EnergyPathways plc has appointed Alison Flower as an independent non-executive director as the company advances its flagship MESH energy storage development.
Flower brings more than 30 years of experience across the global energy sector and energy policy. Most recently, she served as senior energy adviser at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office between 2019 and 2025, advising on energy security, energy transition policy and international energy diplomacy.
Prior to that, she held senior leadership roles at BG Group, where she worked on capital allocation, market strategy and the expansion of global LNG operations.
She is also a fellow of the Energy Institute, chair of the institute’s Benevolent Fund and an ambassador for POWERful Women.
EnergyPathways said Flower’s expertise in both government and industry will strengthen the company’s commercial and policy capabilities as it progresses the MESH project.
Located in the Irish Sea and connected to Barrow-in-Furness, MESH is expected to become Britain’s largest integrated energy storage project.
The development combines compressed air energy storage with natural gas and hydrogen storage using large-scale subsea salt cavern infrastructure and has been designated a project of “national significance” by the UK Government.
The licence area has the potential to support up to 60 subsurface salt caverns, with operations targeted to commence in 2031 subject to approvals and financing.
Chairman Mark Steeves said Flower’s industry and policy expertise would help communicate the strategic importance of the project, particularly its role in long-duration energy storage and sustainable industrial opportunities linked to graphite production.
Flower said she was pleased to join the board at a time when MESH could play an important role in strengthening UK energy security, supporting renewable energy integration and creating new employment opportunities.
