What We Do

Electric Land’s development platform is delivering a growing pipeline of best in class assets by securing predominately freehold land, viable grid and required utility connections and planning permission, and leasing it ‘Ready-to-Build’ to operators. All assets are held long term in Electric Land’s investment portfolio.

Site Identification

Electric Land’s expertise allows us to identify and assess projects against development constraints. Viable projects are selected for screening and development.

Due Diligence

Detailed due diligence is undertaken on all development and acquisition opportunities. DD includes planning, utility connections, land ownership and project risks.

Project Development

Selected projects are secured under exclusivity, formal applications for the utility connections submitted and planning is instructed.

Risk Management

Our development team works exhaustively to de-risk projects for construction. Issues around land ownership, planning, easement and ground conditions are all managed.

Our Requirements

We create ‘ready to build’ projects to lease to energy generating and storage operators as well as buy standing investment assets from third party landowners. These include Battery Storage, Flexible Generation, Solar and Wind Generation, Bio-Mass and Waste to Energy projects.

DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS

Industrial and brownfield sites at least 100m+ from residential

Greenfield land, usually for solar,
wind or battery energy storage use

Generally sites from 0.5 acres to 10 acres
and 50 to 250 acres for solar

Vacant or part let

Secures development rights including planning, grid & gas connections or work in partnership with landowners or other developers

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS

Freehold and leased operational sites

Undeveloped freehold sites – from raw to shovel ready

Sale & Leaseback and other opportunities to partner with operators

Forward purchases and commitments with landowners and developers

Individual purchases from less than £0.5m and portfolios up to £20m

Data Centres

Electric Land Digital is our specialist Data Centre development arm. Its mission is to create Ready to Build Hyperscale and Artificial Intelligence land opportunities for the Data Centre market across Europe.

Landowners

We work proactively with landowners to develop renewable generation and battery storage energy projects, supporting the transition to sustainable energy. Our battery projects balance supply, which helps improve energy security, stability, and reliability on the local and national electricity network. These developments are in line with the Government strategy to shift to a net zero power sector by 2035. We are able to offer a premium value for greenfield, brownfield & industrial land for its projects.

Why?

Premium pricing

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Upfront Option Payments

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Zero cost to Landowners

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Established Partners

For more information, please contact Jack Culmer or James Bennett

Our Partners

We value our close and trusting partnerships. Since inception, we have also liked to work closely and in partnership with landowners, our tenants, banks, external development managers and professional advisors. We know that when you have trust in a counterparty, projects go more smoothly. And that works in both directions.

Our Portfolio

Our current portfolio includes 800 MW across 28 projects, representing a prospective £100m ultra-secure, index-linked ground rent portfolio with total GDV in excess of £750m. Electric Land currently has an advanced development pipeline representing a further 1GW+ of projects, including sites in the UK, Northern Ireland, Germany and Belgium.

Latest News

Global Energy Storage conference

The Global Energy Storage conference held in Belgium two weeks ago was a great rounded conversation that combined policy, revenues,...

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25
Oct
We are hiring

We are pleased to be hiring a Finance Manager & Group Analyst to our team. Job Description: If you are...

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20
Oct
Niel Dey promoted

We are pleased to announce Niel Dey has been promoted to Senior Development Engineer. Niel has a great worth ethic...

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16
Oct
Planning consent secured on Fordhouse Lane

We are pleased to have secured planning consent for a 20MW/40MWh battery storage scheme in Birmingham. Yet another project to...

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30
Aug
Purchase of Scotland Wind Farm Completes 

We are pleased to have completed the purchase of an operational Wind Farm in Scotland.  The purchase is Electric Land’s first...

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06
Aug
NGESO 5-Point Plan

Niel Dey and James Bennett recently attended National Grid’s conference. Niel, Development Engineer, summarises below NGESO’s 5 point plan shared...

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06
Jul

Meet the Team

Keila Abreu
Development Director

James Bennett
Development Associate

Sue Benson
Company Secretary and Financial Controller

Jack Culmer
Head of Acquisitions

Niel Dey
Senior Development Engineer

Ben Lansman
Managing Director

Stephen Lansman
Chairman

Ivania Walter
Bookkeeper

Ronald Tang
Junior Development Engineer

David Savinson
Development Partner - Germany

Arndt Alferink
Development Partner - Germany


Keila Abreu

Development Director

Keila joined in 2019 with a BSc in Law and MSc in Project Management, after holding a variety of leading development roles in UK Power Reserve and Sembcorp.

