The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has identified four new areas for innovation to boost offshore wind development in the UK.
Three of the four areas are under the umbrella of operations and maintenance and wind farm lifecycle and cover project development, ecological impact and uncertainty reduction, and decommissioning. The fourth falls under the moniker enabling research.
The work is part of the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, a joint initiative between the ORE Catapult and the Knowledge Transfer Network, that aims to identify the innovation needs of the offshore wind sector by setting a series of industry technology challenges and calling for solutions.
ORE Catapult research and innovation director Stephen Wyatt said: “The new roadmap elements we’ve introduced offer even more opportunities for companies to get involved in the success story that has been the UK’s offshore wind sector – whether by developing new technologies and ways of working, or by pulling through technologies and expertise from other sectors.”
With a UK market expected to be worth £4.9bn annually by 2030, and £30bn globally, this represents a huge business opportunity for UK companies to reap the rewards domestically and in new global export markets, creating GVA and high value jobs across the country.
Source:renews
