Offshore staff
GLASGOW, UK — The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has started work in Blyth, northeast England, on converting a former paper storage shed into a home to a center for small-scale innovation in offshore renewable energies.
Its new £6 million ($7.6 million), two-story Technology Development Centre (TDC) will provide testing, validation and demonstration for small and mid-sized companies developing equipment and services for offshore wind.
Facilities will include a 1-MW test rig, a mini-electrical grid system where companies can test and certify the electrical compliance of their devices for any grid worldwide, and a wind tunnel provided by the nearby Northumbria University for studies of aerodynamics in offshore wind.
ORE Catapult hopes the center will speed up emergence of new power conversion systems, rotating components, and hardware-in-the-loop testing for hydrogen storage and battery storage.
The 1,900-sq-m storage site and surrounding land was acquired from the Port of Blyth.
02.13.2024
