Local MPs visit Wattstor

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Minister of State at DEFRA and Camborne and Redruth MP, George Eustice and the Member for Truro and Falmouth, Sarah Newton MP visited the office of Cornish renewable energy storage firm, Wattstor at the Tremough Innovation Centre (TIC) in Penryn.

Mr Eustice and Mrs Newton met with the Wattstor senior management team, and a discussion was held regarding the energy management and renewables industries and how government can help these industries to both thrive locally and compete on an international level.

L-R Mark Scibor-Rylski, Mark Edwards, Mark Smith, Peter Cunningham, Sarah Newton, George Eustice
L-R Mark Scibor-Rylski, Mark Edwards, Mark Smith, Peter Cunningham, Sarah Newton, George Eustice

Managing director of Wattstor, Mark Smith, gave a demonstration of Wattstor’s energy management systems that enable customers to make use of the renewable energy in their property.  He highlighted how the use of the IMP (Wattstor’s “Intelligent Management of Power” technology) to control the stored energy should open the door for a range of commercial, agricultural, industrial and applications.

Smith said: “It’s our mission to make renewable energy reliable and the first choice for power supply for domestic consumers and businesses alike.”

A very useful discussion was had with regards to practical assistance that government can provide to both developing the sector and growing Wattstor and the MPs have pledged their assistance in several areas.

Mr Eustice said: “Wattstor is playing a crucial role in developing energy storage by making micro-generation work, thereby easing the pressure on our national grid.”

Mrs Newton said: “We will do everything we can to enable Wattstor to grow in Cornwall, bringing highly-skilled, highly-paid jobs into this important sector.”