The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has resumed testing and validation activity at the National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, north-east England, after introducing measures to ensure staff safety during the Covid-19 pandemic.
ORE Catapult test facilities director Tony Quinn said: “Whilst many of our staff continue to work remotely where they are able to do so, the restart of key programmes across our world-leading blades, powertrains, electrical and subsea testing facilities will ensure that the UK can continue to address it’s binding net zero targets and drive economic growth and job creation that will be more important than ever in the coming months.”
ORE Catapult was established in 2013 by the UK government and is part of a network of Catapults set up by Innovate UK in high growth industries.
It carries out research, test and validation programmes that are fundamental to progressing major offshore renewable energy projects and growing UK supply chains to meet economic growth and decarbonisation targets.