WIND FARMS
Commenting on today’s announcement of nine new offshore wind farm zone licences within UK waters Director General of Institution of Civil Engineers Tom Foulkes said:
“Today’s announcement is a welcome investment in the future of our energy sector. As the events of the last week have shown the UK’s energy situation is precarious, and we urgently need to shift our reliance from fossil fuels to meet ambitious renewable energy target.
This could be a significant export opportunity for the UK. We have the engineering expertise to deliver world-class windfarms (?) but we must ensure progress isn’t hindered by planning delays, a lack of skilled engineers and supply chain constraints.
Ongoing investment in supporting infrastructure and the national grid itself will be crucial to ensure new projects like this reach their full potential.”
For more information:
Emily Beadon,
ICE Media Relations Officer,
t: 020 7665 2261,
e: emily.beadon@ice.org.uk
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) was founded in 1818 to ensure professionalism in civil engineering. It represents 80,000 qualified and student civil engineers in the UK and across the globe. The ICE has long worked with the government of the day to help it to achieve its objectives, and has worked with industry to ensure that construction and civil engineering remain major contributors to the UK economy and UK exports.