Masaō Ashtine is a Senior Manager at the Carbon Trust, where he leads grid development work within the Energy Transition team. He delivers innovation and assessment projects across diverse geographies and markets, tackling energy system operability, demand‑side flexibility, technology interventions, and grid financing. With a PhD in climate modelling for the wind energy sector, he also provides technical leadership in wind yield and modelling for the Offshore Wind Accelerator at the Carbon Trust, bringing a pragmatic, whole‑system perspective to net‑zero delivery.

