The power and energy industry in Birmingham has a much larger role to play for the UK’s large-scale energy transition. City officials have laid out their plans to become a net zero city by fully eliminating its carbon emissions by 2030 while simultaneously enhancing air quality. BEI, the Birmingham Energy Institute, takes the reins on this project in partnerships with stakeholders to develop and implement innovative strategies. At the heart of Birmingham’s energy revolution is the Tyseley Energy Park (TEP), a project developed by Webster and Horsfall’s 300-year-old manufacturing business. TEP is poised to become the central node for energy and waste management, demonstrating how advanced energy technologies can foster an innovative industrial ecology. This facility is crucial for Birmingham’s future infrastructure as it focuses on renewable heat and power, energy storage, clean transport fuels, and advanced waste processing. The West Midlands region, including Birmingham, already faces significant challenges (energy poverty, high concentrations of intensive manufacturing, poor air quality, and electricity grid constraints) that the TEP will aim to solve through sustainable energy solutions. The goal is for the TEP to be a blueprint for other cities in similar circumstances. Integral to TEP's mission is the Birmingham Energy Innovation Centre. This centre will serve as a hub for businesses to collaborate with university researchers. The centre will also offer training in state-of-the-art energy, waste, and low-carbon transport systems, equipping the workforce with the skills needed for a sustainable future. In addition to its technological and industrial goals, TEP will also engage with the community. The University of Birmingham, in collaboration with the Active Wellbeing Society, Birmingham City Council, the Environment Agency, Sport England, and other local partners, is working on the River Cole and Tyseley Energy Park: Creation of a Community Common project.