Cerulean Winds expands team to drive development of floating offshore wind project

April 16, 2025 Industrial News

Published: 16 April, 2025

Cerulean Winds, a lead developer of the Aspen, Beech and Cedar floating offshore wind farms (FLOW), which will collectively generate 3GW+ of renewable energy in the North Sea, has announced the appointment of two new senior executives to help shape the future of the company.

• Tom Scrope joins as Cerulean Winds’ first Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Having successfully scaled deep tech startups and raised more than £100m in investment, Tom will be focused on shaping the financial model of the business, capital raising and managing financial structures.

• Colin Maciver takes up the position of Senior Director, based in Scotland, with responsibility for project development, and stakeholder engagement. Colin’s previous roles as Head of Offshore Wind Development at Crown Estate Scotland and more recently in the private sector will be used to complement the oil and gas expertise of Cerulean Winds’ founders.

Cerulean Winds leads a collective of delivery partners – including Haventus, Ocean Installer, Bilfinger and NOV – working together to develop FLOW in the Central North Sea. Cerulean’s first project, Aspen, is a 1GW wind farm that is targeting first power between 2028-29. The project is designed to enable Scotland’s supply chain and direct more than £1 billion of investment in FLOW manufacturing and service support in the country.

Dan Jackson, Founding Director of Cerulean Winds, said: “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. Having Tom and Colin onboard puts our alliance in a much stronger position to establish a UK floating wind industry from Scotland.”

Commenting on his appointment, Scrope said “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. I am focussed on bringing my expertise and an entrepreneurial mindset to create the strongest possible value proposition for our projects.”

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.”