WEBVTT 00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:06.360 align:middle line:84% Can the UK take the lead in renewable energy? 00:00:06.360 --> 00:00:10.140 align:middle line:84% One region in the northeast thinks it has the answer. 00:00:10.140 --> 00:00:12.690 align:middle line:84% I'm at the Port of Blyth in Northumberland. 00:00:12.690 --> 00:00:15.760 align:middle line:84% This used to be the heart of British coal country. 00:00:15.760 --> 00:00:19.200 align:middle line:84% But today it's home to some of the biggest and most exciting 00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:22.470 align:middle line:90% green energy projects in the UK. 00:00:22.470 --> 00:00:24.510 align:middle line:84% Pioneering advances in wind power, 00:00:24.510 --> 00:00:27.330 align:middle line:84% a £2bn link to Norwegian renewables, 00:00:27.330 --> 00:00:30.480 align:middle line:84% and the proposed site of a gigafactory for electric car 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:33.930 align:middle line:84% batteries, all within the space of a few miles. 00:00:33.930 --> 00:00:35.400 align:middle line:84% The government is hoping projects 00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:38.400 align:middle line:84% like these can paint the country in a green light ahead 00:00:38.400 --> 00:00:41.370 align:middle line:84% of the COP26 Climate Change Conference in November, 00:00:41.370 --> 00:00:44.190 align:middle line:84% while at the same time boosting its levelling-up agenda 00:00:44.190 --> 00:00:48.690 align:middle line:84% to bring jobs and prosperity outside London. 00:00:48.690 --> 00:00:51.540 align:middle line:84% The offshore renewable energy catapult right at the centre 00:00:51.540 --> 00:00:55.080 align:middle line:84% of the port has come to symbolise these twin goals. 00:00:55.080 --> 00:00:58.290 align:middle line:84% Boris Johnson himself paid a visit to its wind blade testing 00:00:58.290 --> 00:01:01.230 align:middle line:90% facility in December last year. 00:01:01.230 --> 00:01:05.129 align:middle line:84% Today, it's my turn to take a look around. 00:01:05.129 --> 00:01:06.000 align:middle line:90% Hi, Tony. 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:06.840 align:middle line:90% Hi, Leslie. 00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:09.830 align:middle line:84% And welcome to the world's largest blade test facility. 00:01:09.830 --> 00:01:10.660 align:middle line:90% Let's go see it. 00:01:10.660 --> 00:01:11.160 align:middle line:90% OK. 00:01:11.160 --> 00:01:13.560 align:middle line:90% Let's go. 00:01:13.560 --> 00:01:16.620 align:middle line:84% Opened in 2012, this giant complex 00:01:16.620 --> 00:01:19.890 align:middle line:84% has tested some of the world's longest wind turbine blades, 00:01:19.890 --> 00:01:24.560 align:middle line:84% some measuring more than 100 metres long. 00:01:24.560 --> 00:01:28.240 align:middle line:84% So Tony, tell me what's happening here in this space. 00:01:28.240 --> 00:01:29.860 align:middle line:90% What is going on here? 00:01:29.860 --> 00:01:32.560 align:middle line:84% We call it accelerated life testing. 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:36.280 align:middle line:84% So this blade is designed for a 25-year life, 00:01:36.280 --> 00:01:39.872 align:middle line:84% and we compress that into six months of testing. 00:01:39.872 --> 00:01:41.330 align:middle line:84% There are two types of tests we do; 00:01:41.330 --> 00:01:44.740 align:middle line:84% a static test, just to pull it, rather 00:01:44.740 --> 00:01:46.900 align:middle line:84% like you bending a ruler when you're at school 00:01:46.900 --> 00:01:50.510 align:middle line:84% and making sure that it can withstand that design strength. 