Adrian de Andres

Adrian is a civil engineer with extensive economics, finance and commercial experience having worked in academia, project development and consultancy sectors. Adrian has been involved in offshore renewables since 2010 and has worked across wave, tidal and floating and fixed wind both in technology development and project development capacities.  Adrian holds a PhD in techno-economic assessment of wave energy converters and has assessed and advised more than 10 wave and tidal technologies. More recently he has been working in the development of floating and fixed wind projects across Scotland, England, Ireland and Japan.  Adrian has managed several innovation projects related to wave, tidal and floating wind, up to £2m and has managed multiple organisations and co-ordinated inputs from multiple people. Adrian was recognized in 2016 with the Young Professionals Green Energy Award for his contribution to the Scottish renewables industry.