Siemens has revealed that one of its factories is on tack to become carbon neutral by the end of 2022, eight years ahead of its original target.
The Congleton factory, which manufactures more than 1.2m controls and drives each year, has introduced a range of "sustainable solutions" for energy generation and demand with support from Siemens' energy and performance services business, Smart Infrastructure.
These include generating 75kw of renewable energy through a hydro-electric plant at Havannah Weir on the river Dane and using carbon neutral, certified biogas to power its on-site gas engine.
