Offshore Wind Innovation Hub – Coordinating UK offshore wind innovation.

Innovation roadmaps

The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub’s roadmaps are advanced prioritisation tools that identify the innovation needs of the offshore wind sector.

They have been built in collaboration with industry and academia and identify the key challenges and priorities for offshore wind.

Turbines

Developing the next generation of offshore wind turbines, incorporating all the technology that forms the structural and operational elements of the wind turbine generator.

Substructures

Innovations in fixed-bottom wind turbine foundations and substructures, including transition pieces.

Floating Wind

Innovations and processes required to enable cost competitive, commercial-scale floating offshore wind projects; many of which are situated in far from shore locations.

Electrical Infrastructure

Moving to next generation electrical infrastructure including array cabling, power transmission, grid integration (storage & smart energy systems) and substations, both onshore & offshore.

O&M and Windfarm Lifecycle

Optimising and future-proofing all services associated with offshore wind, including site development, installation, wind farm O&M, condition monitoring, and decommissioning.

What's new

Funding opportunities

UK organisations can access a number of different funding streams, both domestic and international, which provide support for innovation projects and programmes.

The Hub does not provide funding directly but maintains a list of upcoming and current funding opportunities for those looking to develop products or services for the sector.

Success stories

Find out how we are engaging with companies (large and small), industry and academia to collaboratively develop ideas into market-ready technology.

The Offshore Wind innovation eXchange (OWiX) is an innovation platform that solves offshore wind industry challenges by running competitions to connect solution providers in different sectors directly with offshore wind industrials.

Offshore Wind Connections 2018 (OWC2018)

The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult is one of the platinum sponsors for the event