Sustainable energy company from Larkfleet

Bourne-based Larkfleet Group, a privately owned group of development and construction companies, has launched Lark Energy to provide affordable and sustainable heat and power to its customers.

It will focus on developing cleaner, locally sourced energy for new and existing housing developments including electricity and heat generated by the sun - photo-voltaic electricity and solar thermal, biomass, wind and small scale hydroelectric power.

Jonathan Selwyn has been appointed as Lark Energy’s founding managing director. He has over 17 years experience developing strategy and devising and leading sustainable development projects for government and business, including renewable energy schemes for housing and commercial development.

As chief executive of the Peterborough-based UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development, Selwyn identified the largest concentration of environmental businesses in the UK and launched a business support initiative which led to UK and EU energy projects. He also successfully lobbied for the city to be the location for the largest zero carbon housing project in the UK, established the Eco Innovation Centre and helped to persuade Peterborough to adopt the vision of becoming the UK’s Environment Capital.

He said “I am delighted to be establishing this innovative new business for Larkfleet, a company already well known for its pioneering approach to sustainable development in the housing and commercial development sector.

“My aim is to provide affordable, secure and clean heat and power to Larkfleet’s current and future customers. We will be working with private, public and not-for-profit partners to accelerate both the deployment of existing technologies and the development of some exciting new technologies.”