Strategic Council
The Strategic Council is the strategic and decision-making body for RenewableNI. It acts as the steering group for RenewableNI activity, oversees strategic priorities, and informs policy positions. The Council is also responsible for setting and reviewing governance policies and procedures.
Membership of the Strategic Council includes RenewableNI Gold members; Chair and Deputy Chair of the Committee; Wind Energy Ireland CEO; RenewableUK CEO and Distributed Generation Working Group Chair.
RenewableNI Committee
Membership of the Committee includes the current Chair of RenewableNI, Deputy Chair, representatives from member organisations and is facilitated by RenewableNI staff.
Meeting every two months, the Committee is responsible for the election of Chair and Deputy Chair; oversight of Working Groups and Committee subgroups and informing RenewableNI policy positions and consultation responses.
RenewableNI Working Groups
RenewableNI’s working groups bring members together to engage on key policy, regulatory and delivery issues affecting the renewable electricity sector in Northern Ireland. Each group has a defined remit and chair, and meet on a regular schedule to support structured industry engagement.
In addition to their regular meeting schedule, groups may also convene as and when required to consider important discussions, consultations, policy developments or announcements that require timely industry input.
All Island Markets Committee
A joint committee with Wind Energy Ireland, the All Island Markets Committee considers all issues relating to the Single Electricity Market (SEM). The Committee is chaired by Andrew Burke (Enercon).
Grid Group
The Grid Group brings members together to shape policy and regulatory discussions on grid development, anticipatory investment and connection processes. It is chaired by Claver Chitambo (RES).
Grid Capacity Group
This group focuses on tracking the delivery of transmission infrastructure and identifying solutions to ease network constraints and unlock additional capacity for renewable generation. The Grid Capacity Group is chaired by Barry O’Kane (E Power).
Markets Working Group
Reporting into the All Island Markets Committee, the Markets Working Group provides detailed consideration of market‑specific issues. The group is chaired by Richard Murphy (Pinsent Masons).
Distributed Generation Working Group
The Distributed Generation Working Group represents the interests of small‑scale renewable projects under 5MW, a sector that has enabled a wide range of participants to engage in renewable electricity generation and has delivered particular benefits for rural communities across Northern Ireland. Formerly known as the Small Scale Working Group, it is chaired by Michael Thompson (Everun).
Offshore Wind Working Group
The Offshore Wind Working Group focuses on supporting delivery of the Northern Ireland Energy Strategy target of 1GW of offshore wind from 2030. It is chaired by Sam McCloskey (Simply Blue Group).
Planning and Onshore Working Group
The Planning and Onshore Working Group brings members together to discuss key challenges facing the renewables industry within the Northern Ireland planning system. It is chaired by Jennifer McCorry (RES).
