gamemnon Otero MBE

Agamemnon Otero is Founder & CEO of Energy Garden and a co-founder of Repowering, Brixton Energy, and Community Energy England. He has spent over a decade developing community-led climate infrastructure across London, integrating renewable energy, urban greening, and social engagement to build long-term resilience.

At Futurebuild 2026, Agamemnon will focus on the emerging opportunity of solar panel reuse—exploring how extending the life of existing photovoltaic assets can unlock affordable, community-owned energy while reducing waste and embodied carbon. His work positions reuse not as a niche solution, but as a critical layer in the transition to a circular, distributed energy system.

Through Energy Garden, he has helped deliver a replicable model where solar generation funds community programmes, including youth training, biodiversity projects, and local stewardship of green space. This “People • Place • Power” approach demonstrates how infrastructure can create social as well as environmental value.

Agamemnon has advised the UK Government on community energy policy and is an Ashoka Fellow. He was awarded an MBE for services to community energy and continues to champion models of “symbiotic commerce” that align financial sustainability with community benefit.