Scotland boosts its offshore wind business

A flagship technology innovation and research centre has announced a £920,000 programme to advance offshore wind research in Scotland, based around its world-leading Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine.

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Fife facility is already a demonstration hub for businesses across the UK to test their designs on a next-generation 7 Megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine. The new programme will increase access for those businesses and enable them to take advantage of the Catapult’s expertise and its industry and academic partnerships.  It will also fund the establishment of a lidar (laser-based radar) test facility, and facilitate the creation of a ‘virtual windfarm’. The investment should give Scottish... ... More: Official Press Release ORE Catapult

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