Humber Freeport

Flying the freeport flag at the Great Northern Conference. ?? Humber Freeport has been featured in the Yorkshire Post ahead of next week's conference, held at Hull's DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel. ??? In the piece, our CEO Simon Green outlines the vast economic contribution of the North in the growth of UK plc, as well as the Humber's own USP as a leader in decarbonisation and clean growth. ?? Humber Freeport is Keynote Debate Sponsor at the Great Northern Conference, and will be helping to share the region's compelling story to political and business leaders next Tuesday. Read the full article on the Yorkshire Post website: https://lnkd.in/eYdvYd2f #HumberFreeport #GreatNorthernConference #YorkshirePost #Decarbonisation #EconomicGrowth #NetZero #Humber #ThoughtLeader

A hugely important day for the Humber yesterday as the region's 2030 vision was presented to Westminster. Humber Freeport joined a large delegation from the region to discuss the transformative impact decarbonisation can have on the Humber's economy. Humber Energy Board's 'Delivering the Vision' is a bold report which includes: ?? A plan to remove 80 per cent of Humber carbon emissions via decarbonisation projects. ?? The Humber’s potential to generate 50 per cent of the UK’s renewable power needs. ?? Development of a hydrogen storage cluster with capacity to power two million UK homes for a year. ?? The creation of thousands of new green jobs and safeguarding of existing industrial roles. ?? Unlocking ￡15bn of private investment in energy-based projects. Read more about it ?? https://lnkd.in/eykV6AE3. #HumberFreeport #Decarbonisation #NetZero #DeliveringTheVision #Westminster #GreenJobs #Skills #Innovation #UKFreeports

A tour of the Humber with ... James Mitchinson. We were recently part of a delegation from across the region which welcomed the Yorkshire Post Editor for a tour of the Humber. The tour took in a number of locations, including Saltend Chemicals Park and our Hull East freeport tax site. It also visited Ideal Heating's head site in National Avenue, Hull. Ideal were one of several recipients of freeport seed capital funding, to support the business' transition to low carbon heating solutions including heat pumps. Our CEO Simon Green presented the Humber's opportunity as a global leader in clean growth and decarbonisation, and discussed some of the emerging technologies which will lead our region to a net zero future. #HumberFreeport #YorkshirePost #GreatNorthernConference #Humber #UKFreeports #Investment #Decarbonisation

Humber Freeport has three exciting opportunities to join its team and help drive economic growth and prosperity across the region. We're looking for the below: ?? Investment Manager ?? Programme, Partnerships & Contracts Manager ?? Executive Support In just over a year, Humber Freeport has attracted more than ￡1.2bn of investment in our tax sites, which will help create 700+ jobs. Do you want to be part of an organisation at the heart of the region's economic strategy? Details on all of the roles available are on our website: https://lnkd.in/ePazuMeC #HumberFreeport #Careers #Hiring #Investment #Partnerships #ExecutiveSupport #UKFreeports

