A new £3.5m offshore innovation programme has been launched earlier this week.
The Technology, Innovation and Green Growth for Offshore Renewables (TIGGOR) programme is funded primarily by the North of Tyne Combined Authority.
The programme is targeting supply chain companies located in the North of Tyne area with opportunities to fund and support technology innovation in the offshore wind and subsea sectors.
The NTCA is funding the TIGGOR programme as part of its wider Energy, Green Growth and Climate Change commitments and have partnered with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, who will deliver the programme on their behalf.
ORE Catapult will, in turn, partner with the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), who will part-fund and deliver a key strand of the programme.