00:01:50.510 --> 00:01:53.170 align:middle line:84% And the other one is a fatigue test, where you bend it 00:01:53.170 --> 00:01:55.600 align:middle line:84% as you bend a paper clip back and forwards, 00:01:55.600 --> 00:01:57.970 align:middle line:90% and eventually it would snap. 00:01:57.970 --> 00:02:01.540 align:middle line:84% This turbine, when this blade's at 12 o'clock, 00:02:01.540 --> 00:02:04.750 align:middle line:84% it's almost equivalent in height to the Eiffel Tower. 00:02:04.750 --> 00:02:08.979 align:middle line:84% Nowhere else in the world is capable of applying loads 00:02:08.979 --> 00:02:10.690 align:middle line:90% at that scale. 00:02:10.690 --> 00:02:13.030 align:middle line:84% One rotation of these giant blades 00:02:13.030 --> 00:02:17.750 align:middle line:84% generates enough electricity to power a UK home for 24 hours. 00:02:17.750 --> 00:02:19.780 align:middle line:84% The fact they are based on a new design 00:02:19.780 --> 00:02:22.210 align:middle line:90% is also good for local jobs. 00:02:22.210 --> 00:02:25.630 align:middle line:84% This blade in particular is destined for Dogger Bank 00:02:25.630 --> 00:02:27.550 align:middle line:90% offshore wind farm. 00:02:27.550 --> 00:02:31.930 align:middle line:84% Within probably one month of us completing the test 00:02:31.930 --> 00:02:36.280 align:middle line:84% the owners secured the major contract to supply this blade. 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:38.170 align:middle line:84% And on the back of that they committed 00:02:38.170 --> 00:02:40.540 align:middle line:84% to building a factory at Teesside, 00:02:40.540 --> 00:02:44.960 align:middle line:84% creating 2,000 direct and indirect jobs. 00:02:44.960 --> 00:02:47.570 align:middle line:84% Beyond testing, this government-backed centre also 00:02:47.570 --> 00:02:50.670 align:middle line:84% provides support for research and innovation. 00:02:50.670 --> 00:02:53.030 align:middle line:84% So far, it's helped over 800 companies 00:02:53.030 --> 00:02:56.480 align:middle line:84% develop new wind and marine energy technologies. 00:02:56.480 --> 00:02:59.150 align:middle line:84% And it's just part of the broader transformation 00:02:59.150 --> 00:03:02.860 align:middle line:90% under way at the Port of Blyth. 00:03:02.860 --> 00:03:05.660 align:middle line:84% I believe in the 1960s the Port of Blyth exported 00:03:05.660 --> 00:03:08.600 align:middle line:90% 6m tonnes of coal to Europe. 00:03:08.600 --> 00:03:10.210 align:middle line:90% Things have moved on. 00:03:10.210 --> 00:03:12.580 align:middle line:84% We're ideally situated because we've 00:03:12.580 --> 00:03:14.710 align:middle line:84% got the road and rail infrastructure as well 00:03:14.710 --> 00:03:16.210 align:middle line:90% as the port facilities. 00:03:16.210 --> 00:03:19.300 align:middle line:84% It's almost like a perfect storm that the Blyth Valley 00:03:19.300 --> 00:03:22.420 align:middle line:84% is set just to move forward and flagship, hopefully, 00:03:22.420 --> 00:03:25.460 align:middle line:90% the UK in green energy. 00:03:25.460 --> 00:03:29.200 align:middle line:84% The port still handles around 2m tonnes of cargo every year, 00:03:29.200 --> 00:03:30.910 align:middle line:90% but not coal. 00:03:30.910 --> 00:03:33.220 align:middle line:84% And today it's better known as a support 00:03:33.220 --> 00:03:37.120 align:middle line:84% base for offshore energy projects in the North Sea. 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:41.760 align:middle line:84% I'm taking to the water to find out why. 00:03:41.760 --> 00:03:44.280 align:middle line:84% So can you tell us about all of the different facilities 00:03:44.280 --> 00:03:47.670 align:middle line:84% and services that are offered here at the port? 00:03:47.670 --> 00:03:50.340 align:middle line:84% Why has Blyth become such a centre for green energy 00:03:50.340 --> 00:03:51.520 align:middle line:90% in particular? 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:53.370 align:middle line:84% So a combination of things, really. 00:03:53.370 --> 00:03:56.460 align:middle line:84% We have the expertise of the port itself. 