Mark Richards is a Commercial Director at Energy Estate. Energy Estate is an independent energy developer established to accelerate the transformation of the energy sector and decarbonisation of industry. From delivering its first solar farm, Energy Estate moved early into gigawatt-scale renewables and is developing a portfolio of projects across solar, wind, pumped hydro, green hydrogen and offshore wind. It is also one of the first developers to put communities and regional economic development at the centre of its development principles. Mark has worked in the infrastructure development sector for more than 20 years across social, economic, telecommunications and renewable infrastructure projects as a legal advisor and more recently as commercial director.