Chief Executive, Solar Energy UK
Chris Hewett joined the Solar Energy UK (formerly Solar Trade Association) in 2017 and became Chief Executive in January 2018. He has 25 years’ experience in advocacy, policy research, thought leadership and campaigning on a wide variety of sustainability, energy and environmental issues.

He was Head of Climate Change for the Environment Agency, providing advice to UK Government on climate change mitigation and adaptation, led successful advocacy for the Green Investment Bank at Green Alliance, global aviation research for the Committee on Climate Change, and major contributions to debate on energy regulation, environmental taxation and low carbon policy at the Institute for Public Policy Research.

Solar Energy UK represents over 240 member companies across the whole vale chain in the solar and energy storage industries in the UK.