Driving Innovation
in UK Offshore Wind
The UK has built a global leadership position in offshore wind, but staying ahead will take faster innovation, stronger collaboration and better support for the technologies and businesses shaping the next generation of projects.
Funded by Innovate UK, the Wind Innovation Hub has been created to do exactly that. Formed by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, NCC and NMIS to bring more than 45 years of combined innovation and technology expertise – spanning offshore renewable energy, advanced composites, digital and sustainable manufacturing, and industrial scale-up.
Anchored within existing national innovation infrastructure, the Hub will act as a focal point for identifying and aligning critical sector innovation and R&D priorities and assets. Convening expertise and innovation funding via a coordinated overarching strategy designed to deliver targeted activities that unlock the next generation of offshore wind capability.
That means focusing effort on the Plan’s five key technology areas:
• Advanced turbine technology
• Industrialised foundations and substructures
• Future electrical systems and cables
• Smart environmental services
• Next generation installation and O&M
Our first initiative is the £2 million Accelerating Innovations programme, designed to provide tailored in-kind support to high-growth UK companies developing mission-aligned technologies. Through The Wind Innovation Hub, businesses can access expert technical assistance, manufacturing and materials insight, testing and validation, commercial readiness support and stronger routes to investment.
The aim is simple: de-risk innovation, strengthen commercialisation pathways and help more breakthrough solutions move faster toward deployment in offshore wind.
The Wind Innovation Hub is now accepting expressions of interest to the Accelerating Innovations programme. Please note that an expression of interest does not act as an application for support. The Wind Innovation Hub Programme team will reach out when a call for applications launches.
The Industrial Growth Plan (IGP) was published by RenewableUK, The Crown Estate, Crown Estate Scotland and the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) in April 2024.
Five Missions,
One Goal
These five mission areas focus on the critical challenges and opportunities that will shape the future of offshore wind, driving innovation, industrial growth, and long-term sector competitiveness.
By combining market intelligence, roadmapping and hands-on technical support, the Hub will connect the right challenge to the right expertise—and turn shared insight into coordinated action.
Advanced Turbine Technology
The UK currently has significant turbine blade production capacity with an aspiration to triple current capacity.
Industrialised Foundations & Substructures
Offshore wind substructures and foundations can be monopiles, jackets or floating foundations with substructures anchored by mooring lines or chains.
Future Electrical Systems & Cables
Includes array, offshore and onshore export cables, electrical system and SCADA design and substations.
Smart Environmental Services
Environmental services during early development including surveys, seabed clearance activities, buoys and vessels.
Next Generation Installation and Operations & Maintenance (O&M)
Installation, O&M including vessels for initial construction and ongoing works.
The latest from the
Wind Innovation Hub
The Hub does brisk business at Floating Offshore Wind 2026
By Wind Innovation Hub
Shining the Spotlight on energy at the Scotland Manufacturing Conference
Watch our webinar for the £2million Accelerating Innovations programme
£2million offshore wind innovation programme opens for applications of support
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