Innovative Norwegian Micro-Gen Newcomer, Zeropex AS, Sets up UK subsidiary
21 APRIL 2010 - For immediate release - Zeropex AS of Sandnes, near Stavanger, Norway has announced the establishment of a UK subsidiary with an office in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Zeropex produces unique power generating pressure reduction devices that convert the differential pressure in water flows to produce continuous electrical power to improve the sustainability of industry and communities. Its first product, the Difgen system, has been approved for use by The UK Carbon Trust. A number of UK water utilities, including Scottish Water, are currently considering trials of Zeropex's Difgen system. The timing of their British entry is key because April 2010 saw the UK introduction of Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) while electrical power generated by micro-gen schemes already qualifies for Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs). The additional arrival this April of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme adds the obligation to comply with CRCs, providing further impetus to seek smart ways to reduce carbon. Concurrent with setting up its British subsidiary, Zeropex's CEO, Tor Albert Ersdal, has made two initial appointments for the UK. Duncan Collins will assume the role of Managing Director, Zeropex Limited with immediate effect while Dr Piers Clark joins the new UK board as a non-executive director. Duncan Collins has 11 years experience in the UV industry and from 2007 was Sales Director, MicroDynamics UV at Severn Trent Services Inc., a US $600 million division of Severn Trent plc. MicroDynamics is the microwave-powered UV business within Water Purification that was acquired as Quay Technologies in May 2007, a company that Duncan Collins founded in 1998 as a spin out from the University of Liverpool. Dr Piers Clark was Managing Director regulated Industries for Mouchel plc from 2005 to 2010 and Managing Director of Atkins Ltd from 2003 to 2005. He has a BSc in Environmental Science, PhD in Civil Engineering and is a Chartered Member of the Institute of Water & Environmental Management. He has had a distinguished career in the UK water and consulting industry for the last 12 years and has held a series of specialist roles in the environmental and innovation sectors. He was a member of the Dti/DEFRA joint Supported Group on both Regulation and Technology Working Parties, The Dti Innovation & Growth team, and has served as a member of the CEN EH5 Panel for the CBI. He has also had a career as an academic as a teaching fellow at The University of Southampton and has held various research roles at North West Water, Atkins, OFWAT and The Thames Gateway Institute of Sustainability. Dr Piers Clark is now an interim Asset Management Director for Thames Water.
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