JDR Cables' Port of Hartlepool operation. (Image Source: JDR Cables)
Ørsted awards major contracts to North East and Yorkshire suppliers for Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm – move is “vote of confidence in British manufacturing”
Ørsted awards major contracts to North East and Yorkshire suppliers for Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm – move is “vote of confidence in British manufacturing”

Businesses in the North East and Yorkshire have secured contracts from renewable energy from Ørsted, collectively worth £75m to £100m. The work will support more than 300 jobs.  JDR Cable Systems (Newcastle), Severfield (York) and Smulders (Newcastle), will produce integral components and services for the Hornsea 3 wind farm on UK soil. Severfield is the largest […]

Further £225m of investment secured for major renewable energy scheme
Further £225m of investment secured for major renewable energy scheme
Further £225m of investment secured for major renewable energy scheme

A North East development, which is one of the largest factories in the global offshore wind sector, is to expand and support more jobs after securing £225m of financing. SeAH Wind UK has now made an additional £225m investment into wind technology manufacturing in Teesside. This brings its total investment into the site at Teesworks […]

North East England offshore wind sector showcased at world’s biggest wind energy trade fair
North East England offshore wind sector showcased at world’s biggest wind energy trade fair
North East England offshore wind sector showcased at world’s biggest wind energy trade fair

North East England’s strengths in the offshore wind sector will be showcased to a global audience next week as a regional delegation led by inward investment agency Invest North East England and including the North East’s three deep sea ports – Blyth, Tyne, and Sunderland along with Shepherd Offshore, attend the world’s biggest wind energy […]

£86m investment in offshore wind research facilities to accelerate UK development of next generation of super turbines
£86m investment in offshore wind research facilities to accelerate UK development of next generation of super turbines
£86m investment in offshore wind research facilities to accelerate UK development of next generation of super turbines

Development of the world’s most advanced wind turbine blade and drive train testing assets at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, Northumberland, set to deliver major boost to UK growth from offshore wind. Ambitious plans to keep the UK at the forefront of technology development in offshore wind have been given the green […]

New Technology Development Centre in Blyth set to drive forward innovation in offshore renewable energy
New Technology Development Centre in Blyth set to drive forward innovation in offshore renewable energy
New Technology Development Centre in Blyth set to drive forward innovation in offshore renewable energy

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has started construction at its Blyth site to transform a former paper storage shed into a home for small scale innovation in the offshore renewables sector. The new £6 million two-storey facility, to be named the Technology Development Centre (TDC), will provide testing, validation and demonstration capabilities for small […]

GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business and ORE Catapult sign major new research collaboration
GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business and ORE Catapult sign major new research collaboration
GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business and ORE Catapult sign major new research collaboration

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business have announced the signing of a new research collaboration, building on the success of their previous ‘Stay Ashore’ programme. The £4m agreement announced on 7 August paves the way for a multi-year collaboration between GE Vernova and ORE Catapult to create a dedicated […]

Kinewell Energy enters global partnership with Equinor
Kinewell Energy enters global partnership with Equinor
Kinewell Energy enters global partnership with Equinor

North East cleantech scale-up Kinewell Energy has signed a multi-year global contract with Equinor for the use of its pioneering KLOC software. Initially launched in 2015, the market-leading Kinewell Layout Optimisation of Cable (KLOC) software designs economically optimised inter-array cable layouts for offshore wind farms. Kinewell Energy has collaborated with Equinor since its inception on […]

In Conversation | North East England is leading the way to make the UK net zero by 2050
In Conversation | North East England is leading the way to make the UK net zero by 2050
In Conversation | North East England is leading the way to make the UK net zero by 2050

By Joanne Leng MBE, chief executive, NOF North East England has been at the very heart of industry and innovation for generations, led by a cluster of companies rich in engineering excellence and ingenuity, which is continuing as the UK makes the energy transition towards achieving net zero by 2050. Its enviable geography on the […]