Over the last decade or so, we have been at the heart of many innovative research and development projects. The major growth we have seen in offshore wind has, in large part, been enabled by the extraordinary cost reduction that the industry has delivered in recent years, largely driven by the speed of technology innovation.

Our unique facilities, as well as our research and engineering capabilities, have brought together industry and academia, to drive innovation in offshore renewable energy. The role our research team is to develop and deliver research activity focusing on intellectual property and knowledge creation, in areas such as cost reduction, improved reliability and better modelling for operations.

We have been instrumental in bringing innovative new products and services to market. We have supported game changing technologies such as BladeBUG’s crawling inspection and repair robot; offshore 5G communication network for Jet Connectivity; novel tidal turbine developer Nova Innovation; yacht-racing inspired concept for world’s lightest wind turbine blade from ACT Blade, and so many more.