Capper Trading announced Thursday it will invest £6 million in a renewable energy hub at its Tamnamore sites in County Tyrone. The Irish government awarded the company £1.39 million under the Shared Island Sustainability Capital Grant scheme.

The hub calls for solar panels and batteries across two locations flanking the M1 motorway. Capper also intends to electrify its fleet of 60 lorries, which deliver more than 10,000 tonnes of animal feed and bedding each week.

Officials granted the funds in December as part of £7.81 million awarded to three Northern Ireland firms. The €20 million Shared Island initiative, launched last year, supports sustainable technologies to cut industrial carbon emissions. InterTradeIreland, Invest NI and Enterprise Ireland developed the broader €30 million Shared Island Enterprise Scheme.

Capper’s project, pending planning approval, should generate 3.1 million units of renewable electricity annually. That output would eliminate more than 1,250 tonnes of carbon from the company’s emissions, according to company statements.

“Our aim is to become a carbon-free manufacturer within the animal feed and bedding sector,” group general manager Matthew Steenson said at the Tamnamore base. He described bi-directional technology linking the sites as a first-of-its-kind integrated system. The setup will cut operational costs and free up funds for future investments, Steenson added.

Invest NI chief executive Kieran Donoghue attended the announcement. “We are working with businesses throughout Northern Ireland to invest in green energy technologies to drive their competitiveness, productivity and green growth,” Donoghue said. He called Capper’s plans a direct result of those efforts and proof of the company’s sustainable practices.

The Shared Island scheme has spurred other projects. O&S Doors, a South Tyrone cabinet maker, revealed last month a £9 million energy system powered by MDF dust. The firm secured £2.4 million from the grants. Cemcor in Cookstown obtained funding for low-carbon cement production.

Capper operates as one of three County Tyrone recipients. The grants aim to bridge sustainability efforts across Ireland amid rising demands for decarbonization in heavy industry.