Mayor celebrates major North Sea offshore wind expansion as route to create thousands of new green jobs for the North East  
Mayor celebrates major North Sea offshore wind expansion as route to create thousands of new green jobs for the North East  
Mayor celebrates major North Sea offshore wind expansion as route to create thousands of new green jobs for the North East  

North East Mayor Kim McGuinness today hailed a major expansion of offshore wind off the region’s coastline – unlocking billions of pounds of investment and underpinning her plan to create 25,000 new green energy jobs over the next decade.    Working in partnership with region, The Crown Estate is today set to announce plans to lease new seabed sites off the North East coast […]

North East green energy growth continues at Port of Tyne
North East green energy growth continues at Port of Tyne

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 […]

Port of Tyne Unveils 230 Acre Green Development Terminal
Port of Tyne Unveils 230 Acre Green Development Terminal
Port of Tyne Unveils 230 Acre Green Development Terminal

£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 Tyneside manufacturer lands £4.5m contract wins following record year
South Tyneside manufacturer lands £4.5m contract wins following record year
South Tyneside manufacturer lands £4.5m contract wins following record year

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Looking to the future of inward investment in the North East Mayoral Combined Authority
Looking to the future of inward investment in the North East Mayoral Combined Authority
Looking to the future of inward investment in the North East Mayoral Combined Authority

By Guy Currey, Director of Invest North East England As we begin the countdown to Christmas, Invest North East England marked the end of the year with a special event at the Catalyst on Newcastle Helix on Monday 04 December to brief partners and stakeholders about our upcoming move into the new North East Mayoral […]

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Government’s commitment to clean wind energy, and the opportunities it provides North East England
Government’s commitment to clean wind energy, and the opportunities it provides North East England

Blog by Guy Currey, Director, Invest North East England In October this year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out the first stage of the government’s ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution, including ambitious targets for the UK’s offshore wind sector. Already home to the largest offshore wind market in the world, the government has […]