ROLE PLAYERS 2019 - Dan Taylor


Dan Taylor

Partner
ion Ventures

Dan is a seasoned energy professional, having spent most of his career in clean technology and advancing low carbon development and generation. Having started his life in a technical role, he remains adept and capable of working across the entire supply chain, from utility scale generation through to optimisation of modern island grid systems, that enable clean electrification schemes.

Dan has spent the last 10 years working with start-ups and innovators across smart grids and renewable technology. In 2013 he worked on one of the first grid connected battery systems to support the move to a low carbon economy followed by delivering the first European installation of Teslas grid scale battery system a few years later.

Dan is interested in not-for-profit development, including rural electrification and off grid schemes that support the reduction of poverty through increased access to clean power sources. Dan is aalso trustee for a charity aimed at increasing education opportunities for children in Cambodia.