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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Steven Morris

Bristol to launch world-first ‘clean power hub’ for festivals and film crews

Massive Attack performing during their Act 1.5 show at the Downs in Bristol in 2024.
A Massive Attack performance last summer in Bristol used battery power and has been credited with producing the lowest ever carbon emissions for such a gig. Photograph: Andre Pattenden

Artists including Billie Eilish and Neil Young and festivals across the world have taken action to make their concerts more sustainable by harnessing green power.

The concept is being taken a step further in the south-west of England next summer when a “clean power hub” is set up in Bristol that festivals, large gigs and film crews will be able to tap into.

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