£10million to spur on innovation in offshore wind
DECC, UK: Innovators with novel ideas to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy are being invited to get their ideas off the drawing board and into turbines out at sea with the launch of two competitions. As highlighted in the Offshore Wind Technology Innovation Needs Assessment (TINA) published by the Low Carbon Innovation Coordination Group (LCICG) in February this year, offshore wind has tremendous potential to reduce the UK’s reliance on imported fossil fuels, helping cut carbon and meet the UK’s renewables targets. Innovation is key to improving efficiency and cutting costs but further investment is needed in this area. Source: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/pn12_138/pn12_138.aspx