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The Offshore Wind Innovators Award is back! As the name suggests, this contest gives credit to the most innovative SME company of 2021 in offshore wind.  Do you think your SME has got what it takes to win? Submit your application on the Offshore Wind Innovators website before February 8, 2022.

Pioneering SME: 2nd Life Composites

Also in 2022 - from January 24th onwards -  the Topsector Energy, will make - in a new funding round - subsidy available for hiring an innovation broker. The scheme is intended for SMEs that contribute to the transition to an affordable, reliable and sustainable energy system.

A new round of the Mission-oriented Research, Development and Innovation (MOOI) scheme has been announced. Starting April 1st 2022, partnerships can pre-register their project.

Mammoet challenges innovators to find a solution for transferring and lifting components

Today Oceans of Energy and partners & observers announce the upscaling of the world's first offshore solar farm system 20 times and expand it to 1 MW (MegaWatt). In the coming years, the company plans to further scale up this system to 10 MW and then 100 MW. 100 MW is equivalent to an energy supply for 30,000 households.

Closed Do you have an innovative idea that can accelerate the development of offshore solar energy? Does the innovation tackle challenges such as cost reduction, technical life time in offshore conditions or system integration? And do you need financial support? Then this open call is for you. 

Start-up Tree Composites develops a composite joint for offshore structures such as jackets, as an alternative to traditional welded joints. This disruptive innovation ensures a superior load transfer that drastically decreases the amount of steel typically used in structures. Moreover, the TC-joint is stronger, corrosion-resistant, and speeds up the assembly of multi-membered structures. Once 

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