00:03:56.460 --> 00:03:58.860 align:middle line:84% We have a huge supply chain that plugs in 00:03:58.860 --> 00:04:02.970 align:middle line:84% at every possible angle, from manufacturing to fabrication 00:04:02.970 --> 00:04:06.900 align:middle line:84% to painters, welders, scaffolding companies. 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:10.750 align:middle line:84% So when a company has a project that they're working on, 00:04:10.750 --> 00:04:14.040 align:middle line:84% they're able to get everything that they need on site. 00:04:14.040 --> 00:04:16.290 align:middle line:84% This ready-made supply chain has already 00:04:16.290 --> 00:04:17.910 align:middle line:84% helped the port secure investment 00:04:17.910 --> 00:04:20.399 align:middle line:84% to expand their services, including 00:04:20.399 --> 00:04:22.380 align:middle line:84% training facilities for the next generation 00:04:22.380 --> 00:04:25.110 align:middle line:90% of offshore engineers. 00:04:25.110 --> 00:04:27.270 align:middle line:84% Now they're looking to expand even further, 00:04:27.270 --> 00:04:29.670 align:middle line:84% converting the site of a former coal mine 00:04:29.670 --> 00:04:32.820 align:middle line:84% to make room for low-carbon businesses. 00:04:32.820 --> 00:04:34.860 align:middle line:84% It's the state's clean energy terminal. 00:04:34.860 --> 00:04:38.670 align:middle line:84% The name comes from the pit that was originally on the site. 00:04:38.670 --> 00:04:43.140 align:middle line:84% And the great thing about that opportunity is this shift 00:04:43.140 --> 00:04:48.510 align:middle line:84% from coal into renewables is happening in front of our eyes. 00:04:48.510 --> 00:04:52.980 align:middle line:84% Businesses will be attracted by solar power, electric plant 00:04:52.980 --> 00:04:56.100 align:middle line:84% and machinery running on site and a tie-in 00:04:56.100 --> 00:04:57.870 align:middle line:84% with this offshore renewable energy 00:04:57.870 --> 00:05:01.560 align:middle line:84% catapult to look at all sorts of technologies 00:05:01.560 --> 00:05:04.770 align:middle line:84% to help to decarbonise the nation. 00:05:04.770 --> 00:05:07.440 align:middle line:84% Just across the river from the Bates terminal, 00:05:07.440 --> 00:05:11.250 align:middle line:84% Camois is home to another symbol of Northumberland's fossil fuel 00:05:11.250 --> 00:05:12.360 align:middle line:90% past. 00:05:12.360 --> 00:05:15.090 align:middle line:84% Built in the 1950s, Blyth Power Station 00:05:15.090 --> 00:05:17.460 align:middle line:84% burned coal for almost half a century 00:05:17.460 --> 00:05:19.650 align:middle line:84% before it was decommissioned in the '90s 00:05:19.650 --> 00:05:23.610 align:middle line:84% and eventually demolished in 2003. 00:05:23.610 --> 00:05:25.800 align:middle line:84% Largely neglected since then, the site 00:05:25.800 --> 00:05:29.910 align:middle line:84% still has an active connection to the UK's electricity grid. 00:05:29.910 --> 00:05:33.880 align:middle line:84% And new energy enterprises have started to move in. 00:05:33.880 --> 00:05:36.090 align:middle line:84% That's just a great expanse of land 00:05:36.090 --> 00:05:39.030 align:middle line:84% which has still got the infrastructure that 00:05:39.030 --> 00:05:42.640 align:middle line:84% connects directly into the national grid. 00:05:42.640 --> 00:05:46.200 align:middle line:84% So as far as electricity production is concerned 00:05:46.200 --> 00:05:47.580 align:middle line:90% you've got a ready-made socket. 00:05:47.580 --> 00:05:50.610 align:middle line:84% Basically you just need to put the plugs in. 00:05:50.610 --> 00:05:55.110 align:middle line:84% Anywhere else, you would have to develop a new network. 00:05:55.110 --> 00:05:58.270 align:middle line:84% The North Sea Link will go live this year, 00:05:58.270 --> 00:06:03.630 align:middle line:84% bringing in enough electricity to power nearly 1.5m UK homes. 00:06:03.630 --> 00:06:06.930 align:middle line:84% But that electricity isn't being generated in Camois. 