The success of Elgin Energy to-date is attributable to the performance of our dynamic team whose extensive experience in all aspects of solar farm development is helping to deliver a pipeline of 6GW solar and 3GW storage projects across the UK, Ireland and Australia.
Our team has extensive experience and knowledge across the renewable, engineering, finance and legal sectors. Our team is versatile, professional and excel in all aspects of project delivery.
Our engineers manage the grid connection process and identify appropriate site locations for efficient power generation. They also finalise site layout, access, and solar design.
Our in-house team is involved in all aspects of the business. They have well-established relationships with landowners, financiers, insurers, manufacturers, and legal specialists to ensure the best arrangements for each project.
We have experienced professionals who manage the procurement of land, grid connection, planning approval, and equipment while managing all compliance issues.
Our experienced people utilise best practices on all our operations ensuring that our projects are safe, low impact developments providing sustainable and renewable electricity generation.
Our People and Culture team is immersed in every aspect of the people lifecycle. They drive and empower our epic culture, vision, mission, and values and help attract top class talent.
Solar PV is now the fastest growing, and easiest to deploy, renewable energy globally.
Elgin Energy is a leading international and independent solar+storage development platform
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Ronan co-founded Elgin Energy in 2009 and has developed the business into one of the leading solar development platforms in the UK and Ireland. He leads Elgin in Business Development and Strategy. Prior to founding Elgin Energy, Ronan initiated and promoted two German real estate investment funds of over 1,000 residential units and a large portfolio of commercial real estate.
Dermot leads the Finance team and is responsible for finance, investment appraisal and tax structuring for Elgin’s international operations, transactions, fundraises and joint ventures. Dermot joined Elgin in early 2014 and is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) and a Chartered Tax Advisor (AITI).
David leads all of Elgin Energy’s development activities and strategy across their core markets. He also leads the transactions team, including the sale of the UK’s largest solar and storage portfolio totalling 519MW across 12 projects in 2022. David joined Elgin in early 2014 and has been involved in renewables development for 10+ years. David holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and a MSc in both Business Management and Sustainable Energy Systems all from the University of Edinburgh.
Sarah is General Counsel with Elgin and leads the legal team which oversees Elgin’s activities internationally. Prior to joining Elgin Energy in 2019, Sarah worked with a UK based utility for almost 10 years where she was involved in the development, financing, construction, and operation of renewable energy projects in the UK and Ireland. Sarah is a qualified solicitor and member of the Law Society of Ireland.
