Glasgow-based global temporary power company, Aggreko has announced the launch of their milestone Greener Upgrades initiative, reforming its approach to construction power and HVAC equipment as part of a broader Net Zero strategy.

The initiative will see the business invest £30 million before the end of the year to help construction managers make the move to more sustainable temporary solutions on site.

Aggreko has already pledged, by 2030, to reduce the diesel fuel used by customer solutions by at least 50%, reduce local air quality emissions in its solutions by at least 50%, and achieve net zero emissions across its business operations.

With many companies across the sector already making significant progress in their decarbonisation journey, Aggreko says more construction businesses are now looking to hire low impact technology that might otherwise be too expensive to consider. Inevitably this will help companies working on high-profile projects such as HS2, remain competitive by keeping up with demands for the most sustainable equipment.

There are several streams that make up the new Greener Upgrades campaign for Aggreko. Firstly, its acceleration of investment into new technologies. The most recent and prolific step forward being trials with hydrogen power generation units and fuel cells integrated with battery storage to form a 45kVA hybrid solution. Together with technology partner CMB.TECH, a 50 kVA hydrogen combustion genset demonstrator has been developed. After successful testing, Aggreko is now investing in 10 additional units to support hydrogen readiness, working with lead customers and partners to test and validate hydrogen as an energy carrier in temporary power. It is also building a fuel cell demonstration unit that will integrate zero-emission hydrogen technology into its existing canopy storage battery solution.

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This follows the recent introduction of ultra-low emission Stage V compliant generators, meaning they are compliant with the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD). The MCPD is part of the European Commission's Clean Air Policy Package to limit emissions of certain pollutants into the air from Medium Combustion Plants.

As a result of such work, major construction companies such as Morgan Sindall Construction and Sir Robert McAlpine are already working with Aggreko on various decarbonisation projects across their sites to trial such products and approaches.

The next step in the coming months is for Aggreko to launch a new online estimator which will help construction professionals visualise the sustainable savings they can make on site, including the level of reduction of CO2, local emissions, and fuel. The tool is intended as an indicator of what could be possible, ahead of experts carrying out a full, detailed assessment of the project.

All of this is brought together in a series of new sectorised reports which initially explain a pragmatic approach to making improvements on site, and the possible savings that can be made.

Chris Rason, Managing Director of Aggreko said: "Managing the energy transition is by far one of the biggest challenges for industry today and businesses are now mapping the move away from less-efficient practices. While recent events have made changes more difficult, there is now an opportunity to 'build back better' by choosing equipment that can kickstart a green construction boom. We are privileged to be already supporting many on their journey and welcome any new conversations as a result of this initiative."