This is the first time that we have run their flagship Launch Academy programme in the East of England – a region that is one of the UK’s largest offshore renewable energy hubs.
Launch Academy, an award-winning technology acceleration programme, is tapping into the large amount of offshore renewables activity in the East of England, with the aim of enhancing the regional supply chain, supporting local companies, boosting local content, and increasing engagement in innovation.
It is fantastic to be launching a Launch Academy programme in the East of England for the first time – a region where offshore renewable energy has really taken off and continues to grow. Launch Academy is the only technology accelerator dedicated to offshore wind early-stage companies that allows us to provide highly focused support for leading innovators in the UK supply chain.”
Stephen Wyatt
Director of Strategy & Emerging Technologies, ORE Catapult
We deliver the programme and jointly fund it with RWE, Norfolk County Council, Essex County Council and Suffolk County Council, with pro bono support provided by Marks & Clerk, Birketts and Lovewell Blake. Below, you can find out more about the nine companies that joined the 2023/2024 cohort of the Launch Academy East of England (LA EoE):