The ECOWindS Consortium has welcomed the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult to the ECOWindS project as an official third party associated partner.
ORE Catapult is the UK’s flagship technology innovation and research centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, and is the UK counterpart to other innovation centres across Europe such as the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany.
In operation since 2013, ORE Catapult delivers prioritised research underpinned by world-class test and demonstration facilities, collaborating with industry, academia and Government to reduce the cost of offshore renewable energy and create UK economic benefit.
The Catapult programme represents a £1.4bn funding commitment from the public and private sector over five years. The ORE Catapult have 120 employees located in their offices in Glasgow and Blyth, Northumberland.
Hans Pederson, ECOWindS Project Manager from Danish partner OffshoreEnergy.dk said “We are delighted to bring ORE Catapult into the ECOWindS consortium. As a leading offshore renewable innovation organisation in the UK they bring a wealth of expert knowledge to the project.”