{{Short description|Subsidiary of the Kohler Company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use British English|date=January 2012}} {{Infobox company | name = Clarke Energy | logo = ClarkeEnergy.gif | logo_size = 200px | type = Limited company | founder = Jim Clarke | foundation = 1989 | location = Knowsley, Liverpool, England, UK | area_served = UK, Ireland, France, Australia, New Zealand, India, Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, Bangladesh, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda | services = Gas engine maintenance, engineering, project management | industry = Combined heat and power, Coal seam gas, Biogas, Landfill gas, Synthesis gas, Sewage gas, Grid balancing, Retail, Wholesale | products = INNIO's Jenbacher gas engines, Power, cogeneration and trigeneration plants | num_employees = ~1,200 (2019) | homepage = [http://www.clarke-energy.com www.clarke-energy.com] }} {{Sustainable energy}} '''Clarke Energy''' is part of the Kohler Company and is a multinational specialist in the sale, engineering, installation and maintenance of power plants that use gas engines. Clarke Energy is an independent company with its global head offices located in Knowsley, Liverpool and is an authorised distributor and service partner for INNIO's<ref>[https://www.innio.com/en/products/jenbacher#uk Jenbacher Distributor and Service Partners], GE Energy, Accessed 1 April 2011</ref><ref>[http://venturemagazine.co.uk/article-page.php?contentid=401&issueid=43, Energy Efficient an Interview with Alan Fletcher, Clarke Energy, Venture Magazine] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901045544/http://venturemagazine.co.uk/article-page.php?contentid=401&issueid=43%2C |date=1 September 2011 }}, www.venturemagazine.co.uk, December 2006, Accessed 1 April 2004</ref> Jenbacher and Waukesha gas engines. Clarke Energy has over 1,000 staff in seventeen countries worldwide including Algeria, Australia,<ref>[http://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/cec/resourcecentre/reports/Past-Reports/businchina/mainColumnParagraphs/0/text_files/file0/china2.pdf Australia's Renewable Energy Use, Technologies and Services] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627044722/http://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/cec/resourcecentre/reports/Past-Reports/businchina/mainColumnParagraphs/0/text_files/file0/china2.pdf |date=27 June 2011 }} www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au, accessed 11.05.2011</ref> Bangladesh,<ref>[http://www.clarke-energy.com/2013/clarke-energy-makes-major-acquisition-in-bangladesh/ Clarke Energy makes major acquisition in Bangladesh], www.clarke-energy.com, 13 August 2013</ref> Cameroon, France,<ref>[http://fr.geenergyeurope-pressroom.com/archive/2008/08/05/ge-energy-fournit-des-moteurs-jenbacher-pour-une-centrale-%C3%A0.html GE Energy fournit des moteurs Jenbacher pour une centrale à gaz de décharge sur l’île de la Réunion dans l’Océan Indien] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816163858/http://fr.geenergyeurope-pressroom.com/archive/2008/08/05/ge-energy-fournit-des-moteurs-jenbacher-pour-une-centrale-%C3%A0.html |date=16 August 2011 }}, fr.geenergyeurope-pressroom.com, Accessed 11.05.2011</ref> India, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia,<ref>[http://www.kapitalis.com/kapital/35-entreprise/1846-clarke-energy-promeut-la-cogeneration-en-tunisie.html Clarke Energy Promeut la Cogeneration en Tunisie], www.kapitalis.com, accessed 11.05.2011</ref> South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho.<ref>[http://www.clarke-energy.com/2013/clarke-energy-acquires-ges-jenbacher-gas-engines-south-african-service-business-agaricus-trading/ Clarke Energy acquires GE's Jenbacher gas engine South African service business and Agaricus Trading], www.clarke-energy.com, accessed 11.11/2013</ref> The company maintains a portfolio of applications for both low-carbon power and renewable energy generation.<ref>[http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2009/07/22/clarke-energy-sales-soar-92534-24210597/ Clarke Energy Sales Soar, Liverpool Daily Post, 22 July 2009], www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk, Accessed 1 April 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/north-west/45258-clarke-energy-sets-200m-target/index Clarke Energy Sets £200 million target, Insider Media, 13 January 2011], www.insidermedia.com, Accessed 1 April 2011{{Dead link|date=March 2024}}</ref><ref>[http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2010/06/30/directors-pay-cuts-double-profits-at-clarke-energy-holdings-92534-26752752/ Director's Pay Cuts Double Profits at Clarke Energy, 30 June 2010], www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk, Accessed 1 April 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2012/01/05/clarke-energy-pushes-into-oil-and-gas-markets-92534-30062737/ Clarke Energy pushes into Oil and Gas Markets], www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk, accessed 5 January 2012</ref>
