1989 headquarters 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 products ge power & water s jenbacher gas engines power cogeneration and trigeneration plants services gas engine maintenance engineering project management number of employees 1 000 2014 website www.clarke energy.com part of a series about sustainable energy energy conservation cogeneration efficient energy use green building heat pump low carbon power microgeneration passive solar building design renewable energy anaerobic digestion geothermal hydroelectricity solar tidal wind sustainable transport carbon neutral fuel electric vehicle fossil fuel phase out green vehicle plug in hybrid sustainable development portal renewable energy portal environment portal v t e clarke energy is a privately owned multinational company specialising in the sale engineering installation and maintenance of power plants that use gas engines . clarke energy is an independent company with its head offices located in knowsley liverpool and is an authorised distributor and service partner for general electric s 1 2 jenbacher and waukesha gas engines . clarke energy has over 1 000 staff in seventeen countries worldwide including algeria australia 3 bangladesh 4 cameroon france 5 india ireland new zealand nigeria tanzania tunisia 6 south africa botswana mozambique swaziland and lesotho . 7 the company maintains a portfolio of applications for both low carbon power and renewable energy generation . 8 9 10 11 contents 1 applications and projects 2 history 3 affiliations and achievements 4 see also 5 key events 6 references applications and projects edit 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 12 13 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 . 14 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 15 and pioneering the use of cng as a fuel with nestle nigeria . 16 history edit the company s current operations were established by jim clarke in 1989 17 and initially was a service provided for diesel engines . in 1995 clarke energy became distributor for jenbacher gas engines . 18 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 19 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 20 and coal gas plants in australia . 21 affiliations and achievements edit clarke energy is a member of the combined heat and power association the renewable energy association 22 and a founding member of lord redesdale s anaerobic digestion and biogas association 23 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 . 24 in 2012 eci partners acquired a minority stake in clarke energy . 25 in 2013 the company was awarded export champion status by uk trade and investment . 26 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 . 27 28 the company also won the 2014 british renewable energy award for innovation 29 and business of the year 250 employees in the liverpool city region regional business awards . 30 the company was also a finalist in the british renewable energy awards 2013 31 & 2014 32 and the energy awards 2013 33 see also edit the queen s award for enterprise international trade export 2014 key events edit 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 references edit this article includes inline citations but they are not properly formatted . please improve this article by correcting them . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message jenbacher distributor and service partners ge energy accessed 1 april 2011 energy efficient an interview with alan fletcher clarke energy venture magazine www.venturemagazine.co.uk december 2006 accessed 1 april 2004 australia s renewable energy use technologies and services www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au accessed 11.05.2011 clarke energy makes major acquisition in bangladesh www.clarke energy.com 13 08 2013 ge energy fournit des moteurs jenbacher pour une centrale gaz de d charge sur l le de la r union dans l oc an indien fr.geenergyeurope pressroom.com accessed 11.05.2011 clarke energy promeut la cogeneration en tunisie www.kapitalis.com accessed 11.05.2011 clarke energy acquires ge s jenbacher gas engine south african service business and agaricus trading www.clarke energy.com accessed 11.11 2013 clarke energy sales soar liverpool daily post 22 july 2009 www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk accessed 1 april 2011 clarke energy sets 200 million target insider media 13 january 2011 www.insidermedia.com accessed 1 april 2011 director s pay cuts double profits at clarke energy 30 june 2010 www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk accessed 1 april 2011 clarke energy pushes into oil and gas markets www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk accessed 5 january 2012 queensland government inaugurates alternative energy plant powered by ge s jenbacher waste coal mine gas engines www.v1energy.com accessed 11.05.2011 clarke generates interest at blackwater www.gastoday.com.au accessed 11.05.2011 recycling energy interview with didier lartigue director of clarke energy british embassy tunis ukintunisia.fco.gov.uk accessed 1 april 2011 kenya to benefit from major biogas plant www.businessdailyafrica.com retrieved 20.09.2013 partnership with clarke energy will enable nestle to save 30 % on fuel cost annually www.wapicforum.com britain s green rich list sunday times 27 december 2009 www.timesonline.co.uk accessed 5 april 2004 clarke energy becomes jenbacher distributor www.powergenworldwide.com 1 may 1999 www.powergenworldwide.com accessed 1 april 2011 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 ge energy s jenbacher biogas engines power new materials international 15.08.2007 www.newmaterials.com accessed 1 april 2011 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 clarke energy renewable energy association www.rea.net accessed 1 april 2011 anaerobic digestion and biogas association founding members accessed 1 april 2011 knowsley business and regeneration awards 2012 winners announced www.knowsley.gov.uk retrieved 11.01.2013 eci partners investment . www.ecipartners.com received 11.01.2013 clarke energy appointed as export champion www.clarke energy.com list of 2014 queen s award winners www.ft.com retrieved 22.04.2014 gas powered international trade clarke energy wins queen s award www.clarke energy.com retrieved 22.04.0214 energy minister celebrates rea award winners www.r e a.net retrieved 8 july 2014 live liverpool echo regional business awards www.liverpoolecho.com accessed 8 july 2014 british renewable energy awards 2013 www.r e a.net british renewable energy awards finalists announced www.r e a.net retrieved 22.04.2014 energy awards shortlist www.theenergyawards.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title clarke energy & oldid 726639764 categories power engineeringengineering companies of the united kingdommultinational companies headquartered in englandnon renewable 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