The Council's vision is to create a flagship Energy Park on Blenheim Lane in Bulwell which uses low carbon renewable energy created on site to supply competitively priced power and heat to co-located business units.

This project will have a hugely positive impact on Nottingham's economy by providing employment opportunities and attracting inward investment.

Deputy Leader of Nottingham City Council, Councillor Graham Chapman, said: "This Energy Park will maintain our unique position as the UK's most sustainable city whilst boosting the local economy through the creation of jobs which is one of the Council's top priorities."

To kick start the project, representatives from a range of private sector organisations are being invited to an event on Friday, 28 January 2011 at the Council's headquarters at Loxley House, to find out more about the Council's vision and understand how they can get involved.

Displays a larger version of this image in a new browser windowThe Council is keen to work with partners to explore innovative technologies that generate renewable energy which could not only supply a co-located business park but can also benefit the existing Blenheim Lane industrial estate and any other nearby development opportunities that arise in the future. The Council believes that a new business park in Bulwell would support the growth or relocation of existing businesses and also attract new companies into the city, particularly those in the expanding 'green tech' sector.

In order to minimise cost and risk the Council is taking a phased approach to developing this project. After reviewing the feedback from the event, the Council will issue a Prior Information Notice (PIN), providing further details about the project and inviting interested parties to explain how they can support and contribute to the project in a formal Expression of Interest (EOI). A decision on the best means of progressing the project will be taken following a full evaluation of the EOI's and other market analysis later in the Spring.