Quite good news really, even if it sneaked in un-noticed a while ago.For the coachloads of visitors lured to Fort Augustus on the southern shore of Loch Ness by the prospect of spotting the mythical marine monster, a collection of green shipping containers parked in a nearby field warrants barely a glance.
But for some, those shipping containers represent green gold. Late last year, the Auchteraw battery storage project, which pumps renewable power into the grid, was sold by the investment firm ILI Group to Field Energy for an undisclosed price.
Auchteraw is one of several UK sites being developed by Field, the latest venture from an investor with a chequered history in the energy market: Amit Gudka, co-founder of the bust gas and electricity supplier Bulb.
Ironically the article is actually headlined "Power failures: what are the bosses of Britain’s bust energy firms doing now?
The collapse of dozens of providers caused huge disruption – but many of the people behind them are still in business"
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