Offshore Wind Innovation Hub in New York Opens Third Call for Applications

January 16, 2025, by Adrijana Buljan

The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub in New York, led by Equinor in collaboration with Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and National Offshore Wind Research & Development Consortium (NOWRDC), opened the 2025 application process on 15 January, issuing the third call for its accelerator programme since the Hub was officially launched in January 2023.

“We look forward to building on the strong foundation of the Innovation Hub and supporting the next round of entrepreneurs and emerging technologies”, said Molly Morris, President, Equinor Renewables Americas. “The solutions identified by the innovators will play a critical role in advancing the offshore energy industry, developing supply chains, and strengthening energy security for future generations of New Yorkers.”

Last year, six companies were selected to join the Hub’s accelerator programme and receive support to develop further their solutions that could help advance offshore wind in New York and the US: Boxkite Software, Claviate, Indeximate, Pliant Energy Systems, Sensatek, and Triton Anchor. Through the first call for applications in 2023, the Innovation Hub selected Benchmark Labs, Flucto, Heerema Engineering Solutions, RCAM Technologies, OSC, and VinciVR.

New York’s Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Selects Six New Companies

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“Our past two cohorts have seen great success, and we’re excited to expand the program with this new cohort of visionary founders”, said Jack Fritzinger, Interim Director of the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub with Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

The selected companies take on a six-month mentoring and business development residency designed to prepare them for strategic partnerships with major offshore wind developers and to be part of the larger offshore wind value chain.

The programme aims to enable innovators to overcome barriers to adoption and continue to successfully commercialise their solutions in New York and beyond, the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub states.

Cohort companies selected for the Innovation Hub will be individually paired with Equinor mentors and gain industry-specific guidance on technology development from NOWRDC which includes experts from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). NYSERDA also provides funding for the NOWRDC to support the advancement of offshore wind technologies. The Hub is also supported by the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC).

Applications under the 2025 call will be accepted until 21 March with applicants required to demonstrate the potential and economic impact of their innovation.

Shortlisted applicants will advance to a public pitch event in New York before a panel of experts representing academia, industry, and government.

“The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub is a critical pipeline for helping grow New York’s offshore wind sector,” said Doreen M. Harris, President and CEO, NYSERDA. “Providing support for visionary clean energy concepts through to the commercialization of groundbreaking innovations, programs like this are a catalyst to developing inventive and sustainable offshore wind technologies that will help power the future of New York.”