Sai Life Sciences to take 5,300 sq ft at Alderley Park

Facilities at Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park will open for testing next week as part of a Government drive to increase capacity by establishing dedicated laboratories across the country.

A £7m facility to produce hydrogen from non-recyclable plastics is tipped for approval next week, as Peel Environmental progresses its wider Protos energy park at Ellesmere Port.

Progressive Energy will build what it claims is the UK’s first low carbon hydrogen plant on a 160-acre site owned by Essar Oil UK, close to Stanlow refinery, with an application expected this year.

Bruntwood SciTech’s 150,000 sq ft office complex, which forms part of the firm’s £247m investment at Alderley Park, opens today.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

The University of Chester has launched the search for a development partner to deliver the £100m next phase of Thornton Science Park.

Bruntwood SciTech has agreed a three-year, £185m funding deal, using £60m to support 400,000 sq ft of development at Circle Square, and £125m to refinance other assets including Alderley Park.  

Recycling company Advanced Sustainable Developments is in talks with Peel Environmental as it seeks to open its first UK site at the Protos energy park in Ellesmere Port.

Waste2Tricity has signed an agreement with Peel Environmental for a 54-acre site at the Ellesmere Port energy hub to develop a hydrogen-from-waste facility.