A new taskforce is aiming to put companies on the Tyne in position to create thousands of jobs by leading the world in offshore and renewable energy.
MPs, councillors, businesses and other organisations have joined the group, which wants to add to the 6,000 people working along the river in the booming sector.
The North East is benefitting from its proximity to huge wind farms being built in the North Sea, which has provided work for a number of engineering companies adapting their operations and workforces to the growth in renewable energy.
