Gridsource was first established in 2015 as a specialist developer, construction project manager & asset manager focusing on renewable infrastructure within the energy sector. After initial investment from the partners, whom forged their careers within the UK high voltage power engineering & wind energy sectors, Gridsource has developed into an established multi-disciplined technology agnostic developer and trusted partner.
Today, Gridsource developments solar, wind, energy storage, reserve power, Hybrid & data-centre projects either with our own funds, in partnership with our joint-venture partners or for our customers via our consultancy offering.
Solar
With solar being a huge part of the UK energy system, we partnered with Octopus Energy Generation, one of the largest investors in renewable energy in Europe, who manage more than 240 large-scale green energy projects spanning 10 countries and 8 technologies. There existing £5.0bn portfolio has a combined capacity of 3GW, enough energy to power 2 million homes every year!
Together, we’re building green solar power for the future and committed to driving the green energy revolution faster than ever before.
Our partnership pursues greenfield development and will add to the grid up to 500MW of new solar projects plus energy storage over the next five years, targeting to invest £250 million to construct the projects once fully permitted.
The projects are originated and managed day-to-day by Gridsource and then added into Octopus Energy Generations already considerable portfolio, the largest solar investment portfolio in Europe.
Wind
Wind turbine generators simply use the power of the wind to create electricity, with wind power playing a critical role in enabling the UK energy system to decarbonise.
We are developing a portfolio of single wind turbine projects across the country, developing the projects from first principles.
Energy storage
Energy storage systems are essential to speeding up the replacement of fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. These systems play an important role, enabling energy from renewables, like wind & solar power to be stored, and then exported when energy demand is at it’s highest.
We are developing a portfolio of large both small-scale (<1MW) and large-scale energy storage projects across the country, developing the projects from first principles.
Reserve Power
With the UK transitioning towards a renewable energy dominated system, the electricity system needs fast responding and reliable reserve power assets that can support the demand for power in times of low renewable output generation.
These projects can provide power & balancing services to the local energy distribution networks when called upon and achieve full generation output within two minutes.
Hybrid
We are developing a portfolio of hybrid projects which incorporate multiple technologies such as wind, solar, storage & on-site load, providing the optimum site generation output whilst supporting on-site demand.
These projects target a <1MW grid connection, avoiding the need for a transmission network assessment and become projects the local community can be proud to host in their area.
Data Centres
The rise of AI, machine learning, and cloud computing is driving the demand for data centres within the UK. The growth of these facilities presents significant challenges, from soaring energy requirements to the need for sustainable, future-ready infrastructure.
We are developing a portfolio of modular data-centre projects across the country, developing the projects from first principles, either as a standalone develop or one that interacts with on-site renewables as part of a Hybrid system.