Hannah Bronwin is Director of Business Development for SSE Thermal, responsible for new business including Power with Carbon Capture and Hydrogen production, storage and power. Hannah has expertise in energy innovation, energy policy and structuring and executing complex energy infrastructure transactions. Before joining SSE, Hannah worked as Commercial Director at the Energy Systems Catapult, Deputy Director for new nuclear financing at BEIS, and spent ten years as a project finance lawyer at a top-tier global law firm.
Graeme Davies is the Project Director of Harbour Energy’s V Net Zero CO2 Transport and Storage project. Graeme is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and has previously held leadership roles in Operations, Asset Management and Development delivery in the Upstream Oil and Gas industry. Graeme holds a Master of Science degree from NTNU, Trondheim, Norway, and an Honours degree in Mechanical and Offshore Engineering from Heriot Watt University.
Charlotte joined the Storegga team, formerly Pale Blue Dot Energy, in 2016 and is currently the Public Affairs Manager. Storegga is an independent champion for the development of carbon removal and storage, and clean fuels. Storegga is most known in the UK for its role as lead developer of the Acorn CCS and Hydrogen Project, the infrastructure backbone of the Scottish Cluster. Charlotte has held several office-bearer positions for young professionals networks, including treasurer and co-chair of the Energy Institute Young Professionals Network in Aberdeen, co-chair of the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group’s young professionals network and is a former Trustee of Scottish youth-leadership charity 2050 Climate Group, whom she represented on the 2018-2020 Scottish Just Transition Commission and the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission. Charlotte also co-chairs the CCSA’s Communications Working Group.
Gaël Le Parc is the UK CCS Director for TotalEnergies. He recently held positions of Deputy VP Strategy for Upstream Business, Head of Subsurface for New Business in Middle East and North Africa, earlier in his career at TotalEnergies, held various overseas positions in upstream subsurface, engineering and project development.
Gaël received a Meng. in Energy from French engineering School of Mines in Nancy and subsequently obtained a Reservoir Engineering Certification from the French Petroleum Institute (IFP Training).
Steve is Head of Climate & Carbon Policy & Advocacy, part of Shell’s Corporate Relations team. He leads Shell’s engagement on international climate discussions and in developing positions on key climate policy issues. He joined Shell in 2011 prior to which he worked for the UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs (FCDO), as well as for a renewable energy NGO (Regen), on climate change impact studies (University of Plymouth) and as a geophysicist (PGS). Steve has masters’ degrees in International Relations, and in Climate Change and a degree in Geology & Geography. He lives in London with his family and when he has time enjoys running up hills and trying to play the guitar.
Ralph is the Group Head of Business Development at Associated British Ports. He joined ABP in 2006 as a graduate management trainee and has held a range of commercial and operational roles within the business, most recently Port Manager for the ports of Newport, Port Talbot and Swansea. In his current role he is responsible for driving strategic business development activities, including a specific focus on “Alternative Energy” opportunities including CCUS, CO2 shipping as well as the production and distribution of hydrogen.
Philippa joined the Crown Estate Scotland in November 2022 as Development Manager (Gas Storage & Pipelines) and is managing and enabling CO2 storage leasing. Prior to joining CES in November 2022, Philippa ran the national research consortium for CCS in Scotland, SCCS, for ten years, delivering policy and technical analysis, communication and dissemination, and business development; and connecting academia, industry and policy-makers. She is a Chartered Engineer with a PhD in Physical Electronics who transitioned to the environmental sector via a MSc in Environmental Protection and Management in 2010 and has worked for government, academia, an environmental consultancy and for an electronics start-up through to volume manufacturing, resulting in a patent, and an entry in the Guinness Book of Records for the world’s smallest TV screen! She also sits on the Innovate UK Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Advisory Group reviewing the delivery of industrial projects funded by the £210M fund, and on the Police Scotland Ethics Advisory Panel. Philippa enjoys the Scottish countryside and can be found swimming outdoors throughout the year, trail running, or galloping on horse-back across stubble fields.
