As of February 2008, TREC-UK has 100 members. This page is for any and all members who wish to provide photos and/or information about what they are doing or would like to do to promote the DESERTEC ideas, and about their background.
Photo
Name
DESERTEC activities
Background
John Collier
Would like to encourage serious business investment in CSP.
Originally a biologist. I now have a small 220 kW hydro-electric plant in Cornwall.
Olivier Daniélo
Coordinator of TREC-France (with Mathieu Vrinat). Also promoting CSP though blogging (Objectif Terre).
Studied biological and environmental sciences in France. Has worked in environmental protection and education and is now based in Guadalajara, Mexico.
From the Spanish region of Galiza. Studied Media Management in the UK. Has worked in international media before founding CSP Today and CPV Today.
Polly Higgins
Coordinator of TREC-UK media team. DESERTEC speaker, presenter and writer, with a particular interest in EU and international legislative frameworks.
London based, formerly a practising barrister.
Rob Palgrave
Collating and re-publishing information on CSP. Promoting CSP though letter-writing, blogging and talks.
Qualified as electrical / electronic engineer. Career primarily in IT management, also publishing and data management. Active in Friends of the Earth and Woking Local Agenda 21 community sustainability group.
Former wire service reporter and freelance magazine writer. Currently
director of Acquasol Pty Ltd, an Australian company developing the
world's first large-scale, CSP desalination plant in Port Augusta, South Australia.