00:06:06.930 --> 00:06:10.710 align:middle line:84% It's coming from another country entirely, more than 400 miles 00:06:10.710 --> 00:06:12.780 align:middle line:90% across the North Sea. 00:06:12.780 --> 00:06:15.870 align:middle line:84% I'm told the roof is the best place to get a sense of how 00:06:15.870 --> 00:06:17.550 align:middle line:90% that power gets here. 00:06:17.550 --> 00:06:19.710 align:middle line:84% Welcome to the roof of the converter station. 00:06:19.710 --> 00:06:22.843 align:middle line:84% You've got a fantastic view across the port, 00:06:22.843 --> 00:06:24.010 align:middle line:90% the station, the substation. 00:06:24.010 --> 00:06:25.740 align:middle line:90% You can see it all from up here. 00:06:25.740 --> 00:06:27.510 align:middle line:90% Amazing. 00:06:27.510 --> 00:06:29.820 align:middle line:84% So tell me about the North Sea Link. 00:06:29.820 --> 00:06:31.980 align:middle line:84% What is it, and what is it doing? 00:06:31.980 --> 00:06:35.370 align:middle line:84% So the North Sea Link is a huge underwater electricity 00:06:35.370 --> 00:06:40.020 align:middle line:84% cable between the Port of Blyth, where we are today, and Norway. 00:06:40.020 --> 00:06:44.640 align:middle line:84% And it allows us to move renewable energy between Norway 00:06:44.640 --> 00:06:45.652 align:middle line:90% and the UK. 00:06:45.652 --> 00:06:47.610 align:middle line:84% So on a day like today, where the sun's shining 00:06:47.610 --> 00:06:51.130 align:middle line:84% and the wind's blowing, we can potentially export energy. 00:06:51.130 --> 00:06:54.240 align:middle line:84% And when we don't have a surplus of renewables in the UK, 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:58.440 align:middle line:84% we can bring in hydro power that's produced in Norway. 00:06:58.440 --> 00:07:00.990 align:middle line:84% The North Sea Link is the longest interconnector 00:07:00.990 --> 00:07:05.280 align:middle line:84% in the world, and it took six years and cost nearly £2bn 00:07:05.280 --> 00:07:06.990 align:middle line:90% to build. 00:07:06.990 --> 00:07:10.470 align:middle line:84% So Norway may seem like an unlikely energy partner, 00:07:10.470 --> 00:07:12.690 align:middle line:84% but given the type of renewable energy 00:07:12.690 --> 00:07:16.140 align:middle line:84% each country produce they're an ideal match. 00:07:16.140 --> 00:07:19.920 align:middle line:84% Norway has a real abundance of natural renewable 00:07:19.920 --> 00:07:22.110 align:middle line:90% energy from hydropower. 00:07:22.110 --> 00:07:26.140 align:middle line:84% And it's a more stable renewable than some others. 00:07:26.140 --> 00:07:29.490 align:middle line:84% So that makes it a fantastic exporter of power 00:07:29.490 --> 00:07:32.190 align:middle line:84% and helps each country manage the intermittency 00:07:32.190 --> 00:07:34.380 align:middle line:90% of renewable energy. 00:07:34.380 --> 00:07:38.100 align:middle line:84% When bad weather drives down renewable energy production 00:07:38.100 --> 00:07:42.420 align:middle line:84% the shortfall is normally filled by fossil fuel power plants. 00:07:42.420 --> 00:07:45.690 align:middle line:84% By providing an alternative source of clean electricity, 00:07:45.690 --> 00:07:49.830 align:middle line:84% the North Sea Link estimates it will save 23m tonnes of CO2 00:07:49.830 --> 00:07:52.560 align:middle line:90% emissions by 2030. 00:07:52.560 --> 00:07:55.740 align:middle line:84% But once the cable gets here it isn't as simple as plugging it 00:07:55.740 --> 00:07:57.300 align:middle line:90% into the mains. 00:07:57.300 --> 00:08:00.330 align:middle line:84% The site at Camois covers half a million square feet with 00:08:00.330 --> 00:08:02.370 align:middle line:90% state-of-the-art technology. 00:08:02.370 --> 00:08:04.200 align:middle line:84% It's all here to convert one form 00:08:04.200 --> 00:08:06.870 align:middle line:84% of electricity, direct current, to another, 00:08:06.870 --> 00:08:09.860 align:middle line:90% alternating current. 