Toby Smith

My role is to grow our business by providing a first class, professional service to our three key customer groups: Investors: We deliver institutional investors low risk, long term returns by developing, acquiring and managing top quality solar assets. End users: We align our interests with our business customers for the long term by using their roof to generate cheap, zero carbon electricity without requiring any capital investment whatsoever. Installation Partners: We allow installation partners to maximise the market opportunities by providing access to reliable capital via a tried, tested and clear delivery model.

Renewable Energy Investments (REI) is an owner and developer of electricity generating solar PV assets across England. Having developed a range of innovative investment & funding solutions, REI is actively engaged in sourcing and developing further commercial solar PV assets in the UK. REI helps business save money on every increasing energy bills by generating their own electricity, without requiring them to invest any capital whatsoever.

Part of the business development team at The Energy Conservation Group with responsibility for growing our commercial business and introducing new propositions that complement our core business activities. Successfully grew a commercial revenue stream from £0 to £1 million in 9 months.

Responsible for managing the Operations team at TECG that deliver each project we install. The team includes, Customer Services, Technical Surveyors, Installation team and Warehouse. A key focus of the role has been to update and improve the systems and processes in place within the team in order that volumes of work can scale to meet the demands of a growing business.

Client Manager at AEA with overall responsibility for developing business in the Health sector. Client Management requires deep sector knowledge and strong networking capabilities. I was required to meet challenging targets for growth in a relatively new client area for the company.

Carbon Management specialist and project manager with experience ranging from technical feasibility studies to policy response advice. A key member of AEA’s NHS Carbon Management Team having project managed the procurement process for both a Biomass and Ground Source Heat Pump scheme at a London NHS Trust. Alongside technical capability, I have a good knowledge of organisational change and the barriers that impede success. This knowledge coupled with effective communication skills have proved particularly useful in managing successful projects.

MSc Sustainable Energy Systems

BSc Natural Sciences