{"id":33968,"date":"2022-05-16T16:05:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myenergi.com\/?post_type=guides&#038;p=33968"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:55:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T09:55:44","slug":"offshore-renewable-energy-catapult-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"guides","link":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/guides\/offshore-renewable-energy-catapult-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult: Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id='block-header-basic-block_6282667490e02'  class='flexi-block header-basic-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 relative '>\n\n\n    <div class=\"relative \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col mx-auto    justify-end py-11 md:py-9 lg:py-11 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"first-mt-0 \">\n                            <h1 class=\"h2 lg:h3 !mb-0\">\n                    Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult: Everything You Need to Know                <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-wrap justify-between w-full mx-auto\">\n    <div class=\"w-full py-5 breadcrumbs\">\n        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block-fifty-fifty-img-txt-block_62826b0a90e0b\"  class=\"bg-white flexi-block fifty-fifty-img-txt-block  \">\n\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center pb-0 mx-auto pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 \">\n        <div class=\"flex flex-wrap w-full justify-center lg:justify-between items-center    \">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"w-full load-hidden image-wrapper lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none  xl:pr-3.9\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/offshore-wind-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"w-full rounded-2.5xl\" alt=\"\" style=\"opacity: 1\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/offshore-wind-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/offshore-wind-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/offshore-wind-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/offshore-wind-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/offshore-wind-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/offshore-wind-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/offshore-wind-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/05\/offshore-wind.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n\n            \n            \n                <div class=\"w-full self-center lg:w-1\/2 md:max-w-[500px] lg:max-w-none lg:pl-20 2xl:pl-45 pt-12 lg:pt-0 load-hidden content-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 \">\n                        <h2 class=\"h4  text-left  \">Offshore Green Energy<\/h2>\n<p>The UK is at the forefront of wind power, with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult leading the way for businesses to transition from fossil fuels to renewables.<\/p>\n<p>As the world leader in offshore wind, we have more wind farms installed for our country\u2019s capacity than anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>Already, our offshore wind powers the\u00a0equivalent of 4.5 million homes, and we\u2019re not stopping there.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_6282672990e04'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <h3 class=\"h3  text-left  \">What is the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult?<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The\u00a0Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, or ORE, is a technological innovation and research centre for\u00a0offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. They are a team of over 140 consultants, researchers, designers, developers and testers that work alongside businesses to help them create offshore renewable energy technology.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2003, they have two bases in Glasgow and Blythe, which is in Northumberland.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_6282674a90e05'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <p class=\"center lightgreen bold\"><h4 class=\"h3  text-left  \">What do the ORE do?<\/h4><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The ORE Catapult works in partnership with businesses \u2013 from micro enterprises to the UK Government \u2013\u00a0 to create, implement and later commercialise renewable energy technology.<\/p>\n<p>Utilising their expertise and facilities, they work alongside the heavyweights of the offshore renewables industry \u2013 from the industrial suppliers to the owners \u2013 to improve existing technologies and develop newer ones in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The Catapult also encourages new companies and technologies to follow the same development process by applying research created in their own academic base.<\/p>\n<p>They have worked alongside approximately 600 SMEs (small to medium enterprises), have completed over 250 research projects (with another 100 on the way), and have supported over 140 companies in their renewable product development.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_6282679990e06'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <h5 class=\"h2  text-left  \">How does the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult work?<\/h5>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_628267b090e07'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <div class=\"col-12 connected-full-text-block\">\n<h6 class=\"h4  text-left  \">The Catapult is divided into three sectors:<\/h6>\n<ol>\n<li>The\u00a0Operations and Performance\u00a0sector works with the owners and operators of renewable energy equipment manufacturers. Specialising in Operations and Maintenance, they drive improvements in fleets of existing wind farms to make them more efficient, longer-lasting and optimised to keep the UK at the forefront of offshore renewable energy.<\/li>\n<li>The Testing and Validation\u00a0sector applies their expertise to support the development of renewable technologies, working with researchers, industrial partners and innovators to drive the development of new technologies and optimising existing ones.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0Research and Innovation\u00a0sector supports the development and commercialisation of renewable technologies through applied research, in collaboration with UK academia and small enterprises.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_6282680190e08'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <h3 class=\"h3  text-left  \">What that means for us&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id='block-columns-block_6282681090e09'  class='bg-white flexi-block columns-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 columns overflow-x-hidden'>\n\t\t<div class=\"container relative z-10 mx-auto max-w-8xl\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-7.5 lg:grid-cols-2 \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"h4  text-left  \">What are their plans for the future?<\/h4>\n<p>The Catapult wants to be the world\u2019s leading offshore renewable energy technology centre. They\u2019ve already announced\u00a0plans to expand\u00a0to Lincolnshire and the Humber area, creating between 50 to 70 jobs and enriching the local community in the next ten years.<\/p>\n<p>In the immediate future, they have plans to take on 70 more employees and create new centres in Hull, Fife, and South Wales. They also want to expand to four academic research hubs to continue working in their 55 research positions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full w-full load-hidden flex flex-wrap flex-col column column-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full first-mt-0 last-mb-0 grow content-wrapper relative sm:px-10 pb-7 xl:pl-20 xl:pr-32 lg:py-16 pt-9 pb-8 md:pb-[62px] lg:pt-14 md:pt-16 sm:bg-grey-19 rounded-b-2.5xl !rounded-2.5xl \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"h4  text-left  \">How does this affect us in the long term?<\/h5>\n<p>From the perspective of Lincolnshire locals, we couldn\u2019t be more excited about the prospect of the Catapult working so close to Myenergi HQ in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>The opportunity to enrich the local community and breathe life into industrial areas such as Grimsby is a cause very close to our hearts.<\/p>\n<p>On a national level, the creation of a streamlined, controlled and globally industry-leading supplier of offshore renewable energy being based in the UK is fantastic for all of us.<\/p>\n<p>The Catapult predicts that the UK is capable of generating enough offshore energy to power the entire country, with even more spare to export to Europe \u2013 benefiting our UK economy too.<\/p>\n<p>On a global level, the\u00a0dawn of renewable energy\u00a0is upon us \u2013 giving us all hope for the future, and something to be proud of.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id='block-simple-content-block_6282684190e0a'  class='flexi-block simple-content-block pt-8 lg:pt-16 pb-8 lg:pb-16 '>\n\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto wide-container\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-inner bg-white rounded-2.5xl \">\n\n            <div class=\"mx-auto first-mt-0 last-mb-0 max-w-[90%] xl:max-w-[990px]  \">\n\n                <h6 class=\"h3  text-left  \">And lastly\u2026<\/h6>\n<p>It gives us a real sense of joy and hope at Myenergi to see real, industrial-level change being implemented throughout the country to generate renewable energy that will soon become accessible to all. Our\u00a0fight to protect our planet\u00a0isn\u2019t easy, but with companies like the ORE Catapult leading the way, there is the chance for real optimism looking towards the future.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","guides-category":[35,36],"class_list":["post-33968","guides","type-guides","status-publish","hentry","guides-category-industry-made-easy","guides-category-renewables"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/33968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guides"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/33968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44452,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides\/33968\/revisions\/44452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"guides-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myenergi.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guides-category?post=33968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}