Vineyard Offshore has announced that Alicia Barton will be the company’s new CEO, starting in January 2024. For the past three years, Barton has served as CEO of FirstLight Power, developing and operating 1.6 GW of hydroelectric, pumped storage, battery storage, and solar assets in the U.S. and Canada.
Previously, she managed operations for the Global Utility Group at SunEdison. She also served as CEO of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, and President and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). Barton will take over for Lars T. Pedersen, who has led the company since it was founded in 2022. Vineyard Offshore is an affiliate of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and is the exclusive U.S. developer of offshore wind projects in lease areas owned by funds administered by CIP.
