Clarke Energy Explained

Clarke Energy
Type:Limited company
Founder:Jim Clarke
Foundation:1989
Location:Knowsley, Liverpool, England, UK
Area Served:UK, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, India, Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, Bangladesh, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda
Services:Gas engine maintenance, engineering, project management
Industry:Combined heat and power, Coal seam gas, Biogas, Landfill gas, Synthesis gas, Sewage gas, Grid balancing, Retail, Wholesale
Products:INNIO's Jenbacher gas engines, Power, cogeneration and trigeneration plants
Num Employees:~1,200 (2019)
Homepage:www.clarke-energy.com

Clarke Energy is part of the Kohler Company and is a multinational specialist in the sale, engineering, installation and maintenance of power plants that use gas engines. Clarke Energy is an independent company with its global head offices located in Knowsley, Liverpool and is an authorised distributor and service partner for INNIO's[1] [2] Jenbacher and Waukesha gas engines. Clarke Energy has over 1,000 staff in seventeen countries worldwide including Algeria, Australia,[3] Bangladesh,[4] Cameroon, France,[5] India, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia,[6] South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho.[7] The company maintains a portfolio of applications for both low-carbon power and renewable energy generation.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Applications and projects

Gas engines can be used in various gas-to-power applications including natural gas combined heat and power (CHP) / cogeneration, biogas, landfill gas, coal mine methane,[12] [13] synthetic gas, wood gas and associated petroleum gas. In the UK Clarke Energy is a leading supplier of landfill gas generation equipment, in Australia for Coal Mine gas engines and in France for natural gas cogeneration units.[14] The company has worked on pioneering projects including the supply of the first GE biogas engines into sub-Saharan Africa near Lake Naivasha in Kenya[15] and pioneering the use of CNG as a fuel with Nestle Nigeria.[16]

History

The company's current operations were established by Jim Clarke in 1989[17] and initially was a service provided for diesel engines. In 1995 Clarke Energy became distributor for Jenbacher Gas Engines.[18] In 1998, from its original base in the UK Clarke Energy began to expand overseas. In 2002 GE acquired Jenbacher, the Austrian gas engine specialist company[19] commencing Clarke Energy's status as an 'Authorized Distributor and Service provider' for GE. Clarke Energy helped develop some of the first projects as part of GE's Ecomagination initiative including a biogas projects in Punjab, India,[20] and coal gas plants in Australia.[21] Clarke Energy was acquired by US-based Kohler Co. in 2017.[22]

Key events

Affiliations and achievements

Clarke Energy is a member of the Combined Heat and Power Association, the Renewable Energy Association[23] and a founding member of Lord Redesdale's Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association[24] Clarke Energy is also a multiple award winner of the British Safety Council's International Safety Award. Clarke Energy was named 'Business of the Year 2012' in the Knowsley Business Awards.[25] In 2012 ECI Partners acquired a minority stake in Clarke Energy.[26] In 2013 the company was awarded 'Export Champion' status by UK Trade and Investment.[27] In 2014 the company was announced as a winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise (International Trade) for having achieved 6 years' sustained growth.[28] [29] The company also won the 2014 British Renewable Energy Award for Innovation,[30] and 'Business of the Year >250 employees' in the (Liverpool City Region) Regional Business Awards.[31]

The company was also a finalist in the British Renewable Energy Awards 2013[32] & 2014[33] and the Energy Awards 2013[34] It was awarded .

