Offshore staff
BLYTH, UK – Five companies in the North of Tyne region in northeast England will receive funding to support development of offshore wind technologies.
They will also present their solutions to Equinor and EDF Renewables as part of the Technology, Innovation and Green Growth for Offshore Renewables program.
The five companies are Transmission Dynamics, Kinewell Energy, SMD, Trident Dynamics and Unasys. The North of Tyne Combined Authority will supply the grants.
Equinor is the future operator of the Dogger Bank wind farm in the North Sea, while EDF Renewables owns and operates the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm.
Both companies will assess the technologies and provide and advice on how they can be applied to offshore wind.
ORE Catapult will also provide direct support, including access to test and demonstration facilities at its National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth.
06/09/2021
