Associated British Ports (ABP) and px Group (px), the owner and operator of the Saltend Chemicals Park, have launched plans for a 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 use (CCU) business models.
The Port of Barry already has an operational 5 MW solar array, with opportunity to scale up solar and wind power. It also houses ABP’s partnership with Hynamics, an EDF Group subsidiary, to evaluate developing low-carbon hydrogen production and distribution for local industries.
ABP describes the port as a gateway for trade and industry into Cardiff, South Wales and beyond, and a key facility for the region’s chemical industry, handling liquid bulks for major companies.
The announcement is a step in ABP’s ‘Future Ports: Wales Vision’, plan for five ports in South Wales – Swansea, Port Talbot, Barry, Cardiff and Newport.
The site will be operated and maintained by px Group. At Saltend it hosts the Hydrogen-to-Humber Saltend and Pensana’s planned rare earths project.