Jade Fernandez

Head of Stakeholder Engagement
SSE Thermal

As Head of Stakeholder Engagement and Public Affairs for SSE Thermal, Jade leads strategic engagement for the business across GB and Ireland and has worked in the energy industry for more than a decade, bringing experience and knowledge across a range of technologies and development cycles. She has lead engagement on a number of DCO developments, including Keadby Carbon Capture Power Station, the first power CCS project to be consented in the UK. Jade represents SSE Thermal as Board Member at CATCH and as part of the Government Hydrogen Delivery Council’s Skills and Supply Chain working group alongside a Director role on the Humber Energy Board. Jade is passionate about projects delivering real value for communities and stakeholders, both economically and socially