EEEGR was pleased to be part of the contingent representing the East of England at the UK Nuclear Collaboations Event at the House of Lords on 28 January 2025. The East was truly represented with nine of us in attendance to start flying the flag for our region and Sizewell C, which when operational will […]

An “enormous prize” worth tens of millions of pounds lies ahead for east of England energy businesses to dismantle and dispose of up to 50 old oil and gas structures and equipment to be removed from the southern North Sea in the next decade. A campaign to promote the region’s offshore decommissioning capabilities and expertise, […]

The Marine Science & Technology Sector Council continued their tour of the region with the most recent member forum being held at Cefas in Lowestoft, kindly hosted by our Vice Chair Jon Rees. It was great to see so many of the group joining us as well as new members ARC Marine® and Waves Group […]

Three wind farms in our region have been awarded a contract during the Government’s UK renewables auction. East Anglia TWO and East Anglia THREE being built and operated by ScottishPower Renewables, will deliver enough energy collectively to power more than one million homes when they are built off the Suffolk coast. Ørsted’s ​Hornsea 3, the […]

The EastWind Offshore Cluster are currently seeking nominations for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair. Please see below for instructions on how to submit an application as well as details on the voting process. “As you may know, we are approaching an important time in our network as we prepare to elect our new […]

More than 40 companies across the UK’s oil and gas supply chain have written an open letter to the Treasury expressing “grave concern” about plans to hike windfall taxes and eliminate investment incentives. The letter – issued by EEEGR (East of England Energy Group) partner Offshore Energies UK – warns that plans threaten £200bn of […]

Global controls technology specialist Proserv opened its east of England facilities for a summer networking event with RenewableUK. RenewableUK’s Connect attracted guests from across the region and the UK to Proserv’s purpose-built base at Beacon Park, Gorleston, to network and find out more about the company’s specialisms, activities, partners and plans. Its workshops were open […]

Skills England and Great British Energy, two ground breaking initiatives of the new government that promise to transform the energy landscape and workforce development across the UK, align perfectly with EEEGR’s mission and ambitions. In talks with our members, they state that skills shortages and finding the right people is top of their challenges. We […]

On Wednesday 17th July, EEEGR Chair Kevin Keable attended Freeport East and The University of Essex’s event ‘Building Harwich’s Innovation Cluster’ at The Waterfront, Harwich. He joined local business leaders and councillors to discuss steps to be taken to support the town’s progress to becoming a national leader in clean energy, including the potential for […]

The OPITO Schools Hydrogen Project came to a very happy conclusion last week at Cromer Academy, who managed to squeeze in an assembly during an already action-packed final week of term. The assembly was the culmination of a competition organised by EEEGR’s Skills for Energy initiative, along with Kate Finlay, D&T Subject Specialist Associate at […]