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Europe
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Balfour Beatty commits to becoming Net Zero by 2040 from its 2020 baseline year.
Balfour Beatty is a multinational infrastructure group based in the UK with over 26,000 employees. The company operates in over 80 countries, with significant operations in the UK, US, and Hong Kong. It has several prominent subsidiaries including Balfour Beatty Construction and Balfour Beatty Investments. Balfour Beatty specializes in construction services, support services, and infrastructure investments.
On the A63 Castle Street Improvement Scheme we energised Balfour Beatty’s first ever hydrogen power unit (HPU), which has replaced the 100kVA diesel generator powering site welfare and office accommodation. Using a combined heat and power (CHP) unit, the HPU recycles waste heat (usually rejected to the atmosphere) to provide space and water heating to the cabins. This innovation has been achieved through collaboration, from concept to delivery, by the A63 project team with support from the wider business.
The unit is fuelled with green hydrogen, produced by an electrolyser powered by renewable electricity and will save 59,000 litres of diesel and 164 tCO2 e GHG emissions.
We deployed over 600 EcoSense cabins which boast a range of sustainable applications and components including occupier-activated extractor fan sensors and lower kilowatt heaters with built-in, self-regulating digital thermostats. These cabins will reduce carbon emissions on site by up to 30%. EcoNet and EcoSense (see opposite) are two of five solutions mandated across our UK business to drive down emissions and build a more sustainable future.
When combined, EcoNet and EcoSense will deliver an additional 4,000 to 5,000 tonnes of CO2 savings annually.
