Some 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 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...
Read moreOn the 12th November 2013, Bryan Irving and Ian Morl, who have been running Humber Electrical Engineering as CEO and CFO respectively, purchased the assets of the company safeguarding the future of the business and its 84 full time members of staff. The new company continues to trade as The Humber Electrical Engineering Company...
Read moreIt is more than two years since Siemens signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) detailing plans to build a turbine factory on Hull’s Alexandra Dock. The document, signed in January 2011, outlined how the factory would, if built, assemble the energy giant’s 6 megawatt wind turbines. As well as being bigger than any of...
Read moreMORE than 170 Humber businesses are being urged to support proposals for a new multi-million pound training centre. A Humber-wide partnership lodged a bid last year with the Government to create the centre for engineering and renewables training excellence. Now, bosses behind the region’s first University Technical College, the Humber UTC, are asking firms...
Read moreTHE first company to work in offshore wind from Grimsby is to establish a permanent base here. Renewable Energy Systems, known as RES, has secured a one-acre site from Associated British Ports, off Humber Bridge Road, on the town’s former fish docks. A single-storey office complex will now be built, with a key design...
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