- Debut: The ACCIONA team finished the championship’s inaugural race with a victory in Saudi Arabia, ranking second in the overall standings (with 39 points)
- Transition: The Hydro X Prix will take place in a former coal mine site transformed into a renewable energy facility to reflect decarbonization’s urgency
The ACCIONA | SAINZ XE Team resumes Extreme E racing at the Hydro X Prix in Scotland (on July 13th-14th) with the aim of keeping up the high competitive level shown five months ago at the inaugural race in Saudi Arabia.
The ACCIONA team starts from the second position in the championship standings after winning the race in the Jeddah desert. The ACCIONA team, led by Laia Sanz and Fraser McConnell, has 39 points after the debut, just two points off the lead, and is consolidating its position as one of the title contenders in the fourth season of the pioneering electric SUV competition.
Scotland hosts the Extreme E series for another year. The weekend's two rounds will take place inside the former Glenmuckloch open-cast coal mine in the southern Scottish council area of Dumfries and Galloway.
The venue chosen for this Hydro X Prix seeks to highlight the need to advance the energy transition, as the mine has completed the process of conversion into a 400MW pumped-storage hydroelectric power plant and a 150MW wind farm. These new renewable energy facilities will be able to power 300,000 homes.
LEGACY PROGRAM
As in each of the races, the championship organizes a Legacy Program, with a series of activities to support local organizations and leave a positive impact on the community.
The Legacy Program for this year's Hydro X Prix will focus on revitalizing the wildlife of the Nith River, which has been particularly eroded by the effect of the mining industry in the area.
The Extreme E drivers will be able to learn from the championship's scientific committee about the impact of human activity on the river's watershed and some of the initiatives to mitigate its degradation.
The population of Atlantic salmon, one of the country's most emblematic species, will be the major beneficiary, as their increasingly irregular migrations in the Nith basin are a clear indicator of the precarious water health of the ecosystem.