Location

Located on Port of Blyth, Bates Clean Energy Terminal offers investors quay-linked development land with green credentials. The site offers fantastic connectivity via Blyth’s deep water port and nearby access to the A1(M) and A19 via the A189 arterial road.

Port Training Services’ unique Wind Turbine Training Facility is located on the site, offering a whole range of real-world training opportunities to the renewables sector. Bates Clean Energy Terminal also offers direct access to the adjacent Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult research and testing facilities.

About the Site

Bates Clean Energy Terminal 

The Port of Blyth continues to enhance its reputation as one of the UK’s leading offshore energy support bases through its Bates Clean Energy Terminal, a major low carbon redevelopment scheme.

The terminal is the result of a £10m+ redevelopment programme that has delivered a heavy load out quay, new roads and hardstanding, a heavy-lift electric crane and warehouse upgrades.

The terminal is served by two heavy lift quays offering up to 8.0m LAT suitable for vessels up to 160m LOA. The terminal benefits from a RoRo pontoon, more than 16,000 sq. m of existing warehousing and workshop space, a marine fuels facility and 8HA of open storage/development land available.

Port Training Services’ unique Wind Turbine Training Facility is located on the site, offering a whole range of real-world training opportunities to the renewables sector. Bates Clean Energy Terminal also offers direct access to the adjacent Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult research and testing facilities.

All operational terminals at the Port benefit from a wide range of handling equipment and experience for lifting project pieces up to 600 tonne and moving pieces up to 2,500 tonne by RoRo and SPMTs.

Battleship site description:

The busy Battleship Wharf Terminal is increasingly used for wind farm mobilisations, project cargoes and is home to both the Port’s fully licenced 2.3HA offshore decommissioning facility and a cable storage area with a fixed carousel. The terminal also handles dry bulk and breakbulk cargoes.

The terminal is served by four deep water berths, all strengthened for heavy lift operations, accommodating vessels of 9m LAT. The terminal contains more than 10,000 sq. m of modern, purpose-built warehousing and 10HA of open storage/development land available. A rail loading facility offers fast access to and from the UK freight railway network with provision for trains up to 420m in length.

The Port’s unique decommissioning facility operated in partnership with Thompsons of Prudhoe, combines the Port’s offshore energy cargo-related handling capabilities with Thompsons of Prudhoe’s decommissioning and demolition expertise, offering customers a first-class service based on quality, safety, and performance. The Port has established a great track record of successful high-profile decommissioning projects and the site is well-placed to support further major projects in the North Sea and beyond.

All operational terminals at the Port benefit from a wide range of handling equipment and experience for lifting project pieces up to 600 tonne and moving pieces up to 2,500 tonnes by RoRo and SPMTs.