PORTS AND VESSELS
As the offshore wind sector continues to rapidly develop, the vessels that build, service and maintain wind farms – and the ports that facilitate them – play an increasingly important role in the UK’s journey to net zero.
The aim of our Ports and Vessels team is to collaborate with stakeholders across all areas of the maritime industry in order to support and accelerate deployment, servicing and decommissioning within the offshore renewable energy sector.
OUR CATAPULT'S EXPERIENCE & ASSETS
Our Ports & Vessels Team support supply chain across a diverse range of projects, from clean maritime operations, robotics, port logistics and shipbuilding.
The type of support we can offer includes:
Market intelligence and assessment
Supply chain assessment
Technology appraisals
Modelling tools for O&M vessel operations
Engineering analysis of offshore systems
Lifecycle emissions assessments
Test and validation
Operational integration
OUR ASSETS ACROSS THE UK
Through our sites across the UK and collaboration with partners we can provide assets to support projects from mid-TRL through to commercial demonstration:
Operations and Maintenance Centre of Excellence (OMCE) at Grimsby, one of the world’s largest offshore wind O&M ports.
350kW shore power unit, to be operational Q3 2026
5G communications testbed
3MW and 1MW drivetrain testing
Dry Docks
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) demonstration zone
The offshore renewable energy sector presents a significant opportunity for maritime vessels, technologies and infrastructure and ORE Catapult is helping innovators to bring products to market.”
David Cooper
Partnership Manager: Ports and Vessels
PORTS AND VESSELS WORKSTREAMS
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