Project experience

Offshore Wind Development

Waikato and South Taranaki Offshore Wind

• Spearheaded environmental and consenting strategy for BlueFloat's offshore wind projects in New Zealand, applying expertise gained from European projects to the emerging NZ market.

Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

• Led the securing of consents for both onshore and offshore elements of this 1.1GW project.

• Successful applied to reduce turbine numbers from 110 to 72, utilising more efficient technology.

• Played a key role in the project that will power approximately 1.6 million Scottish homes, significantly contributing to UK offshore wind targets.

Industry Leadership

• Active participant in industry working groups in both the UK and New Zealand, focusing on critical ecological areas such as ornithology, marine mammals, and fisheries.

• Chaired New Zealand Offshore Wind Working Group.

• Sit on advisory committee of Auckland University Business School's Energy Centre.

• Working group member for Aotearoa Circle's Energy Sector Climate Change Scenario mapping.

Onshore Renewable Energy

Onshore Wind

• Conducted comprehensive site screening for onshore wind farms across the UK for public entities.

• Developed and implemented ranking system for sites based on environmental, social, and technical risks.

• Progressed projects through feasibility studies to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs).

• Performed technical fieldwork including bat surveys, landscape photography, geotechnical surveys, and noise monitoring.

Other Renewables

• Engaged in early-stage development with community groups and private landowners.

• Evaluated viability of wind, hydro, tidal, solar, and biomass projects.

Sustainability in Infrastructure

Infrastructure Sustainability Rating Support

• Provided sustainability rating support for major New Zealand infrastructure projects, including:

  • City Rail Link (CRL)

  • Central Interceptor

  • Scott Point Park

Technical Design

• Part of team leading the development of a market leading sustainability rating tool for <$50M infrastructure projects.

Conferences and Lectures

Regular speaker at industry events including;

• Auckland University Energy Economics Summer School (2024, 2025)

• New Zealand Wind Energy Association Conference (2022, 2024)

• Venture Taranaki Offshore Energy Forum (2023)

• New Zealand Coastal Society Conference (2023)

• Infrastructure Sustainability Council Conference (2022, 2023)

• Guest lecturer at Edinburgh University MSc in Marine Systems and Policies (2017, 2018)