Stephen Calvert is Carbon Reduction Officer at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Originally a mechanical engineer with British Aerospace and Rolls-Royce for over 20 years, Stephen became more directly engaged with the energy sector in the 1990s as Chief Operating Officer of The Northern Energy Initiative (TNEI). There he developed projects to support North East businesses and communities by aiding improvements in energy efficiency and in sustainable energy supply. He was involved in the establishment of NaREC at Blyth and in the development of renewable energy projectsand also contributed to the Regional Spatial Strategies for the North East and East Midlands regions to aid increases in local energy generation and supply.

At Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Stephen has been responsible for the Carbon Management Programme produced the Council’s renewable energy strategy and has overseen the installation of around 200kW of building mounted PV with a further 250kW planned. He is also working with the local process industry on a City Deal backed district heating project. He is an active member of the NE Energy Leadership Council and a visiting lecturer on energy matters to the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Stephen Calvert was on the panel of Debating the State of the Nation in July 2014