SOLUTIONS

Our Solutions

In today’s world, few things are more important than managing our dwindling natural resources and finding acceptable replacements. To achieve this we have to change how we think about our energy usage and how we care for our environment. We need a new approach to how we heat and power our homes and businesses and operate our transport infrastructure.

CSC has spent many years researching and evaluating the energy market and the opportunities it presents, devising solutions for customers that are sustainable and economically viable.

GENERATE ENERGY

Using renewable and
low-carbon
solutions

There are a number of on-site low-carbon/renewable sources of energy alternatives, and it depends on the type of business, its energy usage, and its location as to which would work best. The most popular examples are:

A Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant integrates the production of usable heat and power in a single, highly efficient process. A CHP engine typically uses low-carbon natural gas or zero-carbon green gas (biomethane) or synthetic gas (syngas) and generates power which is converted into electricity while, simultaneously, heat is recovered from the engine exhaust jacket and water/oil cooling circuit. A CHP plant can reach efficiency ratings in excess of 80%, compared to coal-fired plants whose efficiency is around 38%, and by generating its own on-site heat and power, a site’s energy bills can be reduced by up to 40%.

Solar panels harness the power of the sun and convert it into electricity. The solar photovoltaic (PV) panels convert sunlight into DC electricity which inverters convert to AC and then feed the electricity into the distribution board. The panels can be installed on a roof or on the ground and can offset up to 50% of a site’s grid consumption using this renewable source of energy. A site’s electricity costs can be lowered by as much as 30%.

Wind turbines The sun heats the earth unevenly and this creates thermal air currents. In order to achieve equal temperatures around the earth, these air pockets move about as global wind. The energy that travels in the wind can be captured and converted to provide electricity. Optimised installation of renewable technology and corresponding demand can lead to vast savings on energy costs as well as reductions in carbon contributions.

Store the energy

Using state-of-the-art
batteries leading to
an uninterrupted
electricity supply

Energy storage systems (ESS) are a focal point of any energy strategy today. The optimisation of on-site generation using storage can allow for the larger on-site generation to cater for off-peak use or the participation in ancillary service markets to encourage income streams.

ESS also supports a stable supply of energy and can reduce risk intermittent generation to, for example, solar PV. By storing the power using battery storage chemistry such as lithium-ion, a business can have total flexibility in its energy usage and, equally important, the system can be designed to support backup in the event of failures.

The decarbonisation of the heat market and the growing decarbonisation of the transport market is seeing greater uptake of electric vehicles (EV) globally. With this, the need for reliant infrastructure and grid connectivity that is strong enough to charge multiple vehicles is ever-present. The combination of static ESS through standalone batteries, as well as mobile batteries through vehicles or fleets, gives a building owner of any size a major opportunity in shifting to a lower carbon economy, but also maximising the assets to generate income.

Sell the energy

⦿  For electric vehicle charging
⦿  To your neighbours
⦿  For your own use
⦿  To the grid

There are various ways to sell the energy produced on-site to produce long-term income streams. Wind and solar plants generate electricity, and any surplus could be sold to third parties through either sleeving – where a utility company handles the transfer of money and energy on behalf of the buyer – or put to the market at retail price. The same can be considered with on-site CHP plants but, because it also produces heat, any surplus could be passed through to neighbouring businesses for an additional income stream and increasing lower carbon heat. CSC helps by:

⦿ Advising on the most cost-effective and efficient installation and infrastructure of low-carbon or renewable energy production for a site, whether it be greenfield, brownfield, in development or already operational

⦿ Advising on the storage of energy on-site using batteries

⦿ Planning and consulting on setting up an electric vehicle (EV) charging facility, whether it be just 3 or 4 stations for employees/tenants, 7 or 8 stations for fleet charging or 12 or more stations for a public charging facility supported by food, drink, and retail outlets

⦿ Ensuring that all aspects of the operation are compliant with planning laws, building regulations, environmental obligations and industry-specific regulatory requirements

⦿ Assisting with either your business case or the funding of capital assets for energy production and storage

⦿ Project managing the construction of the facilities, including all civil works and a full wrap

⦿ Negotiation of your connection agreement with the local network, along with a PPA (power purchase agreement) fit for purpose

⦿ Brokering power and heat deals with tenants and neighbouring businesses on behalf of the site owner/developer

GENERATE ENERGY

Using renewable and
low-carbon
solutions

There are a number of on-site low-carbon/renewable sources of energy alternatives, and it depends on the type of business, its energy usage, and its location as to which would work best. The most popular examples are:

A Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant integrates the production of usable heat and power in a single, highly efficient process. A CHP engine typically uses low-carbon natural gas or zero-carbon green gas (biomethane) or synthetic gas (syngas) and generates power which is converted into electricity while, simultaneously, heat is recovered from the engine exhaust jacket and water/oil cooling circuit. A CHP plant can reach efficiency ratings in excess of 80%, compared to coal-fired plants whose efficiency is around 38%, and by generating its own on-site heat and power, a site’s energy bills can be reduced by up to 40%.

