Government awards £31m to develop UK floating wind

Government awards £31m to develop UK floating wind

Aberdeen firms are among a set of innovators who have secured up to £10 million each as part of new UK Government funding to accelerate the development of floating offshore wind technologies.

Funds from the government’s £31m Floating Offshore Wind Demonstration Programme will be shared amongst several north east companies – alongside others from across Scotland and the UK – and matched by more than £30m in industry commitments.

£2m will also be provided over two years to the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence.