Brent 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...
Read moreBUSINESSES are helping ensure the region has the skills required to put it at the forefront of the UK’s renewables industry. More than 100 apprentices have been taken on by 71 companies in the first year of the Green Port Growth Programme’s employment and skills strand. Designed to raise skills and capacity in the...
Read moreA delegation of Humber companies working in the offshore wind supply chain is to visit Denmark this week on a fact-finding, networking trade mission. Organised by Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), nearly 20 businesses and organisations will tour the main production facilities of Siemens Wind Power in Brande. Mark...
Read moreA huge employment boost for the Humber has moved a step closer after government minister Norman Baker revealed that he is “minded to approve” Able UK’s plans for its £450m Marine Energy Park on the south bank of the Humber. Baker has, however, delayed the final decision until December. Before reaching a final decision...
Read moreWORLD leading offshore wind giant Dong Energy marked its official arrival in Grimsby with the confirmation of a £1.1-million grant that will help create more than 100 jobs. The Danish developer also unveiled an impressive 950sq m construction base, while thanking the local authority for the support it has received as it embarks on...
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