Principal Engineer and Country Manager
Hexicon
Biography
Adrienne Downey (B.Eng McGill, MSc. Pratt Institute) leads pure-play floating offshore wind developer and technology provider Hexicon in the US and Canada.
Adrienne was recently the Principal Engineer for offshore wind for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). During her tenure, Adrienne led NYSERDA’s nation-leading offshore wind program with the goal of reaching 9 gigawatts (GW) by 2035, and successfully procured an excess of 4.1 GW. Previously, Adrienne supported the establishment of wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON’s operations in North America in addition to her own energy transition practice, ADaptation.