This is Gravity ltd, the landowner of 635 acres in Bridgwater, near Bristol, has signed a 50-year agreement with E.ON to provide renewable and low carbon energy solutions for its smart campus, Gravity, which is currently under development.
Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus, is making a commitment to delivering clean growth in the UK. Gravity’s design – informed through consultation with a team of economic analysts as well as sustainability and environmental specialists – responds to the shifting global trends in consumption, energy use, automation, and digitalisation, creating thousands of long-term jobs.
E.ON’s role as energy partner is a key part of this, as it will deliver an alternative to standard utility grid connections by providing an on-site, integrated energy service through lower carbon and resilient power, heating, and cooling systems.
The agreement aims to combine the capabilities of Gravity and E.ON to allow both entities to capitalise on the strong and accelerating demand for low carbon energy solutions that organisations and their employees demand.
The scheme will attract responsible and fast-growing companies associated with advanced manufacturing, robotics, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, assembly, and distribution space, R&D and offices. By attracting today’s giants and tomorrow’s unicorns, there will also be significant opportunities for collaboration.
In 2019, the UK became the first major global economy to pledge to be net-zero by 2050 and alongside This is Gravity, E.ON is supporting the blueprint of how business users can make their net-zero commitments a reality.
