The Destination for Energy,
Innovation and Industry

Located among some of the North of England’s biggest industrial forces, Protos brings together forward thinking businesses united in delivering clean growth.

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The Destination for Energy,
Innovation and Industry

Providing energy intensive industry with low carbon energy

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The Destination for Energy,
Innovation and Industry

Over 50 hectares of land dedicated to nature

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Protos clusters together innovative technologies in energy generation and resource management that are leading the way on the clean growth agenda. As we move towards net zero carbon emissions, Protos can help businesses meet their sustainability objectives and develop a blueprint for the rest of the UK.

The area around Protos is at the forefront of UK manufacturing and home to a concentration of energy intensive users. Our aim is to deliver low-carbon energy directly to industrial customers through a local energy grid with a local CO2 network capturing their emissions. 

Decarbonising industry will not only help the UK meet our zero carbon goals, it will help to protect and grow the high value manufacturing jobs that have made this region thrive.

Why Protos?

A carbon capture ready destination

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Providing energy intensive industry with low carbon energy

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Access to skills, workforce and R&D

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Smart, local energy system reducing energy costs

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Bringing innovative technologies to market

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A connected location in the North’s industrial heartland

Location

Protos boasts excellent connectivity via road, rail and canal

Available Plots

View what’s currently at Protos and available plots

Community

Find out about our work in the community

Ged Barlow, Chair of the Cheshire Energy Hub: “Sitting at the heart of Cheshire’s Energy Innovation District, Protos is leading the way in innovative solutions to deliver clean growth.”

Latest News

August 06, 2026

BLOG I Protos: Where Industry and Nature Thrive Side by Side

Ask someone to picture a major industrial development and they're unlikely to imagine thriving habitats, protected green spaces and a sanctuary for wintering birds. Yet that's exactly what you can find at Protos, the 134-hectare energy and resource recovery park near Ince.

August 03, 2026

Planning Application Submitted For North West’s First Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Facility

Energy-from-waste-wood operator Evero has submitted a planning application to deliver the UK’s first Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) facility delivered under the GGR Business Model. Located at Protos – Peel NRE’s strategic energy and resource hub in Cheshire – the plans advance Evero’s ambition to transform its operational waste wood biomass plant to a carbon negative operation.

June 11, 2026

Building Britain’s Future Fuels Hub

As the global energy transition accelerates, the need for secure, sustainable fuel sources has become both an environmental priority and a matter of national resilience. Recent geopolitical tensions - including ongoing conflict in the Middle East and disruption to critical supply routes such as the Strait of Hormuz - have exposed the fragility of global energy systems, driving price volatility and raising concerns over long-term supply security. For the UK, these challenges underscore a clear imperative: to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels while building a more resilient, homegrown energy mix. Against this backdrop, the development of sustainable “future fuels” is emerging not just as a pathway to net zero, but as a strategic necessity for safeguarding the nation’s energy future.

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