SPONSORS OF REGIONAL FOCUS
STRATEGIC LOCATION, EXPERIENCE AND INNOVATION
North East England is a key strategic location for the offshore renewables sector. It has the potential to deliver comprehensive, all-encompassing supply chain solutions for offshore renewables.
“It is a unique region in terms of geography, experience, infrastructure and technical capabilities,” explains Alex.
“The expertise and skills developed to create this unrivalled engineering heritage are now being applied to meet the demands of the offshore renewables sector,” enthused Alex.
SPECIFIC ROUND 3 DEVELOPMENT
In addition to its integrated and technology-driven supply chain, the geographic location of the region gives it a distinct advantage enabling North East England businesses the ability to quickly and effectively service a significant proportion of the UK Round 3 offshore wind development zones.
Dogger Bank, for example, which is the largest of the nine Round 3 offshore wind farms zones, is adjacent to North East England – just 60 miles off the region’s coast.
Alex Dawson at The Energi Coast launch dinner
Dr Eddie O’Connor below
North East England is also close to other North Sea offshore wind developments. Three of the fields, Teesside, Moray Firth and Hornsea are between 2 and 86 miles away from the region.
It can also effectively service the Humber Gateway, which is 112 miles from the region, Racebank, which is 112 miles away, and the East Anglia offshore wind farm at a distance of 230 miles.
LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP (LEP) SUPPORT
“North East England is home to an extremely innovative and successful integrated energy supply chain, which is technologically-driven with excellent credentials for delivering large scale projects across the energy sectors.”
A PROUD HISTORY
From the construction of Stephenson’s Rocket in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1829 and the shipbuilding revolution of the 19th and 20th Centuries, through to the region being responsible for constructing 70 percent of all North Sea Oil & Gas platforms, North East England has been at the heart of industrial innovations.
Offshore renewables has been identified as a key driver for North East England’s economy and the development of related industries is supported by the region’s Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).
The Tees Valley LEP, which covers the south of the region, and the North East LEP, which is responsible for the area from Country Durham to the Scottish Borders, have been formed to drive the future economic development of the region. In both LEP areas are newly- formed Enterprise Zones, which are designed to encourage inward investment through stimulating financial incentives.
Energi Coast will support the LEPs ambitions to attract offshore renewables- related investment into the region utilising Enterprise Zone opportunities.
A major area of discussion among politicians, industry and the media is the cost of offshore renewables, both in terms of the investment required to create wind farms and their on-going maintenance. It is an issue that Energi Coast believes North East England will have a positive effect upon.
“Energi Coast will play a serious role in the debate of the cost of renewable energy,” says Joanne.
“A cohesive and collaborative supply chain operating from one geographic location utilising an excellent infrastructure can have an impact on reducing the cost of producing renewable energy for the long-term.”
ENERGI COAST MEMBERS
• A&P Tyne Ltd • Able UK Ltd • Barrier Ltd • CTC Marine Projects • Heerema Fabrications Group • JDR Cable Systems Ltd • McNulty Offshore Construction Ltd • Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd • Modus Ltd • MPI Offshore Ltd • NOF Energy • OGN Group • Port of Tyne • PDL Solutions (Europe) Ltd • Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd • TAG Energy Solutions Ltd • TATA Steel • Technip • SMD • Wilton Group
Energi Coast
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