RWE

Investigating the Sustainable Redevelopment of Port, Operations and Maintenance Facilities

The East of England is a hugely important region in the rapidly growing offshore wind sector. One of these projects is the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone (NOWZone), which upon completion, will provide enough power for over 4 million UK homes.

To provide the operations and maintenance (O&M) for the NOW Zone, a new state of the art facility is to be constructed in Great Yarmouth. Significant redevelopment has been taking place here, to make way for new clean energy infrastructure, but how green and sustainable are the new facilities that are being constructed?

Aims:

You will investigate the environmental impact of the new facilities, liaising with colleagues within the RWE team and external stakeholders in Great Yarmouth Borough Council and the wider sector. You will explore the following:

• Are we future-proofing the development of our regional ports?
• Are their facilities being built and operated in the most sustainable ways?
• What do other newly built O&M facilities look like, and how are they maximising their sustainability?

You will present your findings of the project to members of the Norfolk Zone team, and potentially at events such as the East Wind and EEEGR conferences. You will also write a report, using the CREST award criteria as framework.

Key skills and interests

• Strong interest in energy and climate change
• Keen to develop communication skills, both written and visual
• Well organised and motivated
• Inspiring to others and passionate about sharing knowledge
• Good knowledge of IT, example Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Project management

Host company information

RWE is the largest power producer in the UK, and a leading renewable generator supplying around 15% of UK electricity with a diverse operational portfolio of wind, hydro, biomass and gas. RWE directly employs around 3,100 people in the UK, plus many more indirectly.

The UK plays a key role in RWE’s strategy to grow its renewables portfolio and to become carbon neutral by 2040. Between 2024 and 2030, RWE has an ambition to invest €8 billion net in developing new green technologies and infrastructure to support the energy transition in the UK.

Key contact: Sam Cook

Address: Suite 5b, Rosebery Court, Central Avenue, Norwich, NR7 0HS

Please visit the NOWZone website for more information about the company

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