We led the UK-based NOVA consortium, which included representatives
from three universities – Cranfield, Strathclyde and Sheffield – the Centre
for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture (CEFAS) and SME Wind
Power.

Key sub-contractors included James Ingram & Associates and
QinetiQ and the consortium was funded by the Energy Technologies
Institute (ETI), a unique partnership between global industries and the UK
Government.

The NOVA (novel offshore vertical axis) project focused on
designing cutting edge offshore wind turbine technology and aimed to
provide 1 GW of power from offshore vertical axis turbines.

We managed the programme, facilitating the many stakeholders:

• Consortium members

• ETI and industry partners

We also led the commercialisation part of the project scope including:

• Roadmap development

• Options facilitation and selection