Case studies

Solutia is a manufacturer of chemicals used in the creation of everyday, familiar items, including washing powders, floor coverings and laminated windscreens. In 2007 Solutia applied for planning permission for two wind turbines. Construction works began in May 2009 and the turbines were installed ...

Talybont-on-Usk Energy is a not-for-profit community enterprise with its own hydro electric turbine. It is the first community owned power station in Wales. They invest their income from the turbine in energy saving and sustainable living projects in their community in the Brecon Beacons.

In 2005, UPM secured a grant to help convert their Shotton paper mill to 100% recycled newsprint and to recover the resulting waste, or sludge, through combustion. UPM built a £52m renewable energy plant, with the primary power coming from a sludge and biomass boiler. This also reduced UPM's ca ...

A smart grid can cut energy use, smooth demand peaks, reduce transmission losses, prevent equipment failures and enable investment in small scale energy generation.

The wind farm is five miles off the north Wales coast in Liverpool Bay. It is the biggest Welsh power station producing energy from renewable sources.

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) is the simultaneous generation of usable heat and power (generally electricity) in a single process. CHP systems are highly efficient, making use of heat that would otherwise be wasted.

Corus and Dyesol are working together to embed Dye Solar Cell (DSC) technology into steel strip, creating large-scale photovoltaic roof cladding systems. DSC technology can generate clean, green electricity throughout the year.

Stevens Vehicles Ltd is run by Tony and Peter Stevens, a renowned car designer and engineer and a former international banker.

If fully exploited, tidal power has the potential to generate 10% of the UK's electricity. DeltaStream is a new technology designed to generate low cost electrical power from tidal stream resources.