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CENTRES FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENGINEERING (CORE)


In England there are locations that have been awarded CoRE status by the UK Government. CoRE status is awarded through recognising the existing port infrastructure, skills and supply chain to enable rapid growth within the offshore wind sector.


CORE SITES England has six CoRE sites: these are the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, the Humber, the Kent, the Liverpool City Region, the North Eastern and the tees Valley.


CORE AREAS PROVIDE... • Excellent infrastructure and logistics • Large amounts of available land for development including deep water access


• Skilled and available local workforce • Experienced supply chain • Easy access to Round 1, 2 and 3 offshore wind farms


• Extensive business support available • Local government support providing free location finding services and assistance on skills, premises and grant funding applications


THE NORTH EASTERN CORE This is an important hub for worldwide trade and investment, central to the UK’s economic growth for hundreds of years. the North Eastern CoRE offers:


Enterprise Zone sites with enhanced capital allowances up to £100 million, business rate discount and simplified planning at the port of tyne and on the North bank of the River tyne, at the port of blyth and adjacent to Nissan’s Sunderland plant.


THREE PORTS • port of blyth offers strategic sites and existing office accommodation, with well-established cargo handling, storage and distribution service for the renewables sector and Enterprise Zone support.


www.berez.org.uk


• port of tyne, the largest trust port in the UK, offers 250 hectares of available land, 30 hectares carries Enterprise Zone status.


www.offshorewindtyne.com


• port of Sunderland is well located for offshore energy investment with instant access from open sea to deep water river and dock berths, and offers 115 hectares of waterfront land for development.


www.portofsunderland.co.uk


The National Renewable Energy Centre Narec, is located in blyth and provides the national research, development, testing and demonstration centre for offshore renewable energy technologies.


Financial Support – North Eastern Infrastructure Fund available to secure investment, job creation and economic growth in the local area, £30 million growth capital for investment and largest English regional venture capital offer.


PORTS • pD ports Hartlepool, 300 acres including sites with ECAs and simplified planning.


www.pdports.co.uk


• AbLE Seaton port, 126 acres of land with the largest dry dock in Europe. www.ableuk.com


• AbLE Middlesbrough port, 40 acres of land with 200,000 sq ft of existing units inc cranage.


www.ableuk.com


• North Sea Supply base, Multimodal logistics centre.


www.av-dawson.com


• A&p tees, Centre of Excellence for offshore vessels. www.ap-group.co.uk


Supply Chain – over 250 North Eastern companies with existing commitment or potential to diversify into offshore wind supply. World leading offshore and subsea engineering and manufacturing supply chain, backed by national and regional professional services cluster in Newcastle.


Skills and Training – Highly skilled workforce serviced by specialist training facilities at Siemens, Maersk and Shepherd Offshore.


Connectivity – Newcastle International Airport is within 20 miles of each port Adjacent to largest Round 3 concession, and accessible to Forth and Humber sites. Two direct trains an hour to London, Edinburgh and the Midlands.


THE TEES VALLEY CORE A prime location for offshore wind investment with long industrial heritage and a track record for delivering large scale projects in oil and gas, ship building, fabrication and de-commissioning.


tees Valley’s main strengths are in its prime land availability and existing supply chain. tees Valley has the world’s largest cluster of subsea cabling and trenching companies, plus expert offshore fabrication facilities and also prime port sites ideally located for three of the world’s largest offshore wind projects.


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www.windenergynetwork.co.uk


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