We conceive and develop technology for net zero, with a strong focus on proving technologies at our test site located at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

We have experience working on a diverse range of energy storage technologies, including flywheels, batteries, thermo-mechanical storage, hydrogen and ammonia.

We also have historically worked in the field of wind energy, covering the integration of renewable power into electricity grids, wind resource estimation, condition monitoring, and the non-destructive testing of windmill blades.

We publish our findings to reveal the benefits and challenges of investigated technologies with a view to informing policymakers who are plotting a path to net zero.

Between 2022 and 2025, we designed and built a flexible green ammonia plant, known as ASPIRE, funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.

Green ammonia is an important part of the jigsaw for reaching net zero, and we now host the UK’s only demonstration of a green ammonia production facility.

Our team is also a founding member of the UK Energy Research Centre and runs the Energy Data Centre, which is a nationally important resource for UK energy research and development.