Delivering onsite energy generation and storage systems globally for over 30 years
As a UK based, industry leader in energy generation solutions, we specialise in designing, building, operating and maintaining reliable systems, at no cost to your business.
Driving sustainability and cutting energy costs
From the initial outline design through to delivery, our team will carry out detailed assessments and determine the best generation solution for your business. Once up and running your energy system will be operated and maintained long-term by our expert engineers.
Powering energy intensive industries for over 30 years.
For more than three decades, we have amassed enviable experience worldwide, delivering hundreds of megawatts of installed capacity and tens of millions of hours operation. We own, install and operate advanced, flexible generation and storage systems that enable better balancing of the grid and reduce our energy-intensive clients’ reliance on importing costly power. Our team is committed to delivering innovative solutions to manage, optimise and generate energy, as well as reduce carbon emissions and meet our customers’ environmental objectives.
Our History
- First landfill gas project 1991
- 10th MW commissioned 1996
- 20th MW commissioned 2000
- Entered South Africa and Central America, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Mexico 2001
- Entered China 2002
- Entered Poland and Spain 2003
- Entered Hungary and South Africa as well as 100th MW installed 2006
- Entered Mauritius and UAE 2007
- Entered Romania 2009
- Entered Morocco and 150th MW Commissioned 2011
- 175th MW commissioned 2014
- Rebrand to YLEM Energy 2016
- YLEM Energy acquired Biogas technology Ltd 2018
- First Energy Storage Project Completed 2019
- 30MW Gas Peakers go into construction 2020
- 14MW Gas Peakers go into construction 2021
- 20MW Gas Peakers & Second Energy Storage Project goes into construction 2022
- 70MW BESS Acquisition & 150MW BESS in planning. Solar projects growth. 2023
First landfill gas project
10th MW commissioned
20th MW commissioned
Entered South Africa and Central America, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Mexico
Entered China
Entered Poland and Spain
Entered Hungary and South Africa as well as 100th MW installed
Entered Mauritius and UAE
Entered Romania
Entered Morocco and 150th MW Commissioned
175th MW commissioned
Rebrand to YLEM Energy
YLEM Energy acquired Biogas technology Ltd
First Energy Storage Project Completed
30MW Gas Peakers go into construction
Launched back into the B2B market offering energy generation solutions to I&C Customers
14MW Gas Peakers go into construction
24th gas peaking plant connected to the grid goes live
First Gas Behind the Meter Project (2MW)
20MW Gas Peakers & Second Energy Storage Project goes into construction
First Solar Projects Start/Finish
70MW BESS acquired with a further 150MW BESS in planning. Solar projects at Denby & Marlin completed. O&M contracts signed with Terra Firma & SSE.
Our Team
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Ian Gadsby
Managing Director
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Stuart Watson
Operations and Engineering Director
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Paul Noland
Finance Director
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Neil Brooks
Projects Director
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Simon Mitchell
Commercial Director
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Learn more about the YLEM Energy team.
Careers
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1/5Ian Gadsby
Managing Director
As Managing Director of Ylem Energy Limited, Ian is leading the UK based business growth across a diverse range of energy projects. These include expansion of the company’s O&M services, grid connected “peaking“ generation, grid scale battery energy storage and onsite power generation – utilising solar, battery storage and base load generation solutions for intensive energy businesses. In addition to our UK business, Ian is also responsible for the oversight of the business’ activity in South Africa and Mexico.
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2/5Stuart Watson
Operations and Engineering Director
Stuart has more than 26 years of sector experience, during which he has occupied various roles from project technician to operations and engineering director. Stuart’s electrical and mechanical experience led to him joining Ylem Energy in 1998 where he was tasked with developing its newly NFFO accredited landfill gas power generation portfolio.
Following successful commissioning of numerous facilities over a short timescale, Stuart was awarded directorship and took the lead operations position. Organic development in numerous jurisdictions including Poland, Hungary, Spain, Lithuania, Mexico and South Africa required Stuart to create, train and then manage several multi-skilled teams to drive
performance excellence.
