Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, and px Group (px), the owner and operator of high-growth Saltend Chemicals Park, have announced plans for the Clean Growth Hub at the Port of Barry in South Wales.
The project aims to transform a large area of the operational port into an area of low-carbon, high-growth infrastructure investment. The site has in excess of 100 acres of development land earmarked for investee companies who are:
• Specialists in rare earths processing;
• Battery materials manufacturers;
• Manufacturers who are part of green energy and net zero supply chains; and
• Developing Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) business models.
ABP’s Port of Barry already has significant low-carbon infrastructure in place and in development. The port currently has an operational 5 MW solar array, with further opportunity to scale up solar and wind power. ABP also has an ambitious partnership at the Port of Barry with Hynamics, an EDF Group subsidiary, to evaluate developing low-carbon hydrogen production and distribution to help reduce local industries’ CO2 emissions.
Henrik L. Pedersen, CEO of Associated British Ports says: ‘Ports are at the heart of the UK’s green energy transition. This development ensures that Barry will play a greater role as we look to deliver a lower-carbon future. Our vision is for ABP’s ports to be the green hubs which bring together progressive companies that can benefit from collective infrastructure and expertise.’
