Tender Results of Offshore Renewable Energy

Virtual Reality Studio - ORE/23/003-Contract Award Notice ORE Catapult is developing a world-leading National Floating Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC) based in Aberdeen, due to be completed this year. The centre is being developed within the Aberdeen Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) which aims to help companies both locally and nationally are able to capitalise on opportunities created by the latest Scottish seabed leasing round, ScotWind. An area of focus for the centre will be the application of digitisation and simulation tec...

Wind CFD Modelling-Contract award notice for Blade Test Facility 3 Wind Modelling

FLOWIC Hexapod-ORE Catapult is seeking to expand its testing facilities by operating a Six Degree of Freedom (6DOF) dynamic platform test rig (hexapod) that can be used to simulate motion and loading on structures, components and technologies resulting from hydrodynamic interactions in the offshore environment. The hexapod will be capable of imparting controlled dynamic load testing for part and full scale floating structures, components, systems and technologies in a simulated marine environment. This pro...

Dynamic Cable Compression Test Rig Design-ORE Catapult intends to expand its cable testing capabilities by asking a contractor to provide a detailed design for a dynamic cable compression test rig that is capable of simulating in-service dynamic loads for floating offshore wind (FOW) applications. Fundamentally, the rig design is expected to comprise of: • A steel frame. • End terminations. • Bending Actuators. • Horizontal tension/compression Actuator. • The cable specimen (during testing). • Ancillary mechanical, ...

Quayside Mooring and Anchoring Test Rig - Winch-ORE Catapult are seeking to appoint a Contractor to supply, deliver and install all necessary equipment and software to facilitate the FLOWIC Hexapod, reference ORE/22/155.

High Speed Cameras ORE/23/016-ORE Catapult intends to purchase high speed cameras, the equipment shall consist of the following at a minimum: •High speed cameras and suitable lenses •Mid sized SSD (32gb or similar) •Associated data collection infrastructure (DAQ or similar) •Processing software compatible with a standard PC (Windows 10/11) •Carrying or storage cases

Wind Tunnel Wing Models - ORE23002-Contract award notice

Cable Installation and Termination-Contract award notice

Lightning Impulse Measurement Equipment-Supply of Lightning Impulse Measurement Equipment to ORE Catapult site in Blyth, Northumberland

Hydrophone System-*CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE* The Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) is an ERDF and Swansea Bay City Deal funded project led by ORE Catapult and based in Pembroke Dock. MEECE aspires to measure the underwater background noise at prospective tidal energy development sites and also existing tidal turbines in the Milford Haven waterway and Welsh coastal waters with hydrophones held in a bespoke frame fixing the hydrophone head at a minimum of 1m above the seabed for continuous m...