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3/5Paul Noland
Finance Director
Paul is responsible for the leadership and management of the finance function. He has over 10 years sector experience and has guided the business through a number of business transformations, acquisitions and disposals. Before joining Ylem, he spent over 7 years in Deloitte’s Debt Advisory business, advising numerous FTSE 250 and private equity backed businesses on capital raises and optimal funding structures. Paul is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified with KPMG.”
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4/5Neil Brooks
Projects Director
Neil has more than 10 years experience in power generation and is responsible for project delivery and development as well as procurement and engineering design for Ylem Energy’s projects. Since 2013, he has been responsible for the construction of over 50 flexible gas generation sites, totalling more than 750MW operational assets. He has also overseen the construction of 6 energy storage sites, totalling 120MW and developed more than 400MW.
Neil has extensive experience in project development having developed renewables projects in the UK including solar, onshore wind and pumped storage projects, along with gas and energy storage projects. He is also experienced in negotiating complex multi-project framework agreements for EPC, supply contracts and long-term service agreements. Before joining Ylem Energy as project director, Neil held senior roles at UK Power Reserve as head of project management and Forsa Energy as head of procurement.
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5/5Simon Mitchell
Commercial Director
As Commercial Director, Simon is responsible for all commercial matters at YLEM Energy with a key focus on growing the Optimise platform to help YLEM’s customers get to net zero through energy monitoring and efficiency. He will also be spearheading the growth of the flexibility side of the business and bringing new and innovative solutions for customers to the market.
Simon has worked in the energy industry for 20 years with extensive experience with large energy consultancies and various roles with one of the largest energy suppliers in the UK.
Simon has also held numerous roles with responsibility for commercial management of distribution connected assets, managing the entry of a distribution connected portfolio of assets into the UK Capacity Market and building Demand Side Response and Energy Storage Solutions for B2B customers.
Your trusted long-term energy partner.
YLEM Energy is a dedicated energy partner helping a wide range of industries to navigate the complications of a volatile energy market. We identify the best onsite generation solutions for power intensive businesses, and can also use additional software based energy monitoring and efficiency management tools to identify further savings by making your site more efficient.
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ESG
Our mission is driven by being a force for good, for our partners, our people and our planet.
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Vision: Net Zero
Our solutions fully integrate with the sites they serve and help our clients on their way to net zero.
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Cost reduction
Save up to 30% on your annual electricity bills and ensure your business is energy secure
Robust energy systems of the future.
The UK’s energy system is changing, costs are rising and the pressure to decarbonise is mounting. As your long-term energy partner, YLEM Energy delivers the expertise to help you develop the right energy strategy and implement the most effective solution based on current and future power demands.
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1.1 MtCO2saved to date by our customers
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Over 600MWof projects delivered or worked on
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£ 300mof projects funded by us
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£227k savedon average on our customers annual energy bills
Partnering with UK landowners to store energy.
We’re working with landowners to identify suitable Battery Energy Storage Sites. If you have spare land, we’d like to discuss the possibility of subleasing an area on a 25-year rental agreement, which may be suitable for a BESS with a capacity of 20MW. We offer attractive annual rates of return; the process is straightforward and requires no commitment or obligation from you.
Operating across the UK and globally for over 30 years.
We operate a large variety of energy facilities throughout the UK and overseas, ensuring large businesses are supplied with reliable and affordable power – all day, every day. We also offer industry-leading, nationwide operations and maintenance support for all our projects. Each O&M package can be tailored to your solution, based on what level of support your business needs.
Our Projects
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328kW roof mounted solar PV system fully funded through our DPPA. The 25-year contract will save Marlin £1.5m over the contract and save 62 tonnes of carbon per year. The system will offset 30% of the current site load.
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328.13kW roof mounted solar PV system fully funded through our DPPA. The 25-year contract will save Marlin £261k over the contract and save 61 tonnes of carbon per year. The system will offset 77.8% of the current site load.
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2MW ground mounted solar PV system fully funded through our DPPA. The 25-year contract will save 475 tonnes of carbon per year. The system will reduce the business’ reliance on sourcing power from the National Grid.
