Friday 5 March 2021

News that the Government is supporting the development of a world-class facility for the offshore wind sector on the south bank of the Humber has been welcomed as the “culmination of dogged perseverance underpinned by our ultimate faith in the concept and unstinting support from many organisations and individuals.”

That was how Peter Stephenson, Executive Chairman of the Able Group, summed up his reaction to the announcement that the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) has been selected for support under the Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme, a key element in plans, announced last year by the Prime Minister as part of the Government’s 10 Point Plan and ambitions to enable the UK to become the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind.’

AMEP will represent a c.£500m investment, providing 1,349m of new deep-water quays and a land area designated for offshore wind of c 217 ha (536 acres). It represents a unique opportunity for the UK to establish a world scale industrial cluster for offshore wind and enable the UK to maximise the economic development potential provided by the rapidly expanding offshore wind market. It has the very real potential to transform the local economy, providing up to 3,000 new jobs, and putting the Humber at the very heart of the sector.

Said Mr Stephenson “This has been a long, challenging and expensive journey and has not been for the faint-hearted– make no mistake, without the level of support that we have received from Government, the project would not have proceeded.

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