£450m Able Marine Energy Park gets green light

THE Humber’s £450m Able Marine Energy Park has been granted approval.

The site in Immingham is part of the UK’s largest Enterprise Zone with the potential to create up to 4,000 jobs.

The Marine Energy Park is planned to cover 906 acres, providing 1,279 metres of quayside facilities purpose built for the manufacture, assembly and installation of offshore renewable technologies.

The Humber LEP today said it welcomes the decision, hailing it as the unlocking of the potential to improve the competitiveness of the estuary in the offshore wind sector.

Lord Haskins, chair of the Humber LEP, said: “We have supported the project throughout the planning process and are delighted that it has been approved. 
This decision could see the transformation of our capacity to supply to the needs of the offshore wind sector and improve the competitiveness of the estuary.

“Investment in offshore wind has seen new confidence in the past few weeks and we will continue to work with Able UK and other Humber partners to support the sector to invest here, where the offshore renewables offer is world class.

“The Able Marine Energy Park is our largest enterprise zone site and a critical part of our plans for growing the Humber as the UK’s energy estuary. Now that it has been approved I want to see the project get underway without any further delays.”