{"id":437649,"date":"2026-09-16T11:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437649\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:40:09","slug":"jacobs-to-guide-energypathways-on-uk-mesh-storage-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/437649\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacobs to Guide EnergyPathways on UK MESH Storage Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Energy<\/p>\n

EnergyPathways\u2019 MESH Energy Storage Project is expected to be one of the U.K.\u2019s largest energy storage projects when it comes online. [Image: EnergyPathways]<\/p>\n

Dallas-based professional services giant Jacobs will help United Kingdom-based clean energy storage company EnergyPathways clear regulatory hurdles for an offshore project in the Irish Sea.<\/p>\n

EnergyPathways\u2019 Marram Energy Storage Hub, or MESH, Energy Storage Project will be about 11 miles from the English seaside town of Blackpool.<\/p>\n

Jacobs will manage meeting the project\u2019s requirements for the United Kingdom\u2019s Development Consent Order. The U.K. government mandates that the country\u2019s major infrastructure projects comply with the order. Jacobs\u2019 work will involve consulting with communities, landowners and government agencies; adhering to environmental, marine and land-use regulations; and coordinating with regulators.<\/p>\n

The companies didn\u2019t disclose the deal\u2019s financial terms.<\/p>\n

Adding to the U.K.\u2019s energy infrastructure<\/p>\n

EnergyPathways said it plans to bring the MESH project online by 2031. MESH will be a key energy hub in Barrow-in-Furness, a British industrial-port town.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the U.K. accelerates investment in nationally significant energy infrastructure, successful delivery depends on a consenting strategy that integrates environmental stewardship and robust regulatory planning,\u201d Richard Sanderson, executive vice president of Jacobs, said in a statement. \u201cMESH represents an important infrastructure development for Barrow-in-Furness and the wider U.K. energy system.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project builds on Jacobs\u2019 U.K. expertise in environmental planning, and energy and infrastructure projects. These projects include the Lower Thames Crossing<\/a>\u00a0tunnel project and the\u00a0Thames Tideway Tunnel<\/a>\u00a0project.<\/p>\n

The impact of MESH<\/p>\n

MESH is expected to be one of the U.K.\u2019s largest energy storage projects. It will offer 300 megawatts of power capacity, 55 gigawatt-hours of energy storage and more than 190 hours of storage duration. It will combine compressed air energy storage with natural gas storage designed to transition to hydrogen. The project\u2019s long-term storage capabilities will benefit the generation of wind and solar power, Jacobs said.<\/p>\n

\u201cJacobs\u2019 extensive experience in other nationally significant government-led infrastructure and energy projects within the U.K. and their direct experience in delivering complex engineering projects in the northwest of England will be invaluable as we take MESH forward,\u201d EnergyPathways CEO Ben Clube said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Jacobs\u2019 U.K. presence<\/p>\n

Jacobs has ramped up its presence in the United Kingdom in recent years.<\/p>\n

In March, the company completed its acquisition of London-based PA Consulting<\/a>, a tech consulting firm. Jacobs had first invested in PA Consulting in 2021 and paid $1.6 billion to acquire the remaining interest.<\/p>\n

Three months later, Jacobs joined the U.K.\u00a0Government Commercial Agency\u2019s\u00a0supplier network for construction and infrastructure services.<\/p>\n

Jacobs said it employs about 6,000 people in the U.K.<\/p>\n

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