Solar panels harness the power of the sun and convert it into electricity. The solar photovoltaic (PV) panels convert sunlight into DC electricity which inverters convert to AC and then feed the electricity into the distribution board. The panels can be installed on a roof or on the ground and can offset up to 50% of a site’s grid consumption using this renewable source of energy. A site’s electricity costs can be lowered by as much as 30%.

Wind turbines, The sun heats the earth unevenly and this creates thermal air currents. In order to achieve equal temperatures around the earth, these air pockets move about as global wind. The energy that travels in the wind can be captured and converted to provide electricity. Optimized installation of renewable technology and corresponding demand can lead to vast savings on energy costs as well as reductions in carbon contributions.

Store the energy

Using state-of-the-art
batteries leading to
an uninterrupted
electricity supply

Energy storage systems (ESS) are a focal point of any energy strategy today. The optimization of on-site generation using storage can allow for the larger on-site generation to cater for off-peak use or the participation in ancillary service markets to encourage income streams.

ESS also support a stable supply of energy and can reduce risk intermittent generation to, for example, solar PV. By storing the power using battery storage chemistry such as lithium-ion, a business can have total flexibility in its energy usage and, equally important, the system can be designed to support backup in the event of failures.

The decarbonization of the heat market and the growing decarbonization of the transport market is seeing greater uptake of electric vehicles (EV) globally. With this, the need for reliant infrastructure and grid connectivity that is strong enough to charge multiple vehicles is ever-present. The combination of static ESS through standalone batteries, as well as mobile batteries through vehicles or fleets, gives a building owner of any size a major opportunity in shifting to a lower carbon economy, but also maximizing the assets to generate income.

Sell the energy

⦿  For electric vehicle charging
⦿  To your neighbours
⦿  For your own use
⦿  To the grid

There are various ways to sell the energy produced on-site to produce long-term income streams. Wind and solar plants generate electricity, and any surplus could be sold to third parties through either sleeving – where a utility company handles the transfer of money and energy on behalf of the buyer – or put to the market at retail price. The same can be considered with on-site CHP plants but, because it also produces heat, any surplus could be passed through to neighbouring businesses for an additional income stream and increasing lower carbon heat. CSC helps by:

⦿ Advising on the most cost-effective and efficient installation and infrastructure of low-carbon or renewable energy production for a site, whether it be:

Greenfield

Brownfield

In development

Operational

⦿ Advising on the storage of energy on-site using batteries

⦿ Planning and consulting on setting up an electric vehicle (EV) charging facility, whether it be just 3 or 4 stations for employees/tenants, 7 or 8 stations for fleet charging or 12 or more stations for a public charging facility supported by food, drink, and retail outlets

⦿ Ensuring that all aspects of the operation are compliant with planning laws, building regulations, environmental obligations, and industry-specific regulatory requirements

⦿ Assisting with either your business case or the funding of capital assets for energy production and storage

⦿ Project managing the construction of the facilities, including all civil works and a full wrap

⦿ Negotiation of your connection agreement with the local network, along with a PPA (power purchase agreement) fit for purpose

⦿ Brokering power and heat deals with tenants and neighbouring businesses on behalf of the site owner/developer

GENERATE ENERGY

Using renewable andlow-carbonsolutions

Store the energy

Using state-of-the-artbatteries leading toan uninterruptedelectricity supply

Sell the energy

GENERATE ENERGY

Using renewable andlow-carbonsolutions

Store the energy

Using state-of-the-artbatteries leading toan uninterruptedelectricity supply

Sell the energy

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Using renewable and
low-carbon
solutions

Using state-of-the-art
batteries leading to
an uninterrupted
electricity supply

Using renewable and
low-carbon
solutions

Using state-of-the-art
batteries leading to
an uninterrupted
electricity supply