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RES Group

The RES Group is a leading renewable energy company working across the globe to develop, construct and operate projects that are a vital part of mankind’s response to the twin challenges of global climate change and security of future energy supplies.

Who we are:

Part of the Sir Robert McAlpine group, a British family-owned firm with over 100 years of experience in the construction and engineering sector, RES has been at the forefront of the wind energy industry for more than 25 years and has played a central role in the development of the renewable energy market worldwide. 

RES is headed by Chief Executive, Dr Ian Mays MBE, who has been leading the field in the development of renewable energy since the 1970s.  He is a holder of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s prestigious Silver Medal and was named ‘Renewable Energy Champion’ by the industry in 2006.

Renewable energy project development:

King Mountain, Texas USA

RES has been an established presence at the forefront of the wind energy industry for over two decades. Our core activity is the development, design, construction, financing and operation of wind farm projects worldwide. With a portfolio of more than 4GW constructed and several thousand megawatts under construction and in development, RES continues to play a leading role in what is now the world’s fastest growing energy sector.
RES is also an independent power producer. We own and operate a growing portfolio of wind farms around the world, currently totalling over 450MW.

RES offers the installation of solar plants utilising either Photovoltaic power (PV) or Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in the Mediterranean region. We have the know-how, the resources and the project management capabilities needed to develop, construct and operate solar fields for large scale power generation connected to the grid.

RES has been selected by the Port of Blyth as the ‘preferred developer’ of an environmentally-friendly biomass power plant in the UK. The 100MW project will generate green electricity for homes and businesses and the biomass fuel will be delivered to the site primarily through the port.

Onsite renewables and sustainable building design

In the UK, The RES Group is expanding its activities into renewable heat and power technologies for buildings and low-carbon design.  Drawing on the experience gained at its award-winning low-carbon HQ  (see below) and working closely with its parent company Sir Robert McAlpine, RES offers a range of low-carbon solutions for the industrial, commercial and public sectors, where there is a large and growing demand for on-site and commercial-scale renewable heat, power and cooling installations.  

The most recent addition to the RES Group is Inbuilt, which provides technical and consulting excellence in the research, design and delivery of sustainable built environments.

Leading by Example

Beaufort Court, RES’s flagship low-carbon HQ, in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, is the embodiment of the Group’s commitment to sustainability. 

RES low-carbon headquarters at Beaufort Court

The award-winning building is a regeneration of an historical agricultural building, the former Ovaltine Egg Farm, into what is believed to be the world’s first commercial low-emissions office redevelopment.  Using innovative and advanced building design, we have established a workplace with sets the standard in sustainable development. 

Its key features include: 

Beaufort Court has won numerous awards since its completion in 2003. It is a living example of our commitment to sustainability, embodying what we do and the principles on which our business is based.  It also demonstrates the viability and practical application of a range of buildings-integrated renewable technologies that have potential for use across all sectors up and down the country.

Why renewable energy?

In a world where energy security, sensible resource management and pollution-free power are increasingly high priorities, renewable energy is recognised now as a key energy technology of the future and new markets are continually emerging.  Onshore wind power, as the most cost-effective and proven of the technologies, will continue to play a leading role in any strategy to meet our energy needs, particularly in the face of tough short-term carbon-reduction targets, rising oil and gas prices and concerns about future fossil fuel reserves (See RES’s reports ‘Plugging the Gap: A Survey of World Fuel Resources and their Impact on the Development of Wind Energy’ and ‘Global Warming : A guide to its origins and effects’).  Alongside wind power will be the development of other sustainable technologies including marine renewables, biomass, microgeneration and buildings-integrated heat and power systems. 

Renewable energy continues to enjoy public support. Respondents to a BBC poll in 2006 voted for renewable energy as the favourite technology for the UK’s energy generating mix.  An NOP survey revealed that 85% of the general public support the use of renewable energy, 81% are in favour of wind power and just over three fifths would be happy to live within 5km of a wind power development, findings that confirm once again the high level of public support for the development of wind power.

With a substantial background in renewable energy technology and its implementation, RES is able to offer an unrivalled level of capability to those seeking to harness new forms of clean, abundant, sustainable and economically competitive power.