Offshore wind innovation calls

Up to £1 million available for novel solutions to help deliver offshore wind faster, cheaper and at lower risk

Innovation Calls

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Challenge Areas

A series of innovation calls will address different challenge areas facing the West of Orkney Windfarm.

Metocean

Understanding site and metocean

Turbines

Wind turbine generators and layout

Foundations

Foundations, piles and secondary steel

Grid

Cables, offshore substation platforms & transmission

Transportation & Installation

Vessel choice, logistics and weather prediction

Operations & Maintenance

O&M, vessel design and supply

Life Extension & Decommissioning

Life extension, re-powering and decommissioning

Cross-cutting

Cross-cutting and outside-the-box thinking

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20.12.2023

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Innovation call webinar

Friday 12 January 2024

11.12.2023

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£1 million offshore wind programme launches innovation call

A £1 million research and innovation (R&I) programme is searching for novel solutions to help deliver offshore wind faster, cheaper and at lower risk.

22.07.2022

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EMEC AND WEST OF ORKNEY WINDFARM KICK OFF MAJOR R&I PROGRAMME

EMEC has signed a ground-breaking agreement with the West of Orkney Windfarm

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