Rod is a Technical Director with Perpetual Energy. He has considerable experience working in the renewable industry, including project managing both wind and hydro schemes. He has been involved in legal and planning issues and was Vice Chair of the Wales Steering Group for the British Wind Energy Association.

Rod is a Technical Director with Perpetual Energy. He has considerable experience working in the renewable industry, including project managing both wind and hydro schemes. He has been involved in legal and planning issues and was Vice Chair of the Wales Steering Group for the British Wind Energy Association.

After four years of doing Voluntary Service Overseas Rod worked as a consultant Micro Hydro engineer in the UK and the developing world, including Nepal, Sri Lanka and Peru, mainly with Intermediate Technology Development Group (now Practical Action). In his five years with Practical Action Rod was initially Project Manager in Peru and then became Assistant Programme Manager for Micro Hydro based in the UK. He has published a number of papers on community participation and renewable energy.

Marcus specialises in planning and environmental law, recognised as a leader in these fields in addition to energy and utilities by Chambers and Partners, he is qualified to appear in the higher courts. An advocate at over 300 public inquiries, he advises on planning applications and appeals concerning minerals, housing, retail, industrial, energy and tourism developments. He advises on energy generation projects across the UK and Denmark and on a number of biomass and energy from waste projects, plus aspects of EU environmental law.

Marcus is Secretary of the BWEA and a member of UKELA, RTPI and the European and American Wind Energy Associations. He is also appointed to the Law Society Planning Panel, the DTI Renewable Energy and Wind Energy Advisory Committees.