Padd Energy

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Padd Energy was set up in 2013 as a specialist power engineering consultancy working on projects in the UK and across the globe.

We design highly complex power plants that use cutting-edge technologies to generate heat and power from biomass and various waste products.

We take a flexible and dynamic approach to delivering these projects for our clients who operate in the private and public sectors.

Our energy expertise has earned us an unrivalled reputation across many business sectors and we are proud to be a knowledgeable and experienced partner for a range of power projects.

We have won contracts for work on some of the UK’s most sophisticated power station projects, often ahead of competition from larger multi-national businesses and multi-disciplinary consultancies.

Padd Energy is a niche energy consultancy with a wealth of expertise on power plant design and is used by energy consumers, energy generators and corporate institutions.
We value the personal service we are able to give to our clients whether they are located in the UK or abroad. We aim to build successful relationships that endure and are based on openness and honesty.
We take an ethical approach to business and uphold the highest standards of integrity and transparency as we help you to make your power project a success.

Chris Paddey

Chris Paddey launched Padd Energy in 2013 with the aim of creating the best niche power engineering consultancy in the world.

Chris is a chartered civil engineer and has more than 30 years’ experience in the conventional power industry working on complex and challenging projects around the globe.

In 2002, he took this management knowhow and global energy sector experience and moved into the renewable energy sector.

Chris has set up and developed power design and construction companies worldwide, including in Singapore and Malaysia.

He is a former managing partner of ERM in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) and a member of its EMEA board of directors.

He was also Global PracticeLeader for CH2MHILL and CEO of the Ogden Energy group of companies.

At Padd Energy, Chris works with a small Senior Management Team who each bring their own specialist energy knowledge to the consultancy.

The Senior Management Team

Ian Richardson

Technical Director

Ian Richardson is also a technical director at Padd Energy with more than 36 years’ experience in the power sector. His vast experience lies in the decentralised energy market where he advises on economic and technical feasibility.

A chartered mechanical engineer, Ian understands how to develop energy projects from concept to commissioning and specialises in combined heat and power and district heating.
Sam Irving

Senior Executive

Sam Irving is a senior executive and board advisor with a vast experience of advising UK and international businesses in the energy and power generation sector on their growth and funding strategies.

Sam is a Padd Energy non-executive director and works with Chris on growing its business consultancy function as well as its potential expansion into manufacturing and related services for the energy and power generation markets.

In remembrance of a wonderful man and fantastic engineer Peter Bense

Peter Bense was an employee of Padd Energy when he died tragically while riding his bike in 2020.

Peter served as Technical Director at Padd and was fundamental to the core technical offering of the firm. More importantly Peter was a good friend and a well respected and popular member of the wider power engineering community.

The Senior Management Team

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2nd November 2022 | News
Every business needs a plan for decarbonising its operations in response to the climate emergency and resulting governmental policies. The way organisations choose to confront the Net Zero challenge will have a significant impact on their long-term viability. Padd Energy’s Chris Paddey was recently interviewed for Business Reporter magazine sharing his expertise on creating a robust and fully costed decarbonisation plan. The risks of not having a well-developed decarbonisation plan (in other words, one that has been prepared following detailed on-site data collection and analysis by experienced engineers) include reputational damage leading to customer loss and an inability to raise […]
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Padd Energy was set up in 2013 as a specialist power engineering consultancy working on projects in the UK and across the globe.

Chris Paddey

The Senior Management Team

Ian Richardson

Technical Director

Sam Irving

Senior Executive

In remembrance of a wonderful man and fantastic engineer Peter Bense

The Senior Management Team

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