Red Rock Power Limited is an Edinburgh-based investor, developer, owner and operator of sustainable energy projects. The company’s project portfolio includes the Afton onshore wind farm, Beatrice offshore wind farm (25%) and the Inch Cape offshore wind farm development (50%). It’s 80-strong team is passionate about delivering clean, affordable electricity and supporting the development of new innovations that contribute to safer, more efficient wind farm projects. As Industrial Partner of the Launch Academy, it will create innovation challenges, assess applicants to join the cohort and provide one-to-one support with its chosen companies to help make them supply chain ready.

Barclays have set up their Eagle labs with the aim of starting and growing innovative businesses by promoting creativity and collaboration. By providing businesses with the services needed to expand, Barclays have created a network of like-minded entrepreneurs and SMEs who will benefit from collaborative office space and structured mentoring programmes. Barclays are offering this collaborative space across their UK locations for the Launch Academy to help grow near-to-market business. As well as this, they are will provide a structured mentoring programme to support the SMEs in their journey to commercialisation and help to bridge the gap between innovative SMEs and the large corporate organisations within the offshore wind industry.

Green Angel Syndicate is the UK’s only angel investment syndicate which specialises in the green economy. The Syndicate invests in small but innovative companies who wish to improve the market readiness of their technology for the green energy sector. For the Launch Academy, Green Angel Syndicate will deliver on two fronts – the first is providing business planning and investor readiness training and the second is bringing investment capabilities to SMEs by supplying the investor funding themselves.

Murgitroyd is one of the largest group of patent and trade-mark attorneys and is recognised globally for their services. They advise clients on the capturing and protection of their Intellectual Property in order to make their technologies market ready. The Launch Academy programme will provide the successful SME applicants access to commercial and academic research opportunities with Murgitroyd, which they otherwise would not have outwith the programme. Murgitroyd recognise that SMEs tend to have very limited budgets when it comes to patent protection and so, they will offer support and guidance on how best to protect their IP.

Quaybridge is a new company, established to develop and deliver next generation offshore wind projects. We are here to do offshore wind differently, bringing a fresh approach and new investment to the sector. Quaybridge is helping offshore wind reach its potential as a driver of positive change in our energy system, our communities and across the economy.