Tag: Energy Gateway North East England
Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar Group has landed a contract in the Middle East worth more than €3.5m as it continues to see “strong momentum in regional demand for cable protection”. The contract is for its cable protection technology to a major offshore energy project, with delivery scheduled by June 2026. It is Tekmar’s largest polyurethane cable […]
An independent report published on Thursday 6 November reveals that Dogger Bank Wind Farm, which will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm once fully operational, will boost the UK economy by £6.1 billion during its lifetime and support thousands of UK jobs over the next three decades. The report, written by economic consultants BVG […]
Ørsted has chosen the Port of Tyne’s Tyne Clean Energy Park in South Shields as the marshalling base for its £8.5bn Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm – set to become the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The 100,000m² site will handle secondary steel components before installation at sea, supporting the delivery of 197 turbines. Once […]
£150 million Port of Tyne upgrade will add 400 metres of deep-water quayside, potentially creating 12,000 jobs and boosting the economy by £5.6 billion. The Port of Tyne has launched to the market a 230-acre redevelopment project with new deep-water quayside, a move which could generate thousands of jobs in offshore wind and manufacturing. The […]
South Shields-based Metec UK has secured two contracts worth more than £4.5m, following “hot on the heels of our best year to date”. The company will provide its sacrificial anodes to a major offshore windfarm in the North Sea, which will provide green energy power to more than 3 million British homes. Elsewhere, Metec UK […]
Two green energy firms have collaborated on a “monumental” research base project. SCJ Renewables and Solar Capture Technologies have installed solar panels at Blyth’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. Bosses say the 530-panel system, fitted to the site’s new Technology Development Centre, has capacity to save an estimated 42,000 kilograms of CO2 annually. The firms […]
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 […]
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 […]