Cerulean Winds has appointed two senior executives to support the advancement of its more than 3 gigawatt (GW) floating offshore wind portfolio in the UK North Sea, the company said on Tuesday.
Tom Scrope has been named chief financial officer, becoming the company’s first to hold the role. He will oversee capital raising, investment structuring, and financial modelling, bringing experience from scaling deep tech start-ups and securing over £100 million in funding.
Colin Maciver, formerly head of offshore wind development at Crown Estate Scotland, joins as senior director based in Scotland. He will lead project development and stakeholder engagement.
“The size of our team is growing with the scale of our ambition – we’re bringing in top talent to drive forward the development of our projects and shape the future business case of FLOW (floating offshore wind),” said Dan Jackson, founding director at Cerulean Winds. “Having Tom and Colin onboard puts our alliance in a much stronger position to establish a UK floating wind industry from Scotland.”
Cerulean Winds is developing three floating wind projects—Aspen, Beech, and Cedar—in the Central North Sea. Aspen, a 1GW project, is targeting first power between 2028 and 2029.
The company is collaborating with a consortium of partners including Haventus, Ocean Installer, Bilfinger, and NOV to deliver the projects, which are expected to channel over £1 billion into floating wind manufacturing and infrastructure in Scotland.
Scrope said the UK’s floating wind sector was nearing a turning point: “The UK FLOW industry is, in large part thanks to the work of Cerulean Winds and its delivery partners, on the cusp of making a tangible difference to the UK energy mix and broader economy.”
Maciver added: “Cerulean Winds’ projects have all the ingredients for success – a unique delivery team of Tier 1 companies, ideal location and widespread stakeholder support. I am excited to be part of creating a new industry that will benefit Scotland and help the UK reach its net zero ambitions.
