Sam is an award-winning innovator in sustainable energy technologies who had consulted widely in the clean tech and appropriate technology sectors. Prior to founding access:energy, he lectured in robotics at Brunel University while pioneering government-funded research on low-cost, environmentally friendly thermoelectric generators. He has a doctorate in Renewable Energies, and has worked in such capacity in the UK, Brazil, Madagascar and India.

Harrison is an energy systems analyst and appropriate technology developer with a masters in Environmental Science from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He has significant experience with start ups, and has spent time internationally prior to founding access:energy. In the past, his work has included extensive statistical and economic analysis, along with the development of environmental technology for developing countries.