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David has over 15 years’ experience in the sustainable energy sector at ECA and, formally, GL Garrad Hassan (now DNV GL). During this time he has focused on policy and regulatory analysis covering both renewable energy generation and energy efficiency in various jurisdictions and the related economics of market and policy design and integration. David has provided advice on such matters to governments, international financing institutions, commercial banks and private industry entities.
David’s experience spans regulated competitive markets of various forms as well as single-buyer environments. In particular, David has also assessed the implications of market design and auction design as well as network and ancillary service charging arrangements on sustainable energy policy, development and trading.
In recent years David has had specific focus on the development of cost-efficient, market-based end-use energy efficiency policy mechanisms in the countries of the European Union and Energy Community with respect to compliance with the Energy Efficiency Directive. This work has provided David with a thorough understanding of best practice international experience in various financing and regulatory mechanisms for incentivising energy efficiency across end-use sectors.
In the area of renewable energy, David has experience in integration mechanisms addressing the development of markets for ensuring the flexible and stable supply of electricity in an era of high renewable penetration, as well as financial support mechanisms and power purchase agreement formulations. David has undertaken work of this kind across Europe, Asia and Africa, yielding a thorough understanding of both leading practice and the tailoring of lessons learnt to local contexts.
David holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bath, a Graduate Diploma in Economics from Birkbeck University and a postgraduate degree in Energy Policy from the University of Exeter.