Indicative figures. Subject to full feasibility assessment.
Pinion Powerworks finances, builds, owns and operates Combined Heat and Power generation assets on or adjacent to your site. You receive power under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement at a fixed, below-market rate.
We were founded specifically to bridge the gap between surging energy demand from data centres, logistics, food production and manufacturing, and a grid that cannot keep pace. Our model removes the capital cost, the construction risk and the maintenance liability from your balance sheet entirely.
We handle every element of the project, from feasibility through to long-term operations.
We finance and own the generation asset. No capital expenditure, no depreciation, no asset on your balance sheet.
Your PPA rate is locked at contract signature. Full protection from wholesale price volatility for the life of the agreement.
All planned and reactive maintenance is our responsibility. 24/7 remote monitoring, rapid response and all costs covered.
Your existing grid connection remains in place. The PPA supplements your connection at lower cost; it does not replace it.
Grid upgrades take three to five years. We deploy in months. The cost of waiting is measured in millions of pounds.
CHP generation captures waste heat for use on site, displacing gas boiler use and reducing your Scope 1 emissions.
Grid connections for new capacity take four to five years. A PPA delivers generation in months.
Continuous high loads across lighting, refrigeration and EV charging. Fix the rate at scale.
Energy-intensive processes and compressed margins. A long-term contract fixes your largest variable.
On-site CHP generation produces electricity at significantly lower effective carbon intensity when waste heat is recovered and used. It displaces grid imports on high-carbon-intensity periods and directly reduces your Scope 1 emissions through heat recovery.
Our equipment is specified H2-blend ready as standard, protecting your decarbonisation pathway as low-carbon fuel availability grows.
We review every enquiry and respond within one business day. No cost, no obligation.
We review your consumption data, current tariff, site infrastructure and grid position. A desk study takes 48 hours. A site visit, where required, is arranged within the week.
We produce a detailed feasibility report covering generation technology, capacity, indicative PPA rate and contract structure. Provided at no charge with no obligation to proceed.
A PPA contract is agreed and signed. Terms range from 10 to 15 years. Pinion Powerworks manages all planning consent, permitting and grid notification at our cost.
Our engineering team installs and commissions the CHP system around your operational schedule. Deployment typically completes within six to twelve months of contract signature.
From day one of operation you receive electricity at your contracted PPA rate. We own, operate and maintain the asset for the full life of the contract. You pay your monthly invoice. Nothing else.
The generation asset stays on our balance sheet. We are responsible for all planned and reactive maintenance throughout the contract term.
Your PPA rate is set at contract signature. You are insulated from wholesale price volatility for the full duration of the contract.
Your existing grid connection remains in place as a backup supply. The PPA supplements your connection at lower cost; it does not replace it.
Grid connections for new data centre capacity can take four to five years. A PPA delivers generation in months.
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Read more →If your site consumes more than 1MW and you face grid constraints or rising costs, get in touch. We assess every enquiry on its merits.
Indicative figures. Subject to full feasibility assessment.
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The underlying engineering team has delivered modular on-site generation for industrial and commercial sites with comparable requirements. Full case study detail is available on request under NDA.
We review every enquiry and respond within one business day. No cost, no obligation.
UK electricity prices have moved sharply over the past five years, while gas, the fuel most on-site generation runs on, has moved by a smaller margin. The chart below sets the two against each other directly, using recorded UK industrial and commercial pricing data.
Three lines run through the chart. The first tracks grid electricity. The second shows the cost of generating electricity on site via gas CHP with no heat credited. The third shows the same system once recovered heat is credited against what a gas boiler would otherwise have cost.
Solid lines are recorded data from ONS and DESNZ. Dotted lines beyond 2026 are an illustrative trend, not a forecast.
By 2026, grid electricity sits at roughly 25.5p per kWh. The equivalent cost of generating that same electricity on site via gas CHP, with no heat credited, is closer to 15p. Once recovered heat is credited at a typical utilisation rate, the effective cost drops further still.
Since 2021, the gap has widened substantially, and pricing volatility on the grid side has become the larger factor in the comparison, not a secondary one.
Apply this methodology to your actual demand, heat profile and current electricity cost.
