Founding Partners

Andrew Prior

Aeos Infrastructure Planning

Andrew has over twenty years’ experience advising on the development of sustainable infrastructure projects; as a lawyer, as a government advisor, in-house and as an independent consultant.

Andrew has played a central role in the consenting teams for nine development consent order projects, including as Development Consent Order (DCO) manager for the Walney extension offshore wind farm, planning counsel for the Wylfa and Oldbury nuclear new builds and strategic consenting advisor on Anglian Water’s wastewater and reservoir DCO projects. In the offshore wind sector, he has advised on all the UK seabed leasing rounds, including the drafting of successful bids for 12GW of capacity.

Andrew is a council member of the National Infrastructure Planning Association (NIPA), is a member of the Planning Inspectorate’s Appointable Persons pool, eligible for selection as an Examining Inspector for National Infrastructure Projects, and an English registered lawyer (currently non-practising). He is a Building with Nature accredited assessor.

Emily Marshall

Aeos Consulting

Emily is an experienced communications professional with over a decade of experience leading on the consultation and engagement programmes for some of the world’s largest sustainable infrastructure projects. Emily brings a wealth of experience in strategic communications, having held in house roles and consulting roles and has strong expertise in public affairs and public policy for the energy and built environment sectors. Emily has held positions in two world leading energy companies, Ørsted and SunEdison and was Director to communications consultancy Counter Context since 2017.

Emily has a strong understanding of the DCO regime having led the communications and consultation requirements for 11 DCO schemes. This includes UK’s first approved Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) solar scheme (Cleve Hill Solar Park), Round 2.5 and 3 offshore wind farms for Ørsted and Equinor, UK to Europe interconnectors for National Grid Ventures and the UK’s second waste water NSIP for Anglian Water.

Commitment to our clients:

At Aeos our focus is quality of work, not quantity. We add value to our clients’ projects by providing direct access to industry leaders who have personally experienced the challenges faced by project developers.

Commitment to our employees:

We not only want Aeos to deliver quality work on ground-breaking projects, but we want to be an inspirational place to work.  Prioritising quality of life has been central to our vision in founding Aeos.

Commitment to our sustainable future:

We are proud of the work we do and only work with clients whose vision of a sustainable future is aligned with our values.