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Around 25 years ago , strong winds almost blew me off my feet during a visit to Blyth port , in an era when North Sea power was synonymous with oil and offshore wind turbines had yet to spin . How times change . Now this stretch of coastline is driving much of the UK ’ s fastmoving renewables strategy and serving as a focal point for ‘ new energy ’ and technology .
Among the latest eye-catching developments is The Robotics and Autonomous Systems ( RAS ) Test Site – the first of its kind in the UK – which is being developed by the Offshore Renewable Energy ( ORE ) Catapult , supported by a £ 3 million grant from the government ’ s Getting Building Fund . The centre is one of 18 projects in the North East to be awarded government funding – and and managed by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership ( LEP ) – which is designed to get major infrastructure projects moving quickly .
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