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£2.5 Million UKRI Place-Based Impact Accelerator Funding Programme Officially Launched at Edinburgh Futures Institute
Launch event on 30 May at Edinburgh Futures Institute
The Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee, in collaboration with Forth & Tay Offshore, have officially launched a £2.5 million UKRI-funded innovation programme designed to drive advancements in Scotland’s offshore wind sector. The launch event, held on 29 and 30 May at the stunning Edinburgh Futures Institute, brought together academia, industry leaders, and policymakers to foster collaboration and accelerate innovation.
The two-day event kicked off on 29 May with an academic roundtable, where university partners and expert researchers gathered to explore potential projects and discuss meaningful ways to engage with industry. This was followed by an exclusive industry engagement dinner, where selected partners were introduced to the funding programme through a concise presentation, leading to valuable networking and productive discussions.
Strengthening Industry-Academic Collaboration
The formal industry launch on 30 May attracted around 70 attendees, offering organisations key insights into the programme’s objectives and opportunities. Academic leads presented the initiative’s vision, outlining how businesses can participate and benefit. A highlight of the event was the showcase of existing collaborations between universities and offshore wind sector stakeholders, demonstrating the power of research-driven industry partnerships.
Discussions underscored significant potential for the offshore wind supply chain, particularly for businesses based in the Forth and Tay region or those actively partnering with local industry. The networking segment of the event helped strengthen connections, facilitating engagement across key stakeholders.
Upcoming webinar: Fabulous foundations – how to effectively inspect your offshore wind turbine foundations and protect against corrosion
We are delighted to be delivering a webinar in partnership with one of our members, Intertek, on 24th June at 1-2pm!
Come along to find out more about how offshore wind turbine foundations can be inspected effectively and protected against corrosion.
The webinar will be hosted by Richard Sargeant, Offshore Wind Strategic Development Lead at Intertek, and will explore the hidden risk Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) poses to offshore wind turbine foundations and the strategies available to monitor and control this costly threat to structural integrity. It will also include an overview of the innovative solutions available to survey, scan, monitor and manage the facilities construction and testing of components.
Intertek offers innovative solutions that encompass every aspect of life; through Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification (ATIC) services to customers around the world. They provide a broad range of offshore wind energy services across a project’s entire lifecycle that support offshore development and asset management.
Find out more about the speakers and agenda and register for the webinar here.
Offshore Wind PBIAA Launch Event
By the mid 2030s, the Forth and Tay region will be home to a dramatic expansion of offshore wind development, manufacture, installation, and operation, from the existing one operational wind farm up to potentially another nine wind farms which could equate to 18GW or 36% of the UK’s planned offshore wind fleet.
The Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee have partnered with Forth & Tay Offshore cluster to incorporate the universities’ research strengths in offshore wind engineering into the Forth and Tay region to address challenges in the design and manufacture of fixed and floating wind systems, the development of a workforce and the delivery of large offshore energy infrastructure projects.
This Place Based Impact Accelerator Account (PBIAA) aims to accelerate and grow the impact of academic research into offshore wind in the Forth and Tay area, particularly in the areas of offshore and geotechnical engineering, manufacturing, operations and maintenance as well as the environmental and social aspects of offshore wind. The £2.5m project is looking to work with companies from across the supply chain to help resolve commercial challenges.
On Friday 30th May we are launching the PBIAA project and hosting an event in Edinburgh at Edinburgh Futures Institute building where we hope to be able to explain to organisations of every size, how you can get involved in the project and access academic research into offshore wind.
There will also be an optional opportunity to visit the FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility in the afternoon. FloWave is a wave and current simulation tank for use in the testing and development of novel ocean energy technologies. As the first circular combined wave and current facility in the world, FloWave is the best simulation of real-world coastal waters available. It offers both commercial and academic clients the chance to accelerate the testing of their technology and is hence a huge asset to ocean energy research in the age of rapid renewable energy development.
Scottish Enterprise backs T12 Engineering to drive offshore wind innovation
Member news
T12 Engineering has secured significant funding from Scottish Enterprise to advance a pioneering mooring system for floating wind turbines that could cut installation times in half.
The floating mooring system is designed to simplify the deployment and maintenance of single spar floating wind turbines, reducing weather-related delays and long-term operational costs, an innovation that will support Scotland’s net zero ambitions and strengthen its role as a global leader in offshore wind innovation.
Currently, floating wind turbines are assembled in sheltered waters and towed to offshore sites, where they are tethered to the seabed and connected to the electrical network, a process that is both time-consuming and weather sensitive. T12 Engineering’s design allows these critical connections to be prepared in advance, enabling a faster, ‘plug and play’ installation once the turbine arrives on site.
MCM Marks 25 Years of Helping Organisations Stay Resilient with New Critical Incident Support Services and Enhanced Capability
Member news
In April, MCM proudly celebrated 25 years since the company’s incorporation — a significant milestone reflecting decades of experience in supporting organisations through incidents, crises, and challenges.
From its beginnings in 2000, MCM has grown to become a trusted leader in incident response and crisis communications. As it marks this anniversary, the company announces key new developments to further enhance its client offering.
Given the hundreds of people we have supported after incidents, it is fitting that our anniversary coincides with the UK’s National Mental Health Awareness month, so there is no better time to launch two new initiatives in this increasingly important area of organisational and personal resilience:
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