One NorthEast is at the forefront of supporting strategic regional businesses increase their competitiveness. Sector development is one accepted means of achieving this aim and information on Regional Sector Support can be found on the One NorthEast website.
Sector support includes an integrated business led approach covering aspects such as improving productivity, network development, supply chain management, innovation and skills development.
Energy & the Environment and the Process Industries are two of the “three pillars” of the Strategy for Success. These pillars will support an integrated, total support approach to sustained competitive advantage.
Specific Energy related sector support provision is available for the following technologies:
New & Renewable Energy and Environmental Technologies
Nuclear
Oil & Gas (including Commercial Marine)
The Carbon Trust - Energy Efficiency for Business and Industry
The Carbon Trust can help your business with a range of services from loans to free energy efficiency audits. One North East hosts the Carbon Trust’s Regional Manager.
For more information about the Carbon Trust, contact Barrie Brass or visit the Carbon Trust website
Trade Associations and Regional Networking Groups
There are a range of Trade Associations providing support for businesses both in mature energy sector and in the new and emerging energy sectors. Many national trade associations exist for specific energy technologies. More information on these can be found on the links page of the Renewable Power Association website.
The Environmental Industries Federation is a business led trade association set up to provide a voice for, promote the interests of and further the aims of northern businesses involved in the environmental sector.
The North East of England is home to a range of companies and organisations with expertise in the development and promotion of PV. With the assistance of the Regional Development Agency, One NorthEast, several of them have formed PV-NE to provide a focus for both regional activities and for those who are interested in what the North East has to offer.
NOF is dedicated to representing the national and international business interests of member companies and promoting the North of England as an area of expertise in the marine, offshore and renewable energy sectors.
Northeast Biofuels is a cluster group of companies and organisations committed to the development of a sustainable transport biofuels business in the North East of England. Typically this involves the production of biodiesel blends and bioethanol petrol additive from non-food crops, and development of related supply chains.
The BIG consists of those from both the business and the public sector with a common goal of helping the North East exploit the significant opportunities that biomass offers.
The British Nuclear Energy Society (BNES), a learned society for the nuclear sector, has recently established a North East branch.
The Energy and Environmental Managers Group is sponsored by Carbon Trust, Energy Savings Trust, The Energy Institute, Northumbrian Water, the Environment Agency and TNEI Services Ltd and is a free forum for people working in the field of energy management to attend seminars, workshops, site visits and social events with the view to developing and exchanging information, knowledge and expertise.
