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Subsea power cable failure is an issue that affects both export cables for offshore transmission owners and inter-array cables for

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Going Live with Grid Emulation

ORE Catapult recently expanded its world-leading drivetrain test and validation facilities to incorporate a grid emulation system – ‘eGrid’ –

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UK’s Critical Role in Accelerating Floating Lidar Technology to Market

Resource and metocean assessment campaigns are a critical feature in the development of offshore wind sites, providing atmospheric and oceanographic

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AXYS Technologies

Our industry-leading meteorological mast forms part of the UK’s floating lidar expertise, supporting the acceleration of a versatile and cost-effective

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Engineering Technology Applications (ETA)

With increased activity in offshore wind, a greater diversity in products, services and innovation continues to be accelerated to market

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GE Renewable Energy Testing, Research & Development Programme

The UK is at the forefront of the latest technological innovations in offshore wind in the field of robotics, autonomous

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ORE Catapult’s Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine

Situated just metres off the coast of Fife, the 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine (LDT) was acquired by the Offshore

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Next-Generation Crew Transfer and Service Operation Vessels

The Esvagt Njord SOV at work at Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. The offshore wind industry is under constant pressure to

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Connected Energy

A spin-out from electric vehicle research specialists Future Transport Systems, Newcastle-based Connected Energy saw an opportunity to reuse battery packs

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Osbit Ltd

With the potential to unlock wind resource in deep-water sites, create up to 17,000 jobs, and add over £33bn to

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Magnomatics

Led by Sheffield-based SME Magnomatics, the Compact High-Efficiency Generator (CHEG) project is an EU DemoWind-funded collaborative programme aimed at driving

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Perceptual Robotics

Perceptual Robotics, based in Bristol, is an SME specialising in intelligent algorithms for automating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Its Dhalion

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Gyrometric Systems

Designed, finessed, and fine-tuned to the most minute detail, today’s offshore wind turbines are monumental feats of engineering. But the

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Hydrason: Real-Time Sonar Subsea Health Monitoring

ORE Catapult’s unique subsea testing facilities enabled Edinburgh-based Hydrason Solutions Ltd. to undertake a representative programme of testing and successfully

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Atlantis AR1500 Tidal Turbine Testing

SIMEC Atlantis Energy, world-leaders in tidal power generation, chose ORE Catapult to prove and de-risk its next-generation AR1500 turbine. Ahead

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HV & Materials Laboratory

Electrical infrastructure makes up almost a fifth of the lifetime cost of an offshore wind farm. This, coupled with insurance

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Trelleborg NjordGuard Cable Protection System Test

Trelleborg, a world leader in engineered solutions that protect critical applications in demanding environments, utilised ORE Catapult’s open-access shallow water

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XL Blade

The overarching objective of the XL Blade project is to reduce the overall cost of offshore wind by designing, validating

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TiPTORs

Supported by consultancies Ricardo and DNV GL, we are leading a three-stage collaborative industry project aimed at improving the reliability of tidal turbine powertrains by

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