Beyond Energy Newsletter
April 2025
Giles Hanglin, CEO of Apatura, on the Hypercube Podcast
Adam sits down with Giles Hanglin, CEO of Apatura, to unpack the strategic collision of AI, energy infrastructure, and data centres in Scotland.
- How Apatura is transforming grid-connected BESS sites into AI-ready data centre campuses
- Why Scotland is primed to lead: abundant green power, cooler climate, and strong fibre connectivity
- The role of batteries in providing grid resilience and powering data centres with curtailed wind
- Opportunities to reuse surplus heat from data centres for local communities and infrastructure
- The potential for £70 billion in investment and long-term job creation across Scotland
Beyond Energy Community Meetup - London
Join the next Beyond Energy Community meetup in London - exploring what's next in energy, data and AI.
Enjoy a panel session hosted by Adam Sroka (Hypercube), joined by panellists Bridgit Hartland-Johnson (ex-Ørsted), Steve Higgins (ACCURE Battery Intelligence), and a guest speaker from Osborne Clarke.
This free event explores key themes in the energy transition across renewables, with a core focus on the role of data and AI in driving progress.
- TUESDAY 20 MAY
- 17:00 - 19:00
- OSBORNE CLARKE, LONDON, EC2Y 5EB
AI-Powered Contract Management for Renewable Energy
Managing thousands of contracts, consents, and documents is a reality for every developer and operator in the renewables sector - and let’s face it, manual processes can slow everything down. That’s where we come in.
Join Hypercube on the 13th May for a lunchtime webinar where we’ll show how AI-powered contract intelligence is changing the game for renewable energy projects.
- Market view of renewable energy project pipelines
- Overview of the AI landscape and the tools available
- Live demonstration of AI-powered contract intelligence
- Off-the-shelf vs bespoke AI solutions
- The potential ROI of AI for large renewable energy projects
- How to build a business case for AI
Building the Business Case for Data and Analytics
Getting your data, analytics, or AI project approved isn’t just about having a good idea - it’s about making the case for why it matters. Our free guide walks you through the essential steps to build a compelling, stakeholder-ready business case. Learn how to define value, align priorities, scope your project with confidence, and show clear ROI.
- Align stakeholders and priorities
- Identify and address risks up front
- Scope resources and timelines with confidence
- Clearly articulate value to decision-makers
BESS and Data Centres: Scotland’s AI Growth Opportunity
With rising global demand for AI compute and a shortage of suitable sites with available power, Scotland has a unique chance to attract major investment by combining data centres with co-located battery storage. This synergy between BESS and data centres unlocks economic growth, creates skilled jobs, and helps decarbonise both energy and digital infrastructure.
Read our latest blog to explore:
- Scotland's opportunity to lead in AI infrastructure by co-locating battery storage with data centres.
- BESS boosts grid resilience, cuts carbon, and supports reliable, green data centre power.
- AI growth is driving huge demand for data centre capacity - Scotland has the resources and connections to deliver.
- These projects could bring billions in investment and thousands of skilled jobs.
- Success depends on fast planning, grid reform, and partnerships across energy and tech.
ev'energy's William Goldsmith on the Hypercube Podcast
Adam sits down with William Goldsmith, Director of Market Intelligence at ev.energy, to explore the intersection of electric vehicles, smart charging, and virtual power plants (VPPs).
Adam and William cover:
- The rise of EVs as energy assets and how smart charging turns parked cars into grid-supporting superheroes
- How ev.energy is building a virtual power plant from 200,000+ EVs to lower bills and carbon emissions
- What it takes to scale globally, from UK market unbundling to navigating US state-by-state energy rules
- The role of AI and forecasting in making smart charging smarter - and more reliable for users and utilities
- Why trust, transparency, and culture are critical to scaling climate tech with real impact
CMS Spring Future of Renewables Seminars
In April, our CEO Adam Sroka joined a panel of industry leaders to present at CMS Scotland’s Future of Renewables seminars, held across Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen. These evening events brought together professionals from across the renewables sector for a series of insightful talks and networking.
The sessions featured speakers from CMS, Balance Power, Hypercube, and Close Brothers, each sharing their perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities facing renewable energy in Scotland. Topics covered included the latest updates on planning and grid reform, the changing landscape for renewable developers, new approaches to financing projects in a challenging economic environment, and the growing role of AI in achieving net zero. Adam’s talk spotlighted how AI and smarter contract management can drive efficiencies and support the sector’s transition to a low-carbon future, sparking valuable conversations about the future direction of renewables in Scotland.
AWS SIF: Scalable Carbon Reporting & ESG Compliance
Discover how the AWS Sustainability Insights Framework (SIF) is helping organisations automate carbon reporting and streamline ESG compliance - evaluated by Hypercube Senior Data Engineer, Deoga Kofi.
- See how AWS SIF makes carbon reporting effortless
- Get audit-ready emissions data, instantly
- Connect your sustainability data from any source
- Scale your ESG reporting with cloud-native tools
- Find out why SIF is a game changer for carbon credits
Digital Twins in the Energy Sector
Digital twins are transforming the energy sector by allowing companies to simulate real assets using physics-based models and real-time data. In this clip, Hypercube CEO Adam Sroka explains how digital twins help test scenarios like thermal runaway in batteries or component changes in wind turbines - before making real-world modifications.
By integrating real and simulated data, digital twins provide early warning signs, predictive insights, and a sandbox for "what if" analysis.
- What are digital twins?
- How do they enhance energy asset management?
- Why are they essential for testing and optimisation?
Energy Data Platform: Dispelling the Myths
Dispelling common myths about the energy data platform, from cost concerns to IP control, and highlighting the benefits of an energy tech partner.
- Worried an energy data platform will cost more than it’s worth? We break down why that’s a myth.
- Think building your own platform will take forever? It doesn’t have to.
- Learn how to keep full control of your IP - without vendor lock-in.
- Discover how smart cost governance keeps cloud and platform spend in check.
