Laura Jarvie to head North Sea Renewables Grid project
Power Engineering International
Posted on: 26 January 2024
Cerulean Winds has appointed Laura Jarvie as the company's new head of Scotland. She will work on developing the North Sea Renewables Grid.
Green energy and infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has appointed Laura Jarvie as its new head of Scotland.
Jarvie will work closely with stakeholders on the development of a North Sea Renewables Grid project and she said the UK “has a unique opportunity to enable a dynamic solution to decarbonise oil and gas production".
The North Sea Renewables Grid project will see Cerulean develop three large floating offshore wind sites, providing a green power generation and transmission system that will then supply energy to oil and gas platforms, enabling the sector to cut production emissions.
Jarvie has over 20 years experience in the energy sector, spanning oil and gas, energy transition and renewables.
Most recently she was head of energy transition at North Sea Midstream Partners, where she led the investment strategy across projects including the Acorn carbon capture and storage development and the transformation of the St Fergus gas terminal into Scotland’s Energy Transition Hub.
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The developer has taken premises within Neo House on Aberdeen’s Riverside Drive as it builds a project team to deliver the multi-billion-pound project on a fast-track timeline to support the delivery of UK emissions reduction targets.
Jarvie said: “Having worked in the energy sector for over two decades I am extremely passionate about enabling emissions reductions in order to protect energy security and encourage investment in the North Sea.
"It will therefore be my absolute priority to ensure alignment between, and success for, the multitude of stakeholders involved.
She said that for the North Sea Renewables Grid project, "collaboration will be vital to enable success”.
Dan Jackson, founding director of Cerulean Winds said Jarvie “has a fantastic network and track record of realising complex commercial energy projects".
"She will be integral to the relationships we are building with stakeholders across Scotland as we deliver floating wind at an unprecedented scale.”
Cerulean and its consortium partners are in the process of putting the necessary supply chain contract packages in place with FEED expected early this year and talks advancing with Scottish ports and yards.
The project is expected to create over 5,000 jobs in Scotland, with first power being targeted for 2028.
It will also enable a new transmission system to be created, with surplus power which can be used in the UK and exported to Europe.
Crown Estate Scotland’s INTOG leasing round is a world first, bringing forward floating wind at scale to decarbonise oil and gas production and propel renewable innovations.
