The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has chosen a further four companies operating in the north of Tyne region have been selected to develop innovative technologies in the latest round of funding from the Technology, Innovation and Green Growth for Offshore Renewables (TIGGOR).
The successful companies – TechnipFMC, FES International, Kinewell Energy, and Enshore Subsea – will receive a share of £800,000 in match funding made available through the second round of the TIGGOR programme’s technology demonstration strand.
Last year, the programme awarded £1.5m across five companies for green technology development.
TIGGOR is funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority as part of its wider Energy, Green Growth and Climate Change and delivered by the ORE Catapult.
The companies applied for support to accelerate innovative technology concepts in key areas such as dynamic subsea cable arrays, re-usable suction vent hatches for fixed and floating offshore wind farms and scanning for unexploded ordnance.
Each company will work closely with ORE Catapult, as well as demonstrate their technologies to specialists at Equinor, joint venture partner and future operator of Dogger Bank offshore wind farm, and EDF Renewables, which owns and operates the Blyth offshore demonstrator wind farm (pictured).
A new open call has also been launched today for any organisations across the North of Tyne region wishing to apply.
TIGGOR programme manager Graham Smith said: “This funding award completes the second round of funding within the TIGGOR regional supply chain demonstration programme and provides excellent opportunities for local companies to access the fast-growing offshore renewables market.
“The programme, with strong industry engagement, demonstrates to wind farm developers highly innovative solutions with the ambition to increase UK local content in future developments.”