PORT OF SOUTHAMPTON PAINTS THE TOWN GREEN

The Port of Southampton today becomes the first port in the UK to obtain its power through a Combined Heat and Power led District Energy Scheme. Associated British Ports� (ABP), which owns the port, is helping to make Southampton a much greener place in which to live by signing a deal with Utilicom that will see an annual reduction in the Port�s CO₂ footprint by 30 per cent.

The scheme annually saves 11,500 tonnes of CO₂ and it is anticipated that the Port�s contribution will ensure savings equivalent to the annual emissions of more than 3,000 average hatchback cars, or approximately 28,680 holiday makers taking a return flight from Southampton Airport to Alicante[1].

Steven Young, Deputy Port Manager at ABP Port of Southampton said: �The Port is a major contributor to the local economy and therefore has a constant impact on the people that live and work in the Southampton region. We are so pleased that this agreement will make a positive change to the local environment, as some 55 per cent of the Port�s annual power requirements will now be taken from this sustainable source[2].�

Simon Woodward, Chief Executive of Utilicom, said: �ABP will be using all of the electricity that our Combined Heat and Power plant generates. This means that heat from electricity generation, which is normally wasted, will be recovered to help power the Port. Not only a first for Southampton but a first in the UK. Once again, Southampton is being put on the map as a technical innovator.�

The 11,500 tonnes of CO₂ emissions that ABP Port of Southampton will save is also equivalent to the typical annual CO₂ outputs for:

[1] www.carbonfootprint.com

[2] A 55 per cent of sustainable, non-fossil source will lead to a 30 per cent reduction in CO₂ emissions