West Cumbria, working in partnership with government, has the potential to deliver the critical elements of a national energy strategy that meets the imperatives of both combating climate change and securing the nation’s energy supply.

In doing so and building on its nuclear expertise, West Cumbria can become one of Britain’s fastest growing sub-regional economies, transforming the area and providing net growth to the UK economy. The Cumbria Partners of the West Cumbria Strategic Forum, led by Cumbria Vision and set up by the then DTI Secretary of State Patricia Hewitt, have been working intensively to prepare a plan to dramatically improve the economy of the area. This plan is called Britain’s Energy Coast™ - a Master Plan for West Cumbria.

The Master Plan provides a comprehensive platform for the regeneration of the area and gives the opportunity to transform Cumbria’s West Coast into Britain’s Energy Coast™ and a world class centre for excellence in energy and environmental technology. We will use the current nuclear skills as a springboard to a more diverse economy’ Richard Greenwood, Cumbria Vision.


Involvement of the Nuclear Opportunities Team in Britain’s Energy Coast
The Nuclear Opportunities Team has been closely involved with partners in the development of the Energy Coast Masterplan.

We are involved in a number of the projects which form part of Britain’s Energy Coast Programme

They include:
• Delivery of The Dalton Institute
• Delivery of the National Nuclear Lab
• Programme of commercialisation support to maximise Intellectual Property exploitation and benefits from Sellafield
• Procurement support for local contractors
• Programme of technical support for companies
• Programme of enterprise support
• Inward investment support
• Delivery of a skills programme for Sellafield and supply chain workers- Energus  
• The National Skills Academy


For more information on other projects in Britain’s Energy Coast please click on the following link Britain’s Energy Coast™

Other projects
• Working with Tier 2 bidders to develop opportunities for local subcontractors and inward investors
• Energus Demand Study
• North West Nuclear Decommissioning Supply Chain Support Project
• Low Level Waste Repository Competition
• Sellafield Parent Body Organisation Competition
• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority/Nuclear Industry Association Forums
• Meeting the Energy Challenge - Building the case for nuclear new build at Sellafield
• Local supplier definition and spend