ENERGY INNOVATION & THE NORTH WESTThe region at the forefront of science and energy investment

A DESTINATION-LED APPROACHTO CREATING AN ENERGY HUB

THE IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY CLUSTERINGTO INVESTMENT IN THE NORTH WEST

Why is clustering so important and how do we achieve it specifically in the energy

sector?

• It co-locates interlinking organisations who benefit from collective clout

• It can support the creation of low carbon, low cost and secure energy supplies for industry

• It plays to the North West’s strengths, including excellent multi-modal connectivity and

location at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse

• It allows the set up of co-located supply chains and helps retain spend within the North West

• It attracts international occupiers to the region and creates new and safeguards existing

jobs

• It brings academia and industry together, retaining graduates and creating an economy of

skills

• It allows initiatives and incentives to be tailored to the industry

PUTTING CLUSTERING PRINCIPLESAT THE HEART OF PROPERTY PLANNING

PROTOS IS LEADING THE CHARGEA FOCAL POINT FOR ENERGY INVESTMENT

It’s not just talk. We’re creating Protos, the North West’s largest

new energy-focused destination. So far we have:

• Delivered £170m investment at the site

• Completed Phase One infrastructure

• Delivered an operational 50MW wind farm

• Secured a 21.5MW biomass facility, currently in commissioning

• Launched the site with the Northern Powerhouse Minister and a showcase

to the region’s industrial property agents

• Investing upfront in Phase Two infrastructure to deliver a robust power

network for the area

CREATING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENTFOR ENERGY DELIVERY

From incubation to commercial delivery, it is essential that we put

the right structure in place to create a pipeline of new energy

technologies.

In the North West we strongly promote four key pillars:

1. Relationships between the industry and universities to foster research and

deliver sector-ready graduates

2. Creating spaces where innovative organisations can fund and test new

generation and distribution technologies

3. The property industry being flexible enough to accommodate scale-up of

industries and commercial delivery

4. Leading on initiatives that attract start-ups and disruptors to the North

West over other locations

CREATING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENTFOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT

THE ENERGY INNOVATION DISTRICTAN EXEMPLAR DISTRICT FOR THE UK

OVER 5% OF

THE UK’S

ENERGY

USED HERE

WHY NOW?HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE NORTH WEST

The Energy Innovation District aims to become the Government’s

flagship destination to drive growth in the region’s energy sector.

• Responds directly to key Government policies including the Industrial

Strategy and Clean Growth Strategy

• Creates the first ever Innovation District focused on Energy in the North West –

setting a blueprint for how this could be achieved elsewhere in the UK

• Focuses on key elements including:

• Partnership working and innovation in new technologies

• Supporting new and existing industries

• Creating a stronger infrastructure network

• Removing barriers to SME growth/scale up

• Enabling growth through research and support

• Creating a skilled and productive workforce

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WORKING IN PARTNERSHIPTO ENERGISE THE NORTH

REASONS TO BE EXCITEDABOUT THE REGION’S ENERGY FUTURE

Delivery of infrastructure and creation of clusters takes time. But there’s

every reason to be excited…

• Peel-commissioned report shows a hydrogen economy in the North West could deliver £1.6bn

GVA by 2050

• Cadent progress the Liverpool-Manchester Hydrogen cluster, plans to deliver network

infrastructure to deliver hydrogen to industrial users across the region

• BGS & NERC advance plans for the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Cheshire, putting the region

at the forefront of subsurface energy research

• Further steps to explore the opportunity for tidal power in the River Mersey

• New energy from waste technologies being explored to manage our resources and create

carbon negative energy

• Advancements in unconventional gas exploration

• Exploration of new energy systems and distribution networks

• The potential for Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) offshore to support inland delivery of low

carbon energy

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