History of Pioneering

Mark Shorrock

Founded one of first UK independent wind farm developers
Founded and launched first UK listed Low Carbon Fund
Developed and launched first UK solar VCT and UK Spanish Solar fund
Delivered 25% of first phase of UK solar parks
Developed the first Tidal Lagoon business in the UK
Became First European developer of solar rooftop in Vietnam
Pioneered the first large scale rooftop and battery project in Vietnam
Developed first large-scale municipal wheeling projects in South Africa

Mark Gordon

Developed first renewable energy strategy in Western Cape
Developed first Sustainable Development Plan for South Africa
Built South Africa’s first demonstration Solar PV Plant for COP 17
Wrote the enabling legislation for renewable energy in South Africa
Authorized Environmental Impact Assessments for South Africa’s first REIPPP Rounds
Developed first large-scale municipal wheeling projects in South Africa

UK Wind & Solar Farm Focus Points

Westmill Solar Park – 5MW

In the UK, Mark created with landowner Adam Twine, the UK’s first and world’s largest co-operatively run, community owned solar farm located near to Watchfield, on the Wiltshire/Oxfordshire border.

The site consists of 30 acres. Over 20,000 polycrystalline PV panels.

West Raynham – 49.9MW

Mark lead the development of what in 2015 was England’s largest solar farm, RAF West Raynham Solar PV Park. It is a ground-mounted solar project which is spread over an area of 225 acres.

The project generates 48,153MWh electricity per annum and supplies enough clean energy to power 14,000 households, offsetting 21,460t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.

Rose Cottage – 28MW

Mark lead the development of the largest solar farm in Wales, Rose Cottage Solar PV Park. It is a 28MW solar PV power project.

The project is currently active and was developed in a single phase.

Pioneering Industrial Partnerships

In the UK Mark pioneered partnerships with industrial facilities, locating solar and or wind parks adjacent to industrial users on farming land or disused or degraded land adjacent to the industrial facilities. This included facilities for Imerys, South West Water and adjacent to the UK’s largest oil refinery.

Kernick & Threhosa – 13MW
Manor Farm – 5MW
Portworthy – 11MW

Milford Haven Refinery, UK

Swansea Bay, Wales

Harpole, UK

Portworthy, UK

Vietnam Commercial & Industrial Rooftops Focus Points

In Vietnam, Mark created a rooftop commercial and industrial solar business. The map overleaf shows the project locations and MWp of the first phase of projects.

Having built a good track record in country, Mark’s Vietnamese business began to win larger scale customers, including Adidas’s no. 1 global supplier Hwaseung, winning a contract to build own and operate solar facilities on 18 of Hwaseung factories.