Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult

Môr-neidr is an industrial research project into the development of Lobe-Tendon Anaconda systems for South West Wales markets, using a phased growth 'beachhead strategy'. The Lobe-Tendon Anaconda is a unique wave energy conversion technology, that converts energy from ocean waves into electricity by use of a floating, water-filled, flexible tube. The tube...

**More than 80% of world trade is carried by ship with over 85,200 cargo vessel visits to UK ports in 2021\. GHG emissions from international shipping worldwide in 2022 was over 707 million tonnes CO2 \[Statista 2024\]. Cutting emissions from sea transportation is seen as vital in tackling climate change and limiting global temperature rise.** Marine biof...

The **TURBO-METH project** aims to validate and demonstrate a fully integrated renewable methanol production and utilisation solution tailored for maritime applications. It represents a collaboration led by **PuriFire Energy**, with participation from **HyperGen**, **Newcastle University**, **Shoreham Port, ORE Catapault, X-Press Feeders, and Associated B...

The Elire Floating Hydrogen Powerhub is designed to achieve zero vessel emissions while moored alongside or at mid-stream locations. Realization of this objective will expedite the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in port environments and enhance air quality in adjacent areas. This grid-independent, shore-adjacent solution is powered by hydrogen deli...

The project will develop an AI powered software tool to provide early warning of vessel performance and health degradation based on a combination of real time vessel measurements and digital records of defects and maintenance activity. The tool learns from historic data for any vessel and can be deployed with minimal setup from the end user customer. The ...

Project ORACLES, led by Robosys in partnership with ACUA, MSEIS, Plymouth Marine Laboratories, and OREC, seeks to transform the environmental consenting process for offshore wind farms (OWF), particularly in areas like the Celtic Sea, which can take up to 48 months, creating significant delays and increased costs for developers. One reason it takes this l...

AMBROSIA is an innovative project designed to enhance the monitoring of marine biodiversity through an integrated and autonomous system. Combining static and mobile monitoring technologies, this project will deploy advanced sensors and autonomous vehicles to collect comprehensive data on marine ecosystems. Key components of the system include hydrophones ...

ORE Catapult, University of Leeds, University of the West of England, University of Birmingham, EMR, and Ionic Technologies are seeking to establish a network to explore the regulatory and legislative drivers and barriers impacting the development of innovation in the circular supply chain for the wind sector. With the earliest turbines coming towards the...

Achieving zero emissions from maritime operations over the coming years will require research, development, demonstration, and deployment at a massive scale. This requires enabling policies that incentivise the shift to low- and zero-emission fuels, to be developed as soon as possible. Together with Newcastle University, Flotation Energy, London Marine Co...

Our project aims to revolutionise the inspection of offshore renewable energy infrastructure. We are conducting a feasibility study to explore the use of autonomous vessels and nested robotic systems for comprehensive inspections. These robots will include flying drones and unmanned underwater vehicles, all deployed from a single unmanned, hydrogen-powere...