Tag: Offshore

Swans Offshore Energy Park is a state-of-the-art offshore energy park for companies in the offshore energy, subsea and marine industries will be showcased at a major exhibition. The 19-hectare site in Wallsend, which has over 17 hectares of development land, a working quay and a wet berth, is aimed at offshore energy sector businesses looking to […]

The Energy sector is one of great importance for North East England, with three rivers and three strategic Ports (Ports of Tyne, Blyth and Sunderland), an abundance of existing energy businesses, key assets and development land the region is going from strength to strength in this sector. Invest North East England is the inward investment agency for the […]

Construction in the UK’s offshore wind sector saw a real high in 2016, valued at £4.1 billion, a positive increase from the previous year, and importantly accounting for 21% of all UK construction contract value in the year. New analysis from Barbour ABI, a leading provider of construction intelligence services, highlighted the “bumper year” the […]

A SUNDERLAND business that has pioneered cutting-edge technology that could transform the offshore sector has filed an international patent and is almost ready to begin trials. Frontier Technical has developed new technology that could create modular floating offshore wind structures expected to be more cost-effective, efficient and environmentally-friendly than conventional structures. The company, which was […]