A wind turbine blade maintenance provider is to establish its international headquarters in East Yorkshire. GEV Offshore, part of the global GEV Group, has agreed to lease an office and warehouse unit at Priory Tec Park, Hessle, which will accommodate a team of six to eight workers, increasing to about 12 during the next...
Read moreHOURS after Siemens announced a £310-million investment with ABP in Hull, officials from the global engineering giant were on the South Bank talking to local businesses. Team Humber Marine Alliance director Mark O’Reilly and RenewableUK deputy chief executive Maf Smith hosted an impromptu visit by Siemens representatives to Forest Pines Hotel to meet local...
Read moreSiemens’ decision will boost regional supply chain Siemens’ decision to go ahead with the construction of an offshore wind manufacturing plant in Hull will provide a significant boost to the region’s offshore and marine engineering supply chain, says Team Humber Marine Alliance director, Mark O’Reilly. “Siemens is among the biggest and the best in...
Read moreSome of the leading figures in the offshore wind industry will be at a free two-day conference and forum next week, debating the Humber’s role in a £100bn UK investment opportunity. Senior executives from Able UK, AREVA Wind, Smart Wind/Mainstream Renewable Power, among others, are to speak at Offshore Wind Connections 2014. The second...
Read moreThe green light has been given to build the Humber’s first University Technology College (UTC). Backed by businesses in the region, the £11m investment will give young people the specialist skills they need for careers in the engineering and renewable energy industries. The Humber UTC will be established in Scunthorpe and will create 70...
Read moreThe Able UK Marine Energy Park government go-ahead will provide a major boost to Humber businesses working in the maritime and offshore wind supply chain, says Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA). The green light for the largest single development on the Humber since the Second World War will see a £450m investment of more...
Read moreENERGY PARK DECISION ‘WILL TRANSFORM FUTURE OF THE HUMBER’ SAYS ABLE CHIEF The news that Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has today approved plans to create a world-class centre for the renewable energy industries on the south bank of the Humber has been described as ‘massively important for the region and the whole of the...
Read moreThe drive to establish the Humber as a world-class centre for the renewable energy sector has been given a further boost with the news that STRABAG Offshore Wind GmbH as part of the leading European construction company STRABAG SE has a Memorandum of Understanding in place naming Able Marine Energy Park as the preferred...
Read moreBrent Cheshire, DONG Energy UK Chairman said: “We welcome the announcements from the Government on the FID-Enabling process and the strikes prices today. This is a concrete step in the right direction from the Government towards fulfilling the next phase of offshore wind development in the UK. The strong commitment to offshore wind demonstrated...
Read more£40 billion of investments are expected in renewable electricity generation projects, following updated contract terms and strike prices published today. Additional investments of around £40 billion are expected in renewable electricity generation projects up to 2020, following updated contract terms and strike prices published today and wider reforms to the electricity market. Sixteen renewable...
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