Speakers - In the Dark About Energy Costs

Annalisa Bell

Sales and Origination Manager , E.ON

Annalisa is the Sales and Origination Manager for E.ON’s Demand Side Response (DSR) business in the U.K and is responsible for the development, planning and optimisation of the sales portfolio.

Annalisa joined E.ON UK 4 years ago on the Customer Operations Leadership Graduate Scheme, having completed a Masters in Management at Leeds University. Since joining E.ON in 2013, Annalisa has worked in a number of roles across Customer Operations, District Heating, Flexibility and Renewable Marketing

Jon Conway

Key Account Manager, E.ON

John has over 40 years’ experience in the gas and power industries and has developed a huge knowledge base of these markets which allows John to provide valuable insights to clients operating costs within the I&C sector.

Mike Garland

Senior Technical Manager, Energy Storage Solutions, E.ON

In his role Mike Garland works on the development and implementation of commercial battery solutions for Utility, Grid and Industrial & Commercial customers across Europe. In 2016, Mike led the development of a 10MW battery project which is now under construction at our Blackburn Meadows Biomass plant in Sheffield after being successfully awarded both Enhanced Frequency Response and Capacity Market contracts from National Grid.

Energy Storage Solutions are just one of the Energy Solutions which E.ON is currently offering to its customers either as a stand-alone solution or more commonly in combination with other solutions covering Energy Efficiency, Energy Consulting, Demand Side Response and Virtual Power Plants, Onsite Generation solutions and electricity and gas supply.

Mike holds a Master’s degree and PhD in Industrial chemistry from the Universities of Newcastle and Bristol respectively.  Prior to his current role, Mike worked as an Energy Systems Engineer for E.ON’s Technology & Innovation Function, where since 2012 he developed and managed a range of pre-commercial demonstration projects with both Grid and I&C scale battery systems in Germany and the UK. 

Dr Chris Horne

Head of Origination, Business Energy Solutions, E.ON

Chris is responsible for identifying, creating and promoting new solutions for E.ON’s business
customers, helping those customers to understand, use and manage their energy more effectively and supporting the continued transition to a low carbon, high distributed energy future.

Chris has worked for a number of years within the E.ON Group Technology and Innovation organisation, leading teams working on all aspects of the energy system from hydrogen and biogas injection, the role of Combined Heat and Power and heat pumps in low carbon heat generation, demand response and energy storage, through to smart buildings, smart homes and the future role of electric vehicles. He is a Chartered Electrical Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Stephen Newman

Head of OSG Sales UK, E.ON

Stephen Newman is responsible for the development of energy solution for business customers. With 28 years of experience in the energy industry, Stephen leads his team in offering businesses expert advice and a wide range of solutions and technologies. These are designed to help businesses, both large and small to minimise their primary energy demands thereby enhancing overall bottom line performance.

Stephen is passionate about engineering, technology and the appropriate marriage of solution and customer requirements to create opportunity for both E.ON and the customer. He is able to draw on a wealth of experience in the energy industry from his past roles, including working with heat pump technology, fuel cells, biomass and esoteric solutions such as gasification.
 
As well as technical knowledge Stephen has a good grasp of the commercial requirements of these solutions so is able to articulate a solution on both a commercial and technical level. It is this combination of capabilities that helps our customers to achieve ever greater efficiency which is what makes the E.ON approach to energy different.