Business Energy Team

Jonathan Buick is Chief Operating Officer in Action Renewables. He has over ten years experience in energy and environmental consultancy, waste management and renewable energy technologies. Jonathan is an authority on government support measures for renewable energy, such as the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation and the Feed-in Tariff in Great Britain. His technical and economic expertise in renewable energy spans all technologies, but particularly wind, anaerobic digestion and solar thermal and this expertise has led to him providing training and advice to a wide range of stakeholders, from the farming sector in Northern Ireland to the Government of Azerbaijan. Jonathan has a MSc in Environmental Management and Policy and is a Chartered Scientist.

As Head of Projects, William supports the delivery of renewable energy projects in the private and public sectors across electricity, transport and heat. He also delivers our flagship charitable project, the Action Renewables Solar PV Support Programme. William has been an Executive Director and company Secretary for Action Renewables Energy Trading limited since 2019.
He has worked with Action Renewables for 8 years and prior to that, spent 5 years working within the energy sector with a prominent electricity supplier. William represents Action Renewables at various stakeholder events and currently sits on the Energy Institute Committee, Northern Ireland branch and the SONI Grid Code Review Panel.

William holds an ILM Leadership and Development – Levels 2 & 4, Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) Training and ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse Gas Inventories Training and BSc Environmental Management.

With over 20 years’ experience in the energy industry in a range of roles, Mark works with clients who are interested in delivering energy savings and deploying renewable energy projects to achieve carbon reduction objectives.  Mark holds a BA (Hons) Business Studies and Master of Business Administration (MBA), and is a member of Chartered Management Institute.

As Head of Business Development, Giorgio is responsible for the development of new income-generating activities for the company and provide strategic advice to the board on new opportunities. Giorgio has over 15 years’ experience in business development working at various companies around the world, including the set up of a biofuel production facility from the ground up. A large part of his work at Action Renewables is focusing on hydrogen, e-fuels and the maximisation of revenues from renewable electricity. Giorgio has a BSc(1st) in Economics & Business.

Hollie joined the Action Renewables team in 2022 as a Chemical Engineer within the Business Development team working on upcoming Hydrogen projects. Hollie graduated in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast in 2020, followed by Post-Graduate Certificates in Zero-Carbon Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast and Business Sustainability Management from the University of Cambridge.  Hollie’s previous experience includes water and wastewater, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals.

James joined Action Renewables in March 2018 to lead and drive the company’s commercial expansion into GB as well as manage and grow our commercial activities in Northern Ireland. James has 15 years experience in Business Development with 11 years in the Renewables industry. James regularly attends stakeholder events in both Northern Ireland and GB.

With 20 years experience in the environment and energy sector, Dawn manages the consultancy team at Action Renewables working with a wide range of businesses, community organisations and other stakeholders on energy efficiency, renewables and sustainability projects.  Dawn is an Environmental Practitioner, a member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) and Registered environmental auditor with IEMA and has a MSc Environmental Management, along with City & Guilds Level 4 award in Leadership & Management (Institute of Leadership & Management)  and Certificate in Carbon Literacy.

Matthew Esler joined Action Renewables in July 2017 as a placement student as part of his degree course, Land Use and Environmental Management with Professional Studies at Queen’s University Belfast and graduated in July 2019.  Matthew works within the Large-Scale Generators team and has played a role in the accreditation of many large-scale renewable technologies such as Wind, Hydro, Solar and Anaerobic Digestion under the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO). Matthew is also assisting and advising clients on grid connection applications, audits and various other projects within business development.

David joined the Action Renewables team in 2022 as a Project Manager working within the Consultancy team. David has experience within project management in his previous role within the retail sector. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Planning from Queens University Belfast and a Master’s of Science in City, Planning and Design also from Queens University Belfast. As part of his MSc he completed a study that explored renewable development in Northern Ireland and the barriers associated with the implementation of policy development.

Ian initially joined Action Renewables in May 2017, working on the Microgeneration team and was then appointed Manager of the Action Renewables Energy Association (AREA) in October 2017, where he promotes and develops its membership through regular seminars and conferences. He encourages the increased uptake of Renewable Energy by liaising with Government Departments, local Councils and other public sector organisations.

Ian is also developing renewable commodity trading opportunities in Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs), Renewable Electricity Guarantees of Origin (REGOs) and Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (RTFCs) in Northern Ireland, the UK and Europe.

Ian had worked previously in Banking and Accounting.

A recent graduate, Declan has been a part of the large scale team since 2020. Progressing from an Intern to a Assistant Project Manager to Project Manager, Declan now works with the ROC claim submissions and data analysis.  Declan holds a BSc Hons (1st) Energy from Ulster University.

Chris joined the Action Renewables team in 2022, working as a Project Manager working within the Consultancy team. He has a background in Town Planning having worked as a Planning Officer in England in his previous role. Chris holds a Bachelors Degree in Environmental Planning from Queens and a Master’s of Science in City Planning and Design also from Queens University Belfast.

Ruairi joined the Action Renewables team in 2023 as a Project Manager within the Large Scale Generator team. Ruairí graduated in Business Management from Queen’s University Belfast in 2017, followed by a Master’s of Science in City Planning and Design. Ruairí’s previous experience includes education as well as project management in the business services sector.