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A brand new offshore wind innovation name is in search of the newest concepts in climate forecasting and improved designs for service operation vessels – with as much as £300,000 out there to profitable candidates.
The decision is the second in a sequence of innovation calls supplied by the £1 million Offshore Wind Analysis and Innovation (R&I) Programme, run by EMEC and sponsored by the West of Orkney Windfarm.
The R&I Programme goals to search out novel options which can assist ship offshore wind sooner, cheaper and at decrease threat.
By sponsoring modern tasks, the programme goals to assist the provision chain deliver new options to market, construct operational capability and scale up actions.
Profitable candidates can also get assist with growing a sturdy venture proposal, accessing different grant funding and entry to EMEC’s world-leading check and demonstration websites.
The newest innovation name is on the lookout for options to deal with the next challenges:
- Climate forecasting options that can enable higher weather-sensitive operational choices to be made throughout surveys, building and operations and upkeep.
- Service operation vessel (SOV) design for turbine entry, growing security of personnel switch operations whereas maximising alternatives for turbine entry in uncovered environments with persistent intervals of excessive windspeeds and sea states.
The innovation name will shut at 1pm, Wednesday 9 April 2025.
Tasks should present a transparent and justifiable profit to the West of Orkney Windfarm and element how they might additionally deliver wider advantages throughout the offshore wind sector, provide chain, and Scottish and UK economic system. Candidates should present that there’s a clear modern ingredient throughout the proposal: the programme won’t fund providers that the wind farm can already procure from the market.
A webinar can be held on Thursday 13 March 2025 at 12 midday to provide an outline of the programme, innovation name and what’s on provide to potential candidates.
Potential candidates can register for the webinar right here.
Full name particulars together with eligibility, utility course of and timescales may be discovered on the Offshore Wind R&I Programme web site: www.offshoreinnovation.scot
Abbie Sinclair, venture supervisor for the R&I Programme at EMEC mentioned:
“The Programme goals to speed up innovation by tackling key technical challenges in offshore wind growth, whereas strengthening the provision chain and delivering lasting financial advantages to Scotland.
“Our first innovation name is supporting three pioneering tasks that can improve offshore wind operations by means of superior metocean intelligence, real-time wave prediction, and high-frequency radar for extra correct climate knowledge.
“We’re excited to launch this second name in partnership with West of Orkney Windfarm, serving to to establish options that can enhance turbine entry and decision-making in one of the crucial difficult offshore environments.”
Stuart McAuley, Undertaking Director on the at West of Orkney Windfarm mentioned:
“As soon as our windfarm is constructed, it is going to stay operational for many years forward so it’s important that we discover methods to entry generators as safely and successfully as potential.
“Understanding the climate can be key, and this name appears particularly at how we are able to utilise more and more correct climate forecasting to tell operational resolution making, with security the primary consideration.
“On the identical theme, bettering the design of service vessels opens up the potential for less complicated and safer entry for employees, with an answer that may be made out there for wider profit throughout the offshore wind trade.”
An additional sequence of innovation calls will deal with totally different problem areas recognized by the West of Orkney Windfarm and different sponsors, spanning know-how choice, set up logistics, operations and upkeep, sustainable options, offshore robotics, digital twins and different cross-cutting improvements.
