EEEGR Chair Kevin Keable was invited by Innovation Norway to join the Ambassador of Norway HE Tore Hattrem at a networking dinner on the occasion of the visit of Norwegian Offshore Wind Suppliers. Kevin was asked to give an introduction to EEEGR and made several connections with organisations and people who are looking to collaborate […]

The EEEGR team has been touring the region this week as part of the Hydrogen East Roadshow in conjunction with Andy Holyland and Steve Ross of Hydrogen East and cluster Chair Anne Haase, Aquaterra Energy. Over the past two days we’ve been lucky to be visiting venues on our beautiful coastline, firstly OrbisEnergy at Lowestoft, […]

On Tuesday 13 February the EEEGR team spent the day at Hethel Engineering Centre for East Wind’s first member forum of 2024, kindly sponsored by the group’s Innovation Lead, Dr Dorian Hindmarsh of Proeon Systems.  Always an interesting event for anyone in the energy sector, the day commenced with Chair Andrew Harston and Vice Chair […]

On Monday EEEGR and EastWind were invited to Orsted’s offices in London to participate in workshops which focused on the UK Supply Chain Capability Analysis: Summary Report. Emma Toulson (Orsted) and Ajai Ahluwalia (Renewable UK/OWIC) provided a detailed update on the report and the key findings and where collectively the sector can continue and maintain […]

On 24 January EEEGR kicked off their first event of 2024 with their high profile visit to the House of Commons. In readiness for the event, EEEGR collaborated with key stakeholders in the energy industry to produce a briefing paper outlining the key areas that will establish a new way forward for the sector in […]

As I write this, according to National Grid ESO, the UK generated 31% of its electricity in November 2023 using natural gas. We stand at a critical juncture, and we are not alone in the world. We face a future of continuing climate change, which requires the whole world to engage in achieving net zero […]

A fabulous location for December’s Marine Science & Technology Sector Council members forum courtesy of new EEEGR member Birketts who kindly provided the use their boardroom – having the most stunning view across Norwich. The forum was pleased to be joined by guest presenters Dr Gaetano Grilli of Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, who presented on […]

Last week EEEGR held their last member breakfast of 2023, kindly sponsored by East Coast College. The breakfast acted as the official launch of our newest sector council focusing on onshore renewables which has been established working in conjunction with Ceraphi Energy.  To provide an overview and the aims of the sector council, we were joined […]

Countries across the world are refocusing their energy strategies to align with the net zero agenda, with offshore wind playing a major role in achieving targets. However, amidst the momentum, rising costs and uncertainties around project viability are casting doubts around the future of offshore wind. Here, EEEGR’s General Manager, Rob Bush, discusses recent offshore […]

The 2023 Offshore Wind Skills Intelligence report, states there will be 104,401 jobs in offshore wind in the UK by 2030 compared to the 32,257 current roles. That’s quite a gap to fill, but also an opportunity for growth to the businesses who can attract the best potential talent. Looking ahead, it becomes clear that […]