00:08:09.860 --> 00:08:10.580 align:middle line:90% Hi Nigel. 00:08:10.580 --> 00:08:11.380 align:middle line:90% Hi, Leslie. 00:08:11.380 --> 00:08:13.498 align:middle line:90% Welcome to Blyth Converter Site. 00:08:13.498 --> 00:08:14.540 align:middle line:90% Let's go and have a look. 00:08:14.540 --> 00:08:16.500 align:middle line:90% Thank you. 00:08:16.500 --> 00:08:17.910 align:middle line:90% This is the Valve Hall. 00:08:17.910 --> 00:08:20.160 align:middle line:90% There's four of these on site. 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:21.940 align:middle line:84% And this is where the magic happens. 00:08:21.940 --> 00:08:24.450 align:middle line:84% This is where electricity from Norway 00:08:24.450 --> 00:08:27.810 align:middle line:84% is converted to a form which we can use in our houses 00:08:27.810 --> 00:08:28.990 align:middle line:90% in the UK. 00:08:28.990 --> 00:08:32.340 align:middle line:84% So what are the steps in this conversion process? 00:08:32.340 --> 00:08:35.460 align:middle line:84% Inside of here, we have thousands of small valves, 00:08:35.460 --> 00:08:38.250 align:middle line:84% and they switch on and off 50 times a second. 00:08:38.250 --> 00:08:41.610 align:middle line:84% And that recreates the waveform and converts it 00:08:41.610 --> 00:08:43.799 align:middle line:90% to alternating current. 00:08:43.799 --> 00:08:47.230 align:middle line:84% The Valve Hall is just a small part of the operation here. 00:08:47.230 --> 00:08:49.980 align:middle line:84% But despite the acres of pristine machinery 00:08:49.980 --> 00:08:52.230 align:middle line:84% it will take only a few onsite workers 00:08:52.230 --> 00:08:54.780 align:middle line:84% to keep this facility ticking over. 00:08:54.780 --> 00:08:56.400 align:middle line:84% So while the converter station may 00:08:56.400 --> 00:08:58.620 align:middle line:84% have replaced coal for the region's energy 00:08:58.620 --> 00:09:02.310 align:middle line:84% needs it has not been able to replace the thousands of jobs 00:09:02.310 --> 00:09:05.100 align:middle line:84% the coal industry brought to this area. 00:09:05.100 --> 00:09:07.590 align:middle line:84% Since the pits closed, these areas, 00:09:07.590 --> 00:09:10.920 align:middle line:84% the coalfield communities have suffered greatly 00:09:10.920 --> 00:09:12.930 align:middle line:90% because of unemployment. 00:09:12.930 --> 00:09:16.320 align:middle line:84% The question is, can green jobs ever 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:18.120 align:middle line:84% replace what we had with the coal 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:19.590 align:middle line:90% industry in areas like this? 00:09:19.590 --> 00:09:22.740 align:middle line:90% And the answer is that it can. 00:09:22.740 --> 00:09:26.820 align:middle line:84% It'll take an awful lot of doing, 00:09:26.820 --> 00:09:29.700 align:middle line:84% an awful lot of investment from the government. 00:09:29.700 --> 00:09:33.510 align:middle line:84% But why should areas like this not receive the required 00:09:33.510 --> 00:09:34.470 align:middle line:90% investment? 00:09:34.470 --> 00:09:38.010 align:middle line:84% It's no good having this green industrial revolution here 00:09:38.010 --> 00:09:40.110 align:middle line:84% if it doesn't mean that we're going 00:09:40.110 --> 00:09:43.590 align:middle line:84% to change the lives of the people in these communities. 00:09:43.590 --> 00:09:46.350 align:middle line:84% The land next door to the North Sea Link converter station 00:09:46.350 --> 00:09:49.710 align:middle line:84% has been bought by Britishvolt, a start-up looking 00:09:49.710 --> 00:09:52.260 align:middle line:84% to build and operate a gigafactory in what 00:09:52.260 --> 00:09:55.770 align:middle line:84% used to be Blyth Power Station's coal yard. 00:09:55.770 --> 00:09:58.710 align:middle line:84% The company hasn't yet secured funding for the plant 00:09:58.710 --> 00:10:00.780 align:middle line:84% but they have big ideas for the site 00:10:00.780 --> 00:10:02.713 align:middle line:90% and for the local community. 