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The global ship repair, conversion and fabrication specialist A&P Group is now using 100% renewable energy across all three of its facilities as it aims to improve its green credentials and meet Government targets.<\/p>\n
The UK-based A&P Group with three shipyards located in Hebburn, Middlesbrough and Falmouth said it is committed to improving the sustainability of its services and reducing carbon emissions to ensure it meets UK Government\u2019s legal requirement of bringing all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.<\/p>\n
A&P Group\u2019s decision to buy its energy from Haven Power, a company which only supplies energy from a renewable source, is the latest measure to help achieve this goal, it said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlong with a determination to help improve our environment, we made the decision to buy our future energy only from companies that supplied energy from a renewable source,\u201d said David McGinley, Managing Director of Atlantic<\/a> and Peninsula Marine Services Limited. \u201cThe benefits speak for themselves. Energy such as wind energy, solar energy and waterpower are generated from natural energy sources and unlike fossil fuels these sources never run out.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to this latest measure, in 2015, A&P\u2019s three sites completed the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – a government initiative to promote energy efficiency in large businesses. The scheme was designed to increase industry\u2019s awareness of energy consumption and make it easier for businesses to take action, lower their energy bills and lower the rate of carbon emissions across the UK.<\/p>\n A&P Group reports its energy and carbon emissions, along with any efficiency measures taken, on a yearly basis to ensure it is meeting sustainability targets.<\/p>\n