Renewable Energy
Powering Change

Galileo empower was established in 2020 to support the once in a lifetime global transition to low carbon renewable energy.

Our team has a proven track record in greenfield project development making us one of the fastest growing energy companies in the renewable energy sector.

We exist to drive, and expedite the clean electrification of our planet, and build a sustainable energy system for the next generation.

Our Board

Ingmar Wilhelm

Ingmar Wilhelm

Chairperson

Ingmar has over 30 years of experience in the international energy industry, from executive roles in large European utilities to private equity and entrepreneurial activities at the forefront of the energy transition.

Diarmuid Twomey

Diarmuid Twomey

Board Member and CEO

Diarmuid is a renewable energy entrepreneur with 17 years’ experience across Europe, Africa & Asia working with utilities and IPPs. Diarmuid co-founded the Galileo Empower joint venture in 2020 and leads the executive management team.

Paolo Grossi

Paolo Grossi

Board Member

Paolo has over 30 years of experience in the energy sector with Italian, Swiss and German utilities, concentrating on general management in power sales, energy trading, and wind development and operations.

Marc McLoughlin

Marc McLoughlin

Board Member and COO

Marc is a renewable energy professional with 20 years’ experience. Marc has previously held senior roles responsible for the development, construction and operations of wind energy projects totalling over 10 GW.

Claire Radcliffe

Claire Ratcliffe

Board Member

Claire has over 12 years of experience acquiring, developing, financing and building wind and solar projects in UK, Europe and APAC, most recently at BayWa r.e.

Fillipo

Filippo Chiesa

Board Member

Filippo has over fifteen years of development and investment experience in the renewables sector, specialising in solar photovoltaics and working with American, British and Italian investors.

Our Pipeline

6092

MW’s in Development

55

Renewable Energy Projects

57

Team Members

8

Office locations across Europe

Our Team

Sean McCann

Seán mac Cann

CLO

Seán mac Cann is a former City lawyer with 30 years’ global experience in private practice and in industry and 20 years’ specific experience in renewables.

Alex

Alexander Kelly

CFO

Alex holds an MSc in Energy and Environmental Finance from Smurfit Business School, Dublin, as well as an MSc in Sustainable Energy Planning and Management from Aalborg University, Denmark. Alex has several years’ experience working in finance, energy engineering and energy related consultancy.

Sharon

Sharon Brown

Group Financial Controller

Sharon is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow member of Chartered Accountants Ireland.  Having previously worked as internal finance manager for a ‘top 6’ firm of traditional accountants.

Una

Una Hannigan

Finance Co-Ordinator

Una is a graduate from UCD Smurfit School of Business, obtaining a first-class honour’s in MSc Renewable Energy and Environmental Finance. Una is responsible for financial modelling as well as corporate and project budgeting. Una is currently undertaking her Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams.

Eithne

Eithne May

Company Secretary

Eithne is a Chartered Governance Professional holding a Degree in Business Studies with Accounting and having in excess of 15 years’ experience working in company secretarial.

Rhiannon

Rhiannon Reed-Kelly

Technical Team Lead

Rhiannon is a skilled GIS specialist graduating Summa Cum Laude with two BScs in Geography and Sustainable Community Planning and Development from Appalachian State University, North Carolina.