What is the Green Port Hull?
Green Port Hull is a collaboration between Hull City Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Associated British Ports to promote investment and development of the renewable energy sector in the Humber region and to support investors and their supply chains to secure long-term economic growth for the area.
Its aims are to promote investment and development of the renewable energy sector in the Humber region and to support investors and their supply chains to secure long-term economic growth for the area, together with wealth and employment. The £2million+ project was particularly testing, with works being carried out in close proximity to the River Humber. This meant planning and the works had to account for the many hazards inherent in working in a marine environment, including, on occasion, very high winds.
Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council secured a GBP 25.7 million Regional Growth Fund (RGF) funding leading to the formation of the Green Port Growth Programme (GPGP), whose overall objectives are to, among other things, assist up to 650 local businesses to diversify and enter the supply chains of major renewables investors and their suppliers, upskill and train approximately 900 local people, and create 3,500 renewables sector jobs.
Applicants must show that they need financial help for the project to go ahead. The minimum grant available is £10,000 and will be administered by Hull City Council.
The grants can be used for projects to:
- – Launch a new business
- – Modernise, expand or re-organise an existing business
- – Upgrade a business by introducing innovative new technology or processes
- – Take a new product from development to production
Eligibility?
Businesses of all sizes can apply for the grant, but large companies can only apply if the investment project is located within an Assisted Area. For small and medium-sized companies, all areas of Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire are eligible.
