Cornwall is known as a visitor destination, with miles of coastline and green open spaces, but these natural assets have led the region to assert itself as a leader in the UK’s journey to net zero, and take on a new sustainable identity.
Our farming heritage has a key role to play in the drive to NetZero. With innovative companies like Bennamann Ltd turning organic farm waste into zero-carbon biofuels, which are already used to fuel Cornwall Council’s road maintenance fleet.
For many centuries, Cornwall has capitalised on its natural resources: agricultural land covering three quarters of the region, over 400 miles of coastline, and a wealth of metals and minerals below the surface. The region’s rich heritage and natural capital mean it has both the experience and environment to power the future with green alternatives and move from a peripheral region relying on a visitor economy, to become one of the UK’s leading energy providers.
Did you know installing 3.0GW of Floating Offshore Wind in the Celtic Sea could generate over £900m net additional GVA – as much as 6% of the region’s total GVA, 1,500 primary jobs and 9,600 broader jobs.
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Cornwall’s economy has long been driven by tourism; millions of visitors descend on the region every year to walk its rugged coastline, sample produce with the lowest food miles money can buy, and explore a landscape shaped by industry.
It’s these iconic features – the very fabric of Cornwall, that provide the perfect environment for investment in green technology and new global industries, enabling the UK to move away from fossil fuels and fulfil its green ambitions.
Cornwall is a region full of green potential where we are dedicated to powering our future and providing new economic opportunities. There are few regions where so many investment opportunities come together in one place. Join us in creating a better tomorrow.
Cornwall sits atop a bounty of tin, tungsten and copper, and one of the five known most lithium-enriched bodies of granite in the world. These metals are essential components in many of today’s rapidly growing clean energy technologies, and here in Cornwall we can extract them sustainably and responsibly.
Geothermal is the sleeping giant of renewables. Cornwall is striding ahead in its exploration of geothermal potential in the region and did you know geothermal energy is available as baseload power, whatever the weather, 24/7?
Cornwall has so many opportunities to help power the future sustainably.
Below ground, Cornwall sits atop a bounty of tin, tungsten and copper, and one of the five known most lithium-enriched bodies of granite in the world. These metals are essential components in many of today’s rapidly growing clean energy technologies, and the expanse of granite can produce renewable geothermal baseload heat and power.
On land, Cornwall is pioneering energy-rich, renewable biofuels, produced by capturing the harmful gases usually released into the atmosphere.
Out to sea, the region boasts one of the best wind resources in Europe and is in a leading position for the large-scale development of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea.
Cornwall has an abundance of resources to power the Green Industrial Revolution. There are few regions where so many investment opportunities come together in one place.
