Designed and built 103 solar farms in the UK totalling 600MW, including the UK’s first subsidy free solar farm
Market leader in the UK battery storage market; first to enter into the Balancing Market
Managing and monitoring 1GW of clean energy across 22,500 renewable assets
To date we have raised over 350,000 people out of fuel poverty
At Anesco we develop, design, construct, operate and maintain high performing grid scale renewable energy projects, as well as being a trusted partner to businesses and government departments for behind the meter solutions.
As a leader in energy efficiency, we are one of the largest providers of ECO services in the country and work with all major utilities to deliver upgrades through our comprehensive network of installers.
With a focus on high performing assets that accelerate return on investment, we are committed to supporting the UK to achieve its net zero carbon ambitions.
Managing projects across the UK and with a growing presence in Europe, we remain agile, innovative and a true market leader.
To date, Anesco has designed and built 103 solar farms and remain the market leader for battery storage in the UK. We currently manage and monitor over 1GW of clean energy across 22,500 assets. Whilst our energy efficiency work has helped to raise over 350,000 people out of fuel poverty and saved 1.25 million tonnes of CO2.
Recent projects include a large battery storage project for Shell New Energies, a division of Shell that invests in new and fast-growing segments of the energy industry.
We have been selected by Whitbread PLC to deploy solar energy across their estate of Premier Inn hotels, and more recently Kingfisher Group has partnered with Anesco to install solar panels at its B&Q and Screwfix stores.
Anesco has received the following internationally recognised ISO certifications:
We are proud to have been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal award for consistently achieving eight annual Gold Awards for occupational health and safety performance, and the 2020 Solar O&M Best Practice Mark that promotes transparency and excellence.
The global energy market is predicted to double six times by 2030 reaching 125GW.
The sunlight striking the Earth’s surface in just one hour delivers enough energy to power the world economy for one year.
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AnescoKevin Mouatt, CEO, is a fellow of the Institute of Directors and has been a Chartered Director since 2005. With an enviable track record, Kevin is committed to business excellence and prides himself on forging values-driven working environments that deliver outstanding results.
Providing leadership and vision, Kevin has held various senior director, managing director and non–executive roles within companies, trade associations and governing bodies, and was a founder member of the CBI Construction Council and UK Contractors Group (UKCG).
Alex joined Alcentra in July 2013 as a member of the European Credit team. He is responsible for advising on the documentation of Alcentra’s new and existing deals. In particular, Alex works as a senior member of the Direct Lending team, leveraging his previous experience of structuring and executing leveraged finance deals and specifically bringing a legal focus to the deal documentation involved with originating and structuring new deals.
Prior to joining Alcentra, Alex was a Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright, working in the Finance Department. Previous to this he worked at Linklaters LLP from 2006 to 2012, within the Banking Department. He has an L.L.B in law from Leicester University and is a graduate of Nottingham Law School.
Charles St John was formerly a Partner at private equity investment firms Cognetas and Electra where he sat on a wide range of Boards, and is a chartered accountant. He is also a Non-Executive Director of NHS Blood & Transplant, Capstone Fostercare, and Whiteline Windows.
Susan Buckton is highly experienced in all aspects of human resources, including employee relations, transformation, turnaround, change management and employment law. Joining Anesco in 2016, Susan and has a wealth of commercial and operational experience gained from careers in utilities, construction, and telecoms.
Within Anesco, Susan has created an environment and culture that recognises and rewards contribution and success. Susan graduated from Coventry university with a degree in law and holds a fellowship in both the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (FCIPD) and Chartered Institute of Professional Payroll (FCIPP).
Daniel Cohen has more than 24 years’ experience in both the energy and utilities arena, including holding roles at EDF Energy, UK Power Networks and several SMEs. He joined Anesco in 2016 as Director of Connections and has a proven track record for leading cross-functional teams across the operational delivery lifecycle and extensive programme management experience.
Daniel became EPC Director in early 2019 and is responsible for developing Anesco’s operations strategy in line with the company’s delivery targets, playing a key role in driving the business forward.
His responsibilities at Anesco are broad and include implementing the operational strategy, supply chain management, project lifecycle activities, planning and programming, effective team leadership and communication, whilst maintaining the highest level of health and safety throughout the organisation.
Matt Harvey spent six years with Anesco before being promoted to Director of Operations & Maintenance (O&M) in March 2020.
