Ørsted’s East Coast Community Benefit Fund has been established to ensure local communities directly benefit from our wind farms along the Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the North Norfolk coasts. Each year, around £390,000 will be made available to support a wide range of community & environmental projects. An additional £75,000 is ring-fenced for a ‘Skills Fund’, helping to deliver Science, Engineering and Maths (STEM) related education that will enhance skills and deliver employment opportunities across the region.

We are committed to supporting the development of a competitive UK supply chain that can assist in the construction and operation of our wind farms both in the UK and in a growing number of markets around the world. Ørsted is playing a leading role in the Offshore Wind Sector Deal , which aims to deploy up to 30GW offshore wind by 2030, triple jobs in the sector to 27,000, and has set an ambition of increasing exports fivefold to £2.6bn per annum.

For over 10 years, Ørsted has worked closely with UK companies to deliver significant multi-billion pound infrastructure projects. Our close collaboration with suppliers has helped to revive old facilities, create record-breaking orders and safeguard jobs up and down the country, as well as export opportunities for our projects overseas. This has helped to transformed coastal communities through business investment, and employment opportunities, contributing to a more productive, competitive and export orientated supply chain.

We will continue to work closely with UK suppliers both directly and through our major contractors to support the development of a competitive UK supply chain. Find out more about our existing supply chain and how to become part of future projects in this section