Michelin’s Green Tyre Comes to Life

27 September 2005

The UK’s largest corporate wind energy project has been given the green light after planning consent was agreed for an ambitious partnership scheme between green energy pioneers ecotricity and Michelin.

Formal approval for a two turbine wind park at Michelin’s Dundee tyre plant was given by the city council on 26th September. From early 2006 many of the Michelin tyre produced at the location will be manufactured using clean, green energy.

Following hard on the heels of Ford’s clean diesel plant at Dagenham, this latest project represents another milestone in ecotricity’s campaign to green up big business and the automotive supply chain. Little by little, the things we use every day are getting greener thanks to initiatives such as this.

Dale Vince, founder of ecotricity, said ‘this latest step in our campaign to fight climate change with Michelin is really significant. We are delighted to work with Michelin to help reduce their environmental impact, as we already are with Sainsbury’s, Co-op, Ford and the Prudential. Working with a household name like Michelin is an important step for us in our campaign to encourage big business to participate actively in fighting climate change. This exciting new project will deliver clean, green energy and save Michelin money. Renewable energy comes of age!’

The two ecotricity turbines planned for the site are super quiet, highly efficient, leveraging the very latest advances in technology, and will visibly reinforce ecotricity’s ‘Good Neighbour’ policy.