David is a multi-award-winning geothermal entrepreneur and CEO of TownRock Energy (TRE). His passion is tackling climate change. He believes that when organised by ethical leaders, business can be a force for social and environmental good.

David founded TRE in 2013 having been inspired by the greatest untapped renewable energy source: geothermal energy. David’s entire work life has been dedicated to understanding the business case for all types of geothermal resource and technology. This requires a deep understanding of all of the technical, environmental, social, political, regulatory and commercial factors of geothermal energy development.

David enjoys bringing multi-disciplined teams together from academic, private & public sectors to achieve his overarching mission of making geothermal energy a mainstream energy source in the UK and globally, to achieve the existentially important target of net-zero carbon emissions.