The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership has awarded more than £2 million to nine UK supply chain companies to enhance capabilities and increase sector capacity, according to the organisation.
OWGP said the support comes through its Development Funding programme, which targets projects aligned with Industrial Growth Plan priorities across areas including electrical systems, cables, foundations, substructures, environmental surveys, installations and O&M.
The organisation said selected applications were assessed on near-to-market potential, customer engagement and credible growth ambitions.
OWGP said the nine supported companies are Airspection Limited, BPP Cables Limited, Fennex Ltd, HydroSurv Unmanned Survey (UK) Ltd, Innovair Limited, Kinewell Energy Ltd, MJR Controls Limited, SeaThor Limited and Slipform Engineering Ltd.
Andy Simmonds, director of SeaThor, said: “Receiving support from OWGP marks another exciting step forward for SeaThor. This funding enables us to finalise the development and commercial readiness of our CableSpring technology. This will deliver a new standard of reliability for dynamic subsea cables and unlock significant cost savings for floating offshore wind projects. We’re proud to bring innovative UK engineering to one of the industry’s most pressing challenges.”
Minoo Patel, director of BPP Cables Limited, said: “OWGP funding will enable BPP to accelerate the development of next-generation water-blocking layer designs, providing vital innovation to support the rapid growth of the dynamic cables sector for floating offshore wind.”
Lynne McIntosh-Grieve, head of programme delivery at OWGP, said: “It is wonderful to announce the companies selected through our latest Development Funding programme. This funding will support a diverse portfolio of projects from UK supply chain companies set to strengthen the sector’s ability to deliver offshore wind at scale.”
OWGP said the record number of applications demonstrates companies’ ambition and readiness to meet growing UK offshore wind demand.