Michael MacKenzie

Department for the Economy

I work for the Department for the Economy, in the Geothermal and Heat Networks Branch of the Energy Group, as the Project Manager for GeoEnergy NI, Northern Ireland’s geothermal energy demonstrator project.

My background is in geoscience, having graduated from my undergraduate degree in Geology in 2016. After a few years working in finance, I returned to university where I did a Master’s by Research in GeoEnergy, modelling thermal flows of abandoned mines.

As part of 30 Under 30, I hope to build connections and better understand how different system actors can collaborate in efforts to achieve a sustainable future.