Eco energy tech help
AS COMPANIES look to reap the advantages of renewable energy and EV charging, the E-Merge Group is aiming to be their greenest link, navigating their transition with bespoke and affordable end-to-end solutions.
Founded in Leeds last year by transport experts Charlotte Ward and Marc Haley, demand has led to expansion with an office in Northampton, and expectations of a £1million-plus turnover in its first year.
Catering primarily for commercial clients, the company has created three targeted divisions.
E-Merge Renewables covers solar PV and battery storage, with support on how to achieve energy resilience and demand flexibility; E-Merge EV provides customised charging systems; E-Merge Power Infra-structure offers solutions that reduce dependency on the grid or support energy demand increases when required.
The group also advises on complementary measures such as destratification fans that prevent wasted heat.
In a technically complex, fastchanging but fragmented market with its share of mis-selling and poor workmanship, “many businesses don’t know where to start,” says Ward.
“We saw a gap we could fill with an all-encompassing energy and EV specialist acting with integrity. Transition involves many variables and liaison from supply capabilities and particular site demands to all the different hardware.Whether it is one property or a solar farm, we arrange and project manage the whole thing from design to installation.”
E-Merge’s subcontractors are vetted using top industry accreditations and the company is signed up to the Renewable Energy Consumer Code (RECC).
“We make everything as transparent and simple as possible,” Haley says. “We help clients reduce energy costs with technologically advanced, sustainable alternatives that are affordable and revolutionise their credentials.”
The process looks at each business as a whole, assessing what is achievable in terms of supply, usage and purchasing options. “Biggest is not always best. For instance, optimising a smaller solar system can sometimes be more effective,” saysWard.
“Clients know exactly what they have.They get a pack with all the suppliers and guarantees. No one is uncontactable and relationships are long-term.”
With clients in areas ranging from haulage and health to property and the public sector, recent installations include an Iveco truck franchise. “This four-site project was completed within six weeks of order, with payback from two to three years.”
However recognition from the education sector lags behind, “yet this is a sector full of potential,” says Ward.
E-Merge is developing a box using telematics to monitor battery health. Its next step is to grow its nationwide footprint “using local businesses with the same ethos as us”.
‘We make everything as transparent as possible’