Strategy · Technology · GB & NZ electricity markets

Accelerating the clean energy transition.

Putting humans at the heart of the energy transition.

Independent advisory on GB and New Zealand electricity — clean energy technology, market strategy and business model design, from national grid services to remote island microgrids.

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Continents of low-carbon project delivery

500K+

UK homes protected by our consumer standard

15K

Batteries managed in world-leading VPP

$200m

Of climate finance advised on

About

PhD Durham CEng Fellow, Energy Institute Professor in Practice, Durham Published author Media contributor

Energy Strategist.

Energy strategist with 15+ years' experience shaping national decarbonisation pathways, infrastructure investment, and power system strategy across the globe. Trusted advisor to industry leaders, regulators and policymakers — with a track record of influencing policy and delivering over $200m in energy investments across 20+ countries.

My career spans SolarCentury (Energy UK Rising Star award), helping craft the MCS Solar/Battery Self-Consumption Standard used in every UK solar quote, leading Pacific Islands microgrid programmes for Infratec, building a 500MW+ battery portfolio across continents, and managing the replatforming of a 15,000-battery virtual power plant, working on grid operabilty for new energy at system operator level.

I am a Professor in Practice at Durham University Energy Institute, a Fellow of the Energy Institute (Eminence Route), and a Chartered Engineer (IET). I've advised UK and New Zealand Ministers and Parliamentarians, appeared on the BBC, and authored Decarbonising Electricity: Made Simple, published by Routledge.

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Services

Expert guidance for every stage of the energy transition.

Whether you're developing a utility-scale battery project, designing an island microgrid, crafting a net zero strategy, or seeking independent technical review — Future Zero brings first-hand delivery experience, not just theory.

Strategy & advisory

Corporate energy strategy, net zero roadmaps, GB and NZ market and regulatory strategy, board-level advisory on the energy transition.

Project development

Battery storage, solar, microgrids and virtual power plants — from concept through feasibility to financial close and delivery.

Technical review

Independent technical due diligence, feasibility studies, peer review and expert witness services for low-carbon projects.

Research & data

Energy data analysis, consumer research, academic collaboration and policy submissions on electricity decarbonisation.

Energy as a service

Structuring and advising on EaaS models — helping organisations procure clean energy outcomes rather than infrastructure, from offtake design to financing.

Speaking & training

Keynotes, workshops, university lectures and media appearances on the energy transition, grid modernisation and storage.

Portfolio

Real delivery, at scale, across the world.

Selected career highlights — from New Zealand's first utility-scale battery to consumer standards protecting half a million UK homes.

Grid Operability for Clean Power

From using domestic batteries to provide frequency reserve, to designing island microgrids that run on 100% renewables across the Pacific, to developing operability strategy — a career built on making clean energy systems actually work at scale.

Operability · Global

Rotohiko Battery — New Zealand

New Zealand's first utility-scale battery at 35MW/35MWh. Led development from concept through financial close — commercial modelling, engineering design, OEM selection, procurement and risk assessment.

BESS · NZ

SolarZero Virtual Power Plant

Led replatforming of 15,000 residential batteries onto machine learning, enabling 99% of customers to reach within $1/month of optimal energy bill.

VPP · NZ

Pacific Islands Microgrids

Lead bid manager on $50m+ pipeline of microgrid projects with 80% bid success rate — including 7 islands in Tonga, 4 sites in the Solomon Islands, and major projects in Tuvalu, Nauru, Palau, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Micronesia and Kiribati.

Microgrid · Pacific

MCS Self-Consumption Standard — UK

A standard developed with Loughborough University and MCS, now applied to every solar and battery quote in the UK, protecting 500,000+ households from misselling since 2019.

Policy · UK

IKEA & Kingfisher — First UK battery launches

Delivered some of the UK's first residential and commercial battery-solar products. 50% of IKEA home solar sales, and the UK's first fully decarbonised retail site in 2018.

Storage · UK

Project PARC — Kenya

Senior adviser since founding. Commercial models for high-power microgrids across East Africa, supporting multi-million-dollar investments in decentralised systems that fund water and farming infrastructure for local communities.

Microgrid · Africa

Insights & media

Thought leadership from the frontline.

Alongside consulting, Andrew is an active contributor to public understanding of the energy transition.

Book

Decarbonising Electricity: Made Simple

A practical roadmap for transitioning a national grid to low-carbon energy. Published by Routledge, sold in 15 countries.

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Data platform

MyGridGB — Real-time GB electricity data

An independent public resource tracking real-time generation and carbon emissions across Great Britain. Founded by Andrew in 2014.

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Media & speaking

BBC, government evidence & international lectures

BBC appearances, evidence to UK Government on the Clean Power Plan, and keynotes in the UK, New Zealand and Indonesia.

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Academic

15+ journal papers & 3 book chapters

Professor in Practice at Durham University Energy Institute, sitting on the Advisory Board alongside leading figures in UK energy.

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Contact

Let's talk about your project.

Working on a decarbonisation challenge? Whether it's a battery or microgrid project, a net zero strategy, a research collaboration, or a speaking engagement — every engagement starts with a free, no-obligation conversation.

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Deep expertise in GB & NZ electricity · Based in the UK

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