Key Contacts

Jim is the Site Services Team Manager and carries out environmental noise propagation modelling, assessment and reporting for a wide range of sectors, with particular expertise in industrial, commercial and energy projects.

He leads projects for IPPC permitting, planning applications, conditions discharge, EIA, and noise control and management. He is also experienced in noise and vibration monitoring (including blasting), construction and decommissioning work, occupational noise assessments and architectural acoustics.

Dr Charlotte Higgins has an extensive background in the energy sector with over 19 years of experience.

She has expertise in technology, economic and regulatory considerations for the future development of transmission and distribution networks including integration of renewable generation, smart grids, HVDC systems and low carbon technology. Charlotte also has a strong track record in project management.

Jonathan is a Principal Consultant and Grid Connections Lead with 10 years’ experience working as an electrical engineer and grid connection specialist. 

Jonathan has experience managing the design and delivery of grid connection work packages on both the distribution and transmission network for onshore wind, solar PV, large biomass and battery energy storage projects across the UK. Since he joined TNEI Jonathan has worked with and provided support to offshore wind and island wind developers.

He has also coordinated the delivery of Contestable Works for embedded generators. He has significant experience in power systems analysis specifically providing power quality grid compliance studies (P28 &Harmonics).

Jonathan has good communication skills and has provided technical, commercial and regulatory advice to clients. He has significant project management experience, and a pragmatic approach to problem solving.

Luke has 13 years’ experience working with a diverse range of large and/or critical electrical power systems including petrochemical plants, power stations, pharmaceutical plants, banks and data centres.

His professional experience includes power systems analysis, power quality measurements and analysis, protection coordination and forensic analysis of failed plant. His varied professional experience has required excellent written and verbal communication skills in addition to a broad technical knowledge.

Xuecheng is is a power system specialist with over 30 years experience in power systems computation and analysis including bulk power systems modelling and simulations, power system steady state and dynamic analysis, power system security and stability assessment, network planning and strategy development, planning and security of supply standards and grid code compliance.

He has published several papers for IEEE transactions and conference, and has been involved as a regular reviewer in reviewing papers for IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution Journal. 

Gordon leads the delivery of projects relating to electricity strategy and regulation. He has a good technical overview of the network planning and system operation challenges facing the energy industry, particularly in GB and Ireland, and regularly advises generation clients on strategies for getting connected to the grid.

He has a strong technical background in power systems analysis and power systems modelling and a good understanding of wholesale energy markets, ancillary service markets and network regulation, with a particular focus on use of system charging.

Kailash has 10 years experience in power systems engineering consultancy, and has gained knowledge of engineering practices and economic principles, design details, utility grid codes and international standards.

He has extensive experience in working with Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution utilities, Oil & Gas Companies, Wind Farm/PV Solar plant developers and heavy industries.

He has experience in performing network planning studies, grid connection of wind/PV Solar plants, failure investigation and power system expansion studies. 

Vijay is a senior consultant with over 10 years’ experience in the power sector. His experience includes network compliance studies, industrial studies and project management.

At TNEI Vijay has managed a vast number of renewable & conventional generations, Oil & Gas, STOR & battery storage sites and metro station projects.

His professional experience includes various power systems analysis studies- load flow, short circuit, transient stability, protection coordination, harmonics, arc flash studies.

Rashid is an electrical engineer with over 16 years professional experience in working in the field of power systems both in the UK and Internationally.

He has been involved with power system studies including load flow, fault level analysis, harmonic studies, P28 and reactive power capability studies for a number of wind farms and solar parks. He also has experience of carrying out fault-ride through and dynamic reactive power and voltage control studies for a number of onshore and offshore wind farms using DigSilent and PSSe.

Gemma is an IEMA Associate and has worked in the sector since 2014. She has supported the production and delivery of Environmental Statements, Environmental Reports and Environmental Appraisal documentation for onshore commercial projects, and offshore renewable energy projects.

Her experience in both areas has enabled Gemma to develop a broad understanding of onshore and offshore consenting regimes. 

Diptargha specialises in modelling and analysis of transmission and distribution networks. His core expertise includes power system stability analysis, grid integration of renewable energy and dynamic demand response.

He has a strong academic background coupled with good understanding of new concepts in power networks e.g. microgrids, active network management, dynamic frequency support, point-of-load voltage control. 

Matthew provides GIS support across the business including site finding analysis, feasibility assessments and constraints mapping. Matthew has undertaken a number of energy infrastructure studies utilising GIS in order to assess the technical, planning and environmental feasibility of capacity and siting options for a range of technologies.

He also undertakes site finding & feasibility assessments for potential energy developments and infrastructure including detailed constraints mapping. This includes facilitating the mapping and graphics requirements for reporting, project decision making and optimisation of site design.

Gemma has over 14 years’ experience working in the Environmental Consultancy Sector. Since joining TNEI in 2007, Gemma has primarily worked on wind farm noise projects.

She has been involved with all stages of development for initial feasibility assessments, base-line surveys, impact assessments through to assisting with collating information for Appeals and compliance monitoring.  

Mark has a proven track record of Network Modelling and since joining TNEI has become proficient at using DIgSILENT PowerFactory.

In addition to Mark’s power system modelling experience he has also been involved in a wide variety of innovation projects.

His most recent projects have allowed him to research area’s such as Blackstart via distributed energy resources (DER); the impact of high penetration renewable energy integration onto the electricity network and the use of non-synchronous renewable generation for ancillary services.

At TNEI, Jeganathan is involved in various types of power system studies such as load flow, short circuit and reactive power capability studies, insulation coordination, assessments of fault-ride-through compliance, transient stability, harmonic compliance, inrush and voltage quality compliance, fault infeed study for Schedule 14 DRC code, network capability (steady state capacity and dynamic stability) assessment under contingencies, grid feasibility studies, power flow analysis in LV unbalanced networks and also provides grid connection application support for transmission/distributed connected generator developments. 

Gorby has over four years of experience working closely with Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) across the UK on many innovation & Business-As-Usual (BAU) projects.

He has a diversified skillset which in-cludes experience and expertise in project management, power systems studies and analysis and scripting in multiple coding languages.

Andrew is a Technical Consultant with over four years experience. He has completed a degree in ‘Live and Studio Sound Engineering’ as well as the ‘Certificate of Competence in Environmental Noise Monitoring’ course.

This combination of acoustics and experience in noise monitoring led Andrew into the field of Environmental Noise. He is familiar with assessing Best Available Techniques for PPC Permits and recommending appropriate mitigations when required.

Callum works on a range of grid connections projects, regularly advising developers on grid connection strategies, and project construction timescales and costs for both distribution and transmission connections.

He has worked on a number of capacity searches across DNO areas, covering different technologies and connection capacities and often completes G99 and Bilateral Connection Agreement (BCA) applications on the client’s behalf.

Luc’s work is primarily focused on the maintenance of IPSA. He also provides support to customers and is engaged in the implementation of new features into the IPSA software package. Luc has worked on several science-based projects that use computers as computing and modelling tool.

His primary skills are C++ programming and software design, but he has also knowledge in other languages, such as C#, MATLAB and Fortran.

Kevin has been involved in network planning projects through secondment with Scottish Power Distribution as well as a number of business plan assurance work with a transmission operator.

His key experience includes fault level and load flow analysis of connecting generators, fault level studies of distribution networks, distribution network modelling using DigSilent and business plan assurance.