IGEM Policy Conference 2025

Nic Crowe

Development Director, Grissan Renewable Energy

Nic’s role with Grissan sees him identifying routes to significantly scale-up biomethane’s role in the UK energy system. 

Prior to joining Grissan, Nic was a senior civil servant with roles in a number of key Government Departments. This included time leading the Renewable Heat Incentive’s reform agenda where he developed and implemented a number of policies designed to increase biomethane deployment.

Matt Hindle

Head of Net Zero & Sustainability, Wales & West Utilities

Matt is Head of Net Zero & Sustainability at Wales & West Utilities. He has previously worked for Energy Networks Association, where he drove the development of the Gas Goes Green programme, and in the biogas sector.
 

Sheila Lauchlan BSc (HONS) CEng FIGEM

Director, Perfect Dimensions Ltd

Sheila is a self-employed Engineer and Director of Edinburgh-based consultancy, Perfect Dimensions Ltd.  As well as writing procedures for multi-utility infrastructure works and adopting the role of Technical Advisor for companies operating on the Gas and Water Industry Registration Scheme, Sheila works as a Pipeline Engineer on complex high pressure pipeline projects.

Starting her gas career as an Administrative Assistant with Transco Connections, Sheila quickly progressed to become a Business Development Manager ahead of National Grid’s network sale in 2005, then on to become Design Manager for an Edinburgh-based design house with 30 engineers.  She created Perfect Dimensions in 2011.

In 2017 Sheila became President of the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM), the third oldest professional Engineering Institution in the UK, and the first female to hold this post in their 158 year history.

Sheila is Deputy Chair of IGEM’s Membership committee, a Member Auditor and member of IGEM’s Audit and Risk committee. She was a member of the IGEM/TD/1 Steel pipelines for high pressure gas transmission technical panel and currently sits on the IGEM/SR/28 Trenchless Techniques and the IGEM/G/5 Gas to Multi-occupancy Buildings technical panels.  She is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution.
 

Andrew Sclater CEng (M I Mech E)

Principal Engineer, Progressive Energy Ltd

Andrew works for Progressive Energy Ltd, which develops low-carbon technologies from concept to commercial deployment and is one of the founders of HyNet. He is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in Power Generation, Chemical, Oil & Gas industries.

Over the past 5 years Andrew has been involved in many aspects of HyNet including Feasibility and FEED studies for Hydrogen to Power, owners engineer for carbon capture plant on existing operational assets and acted as the technical interface lead for HyNet between the major infrastructure including CO2 capture, transport and storage, and the Hydrogen production, transport and storage.