Prolectric has won edie’s Renewable Energy Project of the Year Award 2026, for its decarbonisation work on the A417 Missing Link highways scheme.
At the awards, Prolectric demonstrated in partnership with Kier and National Highways, how renewable power and lighting can outperform diesel at scale on the A417 Missing Link project in the Cotswolds.
Commendations for Prolectric and the A417 project’s achievements, were noted by the judges, who said: “This project is groundbreaking in its approach to decarbonisation, involving multiple partners and complex operations in an environmentally sensitive location. Impressive carbon and cost reductions have been well quantified, creating an inspiring blueprint for replication in future.”
While Prolectric Director of Product Kathryn Adams added: “Winning this award is a fantastic recognition of what can be achieved when renewable technology is embedded into a major infrastructure project from the outset. Working closely with Kier and National Highways, we have shown that solar, hybrid power and battery storage can provide the reliability a complex live site demands, while cutting carbon emissions, diesel use and operating costs at scale.”
The A417 ‘Missing Link’ is a three-mile, single-lane stretch between the Brockworth Bypass and Cowley Roundabout. It has long been a major bottleneck, diverting traffic onto unsuitable local roads and contributing to serious accidents.
The 40-hectare site lies within the Cotswolds National Landscape. To operate, it required dependable temporary power and lighting, while reducing emissions, noise, fuel use and disruption to communities and protected wildlife.
More than 80 solar lighting, Solar hybrid generators and battery storage units replaced conventional diesel generators and tower lights. Technologies were tested in live conditions and expanded across the site once their reliability had been proven.
In the last year alone, Prolectric eliminated 833,689kg CO2e, avoided 270,574 litres of diesel and delivered £638,180 in operational cost savings. Hybrid deployments reduced fuel use by more than 75%, while one three-phase solar battery energy storage installation achieved peak daily savings of 400kg CO2e and more than £240.
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