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New jobs and major investment in Powerpark, Lowestoft

By Ian Pease | October 4, 2024

Jobs, opportunities and major investment in Britain’s most easterly town, Lowestoft, is ensuring it is “leading the way” as a powerhouse for the clean energy industry within the East of England. In September 2020, GENERATE partner, East Suffolk Council unveiled an “ambitious” vision for PowerPark to “create a cluster of energy related businesses which build upon the success of existing…

ScottishPower confirms Lowestoft as long-term home for UK offshore wind

By Ian Pease | October 2, 2024

Green energy company ScottishPower Renewables has confirmed Lowestoft as the long-term home and heart of its UK offshore wind operations

Stowen Wins UK Offshore Wind Farm Contract

By Ian Pease | October 1, 2024

Equinor has awarded Stowen a contract to perform modifications to the transition pieces on the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm

Major New £4.27m Business Hub In Lowestoft Nears Completion

By Ian Pease | September 30, 2024

Work on a new £4.27 million state-of-the-art business hub is just weeks away from completion.

Plans for major green energy hub in Harwich approved

By Ian Pease | May 15, 2024

Plans for a major new green energy hub based in Harwich have been given the go ahead.

Harwich International Port has tonight (Tuesday, 14 May) been granted permission by Tendring District Council’s (TDC) Planning Committee to use the planned Bathside Bay Container Terminal (BBCT) platform as a green energy hub for a temporary period of 15 years.

New visualisation of Great Yarmouth’s offshore energy O&M campus

By Ian Pease | May 6, 2024

GENERATE has launched an exciting new video and 3D visualisation to help promote Great Yarmouth’s new offshore energy Operations and Maintenance Campus

RWE acquire Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone

By admin | January 5, 2024

All change in the Southern North Sea as RWE acquire 4.2-gigawatt UK offshore wind development portfolio from Vattenfall. See full press release from Vattenfall here https://bit.ly/48J80Mu

ABP and Sizewell C plan to develop Direct Air Capture facility at Port of Lowestoft

By admin | March 29, 2023

An innovative development is being planned at the Port of Lowestoft, Associated British Ports and Sizewell C are collaborating to bring a new technology demonstrator to the East of England – technology that will no doubt play an increasingly important role in reducing carbon dioxide levels, combating climate change and building a green economy. Read more here

Vattenfall choose Great Yarmouth port for Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone

By admin | March 20, 2023

Great News for Great Yarmouth as Vattenfall announces Peel Ports GY Port as the preferred bidder for the operation and maintenance contract for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone. Councillor Carl Smith, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, said: ‘’Great Yarmouth Borough Council is delighted that Vattenfall has chosen the town’s port as the preferred location…

Construction start date set for new Operations & Maintenance campus in Great Yarmouth

By admin | March 15, 2023

A new operations and maintenance campus for Great Yarmouth moves ever closer as final preparations are made for construction to begin next month. Commissioned by Norfolk County Council, the £21.4m partnership project is a collaboration with Great Yarmouth Borough Council and the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and seeks to capitalise on the now…