Alkane Energy plc

Alkane Energy plc, first set up in 1994, is one of Britain's fastest growing independent power generators. It is among the top 10 companies holding rights to drill for oil and gas in the UK.

Activities

2014

In the UK Alkane operates mid-sized 'gas to power' electricity plants providing both predictable and fast response capacity to the grid. Alkane now has a total of 140MW of installed generating capacity and an electricity grid capacity of 160MW.

In 2000 the company described itself as 'the UK’s leading commercial producer of methane from abandoned coal mines'. It operated three sites in the East Midlands and was 'progressing with a major roll-out programme using its concept: Alkane Energy has 18 EXL and PEDL onshore licence areas in the UK which give it exclusive rights over 4,282 km2 with coal mine methane and coal bed methane potential'.

Lobbying

In 2000 Alkane said it was 'actively lobbying, both on its own account and as a founder member of the Association of Coal Mine Methane Operators (ACMMO), for all electricity generated from CMM to be exempt from the Climate Change Levy in the same way as CMM sold direct to industrial users for burner tip fuel is already exempted. CMM is a Green source of energy, and the company is lobbying for this to be officially recognised.

People

Companies House: Directors/ Officers as at August 2014

• STEPHEN VINCENT GOALBY, director, 16 May 2000-
• WILLIAM CAMERON DAVIES, director, 12 Sep 1994-
• JULIA ANN HENDERSON, director, 1 Jun 2007-
• NEIL CHRISTOPHER O'BRIEN, director, 1 Nov 2008-
• ROGER STEVEN MCDOWELL, director, 1 Oct 2012-
• STEPHEN VINCENT GOALBY, secretary, 18 Dec 2003-
• JOSEPH DARBY, director, 1 Jan 2010-

As at the year ended December 2000:

• Cameron Davies - Executive Chairman
• David Cross - Chief Executive
• David Oldham - Technical Director
• Stephen Goalby - Finance Director
• Paul Adrian Barlow Beecroft - Non-executive Director*
• Sir David White - Non-executive Director*
• Lord Fraser of Carmyllie - Non-executive Director* from January 2001 (* Members of Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees)

PR and lobbying firms

• Millham Communications Ltd (circa 2000)
• Buchanan Communications (circa 2003)

Contact

Registered company address:

Alkane Energy plc

Edwinstowe House, High Street, Edwinstowe

Nottinghamshire NG21 9PR

United Kingdom

Company Number: 02966946

Incorporation Date: 12 September 1994

The company changed its name by special resolution on 2 October 2000 from Coalgas plc

Auditors: Ernst & Young

Telephone: +44 (0)1623 827927 Facsimile: +44 (0)1623 827930

Website: www.alkane.co.uk

Subsidiary: Alkane Energy UK Ltd