Paddy is CEO of 3cea, President of the Irish BioEnergy Association, Executive Committee of the Irish Wind Farmers Association, Member of the Chambers of Ireland Low Carbon Taskforce, Committee Member of European Biogas Association. A graduate of School of Engineering (BE Civil) UCD in 2000. Board Member of SEAI between 2015-2018 with expertise on Community Energy / technical / entrepreneurship. Part time lecturer in WIT in Sustainable Energy Engineering.
Managing a multi-disciplinary team which has grown from 2 to 16 in 6 short years at the 3 Counties Energy Agency CLG, a not-for-profit local acting regional energy agency. Paddy has significant experience across all areas of energy, in energy efficiency, energy management and land based renewable/clean technologies. Significant experience in the built environment retrofit process with emphasis on social housing retrofit since 2012 with Carlow, Kilkenny & Wexford Social housing providers in Local Authority and Housing Association sites.