Award winning roadmap
Port of Tyne welcomed the Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, UK Minister of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently.
The Minister took a tour around the Port’s estate to view several sites earmarked for green energy development and discuss progress on the Port’s award-winning clean energy roadmap, part of its ambitious ‘Tyne 2050’ strategy.
Tyne Clean Energy Park offers a high degree of flexibility for the offshore wind supply chain and, during her visit, the Minister was able to see the preparatory works underway for the Park’s first tenant, Equinor, who are building the operations and maintenance base for the world’s largest offshore windfarm – Dogger Bank, a joint venture between Equinor, SSE Renewables and Eni.
The Minister also met with the Port’s CEO, Matt Beeton, and Chair, Lucy Armstrong, to discuss the huge commercial opportunity presented by the offshore wind sector to level up the region and support national economic growth. As part of its Tyne 2050 strategy, the Port also committed to being carbon neutral by 2030 and, just two years later, carbon emissions have already been cut by some 27%.
By Jake Frith
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