What is the North East Energy Catalyst?
The North East is home to a unique and comprehensive asset base for innovating, demonstrating and delivering solutions to global energy challenges. It also hosts a highly innovative industry base, at the cutting edge of developing and commercialising these solutions, and already supplying into the sector.
Facilitated by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), partners including industry, the public sector, universities, institutions and government bodies are working together to unite this range of opportunities and to:
- Tackle major energy challenges and deliver on national policy
- Drive new economic growth opportunities
- Accelerate regional decarbonisation
- Invite and co-ordinate engagement with partners
Mission
To catalyse an integrated energy system, which grows a productive, clean economy for prosperous communities.
Vision
To develop and showcase solutions to global energy challenges via innovation, demonstration and delivery.
North East Energy Catalyst Partners
Facilitated by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), North East Energy Catalyst partners are:
Newcastle University; Durham University; Northumbria University; Zero Carbon Futures (a subsidiary of Gateshead College); Northern Powergrid; Northern Gas Networks; The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult; The British Engines Group; Innovation SuperNetwork; Northumbrian Water; The North of Tyne Combined Authority; The North East Combined Authority.
