Juliet Davenport OBE (born 1968 [1]) is a British businesswoman. She founded and is the former chief executive of Good Energy, a renewable energy company in the United Kingdom.
Juliet Sarah Davenport [2] was born in Haslemere, Surrey, in 1968. [3] [4]
She read physics as an undergraduate at Merton College, Oxford before taking a master's degree in economics and environmental economics at Birkbeck, University of London. She also worked for a year at the European Commission on European energy policy and at the European Parliament on carbon taxation. [5]
Davenport began working with Energy for Sustainable Development, an environmental consultancy. While there, she ran technology models and analysed policies on renewable energy from countries around Europe. [6]
In 1999, Davenport set up Unit[e], a subsidiary of the Monkton Group, of which she later became CEO. In 2003, Unit[e] was renamed Good Energy. The company was named a Sunday Times Best Green Company in 2008 and 2009, and received The Observer’s Ethical Award for best online retail initiative in 2009. [7] In 2012, Davenport was named as PLUS CEO of the year. [8]
In March 2021, the podcast Great Green Questions launched with Davenport as host. On the series she speaks to a variable panel of celebrities, experts and comedians about the issues of sustainable living. [9]
From 1 May 2021 Davenport stepped down as CEO of Good Energy, [10] and she left the company's board in 2022. [11] She holds a number of non-executive directorships [11] and is chair of Atrato Onsite Energy, a company which installs solar generation on roofs of commercial buildings. [12] [13]
Davenport has been a trustee of the Energy Institute professional membership body since 2019, [14] and in July 2022 was appointed as its president for a three-year term. [15]
Davenport was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to renewable energy supply. [2] She holds honorary degrees from the University of Bristol (2018) [16] and the University of Bath (2022). [17]
Davenport was married to Mark Shorrock [now divorced][ citation needed] and has a daughter and a stepdaughter. [3] Shorrock is an entrepreneur in renewable energy production and was a leading proponent of a tidal generation scheme using Swansea Bay, which the UK government considered in 2018 to be not financially viable. [18] Previously, Good Energy had bought a £500,000 stake in Shorrock's company in return for an option to buy 10% of its generated power. [19]
Juliet Davenport OBE (born 1968 [1]) is a British businesswoman. She founded and is the former chief executive of Good Energy, a renewable energy company in the United Kingdom.
Juliet Sarah Davenport [2] was born in Haslemere, Surrey, in 1968. [3] [4]
She read physics as an undergraduate at Merton College, Oxford before taking a master's degree in economics and environmental economics at Birkbeck, University of London. She also worked for a year at the European Commission on European energy policy and at the European Parliament on carbon taxation. [5]
Davenport began working with Energy for Sustainable Development, an environmental consultancy. While there, she ran technology models and analysed policies on renewable energy from countries around Europe. [6]
In 1999, Davenport set up Unit[e], a subsidiary of the Monkton Group, of which she later became CEO. In 2003, Unit[e] was renamed Good Energy. The company was named a Sunday Times Best Green Company in 2008 and 2009, and received The Observer’s Ethical Award for best online retail initiative in 2009. [7] In 2012, Davenport was named as PLUS CEO of the year. [8]
In March 2021, the podcast Great Green Questions launched with Davenport as host. On the series she speaks to a variable panel of celebrities, experts and comedians about the issues of sustainable living. [9]
From 1 May 2021 Davenport stepped down as CEO of Good Energy, [10] and she left the company's board in 2022. [11] She holds a number of non-executive directorships [11] and is chair of Atrato Onsite Energy, a company which installs solar generation on roofs of commercial buildings. [12] [13]
Davenport has been a trustee of the Energy Institute professional membership body since 2019, [14] and in July 2022 was appointed as its president for a three-year term. [15]
Davenport was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to renewable energy supply. [2] She holds honorary degrees from the University of Bristol (2018) [16] and the University of Bath (2022). [17]
Davenport was married to Mark Shorrock [now divorced][ citation needed] and has a daughter and a stepdaughter. [3] Shorrock is an entrepreneur in renewable energy production and was a leading proponent of a tidal generation scheme using Swansea Bay, which the UK government considered in 2018 to be not financially viable. [18] Previously, Good Energy had bought a £500,000 stake in Shorrock's company in return for an option to buy 10% of its generated power. [19]