==Applications and projects== Gas engines can be used in various gas-to-power applications including natural gas combined heat and power (CHP) / cogeneration, biogas, landfill gas, coal mine methane,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170929232432/http://www.v1energy.com/news/top-stories/660-queensland-government-inaugurates-alternative-energy-plant-powered-by-ges-jenbacher-waste-coal-mine-gas-engines Queensland Government Inaugurates Alternative Energy Plant Powered by GE's Jenbacher Waste Coal Mine Gas Engines], www.v1energy.com, Accessed 11.05.2011</ref><ref>[http://gastoday.com.au/news/clarke_generates_interest_at_blackwater/012577/ Clarke Generates Interest at Blackwater] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613062932/http://gastoday.com.au/news/clarke_generates_interest_at_blackwater/012577 |date=13 June 2011 }}, www.gastoday.com.au, Accessed 11.05.2011</ref> synthetic gas, wood gas and associated petroleum gas. In the UK Clarke Energy is a leading supplier of landfill gas generation equipment, in Australia for Coal Mine gas engines and in France for natural gas cogeneration units.<ref>[http://ukintunisia.fco.gov.uk/en/news/060-interviews-british-companies/Clarke Recycling Energy: Interview with Didier Lartigue, Director of Clarke Energy, British Embassy Tunis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831202910/http://ukintunisia.fco.gov.uk/en/news/060-interviews-british-companies/Clarke |date=31 August 2011 }}, ukintunisia.fco.gov.uk, Accessed 1 April 2011</ref> The company has worked on pioneering projects including the supply of the first GE biogas engines into sub-Saharan Africa near Lake Naivasha in Kenya<ref>[http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Kenya+to+benefit+from+major+biogas+plant/-/539546/1886842/-/7psv9g/-/index.html Kenya to benefit from major biogas plant], www.businessdailyafrica.com, retrieved 20.09.2013</ref> and pioneering the use of CNG as a fuel with Nestle Nigeria.<ref>[http://www.wapicforum.com/Pages/Detail/7543 Partnership with Clarke Energy will enable Nestle to save 30% on fuel cost annually], www.wapicforum.com</ref>
==History== The company's current operations were established by Jim Clarke in 1989<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101013013149/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6968333.ece Britain's Green Rich List, Sunday Times, 27 December 2009], www.timesonline.co.uk, Accessed 5 April 2004</ref> and initially was a service provided for diesel engines. In 1995 Clarke Energy became distributor for Jenbacher Gas Engines.<ref>[http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/47178/articles/power-engineering-international/volume-7/issue-4/regulars/genset-roundup/clarke-energy-becomes-jenbacher-distributor.html Clarke Energy Becomes Jenbacher Distributor, www.powergenworldwide.com, 1 May 1999], www.powergenworldwide.com, Accessed 1 April 2011</ref> In 1998, from its original base in the UK Clarke Energy began to expand overseas. In 2002 GE acquired Jenbacher, the Austrian gas engine specialist company<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120913050157/http://www.epa.gov/cmop/docs/cmm_conference_sep06/ge_jenbacher.pdf Hoffman, A. Critical interfaces and technical limits for a reliable utilization of CMM in recip engines, GE Jenbacher], www.epa.gov, accessed 1 April 2011</ref> commencing Clarke Energy's status as an 'Authorized Distributor and Service provider' for GE. Clarke Energy helped develop some of the first projects as part of GE's Ecomagination initiative including a biogas projects in Punjab, India,<ref>[http://www.newmaterials.com/Customisation/News/Advanced_Composites/Thermoplastic_Composites/GE_Energys_Jenbacher_biogas_engines_power.asp GE Energy's Jenbacher Biogas Engines Power, New Materials International, 15.08.2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719193138/http://www.newmaterials.com/Customisation/News/Advanced_Composites/Thermoplastic_Composites/GE_Energys_Jenbacher_biogas_engines_power.asp |date=19 July 2011 }}, www.newmaterials.com, Accessed 1 April 2011</ref> and coal gas plants in Australia.<ref>[http://www.gepower.com/about/press/en/2008_press/120208e.htm GE's ecomagination™ Certified Jenbacher Power Plant Commissioned at Australian Coal Mine to Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions], www.gepower.com, Accessed 14.04.2011</ref> Clarke Energy was acquired by US-based Kohler Co. in 2017.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kohler-co-acquires-uk-based-clarke-energy-300400884.html Kohler Co. Acquires UK-based Clarke Energy, PR Newswire, 2 February 2017]</ref>
===Key events=== *1989 - Clarke Energy Established as an engine service company *1995 - Clarke Energy nominated as distributor for Jenbacher AG gas engine products in UK *1998 - Awarded distribution rights for Jenbacher in Australia, New Zealand and Nigeria *2003 - GE acquires Jenbacher AG. Clarke Energy acquires Cogen India, awarded distribution rights for Jenbacher in India *2004 - Clarke Energy acquires Jenbacher France, awarded distribution rights for France. *2005 - Clarke Energy awarded distribution rights for Jenbacher in Ireland. Previous distributor's contract cancelled. *2008 - Clarke Energy awarded distribution rights for Jenbacher in Tunisia *2011 - Clarke Energy awarded distribution rights for Jenbacher in Algeria *2012 - Clarke Energy awarded distribution rights for Jenbacher in Tanzania *2013 - Clarke Energy acquires Orient Energy Systems Bangladesh, Agaricus Trading and GE's South African Jenbacher gas engine service business. Awarded distribution rights for Bangladesh, South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique *2017 - Clarke Energy is acquired by Kohler Co.