Ruth joined the CCSA in October 2021, following a public sector career spanning almost two decades. In her previous role as Director of Strategy & Development at the Low Carbon Contracts Company, Ruth oversaw implementation of two key features of today’s electricity market – the CfD and Capacity Market – and the company’s development into a trusted advisor to government on decarbonisation. At the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Ruth headed the Electricity Market Reform Programme Office, overseeing delivery of the White Paper and Energy Act 2013. In 2008-9, following her negotiation of the EU Directive on CO2 storage, Ruth led on international CCS policy and the London Ministerial Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum. She was a Financial Services Strategy adviser at HM Treasury and an economic adviser for the City of London Corporation.
Olivia Powis is Head of the UK Office at the Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), where she works in partnership with the Chief Executive and CCSA Board on developing the UK strategy and work programme of the association.
Before joining the CCSA, Olivia was a Senior Policy Manager at the National Infrastructure Commission where she led on a number of projects including; a review of UK economic regulation, the role of infrastructure in housing and developing the NIC’s first Diversity and Inclusion strategy. Her background is in energy regulation and policy development as well as strategic communications.
Chris joined the Carbon Capture and Storage Association in January 2019 after five years working as a Deep Subsurface Geoscientist at the British Geological Survey.
During his time at the British Geological Survey, Chris specialised on offshore CO2 storage site appraisal in the North Sea and East Irish Sea Basins. Chris brings a strong technical understanding of the geological aspects of CCS to the secretariat and is passionate to ensure that strong policy frameworks can be introduced to accelerate CCUS deployment across the UK and Europe.
Judith Shapiro is the Communications Manager at the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, where she covers a wide range of topics; in particular ensuring that the varying views of the Association are appropriately represented in the political environment, the media, social media and the wider stakeholder community.
Prior to joining CCSA, Judith worked for both the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy and the Combined Heat and Power Association as a Researcher.
Georgina Katzaros is a Policy Officer at the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, where she will be focusing on the developing CCUS policy space, as well as coordinating the CCSA’s new Supply Chain Working Group. Georgina is a Geoscientist with over five years of experience working in technical and commercial roles for the oil and gas industry.
She holds a First Class MSci Geology degree from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience from Imperial College London.
Joe joined the CCSA as Communications & Public Affairs Officer in July 2022, taking responsibility for the CCSA’s parliamentary engagement and working within the communications team to develop an engaging and far reaching communications and public perception strategy.
Prior to joining the CCSA, Joe worked in various strategic campaigning and communication roles for the Labour Party, a Labour Member of Parliament, Labour for a Public Vote and Keir Starmer’s leadership campaign. He holds a BA (Hons) degree in Public Relations & Brand Communication from Leeds Beckett University.
Olivia Trimborn is a Public Affairs and Communications Intern at the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, assisting primarily with political engagement and monitoring activities, as well as supporting administration of the CCUS APPG and the organisation’s social media and website.
Olivia holds a First-Class Bsc Liberal Arts and Politics degree from the University of Nottingham. In her post-graduate work, she was an intern for environmental website ChangeMaker Media, researching and contributing stories on developments in global climate change politics.
Kristina Antoniou is a Public Affairs and Communications Intern at the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, assisting primarily with communications and events across the CCSA team.
She graduated from the University of Warwick in 2021 with a BASc in Politics, International Studies and Global Sustainable Development. She has previously volunteered with food and farming charity Sustain, supporting their social media, communications and events, as well as having worked on a sustainability data scoring project.
Per-Olof Granström is the EU Director at CCSA. He has previously held various positions in the European energy sector, such as: Secretary General of EDSO, Vice Chairman of the Global Smart Grid Federation, Director of European Affairs at Vattenfall, Executive Vice President at Swedenergy and Vice President/ Director of trade at Nord Pool, the Nordic Power Exchange. He holds a MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linköping University in Sweden.
Charles-Albert Bareth is an EU Policy and Communications Officer at CCSA in Brussels, supporting activities of the Zero Emissions Platform and the CCUS SET-Plan. Prior to joining the CCSA, Charles-Albert worked for a European public affairs agency in Brussels, supporting the policy activities of a large trade association. Charles-Albert holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the Free University of Brussels and a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Sciences Po Paris.
Ana Faria is an EU Policy and Communications Officer at CCSA in Brussels, supporting the activities of the Zero Emissions Platform and the CCUS SET-Plan. Prior to joining the CCSA, she worked in academia, consultancy and at the European Parliamentary Research Services as a trainee. Ana holds a master’s degree in Environmental Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).