Energy

Energy is big business in Hull & Humber, with the city region providing 30% of the UK's natural gas and 20% of the UK's refined petroleum products.

Many of the industries big players - BP, Conoco Phillips, Total - have plants in Hull & Humber. In addition, from the Langelend Gas Pipe to Drax Power Station, Hull & Humber houses a corridor of many energy suppliers that feed the whole of the UK.

The Langelend Gas pipe - at 1200km - is the longest sub-sea gas pipeline in the world. It pipes gas from the Norwegian gas field, Ormen Lange, to an £84 million plant at Easington and supplies nearly a quarter of the UK market.  

Hull & Humber's existing energy framework means it is ideally placed to capitalise on the growth in the renwable energy market, which is one of Europe’s fastest growing sectors.

Renewable Energy is a hot topic, with UK government’s longer-term aim of reducing CO2 emissions by 60% by 2050. The Government has also set a target of 10% electricity supply from renewable energy by 2010 with that figure doubling to 20% 10 years later.

The renewable energy sector is diverse and opportunities span biomass, biofuel, wind and tidal/wave power. Whilst Hull needs to further assess where it can create a niche and compete effectively in this sector there are already clear opportunities for the city region.

For example, the Hull & Humber city region possesses existing strengths in the UK energy market and there is an opportunity to use the existing infrastructure to develop a clean energy base. Orgaisation's in the city region are also researching and developing tidal power, given our location on the mighty Humber Estuary.

Hull & Humber will be looking to maximise opportunities in this field.