With over 20 years of expertise in the UK’s Energy and Renewables Sector, Steven delivers innovative solutions for sustainable power generation. From land acquisition to operational success, he specialises in multi-million-pound projects, combining advanced technologies with industry-leading knowledge to create a greener tomorrow.
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Steven is an accomplished energy developer with over 20 years of experience in the UK’s Energy and Renewables Sector. He has a proven track record of delivering micro power stations and managing multi-million-pound projects. His expertise spans the entire project lifecycle, from land acquisition and site commissioning to achieving shovel-ready status, full-scale construction, and live operational deployment.
With extensive onsite knowledge of civil, mechanical, and electrical systems, Steven has collaborated closely with prominent organisations such as Welsh Power, E.ON Energy, National Grid, and District Network Operators.
Steven specialises in managing project budgets exceeding £100 million and overseeing multi-megawatt capacity developments, primarily utilising gas generation, combined heat and power technologies, and battery storage solutions. His portfolio includes notable projects with Liverpool University, Cranfield University, Royal Marsden Hospital, Thornton Waste Technology Park, Belfast Hospital, and Citigen London, among others.
Managing Director
A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) collects energy from renewable energy sources, such as wind and or solar panels or from the electricity network and stores the energy using battery storage technology. The batteries discharge to release energy back to National Grid or Via Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) when necessary, such as during peak demands, power outages, or grid balancing.
A "commercial gas generator system" refers to a power generation system used in commercial settings, which runs on natural gas as its primary fuel source, but you can also use Synthetic Gas, from such as a Pyrolysis plant, or a Digester, providing electricity during power outages or to supplement the grid when needed; essentially, it's a large-scale generator designed for commercial applications that utilises gases to produce electricity.
A pyrolysis plant is a recycling machine that breaks down organic materials and convert waste plastic/tyre/oil sludge/coal tar oil to fuel oil. The final product of the pyrolysis plant is mainly fuel oil which (can be further refined into diesel), carbon black, and syngas.
Some of the major developments I’ve worked on over the past 20+ years.
Value: £20.0m
23 BYD 1.26MW containerised battery storage systems on contaminated ground with overhead cable restrictions. Includes civils, DNO room, DNO control panel, client room, client control panel, and switch gear.
Value: £1.6m
1 NEC 3MW containerised battery storage system. Secured the grid connection, planning, and completed the full build, including commissioning to a fully working system.
Value: £5.0m
10MW containerised battery storage system. Secured the grid connection, planning, and completed the full build, including commissioning to a fully working system.
Value: £30.0m
24 MWM 2020 v.20 2MW + 1 MWM 2016 v.12 1MW output each, containerised on natural gas. Secured grid connection, planning, and completed the full build, including commissioning to a fully working system.
Value: £6.0m
1 MWM 2020 v.16 1.5MW containerised on natural gas + 5t/hr waste heat/fired steam boiler. Includes building alterations for the steam boiler, client control room, and switch gear.
Value: £3.5m
2 MWM 2020 v.20 2MW output each on natural gas. Includes building alterations, acoustic enclosures, client room, and switch gear.
Value £2.4m
1no MWM 2020 v.20 2MW output, containerised on natural gas. Client room,
client control panel and switch gear.
Value £12.0m
2no MWM 2032 2.7MW output on natural gas, build on site, for EON Energy. This project was not the easiest as the Gensets had to be sited five metres below ground on a structural concrete mezzanine floor that we had to build some months previously to allow the genset installation. We had to deal with the underground and London logistics.
Value £8.5m
8no MWM 2020 V.16 1.5MW on natural gas, for Welsh Power Ltd. Inc erecting a purpose- built building to house the generators.
All projects are located in Yorkshire under Northern Power Grid.
Offers invited.
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For inquiries related to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Pyrolysis plants, project management services, or land acquisition, please use the details below
Name: Steve Thorpe
Position: Director
Ryedale Energy Solutions Ltd.
Email: Steve@ryedale-solutions.co.uk
Phone: 07772793413
Website: Ryedale Energy Solutions
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