00:10:02.713 --> 00:10:04.380 align:middle line:84% The factory will be here in front of us, 00:10:04.380 --> 00:10:09.150 align:middle line:84% covering all of that 3.4m sq ft with mezzanines when 00:10:09.150 --> 00:10:12.480 align:middle line:84% it's built. It will be the fourth largest building 00:10:12.480 --> 00:10:13.950 align:middle line:90% in Britain. 00:10:13.950 --> 00:10:16.740 align:middle line:84% If it comes to fruition, what would this project 00:10:16.740 --> 00:10:19.170 align:middle line:84% mean for this local area in terms 00:10:19.170 --> 00:10:23.190 align:middle line:90% of jobs and the local economy? 00:10:23.190 --> 00:10:24.750 align:middle line:84% Well, the factory is in three phases, 00:10:24.750 --> 00:10:26.790 align:middle line:84% and we think 1,000 jobs per phase 00:10:26.790 --> 00:10:29.400 align:middle line:84% directly with Britishvolt employment. 00:10:29.400 --> 00:10:31.352 align:middle line:84% But we want to do a lot more than that. 00:10:31.352 --> 00:10:33.810 align:middle line:84% We would hope by the time we're finished here we don't only 00:10:33.810 --> 00:10:36.210 align:middle line:84% have the factory with 3,000 jobs, 00:10:36.210 --> 00:10:38.940 align:middle line:84% but we think another 5,000 potentially in supply chain 00:10:38.940 --> 00:10:39.880 align:middle line:90% as well. 00:10:39.880 --> 00:10:41.460 align:middle line:90% That's the ambition. 00:10:41.460 --> 00:10:44.550 align:middle line:84% Once built, the factory would have plenty of local renewable 00:10:44.550 --> 00:10:48.420 align:middle line:84% energy to draw on in its effort to make zero carbon batteries. 00:10:48.420 --> 00:10:52.290 align:middle line:84% But Britishvolt is still a long way from achieving that goal. 00:10:52.290 --> 00:10:53.790 align:middle line:84% How much more money will you need 00:10:53.790 --> 00:10:55.590 align:middle line:84% to build a project at this scale? 00:10:55.590 --> 00:10:57.060 align:middle line:90% It's an expensive project. 00:10:57.060 --> 00:11:00.630 align:middle line:84% We're looking at $2.6bn as an order of cost. 00:11:00.630 --> 00:11:03.690 align:middle line:84% We've been through already our initial funding rounds, our A 00:11:03.690 --> 00:11:06.360 align:middle line:84% round, our B series, E is open at the moment. 00:11:06.360 --> 00:11:08.640 align:middle line:84% We've also made an application to the UK government 00:11:08.640 --> 00:11:11.050 align:middle line:84% for the automotive transformation fund. 00:11:11.050 --> 00:11:13.480 align:middle line:84% We're hoping that will come through soon. 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:15.510 align:middle line:84% That's what that fund was set up to do. 00:11:15.510 --> 00:11:16.900 align:middle line:90% That's what we've applied for. 00:11:16.900 --> 00:11:17.400 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:11:17.400 --> 00:11:18.780 align:middle line:90% That's what we need. 00:11:18.780 --> 00:11:21.870 align:middle line:84% There are still big hurdles to clear before this factory can 00:11:21.870 --> 00:11:23.410 align:middle line:90% become a reality. 00:11:23.410 --> 00:11:25.740 align:middle line:84% But this site and the wider region around it 00:11:25.740 --> 00:11:28.800 align:middle line:84% prove there's an appetite for a British green industrial 00:11:28.800 --> 00:11:29.940 align:middle line:90% revolution. 00:11:29.940 --> 00:11:31.950 align:middle line:84% Whether that happens, and whether areas 00:11:31.950 --> 00:11:34.020 align:middle line:84% like Blyth and Camois benefit will 00:11:34.020 --> 00:11:36.090 align:middle line:84% depend on how the government balances 00:11:36.090 --> 00:11:40.340 align:middle line:84% its push for clean energy with its levelling-up agenda.