WORKING AT HEIGHTS - Wind Energy Network

SPONSORS OF TYNE & TEES FEATURE£110 billion ofinvestment expectedin UK waters by 2020Centres for Offshore RenewableEngineering (CORE)In England there are locations that havebeen awarded CORE status by the UKGovernment. CORE status is awardedthrough recognising the existing portinfrastructure, skills and supply chain toenable rapid growth within the offshorewind sector.CORE sitesEngland has six CORE sites: these arethe Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, theHumber, the Kent, the Liverpool CityRegion, the North Eastern and the TeesValley.CORE areas provide...• Excellent infrastructure and logistics• Large amounts of available land fordevelopment including deep wateraccess• Skilled and available local workforce• Experienced supply chain• Easy access to Round 1, 2 and 3offshore wind farms• Extensive business support available• Local government support providingfree location finding services andassistance on skills, premises and grantfunding applicationsThe North Eastern COREThis is an important hub for worldwidetrade and investment, central to the UK’seconomic growth for hundreds of years.The North Eastern CORE offers:Enterprise Zone sites with enhanced capitalallowances up to £100 million, businessrate discount and simplified planning atthe Port of Tyne and on the North Bankof the River Tyne, at the Port of Blyth andadjacent to Nissan’s Sunderland plant.Three Ports• Port of Blyth offers strategic sites andexisting office accommodation, withwell-established cargo handling,storage and distribution service for therenewables sector and Enterprise Zonesupport.www.berez.org.uk• Port of Tyne, the largest trust port in theUK, offers 250 hectares of availableland, 30 hectares carries EnterpriseZone status.www.offshorewindtyne.com• Port of Sunderland is well located foroffshore energy investment with instantaccess from open sea to deepwater river and dock berths, andoffers 115 hectares of waterfront landfor development.www.portofsunderland.co.ukThe National Renewable Energy CentreNarec, is located in Blyth and provides thenational research, development, testingand demonstration centre for offshorerenewable energy technologies.Financial Support – North EasternInfrastructure Fund available to secureinvestment, job creation and economicgrowth in the local area, £30 million growthcapital for investment and largest Englishregional venture capital offer.Supply Chain – Over 250 North Easterncompanies with existing commitment orpotential to diversify into offshore windsupply. World leading offshore and subseaengineering and manufacturing supplychain, backed by national and regionalprofessional services cluster in Newcastle.Skills and Training – Highly skilledworkforce serviced by specialist trainingfacilities at Siemens, Maersk and ShepherdOffshore.Connectivity – Newcastle InternationalAirport is within 20 miles of each portAdjacent to largest Round 3 concession,and accessible to Forth and Humbersites. Two direct trains an hour to London,Edinburgh and the Midlands.The Tees Valley COREA prime location for offshore windinvestment with long industrial heritageand a track record for delivering largescale projects in oil and gas, ship building,fabrication and de-commissioning.Tees Valley’s main strengths are in itsprime land availability and existing supplychain. Tees Valley has the world’s largestcluster of subsea cabling and trenchingcompanies, plus expert offshore fabricationfacilities and also prime port sites ideallylocated for three of the world’s largestoffshore wind projects.Ports• PD Ports Hartlepool, 300 acresincluding sites with ECAs and simplifiedplanning.www.pdports.co.uk• ABLE Seaton Port, 126 acres of landwith the largest dry dock in Europe.www.ableuk.com• ABLE Middlesbrough Port, 40 acres ofland with 200,000 sq ft of existing unitsinc cranage.www.ableuk.com• North Sea Supply Base, Multimodallogistics centre.www.av-dawson.com• A&P Tees, Centre of Excellence foroffshore vessels.www.ap-group.co.uk62www.windenergynetwork.co.uk