The Wind Innovation Hub is an independent partnership combining the expertise of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the National Composites Centre (NCC) and the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).

Launched on Tuesday, June 16 at the Global Offshore Wind conference in Manchester, the hub aims to accelerate offshore wind technology across five priority areas.

These areas are defined in the Industrial Growth Plan for offshore wind and include advanced turbine technology, industrialised foundations and substructures, future electrical systems and cables, smart environmental services and next generation installation and operations and maintenance (O&M).

Lynne McIntosh-Grieve, programme director for the Wind Innovation Hub, said: "The UK has built a global leadership position in offshore wind, but staying ahead will take faster innovation, stronger collaboration and better support for the technologies and businesses shaping the next generation of projects.

"The Wind Innovation Hub has been created to do exactly that.

"Our role is to identify and accelerate the innovations and technologies the sector needs most, focusing effort on the five........

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