Laura was joined by Pensions and Financial Inclusion Minister, Guy Opperman on a visit to West Bekrshire's Anesco to meet with CEO, Mark Futyan. Anesco develop, design, construct, operate, maintain and optimise high performing grid scale renewable energy assets.
Across the UK, Anesco have designed and built 106 solar farms, including the UK’s first subsidy free solar farm. The company is also a market leader in the UK battery storage market. They also currently manage and monitor over 1.3GW of clean energy across 24,000 assets. Whilst their energy efficiency has saved 1.25 million tonnes of CO2.
Commenting on the visit, the Pensions Minister said, "I was delighted to visit Anesco and meet with the team to hear of ways they are contributing to getting us to Net Zero. As Pensions Minister, I continue to encourage pension schemes to invest in the businesses of the future.”
Adding, Laura said: “Anesco is one of the most exciting enterprises in West Berkshire when it comes to solar and renewable energy. Last week I was joined by the Pensions Minister Guy Opperman on a visit to meet the team where we discussed their work, the future of the sector and the role of pension fund investment in our long-term effort to reach net zero.”
Finally, the Anesco CEO Mark Futyan said: “It was a pleasure to welcome Laura and Guy to Anesco headquarters and to discuss the net zero challenge and the role that Anesco plays in making it happen. We are proud of our track record of renewable energy development and look forward to working alongside government and with local communities on our pipeline of new projects.”