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Carbon Trust launches the next stage of Offshore Wind Accelerator

4C Offshore | Tom Russell
By: Tom Russell 27/10/2020 Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust has launched the fourth stage of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), with industry partners returning to participate and fund collaborative research, development and demonstration (RD&D) projects.

Partners for Stage 4 are EnBW, Equinor, Ørsted, RWE Renewables (including the former renewables business of innogy), ScottishPower Renewables, Shell, SSE Renewables, and Vattenfall.

The next phase of the OWA aims to continue the cost reduction of offshore wind, overcome market barriers, develop industry best practice, trigger the development of new industry standards and support the international expansion of offshore wind.

OWA projects will be focused around the areas of access and logistics, cables, electrical systems, foundations, and energy yield and performance.

Jan Matthiesen, Director of Offshore Wind at the Carbon Trust, commented: “We are delighted to be announcing the next iteration of the OWA, which has already played a critical role in commercialising offshore wind technologies and realising the potential of this industry, which is playing a significant role in the decarbonisation of economies around the world.

“Offshore wind is at an exciting stage of deployment, with project investment reaching new heights in the first half of this year. But with growing ambition comes new challenges, and our experienced team and partners are ready to find and support the next generation of solutions.”


Georgios Stamatelopoulos, Senior Vice President, Generation at Energie Baden-Württemberg AG commented: “Further reduction of costs is a constant factor of success in future offshore wind projects both in mature and emerging markets. EnBW is a strong supporter of the fourth phase of the industry-led OWA programme and appreciates the inclusion of wind farm operation-related aspects in the work programme that are becoming increasingly important for the competitiveness of offshore wind.”

Danielle Jarski, Renewables Director of Engineering at RWE, said: “As a globally leading renewable energy player which now brings together the former renewables businesses of E.ON and innogy, RWE Renewables has been a long-term partner of the OWA programme. Thanks to the collaborative and determined approach taken by all partners, the OWA has driven remarkable progress within our industry, supporting the transformation of offshore wind from an embryonic, subsidised sector to one that is competitive and future-proofed. We now represent the combined expertise of two former OWA partners all under RWE Renewables, and we are looking forward to continuing this cooperation to support the global expansion of offshore wind.”


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