Notes and References

  1. https://www.innio.com/en/products/jenbacher#uk Jenbacher Distributor and Service Partners
  2. http://venturemagazine.co.uk/article-page.php?contentid=401&issueid=43, Energy Efficient an Interview with Alan Fletcher, Clarke Energy, Venture Magazine
  3. http://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/cec/resourcecentre/reports/Past-Reports/businchina/mainColumnParagraphs/0/text_files/file0/china2.pdf Australia's Renewable Energy Use, Technologies and Services
  4. http://www.clarke-energy.com/2013/clarke-energy-makes-major-acquisition-in-bangladesh/ Clarke Energy makes major acquisition in Bangladesh
  5. http://fr.geenergyeurope-pressroom.com/archive/2008/08/05/ge-energy-fournit-des-moteurs-jenbacher-pour-une-centrale-%C3%A0.html GE Energy fournit des moteurs Jenbacher pour une centrale à gaz de décharge sur l’île de la Réunion dans l’Océan Indien
  6. http://www.kapitalis.com/kapital/35-entreprise/1846-clarke-energy-promeut-la-cogeneration-en-tunisie.html Clarke Energy Promeut la Cogeneration en Tunisie
  7. http://www.clarke-energy.com/2013/clarke-energy-acquires-ges-jenbacher-gas-engines-south-african-service-business-agaricus-trading/ Clarke Energy acquires GE's Jenbacher gas engine South African service business and Agaricus Trading
  8. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2009/07/22/clarke-energy-sales-soar-92534-24210597/ Clarke Energy Sales Soar, Liverpool Daily Post, 22 July 2009
  9. http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/north-west/45258-clarke-energy-sets-200m-target/index Clarke Energy Sets £200 million target, Insider Media, 13 January 2011
  10. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2010/06/30/directors-pay-cuts-double-profits-at-clarke-energy-holdings-92534-26752752/ Director's Pay Cuts Double Profits at Clarke Energy, 30 June 2010
  11. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2012/01/05/clarke-energy-pushes-into-oil-and-gas-markets-92534-30062737/ Clarke Energy pushes into Oil and Gas Markets
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929232432/http://www.v1energy.com/news/top-stories/660-queensland-government-inaugurates-alternative-energy-plant-powered-by-ges-jenbacher-waste-coal-mine-gas-engines Queensland Government Inaugurates Alternative Energy Plant Powered by GE's Jenbacher Waste Coal Mine Gas Engines
  13. http://gastoday.com.au/news/clarke_generates_interest_at_blackwater/012577/ Clarke Generates Interest at Blackwater
  14. http://ukintunisia.fco.gov.uk/en/news/060-interviews-british-companies/Clarke Recycling Energy: Interview with Didier Lartigue, Director of Clarke Energy, British Embassy Tunis
  15. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya+to+benefit+from+major+biogas+plant/-/539546/1886842/-/7psv9g/-/index.html Kenya to benefit from major biogas plant
  16. http://www.wapicforum.com/Pages/Detail/7543 Partnership with Clarke Energy will enable Nestle to save 30% on fuel cost annually
  17. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6968333.ece Britain's Green Rich List, Sunday Times, 27 December 2009
  18. http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/47178/articles/power-engineering-international/volume-7/issue-4/regulars/genset-roundup/clarke-energy-becomes-jenbacher-distributor.html Clarke Energy Becomes Jenbacher Distributor, www.powergenworldwide.com, 1 May 1999
  19. http://www.epa.gov/cmop/docs/cmm_conference_sep06/ge_jenbacher.pdf, Hoffman, A. Critical interfaces and technical limits for a reliable utilization of CMM in recip engines, GE Jenbacher
  20. http://www.newmaterials.com/Customisation/News/Advanced_Composites/Thermoplastic_Composites/GE_Energys_Jenbacher_biogas_engines_power.asp GE Energy's Jenbacher Biogas Engines Power, New Materials International, 15.08.2007
  21. http://www.gepower.com/about/press/en/2008_press/120208e.htm GE's ecomagination™ Certified Jenbacher Power Plant Commissioned at Australian Coal Mine to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  22. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kohler-co-acquires-uk-based-clarke-energy-300400884.html Kohler Co. Acquires UK-based Clarke Energy, PR Newswire, 2 February 2017
  23. http://www.r-e-a.net/members/clarke_energy_ltd/searchterm=None Clarke Energy, Renewable Energy Association
  24. http://www.adbiogas.co.uk/ta_content.asp?id=14 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association - Founding Members
  25. http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/knowsley-business/news/business-awards-2012.aspx Knowsley Business and Regeneration Awards 2012 - Winners Announced
  26. http://www.ecipartners.com/investments/current.go ECI Partners Investment
  27. http://www.clarke-energy.com/2013/clarke-energy-appointed-as-export-champion/ Clarke Energy appointed as Export Champion
  28. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc36dbb4-c3ec-11e3-870b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2zVDJMWST List of 2014 Queen's Award Winners
  29. http://www.clarke-energy.com/2014/gas-powered-international-trade-clarke-energy-wins-queens-award-enterprise/ Gas-powered international trade - Clarke Energy wins Queen's Award
  30. http://www.r-e-a.net/news/energy-minister-welcomes-new-rea-finance-forum-and-celebrates-with-2014-rea-award-winners Energy Minister Celebrates REA Award Winners
  31. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/business/live-liverpool-echo-regional-business-7368544 Live Liverpool Echo Regional Business Awards
  32. http://www.r-e-a.net/events/british-renewable-energy-awards-2013 British Renewable Energy Awards 2013
  33. http://www.r-e-a.net/news/2014-british-renewable-energy-awards-finalists-announced British Renewable Energy Awards Finalists Announced
  34. http://www.theenergyawards.com/808037 Energy Awards Shortlist

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