Clean energy park launched by UK port

The Port of Tyne’s Tyne Clean Energy Park in north east England has already welcomed its first tenant and is anticipated to create a convenient, versatile strategic base for the region’s rapidly growing renewable energy sector.

Matt Beeton, CEO at the Port of Tyne, said: “Tyne Clean Energy Park provides a fantastic opportunity for companies in the renewables sector who are looking for a long term operational base. We are absolutely committed to becoming a low carbon industrial hub and supporting innovation, so launching a green business hub at the Port is a natural evolution of our vision.”

Deep draft vessels

Port and Tyne Clean Energy Park users will benefit from unrestricted, lock free access to berths with 13m of depth alongside.

The port’s location on the River Tyne provides access to existing offshore wind farm sites including Dogger Bank, Seagreen and Sofia.

Earlier in 2020, the port was selected as Equinor’s flagship operations and maintenance base, for what will become the world’s largest offshore wind farm at Dogger Bank.

By choosing the Tyne Clean Energy Park as a commercial base, renewables businesses joining Equinor will have a unique opportunity to co-locate every aspect of their supply chains – from manufacturing and assembly operations to installation and maintenance activities.

Port of Tyne made a clear commitment to decarbonisation in its Tyne 2050 strategy, with goals to be ‘Carbon Neutral by 2030’ and ‘All Electric by 2040’.

This month, the port also announced a GB£1m investment into its wood pellet-handling operations that will help combat dust emissions.