Joe believes in the importance of community energy as a means to democratising energy. He believes in the renewable energy revolution and that everybody has a stake in this transition. He also believes in the principles of cooperatives, as a fair and equitable means of ownership and management of entities. Joe’s involvement at Westmill relates to liaising with the O&M providers and asset managers of Westmill solar. Also, to explore new potential opportunities for the cooperative which meet with their goals and objectives. He would like to bring to the cooperative, his twenty plus years’ experience of running and managing businesses, the last fifteen of which have been involved in founding and running a solar, battery storage and electric vehicle infrastructure company.