Northeast England is looking to take advantage of export opportunities presented by the development of offshore wind in emerging markets around the globe.
“Our costs as an industry have come down and we already have zero-subsidy project in Europe – now the industry is going truly global,” Energi Coast chairman and Tekmar chief executive James Ritchie told delegates at the Offshore Wind North East 2018 conference on Thursday.
During the four-day conference a delegation from Brazilian oil and gas giant Petrobras has been visiting the region, Ritchie said.
The delegation has been meeting with companies working in offshore wind as part of Petrobras' plan to break ground on new developments in South America.
“There are also projects in development off south-east Asia, india and the US. You have almost everything you need to build a wind farm between Blyth and the Humber,” Ritchie said.
He said there are 565 companies in the north east that work in subsea or the offshore energy sector.
Source:renews
