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GE Renewable Energy has announced that it plans to open a new blade manufacturing facility in Teesside in the North East of England. LM Wind Power plans to set up and operate this plant which will be dedicated to the production of its 107 m long offshore wind turbine blades, a key component of GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X, one of the most powerful offshore wind turbines currently in operation. Terms of the construction and financing of the new plant are in advanced stages of negotiation between the interested parties.
GE Renewable Energy estimates that this new plant, set to open and start production in 2023, could create up to 750 direct renewable energy jobs and up to 1500 indirect jobs in the area to support the entire value chain needed to operate this facility. This announcement and commitment supports the UK government’s plan to develop jobs, infrastructure, and supply chains to reach its goal to commission 40 GW of offshore wind power by 2030, and become
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High-density pumped hydro âcould be installed on thousands of small hillsâ 08 Feb 2021
Professional Engineering
Unlike conventional hydro power systems, the RheEnergise systems could operate across smaller elevation changes (Credit: RheEnergise) Thousands of hillsides around the UK could host a new type of pumped-hydro energy storage system, its developers have claimed.
Unlike conventional hydro power, the system from RheEnergise uses dense liquid instead of water. The fluid is two-and-a-half-times denser than water, and could therefore potentially provide two-and-a-half-times the power of equivalent conventional systems.
The High-Density Hydro systems would be built underground. Its developers said it could offer long-term energy storage at relatively low costs, with high energy efficiency.
Government outlines shift to clean energy in long-awaited Energy White Paper
The government has set out plans to clean up the energy system and drive the transition to net zero in its Energy White Paper, released today.
The white paper builds on prime minister Boris Johnson s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, identifying specific steps the government will take over the next decade to cut emissions from industry, transport, and buildings.
It will also support hundreds of thousands of new green jobs.
Key elements include a £1bn investment in carbon capture storage and a £1.3bn investment in the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. In addition to this, the white paper considers how to achieve the government s commitment to 40GW of offshore wind by 2030, including 1GW of floating wind, while attracting new offshore wind manufacturers to the UK.