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After a successful round at the beginning of the year, the Topsector Energy, again makes a subsidy available for hiring an innovation broker.

Is it time to standardise the size of offshore wind turbines? On 17 May, TKI Wind op Zee will organize its 10th webinar to present and discuss the outcome of a recent study on optimal offshore turbine size and standardisation. The question is if bigger is better and necessary for our renewable energy production.

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The development of solar energy at sea has great potential to contribute to the energy transition. To accelerate innovations, TKI Wind op Zee, in collaboration with TKI Urban Energy, issued an open innovation call at the end of last year for research into solutions for the biggest challenges for offshore solar installations.

GBM Works is the jury prize winner of the Offshore Wind Innovators Award 2021. The company convinced the jury with their innovative installation method for offshore wind monopiles called Vibrojet.

SpectX has developed a non-destructive inspection technique for wind turbines that can use drones to detect damage both on the outside and in the composite material itself. “As wind turbines are installed further from shore, in deeper water and with more wind, inspection and maintenance activities are becoming more expensive,” said Akhilesh Goveas.

GBM Works has developed a silent and powerful installation technique for XXL monopiles. “Building wind farms involves a lot of noise,” says Ben Arntz. “We also want to install sustainable energy in a sustainable way. That means quieter and, in view of the increasingly larger wind turbines, also future-proof.”

Jungle AI has developed a smart tool that reveals and resolves the underperformance of wind turbine components. What is special is that the system learns what normal behaviour is in order to make predictions about future behaviour. This provides free extra sustainable energy.

In January, Topsector Energy made a subsidy of € 100,000 available for the hiring of an innovation broker by SMEs.