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New £70m research lab opens to decarbonise transport
A new engineering and innovation centre helping to decarbonise the region’s transport sector has been officially opened.
The £70m IAAPS at Bristol and Bath Science Park in Emersons Green is said to offer world-class expertise and the latest tech to clean up the region’s automotive and many other hard-to-electrify sectors.
It was opened by West of England metro mayor, Dan Norris, and the government’s chief secretary to the treasury, John Glen MP.
Norris said the research centre will help make high-polluting vehicles a thing of the past and that this is vital to helping take the steps towards reaching net zero.
A new engineering and innovation centre helping to decarbonise the region’s transport sector has been officially opened – photo: WECA
The metro mayor said: “Despite what some might say, getting to net zero still very much matters in the West of England, and this country.
“But if we are going to keep reducing our emissions at pace, we are going to need the transport sector especially to shift gear, and do more research in clean, powerful fuels like hydrogen.
“That’s why I’m proud to open this world-leading research and innovation centre, part funded by a £10m cash injection from my Mayoral Combined Authority, which will really put rocket boosters under our plans for the West to become a zero-emission and innovation leader.
“IAAPS is a state-of-the-art facility and that’s hugely important because our region is one of the most vital areas in the world for sectors like aerospace, automotive and future technologies.
“It will help train up the next generation of researchers and innovators, vital to help these sectors clean up and gear up for a bright, net zero future, which is absolutely vital.”
Main photo: DKA
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