Exagen Group

17/01/2024

🔋At Exagen, we are committed to transforming energy for good. Find out how Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) help achieve this. ⬇️

🤓 Follow the link to read more about our Normanton Energy Reserve project, which has been in the news recently:
https://exagen.co.uk/news/exagen-given-green-light-for-new-500mw-1gwh-battery-storage-project-in-leicestershire/

12/01/2024

📣 Exagen given green light for new 500MW / 1GWh battery storage project in Leicestershire 🔋

🏡 The new 500MW / 1GWh battery site will be capable of powering 235,000 homes for two hours, equivalent to 80% of the homes in Leicestershire.
🐝 Approximately 45% of the 19-acre site will be set aside to improve biodiversity by extending Normanton Millennium Wood and creating wildflower meadows. The project will deliver more than 25% biodiversity net gain. 🦋
👫 Exagen will establish a circa £4M* community fund to spend on improvements in the local area, with residents consulted on how the fund is used.

To find out more, read the press release here
https://exagen.co.uk/news/exagen-given-green-light-for-new-500mw-1gwh-battery-storage-project-in-leicestershire/

*Details in press release

22/12/2023

🎄Wishing all a festive, relaxing break, and may the upcoming year be filled with exciting opportunities! 🐝

18/12/2023

🗞 We are pleased to hear National Grid UK have confirmed they will be bringing forward a £90M overhead power line upgrade that will accelerate the connection of 175 clean energy projects to the grid. 🌿
👷 Work is set to begin in January 2024.

National Grid has confirmed a £90 million upgrade of an overhead power line that will accelerate the connection of 175 clean energy projects to the grid.

29/11/2023

⚽️ Exagen is a proud sponsor of the Thurlaston Juniors. Some of our Normanton Energy Reserve team, Flavia, Mark and Sam, were lucky enough to catch all 3 of the teams we sponsor, play on Sunday.

🏃‍♂️It was a morning full of energy and fun, enjoyed by all. Well done team! 👏

👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏻This is just one example of how Exagen actively supports local communities, by helping with the little things that are so important to the identity and fabric of the places we all live.

28/11/2023

The government has outlined how it will facilitate the growth of a domestic battery supply chain with its 'UK Battery Strategy' paper. It's great to see the government focus on battery supply chains. 👏

The government has outlined how it will facilitate the growth of a domestic battery supply chain with its 'UK Battery Strategy' paper.

14/11/2023

☀️ New rules to kick ‘zombie’ solar farms off grid queue.

Energy regulator Ofgem said that projects would have to meet key milestones to keep their spot on the queue for grid connections.

05/10/2023

🌿Honoured to have Exagen representing at Transition West Gateshead on the weekend.
🧍‍♀️🧍Our community team were invited to speak at the event about climate change and Greenhead Energy Park.

28/09/2023

👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏻We’re celebrating week with our greatest asset – our people.
We asked the Exagen team for one word to describe what they love about working at Exagen, and what keeps them engaged.

❓What inspires and makes you happy at work? For us, it’s clearly our 👩🏻‍💼 people and making a difference 🌎

👀 Watch to find out what our team shared.

25/09/2023

🤓 Read our new blog! ☀️ Quality engagement is essential for public support of solar projects. ⚡️
Solar Energy Uk and Copper Consultancy recently released a report titled ‘2023 – a transformative year for Solar’. Exagen’s Head of Planning and Environment, Andrew Mott, is also a member of Solar Energy UK’s Planning and Land Use Steering Committee. Here he demystifies some lingering public concerns with solar development and discussed highlights from the report.

A new report published by Solar Energy UK and Copper Consultancy, sets out the challenges and misconceptions surrounding the development of solar energy. The report discusses public responses to a survey on solar development and describes 2023 as a “transformative”... Read more

19/09/2023

👩🏻‍💼 Helen Heward, Development Planner at Exagen ☀️ currently holds the position of Chair for Women in Planning Northeast, an independent network dedicated to and fostering within the planning industry.

📆 Last week Helen took part in a Nutrient Neutrality Breakfast Seminar, read about it here ⬇
https://bit.ly/45WxAwI