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EEEGR has gone from strength to strength since it was formed in 2001 to promote the region’s energy industry which was primarily along the east coast between Bacton in North Norfolk and Waveney in Suffolk.Since then its remit has grown to embrace the whole of the East of England and to include all types of energy sources whether it be the relatively young renewables sector or the well-established oil and gas industry.

It has some 180 members ranging from the oil and gas majors to the smaller companies who make up the supply chain and its supporters come from local authorities and various academic and business organisations.

EEEGR strives to achieve its ambitions for the region’s energy industry through a number of avenues.Regular newsletters report members’ latest developments, networking breakfasts promote good contacts, and conferences give members the opportunity to meet industry leaders and hear their plans first hand.

EEEGR’s website (www.eeegr.com) has become a valuable way of keeping members abreast of industry issues and supplying them with information and contacts. The Mapergy facility gives companies instant access to suppliers or people with whom they can do business and the membership directory is a huge source of information on members’ activities. More recent additions are Focus East (focuseast.com), Skills for Energy (skillsforenergy.com), and Industry News through www.eeegr.com

Focus East is a comprehensive package identifying the East of England’s natural resources, renowned academic centres and world-class research and development facilities. The region is a great place to do business. It catalogues the region’s valuable resources and demonstrates how the East of England is harnessing them to boost prosperity and attract top-quality workers and companies.

Skills for Energy presents the results and recommendations in a wide-ranging report, supported by EEEGR, about the state of the regional energy industry’s workforce.

And the industry news button allows instant access to a rolling international news service so that visitors to www.eeegr.com can keep up with what’s going on across the world.

EEEGR is also involved in the Sustainable Energy Business Network (SEBN). This group, which brings together key organisations from the Government, aims to take a leading role in energy strategy delivery and energy related economic and business development in the East of England.