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The Thames Gateway - A strategic location for growth and development in Environmental Technologies
The Thames Gateway is one of the UK's priority hubs for growth and has the committed support of the government as well as a large number of private investors. Intended to be a fully sustainable region, it provides a unique opportunity for Environmental Technology industries.
It covers 40 miles of opportunity along the iconic River Thames from London's foremost financial centre, Canary Wharf to the cutting edge ports of the Thames Estuary at Shell Haven, Thurrock in Essex and Medway and Sheerness along the Kent coast.
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The Market Opportunity
- A prime location - 40 miles of opportunity
- Size of the market and its proximity to the London Market makes the Thames Gateway an accessible, cost-effective alternative to London
- Good communication and infrastructure links to London, Europe and the rest of the UK
- The population of the Thames Gateway provides both a market for products and a source of materials, skills and finance
- £21 billion investment in the 2012 Olympic Games
- Biggest regeneration area in North West Europe with £9 billion Government investment
- Significant investment within the Thames Gateway, bringing it closer to the heart of London
- Government Housing Target of 160,000 homes to be built in the Thames Gateway by 2016
- Availability of large Brownfield sites providing great opportunities for commercial and residential development
- An 'eco-region', keeping its ambition of carbon reduction and sustainable regeneration at the heart of the initiatives
Key Market Segments - Offshore Renewable Energy, Sustainable Construction, Recycling & Advanced Reprocessing
- The UK Government has very ambitious
plans for the development of offshore wind farms in its coastal waters involving up to 33GW of new installed capacity by 2020 - Offshore wind farms have been identified as a renewable energy source which will play a key role in enabling the UK to meet its target
- The eastern seaboard of England, including
the coastal area of the Thames Gateway,
enjoys shallow waters and strong wind
resources extending far into the North Sea
making it a very suitable location for the
development of offshore wind farms - The Crown Estate, which owns the UK sea bed, has identified the Thames Estuary as a strategic area where offshore development is to be initially focused
- The significant scale of future wind farm
developments proposed indicates that there is real potential to establish a global focal point for the offshore wind industry - The industry has clearly articulated that
requirements exist for operations and
maintenance activities for established and
planned offshore wind industries in the
Thames Estuary - Wind farms such as the Kentish Flats and
Gunfleet Sands adjacent to the Thames
Gateway are being managed from ports in
the region - There are further opportunities for wind
farm developers and turbine manufacturers to establish substantial operations in the Thames Gateway
- Size of the market and its proximity to
the London market makes the Thames
Gateway an accessible, cost-effective
alternative to London - Good communication and infrastructure
links to London, Europe and the rest of
the UK - The population of the Thames Gateway
provides both a market for products and a
source of materials, skills and finance - £21 billion investment in the 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games - Biggest regeneration area in North West
Europe with £9 billion Government
investment - Government Housing Target of 160,000
homes to be built in the Thames Gateway
by 2016 - Availability of large brownfield sites
providing great opportunities for
commercial and residential development - An ‘eco-region’, keeping its ambition
of carbon reduction and sustainable
regeneration at the heart of all initiatives
- By 2020 London will be producing over 27.5 million tonnes of waste material. 14 million tonnes from construction and demolition, 10 million tonnes from commerce and industry and 3.5 million tonnes from municipal solid waste
- Kent produces 800,000 tonnes of municipal
solid waste per annum, which is 1.4 tonnes per household. With 193,000 households in Kent Thames Gateway, it is estimated that 270,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste is produced there - Essex produces 700,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per annum. With an estimated 157,000 households in Essex Thames Gateway, it is estimated that 220,000 tonnes are produced there. Essex County Council estimates that only 36% of waste is recycled
- London Thames Gateway, with 170,000
households is estimated to produce 240,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per annum - In London at least 14 million tonnes of
waste could be recycled, requiring a
significant investment in collection and
sorting facilities - The Thames Gateway is a strategically
important economic location positioned
between London and mainland Europe.
This unique advantage provides the
Thames Gateway with great potential for
development and economic growth and
prosperity
Who Is In The Region?
Barking. Works closely with public & private sector customers to increase recycling and reduce landfill.
Rainham. Biossence was established in 2006 to develop and deliver energy projects producing renewable power.
East London. Offers a complete recycling and waste management service tailored to individual businesses.
Crayford. Viridor is one of the UK's leading recycling, renewable energy and waste management companies.
European Metal Recycling Ltd. in Erith and Silvertown, global leader in recycled products and environmental services.
Hackney & Dagenham. One of the largest waste management, recycling and demolition companies in the South East.
Dagenham. For nearly 90 years Berryman has been the leading company in buying and recycling all types of glass.
Rainham. services range from plastics waste consultancy, to the production of high quality re-grind for onward sale.
Barking & Dagenham. Delivers a wide variety of resource & waste management services.
South & East London. One of the UK's leading recycling, waste management and energy recovery companies.
Basildon. Develops, manufactures PIR Rigid Thermal Insulation construction products throughout Europe.
Leader in the application and use of green technology, being at the very forefront of "resource recovery".
Skills & Education
Regional Resource Centre for Environmental Technology Skills (RRCETS)
THE RRCETS addresses a gap by providing local, low-cost business training including the following topics:
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Rain Water Harvesting
- Environmental Awareness for SMEs
- Waste Management
The Thames Gateway is home to seven universities and approximately 20 colleges of Further Education and is supported by further universities and colleges in the surrounding regions, offering courses and degrees in Environmental Technology related subjects.
Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) Thermal Energy QMUL’s experimental and theoretical work in the Department of Engineering on condensation heat transfer has long been internationally recognised. Recent emphasis has been on condensation on and inside tubes and channels with extended surfaces.
Theoretical and experimental investigations of condensation in micro-channels and condensation from the exhaust stream of a fuel cell-powered motor vehicle are also in progress. University of Greenwich School of Engineering A key strength is that the fields of computer and communications engineering, civil engineering, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, product design and engineering management are all accessible within one school.
It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in traditional and information age engineering, including Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Marine Engineering, Software Engineering and Engineering Management.
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