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    Anesco commences work on 5MW photovoltaic plant

    Leading energy efficiency solutions company, Anesco, has started work on one of the UK’s largest ground mounted solar projects – a 5MWp scheme in the New Forest. The solar PV installation, situated within the Cadland Estate at Fawley, will be completed over the next eight weeks and will comprise of 9 kilometres of frames, 5,000 groundscrews and 18,000 solar PV panels.

    Appetite for energy efficiency pushes revenue up at Anesco

    National energy efficiency solutions company, Anesco is on target to hit £100 million turnover in 2014 as demand for its services continue to rise. The last financial year saw turnover for the Reading-based company hit £21 million with pre-tax profits of close to £1 million.

    Cyberhawk deploys aerial inspection units in Oman

    Cyberhawk Innovations, a leading provider of aerial inspection services, recently completed two major inspection contracts in Oman using its remotely operated aerial vehicles (ROAVs). The company forms part of SEP's Environmental Energies Fund portfolio.

    Skyscanner wins Queen's Award for Enterprise

    Skyscanner has been awarded the prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade. The Queen’s Awards are a highly respected mark of excellence, and are the highest honour that can be given to a British business.

    Anesco launches free biomass boilers for commercial market

    Anesco is helping businesses to green up their energy credentials after launching an innovative new scheme to provide fully funded biomass boiler installations. Under the scheme, organisations can receive the free supply and installation of an ETA biomass boiler, including fuel storage, delivery systems, performance monitoring and annual services.

    Thames Water Chief joins Anesco as Chairman

    Steve Shine OBE has been appointed as chairman of national renewable energy solutions company, Anesco. Mr Shine, who will be standing down from his office as chief operating officer at Thames Water at the end of March 2012, will join Anesco as Chairman from April.

    Media Ingenuity names William Reeve as new Chairman

    Media Ingenuity, the online financial services company, announced today that William Reeve has joined its board as Chairman. A serial entrepreneur behind successes like Fletcher Research, Graze.com, LOVEFiLM.com and Zoopla, Reeve joins as the Media Ingenuity team extends its range of fast-growing online finance brands and offerings.

    Three portfolio companies earn Deloitte Fast 50 rankings

    Rapid revenue growth has earned three of SEP’s portfolio companies - Media Ingenuity, Skyscanner and Exco InTouch - an entry in the prestigious 2011 Deloitte Tech Fast 50 list, which ranks the UK’s 50 fastest-growing technology companies.

    Oyster 3G landmark boosts ipaccess

    SEP portfolio company, Cambridge-based ipaccess, has achieved a major strategic milestone: its Oyster 3G femto technology now powers more than half a million access points, deployed in homes, offices and mobile network hotspots worldwide.

    Zeus acquires web application firewall company

    SEP portfolio company, Zeus Technology, announced it has purchased the assets of art of defence, a German-based distributed web application firewall (dWAF) provider.Increasing demand for innovative web application security in the cloud is the driving force behind the acquisition.

    ARKeX secures contract with world's biggest oil company

    ARKeX provides geophysical surveys for the oil, gas and mineral exploration industry and has secured a contract with Saudi Aramco to deploy its BlueQube gravity gradiometry technology in a marine survey of three blocks off the western coast of Saudi Arabia.

    Skyscanner makes billion dollar breakthrough

    Flight search engine company Skyscanner has achieved a major commercial milestone by generating downstream revenue of more than one billion dollars in the last 12 months.