Three Welsh companies selected for offshore wind programme

Ledwood Mechanical Engineering, Mainstay Marine Solutions and CELSA Steel UK have been chosen for ORE Catapult’s inaugural F4OR programme in Wales

New partnership announced for floating offshore wind research

It will initially consist of three PhD projects, each focusing on a different aspect of offshore wind development, including the simulation of floating offshore wind turbine systems, design optimisation of these systems and environmental concerns

Flagship partnership launched to propel renewables exports

UK Export Finance has signed an MoU with ORE Catapult to promote UK offshore wind expertise to companies abroad

Driverless vessels ‘could slash cost of offshore wind surveys by 60%’

Survey company HydroSurv has developed autonomous surface vessels that can operate by using high-tech sensors to carry out tasks

Oil and gas and renewable tech firms form Energy Transition Alliance

The Alliance is a collaboration between the Oil & Gas Technology Centre and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

Bombora partners with ORE Catapult for floating wave tech research project

The research project will explore the potential of co-locating wave power technology with floating wind turbines

Eureka moment with ‘world’s lightest’ wind turbine blade

The new blades are 24% lighter than typical models, produce 9% more energy and reduce costs by 6.7%

Hywind floating offshore wind data to be shared with renewables sector

Supply chain businesses and academics can now access a pre-defined set of full-scale measurements from one of Hywind Scotland’s five turbines for free

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult launches new floating wind centre

The multi-million pound Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence will work to reduce the cost of energy from the technology

New £10,000-prize offshore wind data hackathon open

The two-day event will centre around an industrial data-led challenge, with the aim of developing a prototype solution for use in wind farm operations