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The Solent Cluster has joined an international initiative aiming to cut emissions while boosting economic growth. The World Economic Forum's Transitioning Industrial Clusters Initiative (TICI) published a white paper titled 'Unleashing the Full Potential of Industrial Clusters: Infrastructure Solutions for Clean Energies', which the Solent Cluster is now part of. The paper explores the current landscape of clean energy infrastructure, pinpointing solutions to hasten its rollout and emphasising the necessity for collaboration within and between clusters.
Stuart Baker, executive director at The Solent Cluster, said: "Joining the Transitioning Industrial Clusters Initiative provides a unique opportunity for The Solent Cluster to be part of a global network of like-minded projects which share a common goal. "It will provide us with access to bespoke resources and insights, allowing us to understand successful strategies from around the world which we can apply here in the Solent to achieve our goals of a lower carbon future and economic growth. "The Solent Cluster represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to effect real change in energy production and consumption.
It is the only project of its kind in the region and is the most diverse cluster in the UK. Our ambition is become a leading centre for low-carbon investment, which will grow the regional economy, protect skilled jobs, and create new employment opportunities for low carbon energy technologies and industries." Roberto Bocca, head of the Centre for Energy and Materials, World Economic Forum, said: "The World Economic Forum welcomes The Solent Cluster, an industrial zone housing the United Kingdom's second largest container terminal, to the Transitioning Industrial Clusters initiative, alongside over 30 clusters from 16 countries that aim to drive economic growth and employment while reducing carbon emissions.
" The TICI, the largest coalition of co-located businesses and public institutions across 33 clusters in 16 countries on five continents, unites the foremost global public and private industrial stakeholders. Its goal is to enhance cooperation and formulate a collective strategy to secure funding, obtain regulatory backing, and initiate large-scale development activities for transitioning industrial clusters. The resources made available through this new membership further bolster the Solent Cluster's value proposition.
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