2025
James Irvine – General Manager – Future Fuels, Clarus
In April 2022, James Irvine was appointed as General Manager – Future Fuels for Clarus. James has delivered three huge renewable projects in three years. In November 2024, his team enabled the first biomethane to flow into the Firstgas North Island gas pipeline. On 2 April 2025, he turned the soil on construction of what will be the largest solar farm in New Zealand once commissioned. He has now initiated NZ’s first hydrogen blending trial. James has an innate drive to succeed. Colleagues state that this drive is superbly balanced by his powers of collaboration and negotiation.