Overview
Director of Economics, BVG Associates (2008 to present)
Alun leads our work in supporting renewable energy companies compete and win in lease and offtake auctions. He delivers strategic support to strengthen bids and provide a quantitative understanding of the competitive landscape. He offers particular insight into non-price factors such as economic benefits and workforce development. He has over 15 years of experience with BVGA, supporting the development of the wind industry with supply-chain knowledge and insights on industry and government strategies. Clients benefit from his understanding of supply-chain dynamics and the political pressures on the wind industry. His strong communication skills maximise the impact of his work for clients. Alun seeks to simplify complex problems ensuring that his work is focused on solving clients’ key problems.
Clients benefit from his understanding of supply-chain dynamics and the political pressures on the wind industry. His strong communication skills maximise the impact of his work for clients. Alun seeks to simplify complex problems ensuring that his work is focused on solving clients’ key problems.
Career experience
Head of Communications, Research Councils UK (2005 to 2008)
Managed of communications professionals in delivering strategic programmes.
Specialist, House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (2001 to 2005)
Managed high-profile inquiries on a range of politically significant issues on behalf of the committee of MPs.
Publications Manager, British Science Association (1994 to 2001)
Led the publications operation, including editing the organisation’s main publication, which promoted scientific awareness with relevance to policy-makers.
Recent key projects
Socioeconomic impacts and skills development study for offshore wind in India
Alun is acting as an expert advisor for this project, which assesses the potential of India’s offshore wind supply chain and estimates the economic value which the industry could deliver.
Ireland’s offshore wind skills action plan
Alun acted as an expert advisor for this project addressing future skills shortages in Ireland’s offshore wind industry. His expertise contributed to our assessment of the demand and training provision for 33 key job roles and delivering targeted, actionable recommendations through Ireland’s Offshore Wind Skills Action Plan.
Offshore wind development pathway for Ireland
Alun acted as an expert advisor for this project for Wind Energy Ireland. His contributions led to us providing clear, actionable, specific recommendations on how offshore wind skills shortages could be addressed in Ireland.
Brazil offshore wind supply chain
Alun, as the project manager, coordinated the delivery of this supply chain study, managing stakeholder engagement, supplier interviews, data collection and ensuring timely completion of analysis and reporting across all workstreams
New York State offshore wind workforce study.
New York State offshore wind workforce study. Alun is project directing this work for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. He is overseeing the analysis of job creation, workforce needs and labour market readiness across the offshore wind supply chain, culminating in the delivery of strategic recommendations to guide workforce development.
Clean Industry Bonus support for UK CfD Allocation Round 7
Our developer client wanted strategic input into for its CIB proposals. The work included detailed advice based on a deep understanding of the framework and practical support in strengthening the proposal documentation.
Offshore wind farm socioeconomic impact study
Alun project directed analysis of what would be one of the world’s largest offshore wind projects. The client needed a detailed assessment of the project’s economic impact. This included local content, gross value added and job creation, drawing on interviews with suppliers and industry insight.
UK Leasing Round 5 social value plans
Alun project directed analyses for a consortium of offshore wind developers. The work had two phases: the first sought to identify where impacts on the Celtic Sea region could have the greatest effect by considering the location of suppliers and infrastructure and levels of deprivation; the second provided a logical framework for how The Crown Estate’s targets for apprentices and the local unemployed could be achieved.