He has 10 years’ experience in the renewables industry with a focus on the operations and maintenance of ground mount solar and energy storage assets, along with rooftop and battery storage for corporate and government clients, and domestic portfolios.
Matt has grown Anesco’s O&M portfolio to an impressive 1GW of clean energy, generated by more than 26,500 assets. He has created a 24-hour Network Operations Centre comprising technical analysts, administrators and engineering resource, and has driven the implementation of a bespoke software solution that utilises real time data and analytics to maintain the life of an asset and ensure optimal functionality and return.
After leaving school, Matt joined the army, serving in 2 Royal Anglian Infantry Regiment for seven years, leaving with an exemplary record as lance corporal
After completing a degree in Economics at the University of Exeter, Sarah Hitchcox entered the renewables industry in 2011, before joining Anesco in 2012 as Development Manager.
While at Anesco, Sarah has overseen the development and pre-construction stages of 103 solar farms and 147MW of battery storage, whilst maintaining the company’s status as a market leader for both solar and battery storage in the UK.
In 2017, Sarah played a key role in the development of the UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm, a landmark achievement for UK renewables. Sarah also achieved Ofgem accreditation for the first co-located battery storage and ROC accredited solar farm system in the UK.
Sarah became Development & Technical Director in 2020. As well as leading a team of project developers, designers, technical engineers, policy coordinators and CAD technicians, to accelerate the development and technological innovation for new renewable energy projects, Sarah also oversees commercial transactions involving the disposal of utility-scale solar and battery storage assets to third party investors.
Nick Powell joined Anesco in 2017 as Director of IT providing day to day service excellence to the company and having a wider responsibility for delivering innovative, strategic direction for Anesco’s expanding technological requirements.
With a career in senior management and directorship roles, Nick has an extensive knowledge of IT, specifically business systems and process automation, business intelligence (BI) and management information (MI) solutions, communications and software development.
Nick has successfully led many projects for Anesco, including the internal development of bespoke business systems applications, a £1M+ investment in mobile workforce management, migration of on-premise mail, storage and telephony systems to the cloud, and consolidation of supply partners and contracts. This has included ensuring business continuity during the coronavirus outbreak.
With a career within the energy industry that spans more than a decade, Alan Smallwood joined Anesco from Centrica, where he acted as director of UK power markets.
As Optimisation Director for Anesco, Alan is committed to helping investors drive the greatest value from their renewable assets and informing future investment choices.
Working alongside the operations and maintenance team at Anesco, Alan oversees the asset management function, as well as Anesco’s third-party market optimisation service, including market intelligence.
With extensive knowledge of the energy commodity markets, Alan has a proven track record in building, developing, and interrogating fundamental models, underpinned by an education in mathematics and an ability in programming and statistical techniques.
Tony Thorpe-Morris has more than 15 years’ leadership experience gained in senior management roles. Having spent many years within the IT sector, Tony has an outstanding knowledge of service delivery and the effective management of medium to large teams.
Tony joined Anesco in early 2017, initially as Head of Service Delivery for the Operations & Maintenance division, before joining the ECO (Energy Company Obligation) division in 2018 as Head of ECO delivery. He was promoted to Director of ECO in June 2020.
Working to regulated Ofgem guidelines, Tony continues to build strong relationships with utilities companies and the ECO supply chain, to deliver energy efficiency measures that lift households in the UK out of fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions, whilst maintaining Anesco’s reputation as one of the leading managing agents for the ECO scheme.
With a career within the energy industry that spans more than 20 years, Mark Futyan joined Anesco from Centrica, parent company of British Gas, where he most recently held the position of Distributed Power Systems Director.
Mark was responsible for Centrica’s international power generation and storage portfolio, along with strategy, change and market innovation across the broader C&I energy services division. He is a chartered chemical engineer and holds an MBA.
Mark Browning has more than fifteen years’ experience in finance, which includes 10 years with Deloitte where he held several technical and leadership positions and was part of the UK Pensions Audit Leadership Team.
After working within the strategic finance function in a highly transactional private equity-backed business, Mark joined Anesco in 2017 as Assistant Finance Director. Mark was promoted to Finance Director in 2019 and less than a year later became Chief Financial Officer, joining the company’s board of directors. He currently manages a team of 14.
Responsible for what is often complex contracting accounting and diligence on the acquisition and disposal of SPV’s, he has introduced divisional reporting and business partnering, working closely with each area of the business to drive ongoing success and growth in enterprise valuation.
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