Wind Energy – Collaboration
The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), have announced a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) to establish a five-year collaboration programme.
They will work together on innovation and research and development, market and supply chain growth, new technology test and demonstration and skills programmes for offshore wind.
The two organisations are coming together at a critical stage for the establishment of offshore wind in India, and as offshore wind in the UK matures to one of the lowest cost forms of energy generation placing it as the heart of the green economy.
The India-UK 2030 roadmap identifies that strengthening ties on clean energy research and projects to unlock India’s offshore wind potential in line with global climate change goals is essential.
Funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) for scoping projects, facilitated collaborative technology and research engagement between ORE Catapult and NIWE, and the broader Indian renewable energy supply chain.
This technical partnership will help unlock green affordable energy while helping boost the supply chain opportunities in India and the UK. The collaboration has been strongly supported and welcomed by both UK and Indian Governments.
One of the key initiatives as part of the collaboration will be a technical supply chain innovation analysis between the UK and India, supported by UKRI India.
Other early programmes of activity between ORE Catapult and NIWE are expected to include: the development of technology demonstration infrastructure in Tamil Nadu, southern India; UK/India knowledge exchange and research collaboration to tackle the unique challenges of deploying offshore wind; supply chain growth programmes between UK and India, with particular focus on installation, balance of plant (i.e. equipment and infrastructure aside from the turbine) and Operations and Maintenance, and identification of cost-effective sites for early development of offshore wind in India.