Bo Jardine is Chief Innovation Officer for Bleutec Industries Holding Co., a US based offshore wind installation and operations provider focused on the provision of fit for purpose solutions capable of delivering client wind development targets in a timely and cost effective manner (www.bleutecindustries.com).

Prior to joining Bleutec, Bo held roles within the energy and maritime industries, most recently in Shell as Supply Chain Manager for Global Marine advising their business units across the globe on the contracting & procurement of upstream and renewables support vessels, as well as related commercial and technical solutions, including those pertaining to emerging maritime technologies and marine sustainability.
Bo is also an active advisor on marine cabotage (including the Jones Act) and maritime workforce/ content development, and has led upstream and downstream contracting and procurement, chartering/ brokerage, marine operations/ fleet procurement, capital projects, shipbuilding, marine HSSE (including pollution response/ security), port & terminal development, subsea, and heavy-lift.
Bo has been actively supporting maritime industry decarbonization and innovation efforts through his work on key marine and renewables subjects via his active participation in various industry bodies and forums including but not limited to ACP, The Carbon Trust, NOWRDC, Nautical Institute, and Maritime Battery Forum (where he is a board member). Subjects he has been engaged on include but are not limited to marine electrification (Battery On-Board, all electric tugs and ferries, cold-ironing, offshore charging buoys), future fuels (biofuel, methanol, hydrogen), IoT based vessel performance monitoring and optimization solutions, novel offshore feeder vessel solutions, lower cost SOV (Service Operation Vessel) solutions, potential installation and in-situ O&M marine solutions for floating wind, alternative marine access systems, lower emissions/ higher operability CTVs (Crew Transfer Vessels), remote offshore operations.