Teesworks - Modern Manufacturing, Renewable Activity and Clean Energy Jobs

Teesworks is the UK’s largest freeport, unrivalled in its size, scale and opportunity compared with not just anywhere in the UK, but across Europe. Once home to the world’s largest steel manufacturer, Teesworks is a new chapter for the place that built the world. This diverse, multi-sector setting, will bring together industry leaders to power Britain’s carbon capture capital. The site itself offers immediate connectivity to Teesport, the North Sea, Europe and beyond, unlocking global markets for sustainable innovators and global pioneers. Modern manufacturing combined with renewable activity and the clean energy sector will empower a resilient industrial cluster that’s at the centre of a high value and inclusive circular economy for the Tees Valley. A welcoming local authority also makes Teesworks prime location for large scale modern industry, innovative manufacturing and global distribution. Led by a joint venture private sector partnership with a strong alignment with regional and national Government, the site’s 25-year vision is to become a world-class industrial site heavily focused on clean energy and advanced manufacturing.

One of the UK’s largest, most concentrated demolition programmes has seen no fewer than 38 structures relating to the former Redcar Steelworks brought down to help breathe new life into approximately 4,500 acres of land to the south of the River Tees. 4.5million sq ft of state-of-the-art manufacturing space for offshore wind that could create 4,000 jobs. New 1km quay will be constructed complemented by 500 acres for manufacturing, storage and handling facilities. This accelerated demolition programme means that remediation and repurposing of the land for international investment and redevelopment has begun years ahead of schedule. Experienced property developers JC Musgrave Capital Ltd and Northern Land Management now make up Teesworks Ltd, the joint venture which is now driving the project forward, working alongside the South Tees Development Corporation.

Huge projects that will create thousands of jobs have already been announced. This includes 4.5 million sq ft of state-of-the-art manufacturing space for offshore wind that will create new direct jobs int othe Tees Valley area. An all-new new offshore wind heavy lift quay is under construction at South Bank, supported by a £113m Government loan and work is now under way on SeAH Wind Ltd’s mammoth £450million offshore wind monopile production facility, paving the way for Teesworks to become the UK’s premier location for offshore wind. This will be just a stone’s throw away from Net Zero Teesside. This major initiative, led by bp and Equinor, aims to lead the way in decarbonising the UK’s economy by using Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). The scheme could capture and store up to 10 million tonnes of CO2 each year which is the equivalent to the annual energy use of more than three million homes. This is a site with a proud history and one which has touched the lives of so many people, but it also has an exciting future and together we can make it a site that everyone in Teesside can be proud of again.

Neil Young

17:30-18:00 - Tea and Coffee

18:00-18:50 - In person talk and live stream starts

18:05 to 18:50 - Lecture Starts

18:50 to 19:00 - Q & A

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