Paul Steen

Founder at Steen Engine Limited

Paul is a chartered civil engineer and has held leadership roles in district heating businesses. In 2026, he established Steen Engine, an independent consulting business advising on corporate structure and strategy in the energy sector. He previously worked at Vattenfall and was responsible for the strategic oversight of business development for citywide district heating across the UK. Prior to this role, Paul spent 20 years working in and leading engineering and consultancy teams at Ramboll in the civil engineering sector. This included major building, transport and energy projects including in the strategy, master-planning, project design, procurement, and supervision of projects.

Paul’s interests in the development and innovation of low carbon energy projects that serve homes and businesses with affordable heat are relevant to the Alliance. The investment in construction and operation of these systems, if planned properly, can enable the growth of the capacity, skills and supply chains that support these projects as well as positive health impacts arising from improved air quality alongside the more direct social and carbon emissions impacts.