Renewables
We’re key players in the renewable energy revolution.
Our environmental vision
Offshore wind operations and maintenance is already established as a hub in Grimsby, but this is about expanding our offer, growing it, and benefiting other supply chains in the area. We’re a council and an area which is hugely willing to work to bring the benefits a successful local energy sector can deliver for local communities.
Humber Renewables
The emergence of the Humber renewables sector, and the profile that brings to the region, provides an immediate opportunity to deliver wider benefits for our community. The council has a key role in enabling and delivering this agenda and ensuring those benefits are realised locally.
Leaders in UK offshore renewables
Grimsby serves as the central operations and maintenance (O&M) hub for the UK’s offshore renewables sector, providing swift access to both domestic and European markets.
Wind farms and market connectivity
Grimsby is front and centre in supporting wind farm development. Investments in offshore wind began around 2011 with the Lynn and Inner Dowsing windfarms and the area continues to grow as further projects are developed. Siemens, Centrica, Eon and Ørsted as operators have committed to a long-term future at the Port of Grimsby.
The Port of Immingham provides offshore wind businesses with deep-water port facilities and frequent ro-ro and container services to Northern European and Scandinavian industry centres.
Humberside Airport is the UK’s 4th largest air transport helicopter base, with services supporting Hornsea and other North Sea wind farms.
80% of North Sea power zones and 60% of the European market are accessible within 12 hours’ steaming time of Grimsby.
Supporting businesses…
Our relationships with businesses will continue, along with our work with national organisations.
North East Lincolnshire offers some of the UK’s lowest-cost large-scale enterprise zone sites for industrial, manufacturing, logistics and renewable energy companies. For more information, visit InvestNEL.
Did you know?
The Humber region employs over 4,000 individuals in the energy and renewables industry.
Supporting skills…
As the renewable sector grows here in North East Lincolnshire, there’s lots of opportunities to retrain, upskill or start a new career path in the industry.
Grimsby’s offshore renewables is supported by specialist training providers. Find a list on InvestNEL.
Renewables partnership
Formed in 2022, Humber Marine and Renewables is the result of a merger between Team Humber Marine Alliance and Grimsby Renewables Partnership.
Both organisations believed that a collective voice would attract new investment, opportunities in the supply chain for local business and help put the region in a global spotlight. Humber Marine and Renewables has more than 200 members who benefit from the activities of the organisation and the collaborative platform it provides. The organisation is growing month on month and organises and attends regular events to provide new opportunities in the supply chain for local business and attract new investment.