning and delivery of GB’s energy transition.

With more than 20 years of experience in the energy sector, Kayte was most recently accountable, for the design and delivery of the FSO on behalf of NESO. She has previously led the Strategy and Markets teams and spent 3 years in Boston with National Grid’s US electricity distribution businesses.

Kayte is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Jersey Electricity.

Merlin leads Regen's mission to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon energy system. Under his leadership, Regen has developed into a leading organisation shaping the strategic pathway to a clean energy future.While focusing on the systemic challenges of decarbonising power, heat and transport, Merlin is a leading voice in grid connection reform, chairing NESO's Connections Reform Advisory Group. He also sits on several leading forums, including DESNZ/Ofgem's Connections Delivery Board.

Merlin has spent his career working for solutions to the climate crisis, championing public policies that unlock the power of businesses and communities to transform our energy system. Previously, he was a director of the Environmental Industries Commission, where he worked in Whitehall and Westminster to ensure government support for companies providing environmental solutions. Merlin is also a non-executive director for Communities for Renewables. He is an influential figure in energy policy and was awarded an OBE in 2019 for services to sustainable energy.

Merlin can often be found attempting yoga or messing about on boats in Devon.

Tom Palmer is Head of Business Development in Zenobē’s Network Infrastructure business, enabling transmission and distribution power grids to transition to a reliable and affordable renewable power system, supported by battery storage. Tom is an economist by background and prior to Zenobē, he gained broad energy experience working at RWE Renewables, Cornwall Insight, Origami Energy, Palantir Solutions, EDF Energy and Ofgem across renewables, thermal, storage and upstream oil and gas.

Lisa has worked in the energy sector for over 25 years.  Prior to joining Fidra Energy, she was Chief Commercial Officer at West Burton Energy overseeing the design and execution of its commercial strategy.  Lisa has also previously held a number of commercial leadership roles at InterGen across a variety of disciplines including trading, asset management and IT.

Director with 16 years’ experience in renewable energy and clean technology M&A and investment. Demonstrated track record includes successfully advising and investing in more than 5GW of renewable energy power projects featuring onshore wind (including Europe's two largest onshore wind sales (750MW and 650MW)), solar (including UK's first solar NSIP) and biomass technologies, clean technology expertise includes ‘first of kind’ transactions in behind the meter storage and battery manufacture technologies and flexible optimisation platforms.

Georgina leads Zenobē’s engagement with policymakers, industry stakeholders, and public institutions. With a focus on strategic advocacy, she ensures that Zenobē’s innovative solutions in energy storage and fleet electrification align with and influence governmental and regulatory frameworks.

Georgina is an experienced policy professional with over ten years in the UK Civil Service, focusing on energy flexibility and clean technologies. She specialises in energy storage and demand-side response, contributing to the energy transition. Prior to joining Zenobē, she served as Head of Capacity Market Policy for Low Carbon Technologies at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), where she led essential reforms to enhance the UK’s energy security. Previously, she was the Energy Storage Innovation Lead at DESNZ, launching the £70M Longer Duration Energy Storage Demonstration (LODES) programme.

Fabrizio is an experienced leader with a proven track record in business development globally covering different areas within the energy sector. Fabrizio and his team are responsible for developing long-term relationships with partners, managing the commercial and contractual negotiation processes, with a focus on energy storage and assets that can operate flexibly to generate returns for investors.

Fabrizio’s role is integral in supporting the voice of the customer at EDF, ensuring that client needs are the heart of service delivery. Having had previous experience both on developing projects for EDF, and operating them, Fabrizio is your first port of call for any questions relating to energy storage, optimsation, energy trading or to discuss opportunities available to you.

Shaniyaa is the GB Markets Lead at Modo Energy. Modo Energy provides research, indices, and forecasts for battery energy storage revenues. Shaniyaa sits within the research team to provide content analysing battery performance in power markets, policy updates, and market overviews.

Sarah Montgomery is the CEO and Co-founder of Infyos, the platform helping energy, automotive, and battery companies manage battery supply chain sustainability. Recognised on Forbes 30 Under 30 as one of the world’s most impactful leaders, Sarah has been featured in the Financial Times, Sifted, and Business Insider. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Battery Alliance and IRMA’s Circular Economy Working Group, speaks Chinese, and previously built the China expansion at the supply chain technology scale-up Everledger backed by Tencent.

Head of Strategy & Analysis at Field, focusing on international markets and evaluation of new technologies. Previously management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group with 4 years' experience focused on climate & sustainability. Passionate about the integration of sustainability and climate into business models. Read Chemical Engineering at Cambridge University (MEng).

Built and led a new "mission control" unit to co-ordinate and drive implementation of the Government's ambition to deliver clean power in Great Britain by 2030