MESH Project1 May 2026 07:24
NFT, let’s respond to each of your points as it seems you have completely misunderstood the project.
- Funding as per all communications over the last year and also Tuesdays “Worlds largest CAES RNS” the company “needs little or no government subsidy” and have “attracted private sector finance”. The current finance deal is a bridging facility to meet the working commitments demanded by the NSTA (as per yesterday’s RNS). Project level funding has never been an issue with MESH.
- Underground construction is the standard when it comes to international energy storage systems and the salt cavern and depleted gas field approaches are, as the RNS states, using tried and tested techniques and processes. The North Sea geology is also perfect for salt cavern construction.
- David vs Goliath: You seem to have overlooked the partnership consortium backing MESH of Siemens Energy, Wood Group, Costain and KBR. This is no longer a small cap with big ambitions. It’s a respectable multibillion pound partnership consortium.
- MESH doesn’t rely on high gas prices to survive. It will have a diverse set of revenue streams (gas production, gas storage, ammonia, graphite and LDES)
With UKenergy storage a tenth of countries like Germany and Italy the UK needs MESH and needs many more like it. Also as for political change, MESH is truly apolitical. It is valuable to any administration. For Labour it makes renewables more efficient… where as for Reform, homegrown North Sea gas and domestically produced graphite and ammonia will be the hook.
The project is entering into FEED now so this is happening and I look forward to a news rich period of updates.