The Energy Panel is chaired by Crispin Matson, and includes experts in the management of energy generation and efficiency in London.
The purpose of the panel is to promote the value of energy in London as among one of the city’s key assets and to use the professional expertise and experience of the ICE and its members to inform decisions that affect London’s energy environment.
Chair:
Crispin Matson, UK Director, Low Carbon Design, Ramboll
Secretary:
Neha Patel, Offshore Structural Engineer, CB&I
Panel Members:
Darren Ball, Principal, Novarama Limited
Dominic Bowers, Director of Energy Solutions, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Anthony Riddle, Associate Director, Ramboll
Anthony has worked in the energy industry since 1992. He has extensive technical experience in district heating and combined heat and power and also in many renewable technologies including wind energy, biomass heating and solar PV.
Anthony joined Ramboll as an Associate Director where he is currently leading the design and delivery of the Energy Centre at the Greenwich Peninsula development. Through his Career, Anthony has been involved in numerous projects in the roles of project manager, principal consultant, technical expert, design engineer, and resident engineer. Prior to joining Ramboll, Anthony worked at Arup where he managed a team of consultants in district heating, CHP and renewables, working on a range of commissions including the Mayor’s decentralized Energy Programme, providing support to Camden and Westminster City Councils in district heating services and in preparation of numerous energy strategies and feasibility studies for a range of clients. Anthony’s clients over the last two years have included the London Development Agency, Greater London Authority, Camden Council, Cornwall Council, Westminster City Council, Energy Savings Trust, North London Waste Authority, Cooperative Bank, Oxfam, Pinewood Studios Ltd and Unison.
Anthony’s career started in the Wind Energy Industry and he has a PhD in Wind Energy from Imperial College. In 1998 Anthony entered the Combined Heat and Power and District Heating industry, working for Merz Orchard and subsequently PB Power Energy Services. Anthony entered the teaching profession in 2003 and is a fully qualified teacher. In 2008 he returned to energy consultancy and worked at Arup until his recent move to Ramboll.
Alasdair Young MEng MSt CEng MIMechE
Associate Director, Buro Happold Limited
Alasdair leads Buro Happold’s sustainability team in London and is responsible for the Energy Sector within the Practice. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from Cambridge University and joined Buro Happold after working in the UK’s largest newspaper production plant.
Alasdair’s main interest is in designing infrastructure systems which can enable sustainable and low carbon development, particularly when utility systems for energy and water can be designed to ‘close the loop’ with materials, waste, and wastewater cycles. He is the Practice ‘champion’ for community heating and has worked on projects through, feasibility, design and procurement.
As well as technical expertise Alasdair has experience of developing techno-economic models of low carbon energy and infrastructure systems to develop business cases for funding and procurement. Recent work has focused on delivery of new sustainable utility systems on large redevelopment schemes. Key projects include the Olympic Park, Kuala Lumpur International Finance District and Titanic Quarter.
Alasdair has led a number of policy projects, including work for London First and the Greater London Authority on developing low carbon heat networks throughout London.
Alasdair has also given evidence to the London Plan Examination in Public on decentralised energy. He was a member of the UK Green Building Council Taskforce on Sustainable Infrastructure.