Aberdeen City Council has today announced a new and ground-breaking partnership with bp to help the Council achieve the goals of the recently-approved Net Zero Vision to reduce carbon emissions and become a climate positive city.
Under the agreement, the Council and bp experts in low carbon energy systems, mobility and technology will work together to develop and deliver green energy solutions.
The partnership will explore opportunities in service of the city’s decarbonisation, economic and social ambitions, working across several themes, including:
- Hydrogen for transport, heat and power, building on the city’s strong track record of innovation in transport;
- Built environment to understand and improve building energy use and efficiency;
- Mobility and electrification to develop solutions for clean, low emission vehicles and increase the fuel efficiency of the council’s fleets;
- Circular economy exploring value-adding opportunities such as energy from waste.
The Net Zero Vision supports Aberdeen’s leading role in energy transition and provides a unique opportunity. Aberdeen is already leading the way in the UK in developing and deploying renewable technologies to combat global warming and climate change.
Under the agreement, and at no cost to the local authority, bp will serve as planning and technical adviser in delivery of the local authority’s Energy Transition Strategic Infrastructure Plan (SIP).
Aberdeen becomes the second city in the world after Houston to establish a partnership with bp to collaborate on decarbonised energy solutions.
The organisations will also explore how to support zero-carbon technology innovation in the city and region by creating a supportive environment to help start-ups scale up.
“Our credentials are second to none for the deployment of ground-breaking technology in addressing climate change – the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, Hydrogen Aberdeen and the first bus fleet and refuelling infrastructure in the UK.
“The Council and bp have the same goals in reducing our carbon footprint and working with bp provides a major opportunity for Aberdeen to progress our plans. Our operations include areas such as transport, district heating, buildings and waste, while bp is a world leader in energy, and has a significant innovation and R&D base for us to draw on and learn from.”
Partnering with countries, cities and industries as they shape their paths to net zero is a core part of bp’s new strategy introduced in August.