What first drew you to this industry? Since my school days, I’ve always had an interest in renewable energy and doing the right thing for the environment. However, when I joined Privilege Finance six years ago as a commercial director, I never anticipated how much my passion would grow as I understood more about renewables … Read more
The Norfolk town of Attleborough has become one of the first ‘green communities’ in the UK, following the completion of development works at a local anaerobic digestion (AD) plant. The £17m upgrade project was led by carbon mitigation project funders, Privilege Finance, with the operation of the site being managed by Eco Verde Energy. Marc … Read more
We’re Hiring! We are seeking to recruit a Business Development Manager to join the Commercial team. Job Title: Business Development Manager – UK and Europe Responsible To: Commercial Director – UK and Europe Reports: None Summary of the role: The main objective of the role is to implement a business development strategy, identifying new business … Read more
We are hiring! Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to kickstart 2023? Look no further! We are seeking a Commercial Director to join the Privilege team. Job Title: Commercial Director – UK and Europe Responsible To: Chief Executive Officer Reports: Commercial Function – UK and Europe Summary of the role: The main objective of … Read more
Anaerobic digestion (AD) plants are built to produce renewable energy, which is either used as biogas to power a combined heat and power (CHP) engine or upgraded to biomethane, to be used in domestic boilers. They also produce digestate biofertiliser and carbon dioxide (CO2). These outputs can all be used, either domestically or in industry, … Read more
The application window for the Climate Change Thought Leadership Award has reopened for undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students studying at UK universities. Run by Privilege Finance, the award provides students within the renewable energy sector, with the opportunity to be rewarded for their research and innovative approaches to climate change and carbon reduction solutions. Winning students can expect to … Read more
By Stevie Leeks This month saw the launch of our new podcast – The Renewables Revolution Podcast – and in the first episode I was joined by Privilege’s own Chris Winward, Chris Negus and Marc Graham to discuss what it will take for renewable energy to completely replace fossil fuel derived energy in the UK. … Read more
By Aine Anderson, Climate Change Thought Leadership Award winner (PhD category) 2022 According to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Northern Ireland (NI) has the potential to produce up to 580 million cubic metres of biomethane annually. Recent analysis of feedstock mapping supports even higher biomethane potential values from manure and underutilised … Read more
By Natasha Marino, Climate Change Thought Leadership Award winner (Master’s Category) 2022 Renewable energy technologies cannot always produce a consistent amount of energy. For example, the energy outputs from solar technologies are limited in winter, when there’s fewer daylight hours and the sky is often overcast. Likewise, demand for energy varies throughout the … Read more
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