Technology giant Siemens has set a target of 2038 for decarbonising one of Europe’s largest industrial hubs - Trafford Park - at a cost of £1.2bn. The company says it is bidding to support Trafford council’s aim for the borough and Greater Manchester to be net zero in the next 15 years.
The Low Carbon Trafford Park 2038 study, proposed by Siemens, sets out to identify, cost and measure the impacts of low-carbon technologies at the industrial estate. It covers a broad range of solutions, from waste to energy and heat recovery from energy-intensive industrial players, to the potential for solar panels across the park to generate 147 GWh of clean energy.
The study acts as a blueprint for the council to consider as it works to eliminate the 714,000 tonnes of carbon emitted from Trafford Park each year. The estate is home to 1,330 businesses employing more than 35,000 people, with a dense population of industrial and commercial occupiers over an area of 4.6 sq miles.
