The ReEnergise Podcast

During the opening of FLOWIC (Floating Wind Innovation Centre), our Business Development Manager Tessa Scott sat down with three companies, all of who have worked closely with ORE Catapult, and who have joined us to demonstrate their technologies and services. The three companies are: Pict Offshore, Apollo and Balmoral. In the podcast episode, you can also listen to the First Minister of Scotland,...

It’s only a few days until we cut the ribbon at FLOWIC, the new Floating Wind Innovation Centre in Aberdeen. This episode is hosted by Andy MacDonald, Director of Offshore Wind Development and Operations at ORE Catapult, and was joined by Maggie McGinlay, Chief Executive at ETZ, the Energy Transition Zone. They discuss the new facility, Aberdeen, and the developments and innovation of the UK’s flo...

This episode of the ReEnergise podcast, our Business Development Manager, Tessa Scott, talks to Graeme Rogerson, Head of Net Zero Technology at the Net Zero Technology Centre, about the great projects they are working on around the Crown Estate Scotland’s INTOG leasing round. INTOG stands for the Innovation and Targeted Oil & Gas – and is the world’s first leasing round designed to enable offshore...

We recorded this Spotlight special episode of ReEnergise from our UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight 2023 event in Edinburgh. Along with over 500 industry leaders, supply chain companies, investors and delegates, we came together to network and take part in an open discussion about the UK’s offshore wind supply chain. Davood Sabaei, Supply Chain Project Manager at ORE Catapult, hosted the 'on...

Episode 43 of the ReEnergise podcast is the 3rd in our UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight 2023 event special. Anil Sayhan, Programme Director of Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP), is joined by Jane Cooper, Director of Offshore Wind at RenewableUK and lead in delivering the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) programme, as well as Ajai Ahluwalia, Head of Supply Chain for RenewableUK. T...

In the latest episode of our ReEnergise podcast, we talked to three big industry leaders to get their insights on: getting to know your customers, key collaborations, and learnings to take from other industries. Listen to Andy MacDonald, Director of Offshore Wind Development and Operations at ORE Catapult, as he speaks to: • Duncan Ayling, EnBW | bp • Alex Louden, ØRSTED • Marlene Orth, OCEAN WIND...

This is a Spotlight Special episode of the ReEnergise podcast, ahead of the UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight event on the 12th December, in conversation with… Kirsty Adams from BlueFloat Energy | Renantis Partnership. This episode discusses: - The Supply Chain Spotlight event and what might dominate the discussions on the day - What offshore wind developers need specifically from the supply...

In partnership with Nova Innovation, we sat down to talk about the past, present, and future state of tidal energy in the UK. Listen to the podcast to get a real insight into the progress happening behind the scenes of tidal and how the UK’s tidal sector holds up against the global market. Nova’s Chief Operating Officer, Seumas MacKenzie, joined ORE Catapult’s Simon Cheeseman, Sector Lead, Wave &...

In the first episode of our 'Aspirations' mini-series, one of our Project Engineers, Charlotte Strang-Moran, sits down with Amy Henderson, the second recepient of our 'Aspire Bursary'! Amy is currently studying Structural Engineering at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

In partnership with EDF Renewables UK, we dive into all things floating – exploring the challenges we are currently facing, the exciting opportunities that are in the pipeline, and looking ahead to where we might be headed as an industry. Ralph Torr, ORE Catapult’s Head of Floating Offshore Wind, is joined by Ryanne Burges, Director of Offshore Wind at EDF Renewables UK.

In the seventh and final episode of this Mini-Series, we focus on the SME that joined us on the Catapult Pavilion at RenewableUK's Global Offshore Wind 2023, Kinewell Energy. Our host Chris Del Valle is joined by Dr. Henna Bains from Kinewell Energy as they discuss the exciting announcement made during the conference.

In the sixth episode of our Mini-Series, where we focus on the SMEs joining us on the Catapult Pavilion at RenewableUK's Global Offshore Wind 2023, our host Chris Del Valle is joined by Philip Strong from Reflex Marine.

In the fifth episode of our Mini-Series, where we focus on the SMEs joining us on the Catapult Pavilion at RenewableUK's Global Offshore Wind 2023, our host Chris Del Valle is joined by Savannah de Savary from Built-ID.

In this episode we speak to some of the rising stars who have been named as Event Champions for Global Offshore Wind 2023

RenewableUK Chief Executive Dan McGrail and ORE Catapult's Technical Director Cristina Garcia-Duffy speak ahead of Global Offshore Wind 2023 to talk about 10 years of innovation in offshore wind.

In the fourth episode of our Mini-Series focusing on the SMEs joining us on the Catapult Pavilion at RenewableUK's Global Offshore Wind 2023, our host Chris Del Valle is joined by Thomas Barter from PD&MS Group.

In the third episode of our Mini-Series focusing on the SMEs joining us on the Catapult Pavilion at RenewableUK's Global Offshore Wind 2023, our host Chris Del Valle is joined by Lucas Lowe-Houghton of Tugdock.

In the second episode of our Mini-Series focusing on the SMEs joining us on the Catapult Pavilion at RenewableUK's Global Offshore Wind 2023, our host Chris Del Valle is joined by Jacqueline Morrison of Napkin Innovation!

In the first of our Mini-Series focusing on the SMEs joining us on the Catapult Pavilion at RenewableUK's Global Offshore Wind 2023, our host Chris Del Valle is joined by Bill Slatter of Eleven-I!

New episode of the In Conversation With… series! In this episode, we are joined by Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde. He is a Fellow and Past President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, the Institute of Physics and the Energy Institute. He chairs two of the pan...

Back by popular demand, our Analysis and Insights team are back as they review the biggest developments in offshore renewable energy this year and make our predictions of what could be in store for 2023. As we come the end of the year, 2022 has definitely been a year for the history books – with the world economies rebuilding after the Covid-19 pandemic alongside energy security threats, political...

Our first live podcast is hosted by Lynne McIntosh-Grieve, programme manager for the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership who is live at the first UK Offshore Wind Supply Chain Spotlight event at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London. The event brought together senior political and industry leaders, investors and procurement specialists with many of the UK’s leading supply chain currently...

Today we have new episode in the mini-series - In Conversation With…- where our Research and Technical Capabilities Director, Cristina Garcia-Duffy, interviews the former Managing Director of Marine at The Crown Estate, Huub den Rooijen. Huub has over 30 years of experience in the energy sector, from oil and gas to offshore wind, and has led The Crown Estate’s work as manager of the seabed, strivi...

We’re kicking off the latest mini-series in ReEnergise – In Conversation With…- where in each episode we’ll interview one senior member of our industry and take a deep dive into their career and passions in offshore renewables. In this first episode, we're delighted to be joined by Deputy Chief Director of RenewableUK, Melanie Onn. After a career in politics, including four years as MP for Great G...

Earlier this month, the UK Government announced a record amount of renewable energy was secured through the biggest ever round of the Contracts for Difference Scheme. The auction results once again underlined that offshore wind is primed to continue playing an increasingly important role in our energy mix for years to come as well as highlighting the role of floating wind and tidal energy within o...