InstaGroup CEO Dave Robson takes the helm as new ADE Chair

The position, previously held by Ramboll Director Lucy Padfield, will see Dave lead the trade association’s direction and strategy at a pivotal time for the decentralised energy sector. The ADE represents more than 150 interested parties from across the industrial, commercial and public sectors and focuses on four policy areas; flexibility, energy efficiency, heat networks and industrial energy.Each of these technologies has a unique and crucial role to play in tackling the energy security crisis, and the ADE team are incredibly glad to welcome a Chair with the knowledge, ambition and experience to make sure the organisation and its members can make the largest impact possible in 2023.Speaking on his new appointment, Dave said: “The ADE is well-known in the sector for the fantastic work it does to progress energy efficiency, as well as its across-the-board successes in integrated, whole system thinking, so it is with real pleasure that I step into the role of Chair at the organisation.“There are certainly a wealth of challenges ahead, but with them comes new opportunities, and I am confident that the ADE will continue to play its critical role in the deployment of decentralised energy technologies able to permanently drive down demand, deliver net zero and ultimately, make energy work for the consumer.”The ADE would like to thank outgoing Chair Lucy Padfield, Director at Ramboll, for all her hard work in the role. She will continue to serve on the Board going forwards.