Government sets up offshore renewable energy centre
The location of a new £50m centre designed to accelerate the commercialisation of green technologies was announced by the business secretary Vince Cable today.
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult will be headquartered at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, with an operational centre at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in the north east of England.
According to the department for business, innovation and skills (BIS), the national centre will focus on technologies for offshore wind, wave and tidal power and is designed to bridge the gap between university research and full commercialisation. It will have a UK-wide remit and will build links with other centres of excellence, including Wave Hub and the marine energy park in the south west of England.
Speaking at the launch of the Catapult in Glasgow, Cable said: ‘Our offshore renewable sector can compete on a global scale and has huge potential for growth. If we can harness that, we will generate billions of pounds for the economy while creating thousands of job opportunities at the same time.’
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