The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has purchased the decommissioned coal-fired Aberthaw Power Station in south Wales with the intention of converting it into a compound for green energy production, reports New Civil Engineer.
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New Civil Engineer writes:
The 197ha site on the Vale of Glamorgan coast was bought from German energy company RWE for £8M. The CCR intends to spend a further £28.4M on demolition, remediation and redevelopment. The CCR’s ambition is to maximise the site’s long term development potential to drive sustainable, clean economic growth across the south east Wales region. It will support the UK’s drive to net zero by 2050 as well as create potentially thousands of skilled jobs….
The master plan for the site seeks to:
- Support the production of renewable and green energy projects
- Provide an accompanying battery storage facility to support the green energy projects
- Produce a zero carbon manufacturing cluster which will include green hydrogen production facilities
- Provide a green energy innovation centre to promote innovation, growth, knowledge and community interaction with the zero-carbon future of Wales
- Be responsible for the development and maintenance of a bio-diverse ecology park which will include a visitor centre, providing amenities to the local community
- Create the correct conditions to support industrial de-carbonisation and future giga-plant facilities…
Wales minister David Davies added: ‘This is a terrific project and an important one as we transition to a greener, cleaner environment and a net zero economy. The UK Government’s investment in the Cardiff Capital Region will deliver thousands of jobs at Aberthaw and help put Wales on course for an economic recovery from the pandemic.’
