Global companies including Siemens have signed up to a huge energy, technology and housing project in Swansea, the council has said. The consortium of firms are working on the Blue Eden proposal at SA1, which aims in the long term to deliver an electric battery manufacturing plant and battery storage facility, hundreds of waterfront homes, a tidal energy lagoon and floating solar farm within it, a data storage centre, a green hydrogen production facility, and an oceanic and climate change research centre.
A renewable energy transport hub is proposed as a forerunner to the larger Blue Eden scheme, comprising electric and hydrogen charging facilities for cars and public transport vehicles, e-bikes and e-scooters, recreational areas, and an indoor restaurant quarter.
The project is being put together by Bridgend-based Batri Ltd and DST Innovations, with support from the council. The UK Government has provided a £200,000 grant via its community renewal fund, and further support has been sought from its levelling up fund. You can read more stories about Swansea here.
