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Unlimited opportunities in the East of England
SUPPORTING
YOUR AMBITIONS
If you choose Norfolk and Suffolk for
your business, you can be sure of joining
a supportive, experienced and dynamic
community of energy professionals. Here you
will find industry, academia, research and
public sector working together to develop
integrated systems for generating, storing and
transmitting clean energy to the UK. Our whole
system approach includes looking at using our
growing offshore wind sector to decarbonise
our strategically important gas sector and
develop the blue/green hydrogen economy.
This means Norfolk and Suffolk is not just the
location for businesses looking to maximise
value from the manufacture, installation and
O&M for offshore wind projects. It is also ideal
if you want to serve other existing energy
sectors, particularly gas, nuclear and solar,
or develop innovative technologies such as
flexible power generation, smart grids, and
electric vehicle infrastructure.
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Unlimited opportunities in the East of England
Here you will find both funding and
infrastructure to support your venture and
partners to develop intellectual capital.
THERE ARE SOME
INCREDIBLE COMPANIES
HERE. EAST ANGLIA IS
SUCH AN IMPORTANT
EXPORTER OF SKILLS AND
EXPERTISE ACROSS THE
GLOBAL WIND BUSINESS.
Dr Catrin Ellis Jones
Vattenfall
GENERATING THE SKILLS
AND TALENT YOU NEED
You will also find a talented and growing
workforce in the region with the skills you need
to succeed. Over the last 20 years, EEEGR
has, through its Skills for Energy programme,
overseen the development of an integrated
skills infrastructure. This brings together local
colleges, universities, independent training
providers and employers to develop and
deliver courses that are relevant to the current
and future needs of the energy industry.
Norfolk and Suffolk has the potential to
benefit more than any other region in
England from the growth in offshore wind.
Forecasts indicate that the industry will
create an additional 6,150 full time, wellpaid, highly productive jobs by 2032 (an
increase of more than 600%). This will require
employees with a diverse mix of energy,
engineering and marine skills.
To help our young people make the most of
these opportunities, East Coast College, in
partnership with local authorities, the New
Anglia LEP and employers, has launched
the Offshore Wind Skills Centre in Great
Yarmouth and the Energy Skills Centre in
Lowestoft to support energy, maritime and
related sector training in the region. More
recently New Anglia LEP, Norfolk County
Council and Great Yarmouth Borough Council
announced a £18 million investment in an
offshore energy O&M campus for the Port of
Great Yarmouth to support business growth.
Similarly, East Suffolk Council has launched
the PowerPark project next to the Port of
Lowestoft and centred on the OrbisEnergy
clean energy innovation and incubation hub.
The proximity of energy demand centres in
London and the South East of England provide
a ready market and low transmission costs for
the power generated in the SNS. Operators
also benefit from the region’s close proximity to
UK and European service ports and component
load-out facilities. This has enabled the sector
to maximise value and build strong links
between the North Sea’s energy clusters over
the last 15 years, so helping to drive operational
and technological innovation.
SNS GEOLOGY AND
GEOGRAPHY PERFECT
FOR OFFSHORE WIND
Average wind speeds in excess of
9m/s
Favourable geology suitable for
lower cost foundations
S
hallow water, generally less than
50m, enables fixed foundations
and easier installation
Benefits of project clustering to
reduce construction and O&M
costs
Proximity to UK and European
port facilities to support all project
phases and energy demand
centres e.g. London, South East
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