Offshore Wind Growth Partnership Development Grants Competition

A share of up to £2 million is available to help UK businesses to capitalise on offshore wind.

The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has issued its next funding call, with a total funding pot of £2 million for projects that will lead to a step-change in company growth within the offshore wind sector.

Projects can focus on one or more of the following areas that facilitate company growth:

• Investing in new equipment or facilities to increase manufacturing or service delivery capacity or capability.
• Developing and implementing new operational processes that will increase competitiveness in the United Kingdom and global markets.
• Investing in new technologies, products and/or services to improve operational performance, reliability and/or efficiency. Please note that any technology development should be near-to-market, ready for commercialisation. This includes floating technology.
• Other activity that will grow the company and lead to increased jobs, turnover and/or exports.

The call is open to a wide range of proposals across the existing supply chain and beyond, to fund projects that will lead to an increase in UK content, jobs, turnover and/or exports in the offshore wind sector.

Grants of £50,000 to £500,000 are available to UK businesses for projects that align with scope areas above. The call is open to a wide range of proposals across the existing offshore wind supply chain and new market entrants.

Find out more about the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership May 2023 Development Grants Competition and how to apply.

First published 31 May 2023