Alan Thomson
Director, Global Energy Business Leader, Arup
Alan leads the global energy business at Arup working closely with colleagues around the world to deliver complex integrated energy projects in supply, network and demand applications. He has extensive understanding of the system implications of multiple energy vector production, networks, storage together with a similar understanding of sector coupling between energy and other parts of the built environment. He is a keen advocate of a rounded approach to energy resilience, encompassing leadership & strategy, economy & society and Infrastructure & Ecosystems as key components of a resilient system.
His experience includes the delivery of major power generation assets, transmission network improvement, energy storage and demand side projects, including microgrids, ‘Smart Ready Buildings’ and energy efficiency retrofit. He has a keen involvement in the management of legacy assets, decarbonized mobility and hydrogen. Above all he is keen to optimize the overall integrated energy system recognizing the importance of balanced technical, commercial and behavioral solutions. Alan is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, London.