A conventional power station converts around 40% of fuel into electricity. The remaining 60% is wasted as heat. CHP captures that heat and uses it on site, achieving overall system efficiencies of up to 90%.
When this recovered heat displaces direct gas combustion in boilers, process heating or space heating, your Scope 1 emissions fall directly. Simultaneously, generating your own power reduces your dependence on grid imports, lowering your Scope 2 emissions on high-carbon-intensity periods.
For most sites operating at high load factors, the combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 reduction from a well-specified CHP system is 30 to 50% against a business-as-usual baseline.
Every unit of gas CHP generates approximately 1.2 units of recoverable heat alongside the electricity.
Hot water from the CHP jacket and exhaust heat exchanger feeds heating circuits, replacing gas boiler output directly.
In cold storage and food manufacturing, recovered heat serves defrost cycles and door heating, reducing parasitic load.
High-temperature exhaust heat can feed absorption chillers or steam systems in pharmaceutical and food production.
For every kWh of electricity generated, approximately 1.2 kWh of thermal energy is recoverable. At a site consuming 16MW for 8,760 hours per year, that represents over 168 GWh of recoverable heat annually.
Commission on-site CHP. Immediately reduce grid dependence, fix your electricity cost, and begin capturing waste heat.
Integrate recovered heat across heating, process and domestic hot water. Each additional point of utilisation directly reduces Scope 1 emissions.
All Pinion CHP equipment is H2-blend ready as standard. As biomethane and hydrogen availability grows, your asset transitions with the fuel market.
Our calculator includes heat recovery modelling so you can quantify both the financial and carbon benefits.
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Indicative savings
Electricity saving assumes an indicative on-site generation rate of 15p/kWh — fuel, engineering and maintenance included — against your current grid rate. Heat figure assumes 1.2:1 heat-to-power ratio. Indicative only.
Thank you for your enquiry. A member of our team will review your submission and respond within one business day.
We review your submission and confirm receipt. If we need additional information we contact you directly.
We complete a feasibility assessment using grid data and your consumption profile, and prepare an indicative PPA rate.
The feasibility review is at no cost. You are under no obligation to proceed at any stage.
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Financial Year 2024–25 · Published June 2025
This statement is made pursuant to Section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes Pinion Powerworks Ltd's slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 31 March 2025.
Pinion Powerworks Ltd is an independent power developer registered in England and Wales. We finance, design, install and operate Combined Heat and Power generation assets for commercial and industrial clients across the United Kingdom. Our supply chain includes: engineering design consultants, CHP equipment manufacturers (primarily European), electrical and mechanical installation contractors, and operations and maintenance service providers. The majority of our supply chain operates in the United Kingdom and Western Europe.
Pinion Powerworks operates the following policies relevant to slavery and human trafficking: a Supplier Code of Conduct, which requires all suppliers to comply with applicable laws and prohibits the use of forced, compulsory or trafficked labour; a Whistleblowing Policy, which provides a confidential reporting mechanism for employees and contractors; and an Equal Opportunities and Ethical Trading Policy.
We conduct due diligence on new suppliers before engagement, including review of their own modern slavery policies and compliance frameworks where applicable. Material suppliers are subject to contractual obligations requiring compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and equivalent legislation. We prioritise suppliers who are themselves signatories to relevant anti-slavery commitments.
We assess our business and supply chain as low risk with respect to modern slavery. Our operations are based in the United Kingdom and the majority of our supply chain is located in Western Europe. Equipment manufacturing, where the risk of labour exploitation in global supply chains can be higher, is procured from established European manufacturers who are subject to EU and UK regulatory frameworks. We have identified no instances of slavery or human trafficking in our business or supply chain during the reporting period.
All employees receive awareness training on modern slavery as part of their induction. Senior management receive additional training on identifying risk within supply chains and applying due diligence procedures.
During the financial year 2024–25: no reports of modern slavery were received through our whistleblowing mechanism; 100% of new material suppliers were assessed against our Supplier Code of Conduct; and zero non-compliant suppliers were identified.
This statement was approved by the Board of Directors of Pinion Powerworks Ltd on 1 June 2025.
Director, Pinion Powerworks Ltd
June 2025