Peter Gibbard
Head of Strategic Growth, Renewable Energy
Peter is a Senior Director and Head of Strategic Growth, Renewable Energy at Ardent, with nearly 20 years’ experience working on nationally significant infrastructure projects. A Chartered Surveyor, predominantly working on linear energy DCO schemes, he has advised clients on over 15 Development Consent Orders and 12 Transport and Works Act Orders. Peter now sits as Ardent’s Growth Lead for the Renewable Energy sector, having a strategic overview of all Renewable Energy clients across the Ardent business and driving growth in the sector.
Peter’s range of experience includes acting as the property expert at 8 DCO examinations and he has had a significant involvement in a large number of Ardent’s 95+ DCO applications to date. Over the last 10 years, Peter has been predominantly acting for renewable energy developers, including the Triton Knoll Electrical System and Vattenfall’s Norfolk offshore wind farm projects (recently acquired by RWE). Based in Buckinghamshire, Peter is centrally located for leading across a wide portfolio of renewable technologies. He has experience across offshore wind, onshore wind, solar, BESS, energy from waste and nuclear projects.