SUCCESSFUL WOMEN IN WIND WOMEN
Throughout our time in the industry we have met some memorable people and in that time we have found that in a male dominated industry it is not easy to reach the top if you are a woman.
We feature some of those women who have worked hard to not only carve out a successful career for themselves but also to guarantee a successful future for the industry as a whole.
We begin the feature with Maria McCaffery, RenewableUK’s Chief Executive…
DESCRIBE WHAT YOU DO I run the UK’s leading renewable energy trade association, representing around 600 corporate members involved in every aspect of the wind, wave and tidal energy sectors. Our main aim is to promote the deployment of wind and marine energy. As Chief Executive, I have to maintain the widest possible overview of the industry; all those operating within it, and all those who have any influence on it, so that we can stay ahead of the curve.
“TOGETHER WE ARE BUILDING AN INDUSTRY AND CREATING A NEW, SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE
By keeping my ear to the ground, I can speak with authority to Government about what we need and how this can be achieved.
COLLABORATIVE EVENTS
We present a series of major conferences, exhibitions and seminars around the UK every year, bringing together Government, industry and a wide variety of other stakeholders involved in the technologies we represent. At these events, I try to ensure that our keynote speakers, often Cabinet Ministers, meet leading players from a cross- section of industry representatives.
ENERGY ECONOMY AND I FIND THAT TREMENDOUSLY MOTIVATING” MAIN AIMS
Everything I do revolves around the needs of our member companies, large and small. My main aims are to secure a better deal for them from Government, to make it easier for them to do business, and to help them to get on with the vital task of generating clean energy. So I spend a great deal of time talking to the membership, keeping abreast of the latest developments in each segment and trying to devise ways to overcome the barriers they face.
This is important because ministers need to hear directly from those at the sharp end about their concerns as well as their achievements. Conferences are very busy times, usually starting with a rather early morning BBC interview (luckily I’m an early bird), and ending with a reception event in the evening. In between, every minute is filled with meetings, hosting VIP lunches and/or dinners, public speaking, greeting speakers and escorting guest VIPs around our exhibition hall or on visits to local facilities. Each day of conference has to be planned with military precision to fit everything in but the atmosphere is very exciting - full of energy and a hive of activity.
FOSTERING COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION
I hold regular meetings with key decision- makers both in the two Westminster Houses and in the devolved parliaments and I give evidence to parliamentary Select Committees on energy issues. I meet with a wide variety of other organisations such as the CBI, The Crown Estate, academic institutes and a range of NGOs including the RSPB, Greenpeace, WWF and Friends of the Earth.
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