RWE Launches Call for Innovations in Offshore Wind

March 15, 2023, by Adnan Durakovic

RWE has launched its second annual Innovation Competition, looking for solutions in the domains of ecology, system integration, and circularity in offshore wind.

The energy company and one of the leading offshore wind developers has invited start-ups, scale-ups, research institutes, as well as other individuals and organisations to propose an innovative solution in one of the three domains.

In the field of ecology, RWE is seeking new concepts that would contribute to a net positive effect on biodiversity at the company’s new offshore wind farm sites.

For the circularity domain, RWE would welcome innovative solutions that contribute to increasing circularity and minimising waste during the entire lifetime of an offshore wind farm.

And in the field of system integration, RWE is looking for innovative offshore solutions that enhance system flexibility or minimise curtailment.

Winners will get the chance to explore the value of their innovation for offshore wind farms with RWE’s development teams around the globe.

For example, winners of the previous innovation competition were included in RWE’s winning bid of Hollandse Kust West site VII. These innovators are now included in the execution phase with the goal of being implemented at the specific offshore wind farm site.

In addition, the winners become part of the RWE Technical Innovation programme which grants access to leading experts and the opportunity to further develop, test and scale the proposed solution in innovation projects.

Participants can submit their proposal by email until 17 April 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (CEST).RWE expects to reveals the winners of the competition in Autumn 2023.