EnergyPathways PLC's (AIM:EPP) CEO Ben Clube talked with Proactive at the One2One Investor Forum about the company’s flagship initiative, the MESH integrated energy storage facility, which aims to tackle the UK’s energy cost and supply challenges.
The project, located in the Irish Sea, combines long-duration electricity storage, natural gas storage, and hydrogen storage – offering a large-scale, flexible and low-emission solution tailored for the energy transition. Clube outlined how the MESH facility addresses systemic inefficiencies in the UK's grid, including the vast amount of wind energy wasted due to transmission constraints. “In 2025, £1.5 billion was added to consumer bills just from wasted wind energy,” he said, citing government projections that this figure could grow to £8 billion by 2030.
The UK’s lack of storage infrastructure is central to the project’s value proposition. Clube noted, “Germany, Netherlands, Italy and France have ten times the gas storage the UK has. We only have 12 days of supply—and half of that may shut down.” Designated a Project of National Significance, MESH aligns with UK government energy policy and decarbonisation goals. The modular design could expand to 60 salt caverns, supporting future hydrogen production and even graphite supply, with exclusive use of KBR’s advanced hydrogen tech in the UK.
Looking ahead, EnergyPathways expects to finalise licensing, progress planning approvals, and secure tier one offtake partners. An international partnership with Siemens Energy is also in the works, scaling the tech beyond the UK.
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