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630kW roof mounted solar PV system fully funded through our DPPA. The 25-year contract will save 120 tonnes of carbon per year. The partnership will support Brown-Forman in its objective of sourcing 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
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This 6MW gas peaking plant required a complete refurb to ensure that it was running at full capacity. Our engineers we’re on hand 24/7 in order to allow this plant to balance the fluctuating power in the electricity network.
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Glan Clwyd Hospital required O&M support for the Dorman and MAN engines that it has on site. We provide 24/7 support and the ability to diagnose and fix alarms or failures remotely.
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Biogas Technology Ltd had invested in new 20MW generating plant to provide short-term operating reserve electricity back to the national grid. The plant consisted of 8 2.5MWe platform gensets with MTU 20V 4000 L64 gas engines. We we’re quickly able to offer a simplified O&M package.
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SSE awarded YLEM Energy the contract to provide ongoing support for two CHPs in order to meet the service levels required. We implemented a short-term remote support agreement to make sure that no time was lost in getting the units back on.
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YLEM Energy will provide O&M support for 10 Cummins HSK78 gensets with a combined power output of 20Mwe. The decision was influenced by YLEM Energy having its own peaking portfolio of over 100MWe.
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YLEM Energy will provide O&M support for 42.5MW gas peakers trading on the capacity market. Triple Point’s assets include a fleet of 19 engines at peaking power plants in various locations across England.
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This 6MW gas peaking plant is part of our portfolio of 19 sites across England & Wales. This plant will be used to balance the grid and provide reserve power during times of shortage or peak demand.
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This gas peaking plant in Oxfordshire will generate 7MW of electricity to balance the fluctuating power in the electricity network and operate when demand is high or when there is a shortfall.
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YLEM Energy designed, built and now operate a pioneering 1.2MW (1MWh) battery energy storage system. The battery energy storage system installed can store the equivalent energy required to power around 2,400 average homes with sustainable energy for one hour.
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JCB appointed YLEM Energy to upgrade their outdated control system to our cutting-edge technology which is designed and built by our in-house engineers. Updating the existing control system allowed JCB to achieve 40% savings on their energy bills.
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We upgraded the outdated automatic metering and monitoring system at the Ellesmere Port site. This helped Vauxhall to reduce energy consumption by 40% and is playing a significant role in the business’ drive to achieve net zero emissions by 2038.
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The BEMS controls all aspects of energy use including heating and hot water as well as the site’s air conditioning and compressed air plant metering. This has helped Scapa reduce CO2 emissions by 338 tonnes per year, reduce gas consumption by 24% and electricity by 43%.
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We successfully upgraded the BEMS at two sites for IAC Automotive. This allowed them to save over £130k on their energy bills by reducing their consumption by 76%. These savings also resulted in 425 tonnes of CO2 being reduced each year.
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The heating on site consists of office boilers and warm air heaters for staff comfort and product protection. They identified a need for a Building Energy Management system following an ESOS audit. The outcome after the first 12 months was a 38% saving on their gas consumption.
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YLEM Energy Optimise installed a BEMS system across two buildings the primary objective being to reduce energy consumption across numerous warm air, radiant and office heaters. The outcome was a year-on-year gas saving in excess of 35%.
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YLEM Energy Optimise installed Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) on 40 extraction fans for Stanley. The installation has managed to save £84k per year and the VSDs integrated into the existing BMS site for full control on monitoring.
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3.3MW gas peaker owned and operated by YLEM Energy.
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6MW gas peaker owned and operated by YLEM Energy
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7MW gas peaker owned and operated by YLEM Energy.
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7MW gas peaker owned and operated by YLEM Energy.
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Affordable, sustainable and reliable power. All day, every day.
YLEM Energy funds and maintains a large variety of energy facilities nationwide and overseas. Our team has many years of experience in operating onsite generation systems, meaning we can help develop the right energy and management solution, at no cost to your business.
Find out how much you could save.
To find out more about what your business could achieve by introducing a bespoke onsite energy solution, click on the link below and one of our team will be in touch within 24 hours.
