Companies to receive £3m funding pot for wind projects
THE ten consortia of 38 companies to share a £3m funding pot for the development offshore wind technologies have been announced.
The Northern Wind Innovation Programme, funded by One North East, Northwest Regional Development Agency and Yorkshire Forward, is a collaborative research and development project for wind projects related to AC/DC electrical conversion, foundation system optimisation and installation technologies, and bearing quality improvement.
From almost 30 applications received, 10 consortia made up of 38 UK companies were selected to receive funding.
The successful projects and their collaborative partners are:
Composite Metal Technology Ltd, the University of Durham, David Brown Gear Systems and Ricardo UK Ltd
David Brown Gear Systems and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Ricardo UK Ltd, The University of Sheffield and Roballo Engineering Ltd
Romax Technology Ltd and the University of Sheffield
Siemens Transmission Distribution and the University of Manchester
Siemens Wind Power and The University of Sheffield
TWI, the University of Manchester, Monitor Coatings, McNulty Offshore, VattenFall Wind Power
TWI, RCID at Newcastle University, SEtech Ltd, Parsons Brinckerhoff Ltd, McNulty Offshore Construction Ltd, VattenFall Wind Power, Scottish Power UK plc and Clipperwind plc
TWI , University of Sheffield, CMR (UK) Ltd, SKM, James Walker, Applied Inspection Ltd, and Le Carbone (GB) Ltd
Xanthus Energy Ltd, Able UK Ltd and Ekspan Ltd
