The Natural Power Consultants Ltd has secured three new biomass contracts, with a brewery in Glasgow, an ice cream manufacturer in Aberdeenshire and Barony College in Dumfries. Each contract involves Natural Power providing technical and project management services for anaerobic digestion systems. The contracts have the potential to create jobs.

Employees at Yorkshire Waters contact centre in Thornbury, Avon received an award at the Utility Industry Achievement Awards. The reward is considered the highest accolade in the water and energy sectors. The Loop Customer Management Team was formed by Vimla Mistry and were rewarded for going the extra mile in 2010 to reduce the level of high risk debt for the company. Alan Harrison is Managing Director of Loop Customer Management.

Sustainable energy company ENER-G has secured a £30m funding line to help finance its international expansion. ENER-G reported a turnover of £122.4m for the year to 31 March 2011, a 5.8 per cent drop on a year earlier, and a pre-tax loss for the year of £6.4m. Peter Southby is the group finance director.