David Noronha

David is the Head of Future Networks and Strategic Offshore Planning, in the Innovation and Planning directorate at EirGrid. Prior to David’s role in EirGrid, he was the Senior Director for Project Delivery at Smart Wires Inc in Europe, responsible for end-to-end delivery of Power Flow Control devices on transmission networks.  Before that, he was the Director of SSE Airtricity Distributed Energy Ltd where he led major smart energy infrastructure projects. David has led projects in demand side management, solar and battery storage, electrification of transport, and optimisation of wind generation forecasts. Before joining the energy industry, he worked in design consultancy and construction management in Ireland, the UK and Australia. David holds an MSc in Environmental Engineering from Cranfield University.