The Open is golf’s oldest and most international Major championship.  Staged by The R&A - golf’s governing body outside of the US and Mexico - and first played in 1860, The Open attracts the best players from around the world to compete for the famous Claret Jug.  Played on the finest links golf courses around the United Kingdom, the Championship becomes the focus of the sporting world in July each year, with a global broadcast reaching over 80m people.

As temporary power and temperature control supplier for The Open, Aggreko works closely with The R&A on all facets of designing and delivering a sustainable energy model for golf’s original championship.

The Open has changed a lot since the first incarnation back in 1860. And perhaps one of the biggest changes was for this year’s Championship. Events of all shapes and sizes are adapting to the transition to a greener energy supply and the lowering of emissions – and in 2021, The Open was set to do the same.

With 32,000 spectators on site each day, and millions of fans watching the action at home, the onus was very much on providing a dependable power supply.. So how could The R&A combine reliable energy with a decarbonised solution?

The R&A wasn’t the only one who had years of experience up their sleeves…