Arup engineer Clare Lavelle has been presented with the Karen Burt Award by the Women's Engineering Society (WES).
The Karen Burt Memorial Award is the Society's most prestigious accolade as it recognises professional excellence and the contribution made by the recipient to promote the engineering profession to young women. It is awarded each year to the best newly qualified woman Chartered Engineer.
During her career Clare has successfully delivered a number of technically challenging projects in the energy sector including the development of the world's first commercial wave farm at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney and the development of Hammerfest Storm tidal technology. Clare has also helped over 2.5 GW of offshore wind projects in UK waters to successfully achieve planning consent.
As Arup Energy Consulting Business Leader for Scotland and the North East, Clare manages a team of consultants delivering technical commissions in the energy sector focusing on offshore wind, wave, tidal, oil and gas decommissioning and carbon capture and storage.