(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has committed to making more than £1 billion of new finance available to businesses across the North East in 2026 as part of a wider £35 billion UK-wide funding programme. The announcement, to be made … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advanced manufacturing, business finance, clean energy transition, Emily Cox, Green Growth, infrastructure investment, Invest North East Energy and Innovation Summit, job creation, Kim McGuinness, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group Backs North East Clean Energy Ambitions with Major Financing Commitment, North East Combined Authority, North East England, Office for Investment, Offshore wind, private investment, regional development
(IN BRIEF) Stagecoach has opened its first eHGV charging hub at its Stockton-on-Tees depot, in partnership with PD Ports, the Port of Middlesbrough, and e-fleet solutions company VEV. The successful two-hour, 150 kW charging trial of a Volvo eHGV demonstrated … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged commercial transport, decarbonisation, Duncan Goncalves, eHGV charging hub, electric HGV, electric vehicle infrastructure, Fleet Electrification, Marvin Smith, North East England, PD Ports, Port of Middlesbrough, renewable energy, Simon Cubitt, smart charging, Stagecoach, Stagecoach Opens First eHGV Charging Hub in Stockton to Accelerate UK Transport Decarbonisation, Stockton-on-Tees, sustainable logistics, UK transport, VEV, VEV-IQ, Volvo eHGV, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) Newcastle University has advanced its performance in the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF5), achieving a score of 30 out of 35 and reinforcing its role in driving innovation, partnerships, and community engagement across the North East. The University excelled … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Arrow programme, Berghaus, Boehringer Ingelheim, business engagement, Community Impact, economic growth, Estelle Blanks, FairWater, FibroFind, intellectual property, Jane Robinson, KEF5, Knowledge Exchange Framework, leadership, National Battery Training and Skills Academy, National Innovation Centres, New College Durham, Newcastle University, Newcastle University advances regional innovation and economic growth through new KEF5 achievements, Newcastle University boosts Knowledge Exchange Framework performance with innovation, North East England, partnerships and regional growth impact, regeneration, research partnerships, spin-out companies, University of Edinburgh, Vespa Capital
(IN BRIEF) RWE has obtained NSIP approval for the 180 MW (AC) Byers Gill Solar Farm and its equal‑sized battery storage installation near Stockton and Darlington, pending a final investment decision. The co‑located project will store solar energy for dispatch during peak … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, United Kingdom
Tagged Adam Swarbrick, battery storage, biodiversity gains, Byers Gill Solar Farm, Darlington, energy security, Langford solar site, low‑carbon electricity, North East England, NSIPs planning regime, RWE, Stockton, UK solar pipeline, wildlife habitats
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