What I take on

Technical and commercial diligence for investors

Hydrogen and clean energy assets are hard to underwrite because technical risk, offtake risk and infrastructure risk are entangled and usually presented separately. I read the case as one system and report the failure modes in the order they are likely to bite, using the five tests.

I deliver three things: what has to be true for the case to work, what's currently unevidenced, and what the sponsor would need to produce to close each gap.

Project gate review for operators and developers

Most project failures are visible long before anyone admits them, and easiest to spot by someone with no stake in the outcome.

Board and advisory board seats

I chaired the advisory board of the 800 MW Southern Green Hydrogen programme, advising the joint venture CEOs on investment timing, sequencing and route to market, and I served on the Board of Directors of the US Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Partnership. I advised the Petronas board on a $1.3bn hydrogen and ammonia export facility.

I bring that same level of rigour and technical expertise to any board or advisory position I take on. If I don't think I can, I won't accept it.

Safety, standards and consent

I chair Energy Institute working groups on hydrogen safety distances and refuelling guidance, and I have long-standing relationships influencing international standards work.

I bring that same rigour and ability to influence to any board or advisory position I take on.