She leads the development of the EL portfolio & development strategy in the UK and abroad.

+44 (0)7534 399273

keila@electricland.co.uk

 


James Bennett

Development Associate

Joined in 2021 with an MSc in Spatial Planning and Development and BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Reading.

James works within the development team sourcing land at the origination stage and then managing those sites through the development process to deliver shovel ready projects.

+44 (0)20 7434 8785

james@electricland.co.uk


Sue Benson

Company Secretary and Financial Controller

Joined in 2012. She secured a BSc at Cardiff, qualified with Deloitte and has over 20 years’ experience in senior finance roles and over 10 years in real estate.

+44 (0)20 7434 8786

sue@foundationpc.co.uk


Jack Culmer

Head of Acquisitions

Jack joined in 2018 with a BSc from Sheffield University.

He oversees Electric Land’s acquisitions, sourcing built, leased investment assets and working closely with our development team to package our “ready to build” projects to lease.

+44 (0)20 7434 8786

jack@electricland.co.uk


Niel Dey

Senior Development Engineer

Niel joined in 2022 with a MEng in Chemical Engineering and has held various engineering roles in project management and consulting.

His responsibilities include management of new and existing grid applications through liaison with project developers, DNOs and National Grid.

+44 (0)7398 285196

Niel@electricland.co.uk


Ben Lansman

Managing Director

Ben launched Electric Land in 2015 and oversees the Group, in house and external teams and joint venture partners.

He has 15 years’ experience in real estate investment and development. He became a director of Electric Land’s parent, Foundation Property & Capital Group, in 2014 and MD in 2017.

+44 (0)20 7434 8786

ben@foundationpc.co.uk


Stephen Lansman

Chairman

Stephen has over 30 years’ experience across a huge range of real estate strategy, investment and development. He is Chairman of Electric Land’s parent, the Foundation Property & Capital Group, which he founded in the 1980’s. Stephen is responsible for new business initiatives including expansion in the UK and overseas, new Joint Ventures and new Capital.

+44 (0)20 7434 8786

stephen@foundationpc.co.uk


Ivania Walter

Bookkeeper

Joined in 2020 to support the Financial Controller and project teams.

+44 (0)20 7434 8786

ivania@foundationpc.co.uk


Ronald Tang

Junior Development Engineer

Ronald joined in 2023 with an MSc and BEng in Mechanical Engineering and has held engineering roles in project management.


His responsibilities include sourcing grid connections at the origination stage and managing those through the development process to deliver shovel ready projects.


D  +44  (0)20 7434 8795

ronaldtang@electricland.co.uk


David Savinson

Development Partner - Germany

David has over 35 years’ experience in real estate investment and development in the UK and Germany. He set up the Hamdon Real Estate Group in Hamburg, Germany with Arndt Alferink in 1999 and remains it’s Managing Director. He is a Chartered Surveyor and was a member of the Board of RICS Germany from 1997 – 2007.

David is the joint lead on securing Electric Land’s development pipeline in Germany.

David Savinson
Development Partner, Germany
M +49 163 3571354
David@electricland.co.uk


Arndt Alferink

Development Partner - Germany

Arndt has over 25 years’ experience in real estate investment and development in Germany and Switzerland. He set up the Hamdon Real Estate Group in Hamburg, Germany with David Savinson in 1999.

Arndt is the joint lead on securing Electric Land’s development pipeline in Germany.

Arndt Alferink
Development Partner, Germany
M +49 178 4778028
arndt@electricland.co.uk

Social Responsibility

We value our team, both staff and advisers, everyone we interact with. At the heart of Electric Land’s ethos is a drive to leave the world in a better state than we found it. We are acutely aware of our ability and responsibility to support, reward and improve our contribution to the lives of our team, our stakeholders and society more broadly.

Ethical Property Foundation

We helped to create and remain a core funder of EPF, which is committed to helping charities be smart about property. When possible we also continue to provide pro-bono advice directly to charities.

Living Wage Foundation

We are proud to be a London Living Wage employer, ensuring our staff, interns, and our contracted staff are all fairly employed.

Contact Us

14-16 Great Pulteney Street
London W1F 9ND

+44 (0) 207 434 8787

info@electricland.co.uk