Clean energy incubator to help wean Aberdeen off oil dependence
November 20 2024
Construction work has begun on a business incubator at Aberdeen's Energy Transition Zone, a development geared toward weaning the city off its reliance on fossil fuels.
The £9.1m Halliday Fraser Munro designed facility is being built off Hareness Road in the Altens Industrial Estate and will accommodate growing green energy businesses wishing to prototype and commercialise new technologies.
Scheduled to open its doors in autumn 2025, ETZ EnergyWorks will provide 3,000 sqm of manufacturing and collaboration space for offshore wind, hydrogen and battery storage start-ups.
UK Energy Minister Michael Shanks said: “Our mission to become a clean energy superpower starts with building a world-class supply chain, that will revitalise our industrial heartlands and power homes and businesses with British-made infrastructure.
“Aberdeen is already at the heart of our clean energy transition as the host of Great British Energy’s headquarters. This new government-backed EnergyWorks hub will build on the city’s highly skilled engineering workforce and cement Scotland’s role as a pioneer in renewable technology.”
Practising what it preaches, the facility will run on 100% green electricity, partially generated via on-site solar.
A variety of meeting, collaboration and co-working spaces will be offered
Manufacturing and entrepreneurial support is expected to attract 15 tenants
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