Dr Winston D’Souza is the Global Technical Authority for Offshore Renewables at Lloyds’ Register, a global marine and offshore classification, verification, and certification body. Presently, Lloyd’s Register is the only accepted renewable energy certification body (RECB) for wind and marine energy within the IECRE conformity assessment system.

A chartered engineer with over twenty years cross discipline technical and management experience, Winston previously led the delivery of several projects involving multiple engineering disciplines. Winston graduated with an Honours degree in Electronics and Communication engineering and subsequently achieved a doctorate in the Application of Artificial Neural Networks at the University of Aberdeen, UK. In his role as convener of both IECRE marine energy working groups, Winston is responsible for leading the development of technical governance documents within the marine energy sector of the IECRE.

He is also a key contributor in the wind sector and across the wider IECRE technical strategy committee. At the IEC, Winston is the convenor for the marine energy standard for Technology Qualification (IEC 62600-4) and was the winner of the IEC1906 award for his contribution towards the development of technical documents supporting the certification of marine energy technologies.