ABP News Release: First EVA Humber Innovation Day connects community of innovators to enable a clean energy future Addressing a packed audience at the Aura Innovation Centre in Hull,?Max Harris, ABP Head of Strategy & Sustainability, said: “Through our EVA programme, ABP is on a mission to enable clusters of innovative ventures in the UK's most important industrial hubs. “We’re excited to foster these innovation ecosystems around our ports – whether that’s by direct investment or through facilitating connections across our network and it’s fantastic to see so many join us for the first step of this journey.” The audience also heard from six clean energy startups, who presented their products and propositions on stage: ? HiiROC?– Hull-based clean hydrogen producer ? Hyme?– scalable molten salt storage technology startup ? C-Capture Ltd., Leeds?– startup offering solvent-based technology to remove carbon dioxide from emissions ? Seabound?– startup offering onboard carbon capture technology using carbonate pebbles ? Rondo Energy?– startup turning low-cost, intermittent electricity into heat ? Rux Energy?– startup creating advanced nanoporous materials for hydrogen storage. During his presentation,?Tim Davies, Chief Executive Officer at HiiROC, said: “We are delighted to be here today at the very venue where we started our journey in Hull in 2020 – the Aura Innovation Centre – and many thanks to ABP and Plug and Play for bringing such a vibrant community of innovators together.” "As a growth company, we are focused on commercialising our technology. Two of the key components we need to help achieve our goals are access to strategic locations and sufficient space for manufacturing. We are excited to work with ABP to help unlock solutions in relation to both of these aspects." ?? Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eVtkKavb The next event in the EVA calendar will be an Innovation Day in South Wales in early 2025. More details and partner organisations will be announced soon. ?? Find out more about the EVA programme and apply: https://lnkd.in/eRD7agXS Insider Media / Department for Business and Trade / Plug and Play Europe / HEY Business, Growth and Skills Hub / Invest Hull / Invest East Yorkshire / Made Smarter Yorkshire & Humber / British Business Bank / University of Hull / #PortsAreHow / UK Major Ports Group / British Ports Association / #EnergyTransition / #ABPVentures / Humber Energy Board / Drax Group / Diana Taylor / Humber Freeport / Plug and Play UK / Richard Gwilliam / Jack Stenson / Rebecca Rosser Tomás / Kieran Borrett / Jack Browning / Laura Wood / Hugo Nicholls / Greg Lacey / Pressiana Naydenova / James Westlake / Max Burnett

We're exhibiting at the Great Northern Conference! ?? As Keynote Debate Sponsor for this year's event, we'll be joining political and business leaders, alongside influential thinkers, in Hull to discuss how to build a greener, prosperous future for the North. Topics will range from net zero, skills and innovation to transport and infrastructure, as we help to shape a vision for #OneNorth to drive UK plc. We'll be taking part in a panel discussion at the conference - more details on that will follow soon! It promises to be an event not to be missed, and a fitting way to round off a busy 2024 for Humber Freeport. #HumberFreeport #GreatNorthernConference #OneNorth #KeynoteSponsor #NorthernPowerhouse #EconomicGrowth

The cutting-edge technologies which will play a critical role in decarbonising the Humber industrial cluster have been spotlighted at Associated British Ports’s Innovation Day. ?? The event, held at the Aura Innovation Centre in Hessle, East Yorkshire, shone a light on technologies including hydrogen, energy storage, carbon capture and electrification. ? Hosted by ABP, in conjunction with venture capital firm Plug and Play Tech Center, the event brought together the pioneers driving the energy transition, including some of the UK’s most promising startups. Our CEO Simon Green joined a panel of speakers to explore how the region can create the ecosystem to enable innovation at scale and transition to a net zero economy. Read all about it on our website ?? https://lnkd.in/dRmkArh6 #HumberFreeport #Innovation #Humber #ABP #PlugAndPlay #LowCarbonEnergy #RenewableEnergy #NewTechnology

“Through working collaboratively together, we bring advocacy for the whole region… “We’ve moved forwards at a rate of knots in recent years, but we need to keep that momentum. The competition is tough and we need to seize the opportunity.” ??? Our CEO Simon Green joined a panel this afternoon at the Associated British Ports Humber Innovation Day, delivered with Plug and Play UK. We’ve heard from pioneering innovators in technologies including hydrogen, energy storage and carbon capture. The Humber is the UK’s greatest decarbonisation opportunity. The innovations we have seen today could play a critical role in reaching net zero and unlocking clean economic growth. #HumberFreeport #GlobalGateway #Innovation #EmergingTechnologies #PlugAndPlay #ABP #Decarbonisation #Investment

Fantastic news from Siemens Gamesa in Hull this week as it wins a ￡1bn contract to manufacture wind turbine blades for ScottishPower. Siemens Gamesa will manufacture the blades for 64 turbines, which will be installed at the East Anglia TWO windfarm off the Suffolk coast. The Hull factory, which sits within our Hull East freeport tax site, will manufacture 115m-long blades for the wind farm, which will be built around 20 miles out to sea. Siemens Gamesa now employs about 1,300 people in Hull, having recruited more than 600 over the past 12 months. Read all about it on BBC News: https://lnkd.in/eepV6xQH #HumberFreeport #SiemensGamesa #OffshoreWind #WindPower #RenewableEnergy #Investment #Manufacturing #WindEnergy