More than £8billion will be invested over the next 10 years around
the East of England coastline in the offshore renewable
energy sector. At the heart of this massive business opportunity,
generating real jobs and multi-million pound contracts, will be
OrbisEnergy. Much more than just a building, OrbisEnergy will
help drive local regeneration, giving suppliers and investors
direct access to a dedicated business network. The five floor
building sits on Britain's most easterly location at Ness Point in
Lowestoft, featuring adaptable state-of-the-art offices, conference
and exhibition facilities, and high-tech communications links. It
will be home to more than 30 small and medium sized companies
involved in offshore renewable energy, as well as a centre of
academic expertise, supporting new and existing businesses within a
flourishing commercial and information network.
Key partners have turned the OrbisEnergy vision into a reality
through this ambitious, iconic enterprise centre at Ness Point in
Lowestoft.
Those partners include the
East
of England Development Agency (EEDA),
GO-East,
Waveney District Council,
Suffolk County Council and
Renewables East,
Also supporting the build is the
East of England Energy Group
(EEEGR),
POWER (Pushing Offshore Wind Energy Regions), and the CoVE at
Lowestoft College. The project is being managed by
Suffolk County
Council.
OrbisEnergy represents a £9.4m total capital investment and will
deliver flexible office, boardroom and conferencing facilities for
more than 30 small and medium sized companies involved in this fast
expanding energy industry sector. Its unique design, from the
stunning glass atrium, to the informal meeting and social spaces,
will make OrbisEnergy the perfect environment for generating ideas
and for effective networking. OrbisEnergy is due to be
completed and ready for occupation from September 2008
onwards.
Prospective tenants should contact the management operator for
further details and key terms of tenancy. Contact John
Balch of NWES based at Beacon Innovation Centre Gorleston NR31
7RA (t) 01493 446506 (f) 01493 446507 (m) 07776 184757
http://www.nwes.org.uk/
This project is being overseen by the OrbisEnergy Board of Govenors
who are:
- Chair - Councillor Eddy Alcock, Suffolk County
Council
- Vice Chair - James Beal, Renewables East
- Councillor Wendy Mawer, Waveney District Council
For further information including a "fly through" of the
building, please visit the
www.orbisenergy.net.
