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He is a past president of the [[Energy Industries Club]].<ref>[http://www.eicuk.org/committee-2 Committee], Energy Industries Club website, undated, accessed 3 November 2012</ref> | He is a past president of the [[Energy Industries Club]].<ref>[http://www.eicuk.org/committee-2 Committee], Energy Industries Club website, undated, accessed 3 November 2012</ref> | ||
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| + | *Melissa Jones and Andy Rowell, [http://www.spinwatch.org/index.php/issues/climate/item/5765-access-all-areas-frackers-lobbyists-and-the-revolving-door Access all areas: Westminster's (vast) fracking lobby exposed], 29 April 2015. | ||
*[http://www.dti.gov.uk/NewReview/nr41/html/on_the_record.html On The Record], ''New Review'', August 1999 | *[http://www.dti.gov.uk/NewReview/nr41/html/on_the_record.html On The Record], ''New Review'', August 1999 | ||
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Revision as of 16:30, 4 May 2015
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David Porter is an energy specialist who was appointed chair of lobbying firm Brevia Consulting's energy practice in February 2014.
He is previously the chair of the Association of Energy Producers (AEP), a key trade body for electricity producers from 1987 until 2012 when it was merged with Energy UK.
Porter was briefly Energy UK's first chief executive from April until September 2012 when Angela Knight took over.
He is a former director of the UK Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG.
Background
According to a Worldwide Business Research profile:
- In 1987 his public relations company began working for the AEP'ss predecessor, the Association of Independent Electricity Producers. In 1991 he became the association's Chief Executive.
- In the 1990s, David served on the Executive Committee of the Electricity Pool of England and Wales, the DTI Renewable Energy Advisory Committee and the Government's "Foresight Energy Futures Task Force".
Porter has previously been
- a board member of the European electricity body "Eurelectric"
- a director of the Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group ("PRASEG");
- a member of the Micropower Council
Porter is an honorary fellow of the Energy Institute and a fellow of the RSA.[1]
He is a past president of the Energy Industries Club.[2]
Resources
- Melissa Jones and Andy Rowell, Access all areas: Westminster's (vast) fracking lobby exposed, 29 April 2015.
- On The Record, New Review, August 1999
Notes
- ↑ World Business Research Web site Carbon Emission Focus Day 2007: Speakers Accessed 22nd May 2007.
- ↑ Committee, Energy Industries Club website, undated, accessed 3 November 2012