==Affiliations and achievements== Clarke Energy is a member of the Combined Heat and Power Association, the Renewable Energy Association<ref>[http://www.r-e-a.net/members/clarke_energy_ltd/searchterm=None Clarke Energy, Renewable Energy Association]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, www.rea.net, Accessed 1 April 2011</ref> and a founding member of Lord Redesdale's Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association<ref>[http://www.adbiogas.co.uk/ta_content.asp?id=14 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association - Founding Members] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101211015404/http://www.adbiogas.co.uk/ta_content.asp?id=14 |date=11 December 2010 }}, Accessed 1 April 2011</ref> Clarke Energy is also a multiple award winner of the British Safety Council's International Safety Award. Clarke Energy was named 'Business of the Year 2012' in the Knowsley Business Awards.<ref>[http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/knowsley-business/news/business-awards-2012.aspx Knowsley Business and Regeneration Awards 2012 - Winners Announced] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927135704/http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/knowsley-business/news/business-awards-2012.aspx |date=27 September 2013 }}, www.knowsley.gov.uk, retrieved 11.01.2013</ref> In 2012 ECI Partners acquired a minority stake in Clarke Energy.<ref>[http://www.ecipartners.com/investments/current.go ECI Partners Investment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704040529/http://www.ecipartners.com/investments/current.go |date=4 July 2013 }}. www.ecipartners.com, received 11.01.2013</ref> In 2013 the company was awarded 'Export Champion' status by UK Trade and Investment.<ref>[http://www.clarke-energy.com/2013/clarke-energy-appointed-as-export-champion/ Clarke Energy appointed as Export Champion], www.clarke-energy.com</ref> In 2014 the company was announced as a winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise (International Trade) for having achieved 6 years' sustained growth.<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/bc36dbb4-c3ec-11e3-870b-00144feabdc0 List of 2014 Queen's Award Winners], www.ft.com, retrieved 22.04.2014</ref><ref>[http://www.clarke-energy.com/2014/gas-powered-international-trade-clarke-energy-wins-queens-award-enterprise/ Gas-powered international trade - Clarke Energy wins Queen's Award] www.clarke-energy.com, retrieved 22.04.0214</ref> The company also won the 2014 British Renewable Energy Award for Innovation,<ref>[http://www.r-e-a.net/news/energy-minister-welcomes-new-rea-finance-forum-and-celebrates-with-2014-rea-award-winners Energy Minister Celebrates REA Award Winners], www.r-e-a.net, retrieved 8 July 2014</ref> and 'Business of the Year >250 employees' in the (Liverpool City Region) Regional Business Awards.<ref>[http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/business/live-liverpool-echo-regional-business-7368544 Live Liverpool Echo Regional Business Awards], www.liverpoolecho.com, accessed 8 July 2014</ref>
The company was also a finalist in the British Renewable Energy Awards 2013<ref>[http://www.r-e-a.net/events/british-renewable-energy-awards-2013 British Renewable Energy Awards 2013], www.r-e-a.net</ref> & 2014<ref>[http://www.r-e-a.net/news/2014-british-renewable-energy-awards-finalists-announced British Renewable Energy Awards Finalists Announced], www.r-e-a.net, retrieved 22.04.2014</ref> and the Energy Awards 2013<ref>[http://www.theenergyawards.com/808037 Energy Awards Shortlist], www.theenergyawards.com</ref> It was awarded The Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade (Export) (2014).
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