Daniel Davies Email & Phone Number

London, Nairobi

I am a co-founder and have been a key player in building Solarcentury into one of the most respected solar companies in the world. My senior management roles have changed as the business has grown and include sales, engineering, general management and innovation. I am technically and commercially literate, able to build strong client relationships and teams in developed and emerging markets.As Head of Engineering and then CTO I was responsible for our first projects – from sales to design and delivery. With a growing team my role became more focused on the development of innovative solutions for our clients – mostly architects, property developers and main contractors seeking specialist solar solutions. These projects helped establish Solarcentury as the leading solar installer in the UK. As the market started to expand I provided technical guidance to our Sales Team and led the development of award-winning building integrated solar products. A strategic review in 2012 under a new CEO gave me the opportunity to set up Solarcentury in East Africa. This business was focused on bringing hybrid solar solutions to businesses in that region and I quickly established Solarcentury East Africa as the market leader in Kenya. Returning to the UK in 2015 I expanded the solar hybrid expertise my team had developed and we started winning projects across Africa.As General Manager for Africa, my team and I have delivered complex projects in Eritrea, Kenya, Congo, Nigeria and Ghana. We have worked for investor/IPPs, donor funded projects as well as providing turnkey solutions direct to African businesses. I built a team operating across Africa drawing on the engineering and project management skills within Solarcentury and delivering high quality, profitable projects.

London, United Kingdom

Built up Solarcentury's Africa team to a leadership position in the Commercial and Industrial Solar sector in Africa.Multiple hybrid solar battery projects delivered in Eritrea, Kenya, Congo, Nigeria and Ghana. Managed a team of 35 across Kenya, Ghana and London with additional freelance project managers in Nigeria, Eritrea and Congo.

London, United Kingdom

Development of Hybrid Power System projects for Solarcentury. • Responsible for developing our hybrid business strategy and creating the in house team• Business development and deal closure for hybrid projects• Won Solarcentury's first multi-MWh battery projects

Nairobi

• Establishing SCEA as a subsidiary responsible for the development and delivery of large scale solar projects in East Africa• Sale of East Africa’s largest solar PV system; 1MWp Williamson Tea, Changoi solar fuel saver system, and an 860kWp Solar Car Port + Solar Fuel Saver solution on the ACTIS Garden City.Mall in Nairobi. • Technical support for Solarcentury international business development in the rest of Africa and Latin America.

• Support for major sales leads and complex projects – e.g. agreeing key technical details for the world’s largest PV system on a river crossing: 1.1MW Blackfriars Bridge, Central London• Continued development of Solarcentury’s award winning, patented C21 roof tile product: Queen’s Award for Enterprise and Innovation in 2011• Set up contract manufacture in for C21 in China – Jiawei Solarchina in Wuhan and Shenzen• Technical oversight of the innovation team and external supply/manufacture partners in EU and China • 17 patents filed, 7 in force, 8 registered designs• Identification of product trends and evaluation of new suppliers – trials of three microinverters underway• Led development of an Isolated Grid strategy focussed on weak or diesel supported networks – pilot projects in Kenya and South Africa• Due diligence work undertaken for existing investors covering new investments, mergers and acquisitions• Co-pitch for 3rd round investment (May 2006) - £5.5M investment from Vantage Point Venture Partners, SSE and Unotec • Industrial supervisor for PHD student at the EPSRC funded “Technologies for Sustainability in Built Environments” – project focussed on solar resource and system performance mapping• Ashden Award winners in 2007

London, England Metropolitan Area

Technical lead on major sales initiatives including National Trust HQ, Eden Project Core, Environment Agency HQ, Co-operative Insurance Society HQ, Highways Agency PV Trial Sound Barrier each involving the development of innovative solutions Responsible for the development of a patented range of solar PV and solar thermal roofing tiles: C21 Liaison with EU, US and Japanese suppliers Co-pitch for Round 2 investment (Jan 2005) £1M investment from UK utility SSE 25th place in the Microsoft Sunday Times Tech Track 100 index of the 100 fastest growing UK tech companies

London, England Metropolitan Area

Appointed as a Director Sept 2001 Responsible for Solarcentury gaining 35% of the UK’s PV Demonstration Programme @£8M Closed sales to Laing Homes, Bovis Homes, Orange and many social landlords Led Solarcentury in winning £1.2M CIS Tower design and build contract this is the world’s largest vertical solar rainscreen façade. Grew revenues to £2.8M turnover for FY 2002-2003 Led Government funded analysis of Hazard and Risk analsysis associated with large scale deployment of PV in the UK

London, England, United Kingdom

Leading on all aspects of our early sales, design and project management including landing our first order for a PV/battery/diesel system for an isolated farm in Scotland Development of simple job pricing models and project delivery processes Recruitment of early engineering and project management team Grew revenues from £0 to £670k Co-lead on successful pitch to raise £6M from Unotec May 2000

• Appraisal of existing supply chain – technology, pricing and contract terms• Introduced stage gate product approval and adoption process • Test and evaluation process developed – derived from Lighting Africa Quality Test Method. • Co-ordinated SolarAid’s contribution to the recent consultation on the Lighting Africa Standards and Test Methods• High level review of 60 potential new products – including factory inspections in China• 20 products tested in UK• To date: two new products taken through stage gate to country introduction in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia• Initiated a collaborative co-development project with Tier 1 Chinese PV manufacturer • Co-authored and presented paper on PV Voucher Schemes to UK Government Minister of State for Climate Change

Member of the Energy and Environment Team in Halcrow Gilbert Associates - now simply Halcrow.Co-ordinator for UK Scholar PV Schools programme. Support for Renewable Energy concept across a range of infrastructure projects

• Research into second generation lightweight wind and solar powered water pumps. This work formed the basis of my Ph.D. thesis and was funded by the EU and EPSRC based on my MSc thesis. • Work on two solar powered pumping research projects, partly based in China with the support of the British Council.• Involvement in other departmental research projects into wind turbine blade design and water turbine development.• Teaching undergraduates & postgraduates; in the laboratory, lecture room and in the field.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Modern Wind Powered Water Pumps

Based on 3 years research work based at Reading, Silsoe College of Agriculture and Zhengzhou University, China. Focused on the use of wind.

Msc, Renewable Energy & The Environment, Distinction

B. Eng Hons, Engineering Science And Technology, 2:1

Broad based engineering degree covering electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering. Final year dissertation ‘Small Scale.