Inn2POWER was a four-year Interreg project of eleven partners from the five leading offshore wind clusters in the North Sea Region – Denmark, United Kindom, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The aim is to expand the capacity for innovation and to improve access to the offshore wind industry for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by connecting offshore wind businesses in the North Sea Region.

Objectives

• Strengthening North Sea Region offshore wind clusters
• Supporting SMEs to collaborate and enter new markets
• Developing innovative concepts for port and harbour logistics
• Facilitating access to test and demonstration facilities
• Improving the skills and availability of personnel

Rationale for Inn2POWER

The offshore wind industry (OWI) is an important driver for economic development in the North Sea Region (NSR) but is challenged by the need for further cost reductions, continuous innovation and improved acceptance of the industry. In order to secure growth in the OWI around the North Sea Region small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) need to play a key role in tackling those challenges. SMEs represent a high percentage of the industry and can be highly innovative, offering unique capabilities based on their specialized skills, drive and flexibility. Inn2POWER offers targeted support measures to SMEs and supports collaborations on a regional, sectoral and transnational level. Thus Inn2POWER helps SMEs to overcome possible structural disadvantages and to realize their full innovation potential.

Partners

• Regional Development Agency West Flanders (POM West-Vlaanderen), Belgium – Coordinator of Inn2POWER
• WAB e.V. (Windenergie-Agentur WAB e.V.), Germany
• Autonomous Municipal Enterprise Port of Oostende (Autonoom Gemeentebedrijf Haven Oostende), Belgium
• University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven (Hochschule Bremerhaven), Germany
• Kent County Council, United Kingdom
• National Innovation Center/Business Academy Southwest (Erhvervs-akademi Sydvest), Denmark
• Offshoreenergy.dk (Fonden Offshore Center Denmark), Denmark
• Nautilus Associates Ltd – Orbis Energy, United Kingdom
• Province of Groningen (Provincie Groningen), The Netherlands
• Flanders’ Maritime Cluster, Belgium
• Northern development Institute NOM (Noordelijke Ontwikkelings Maatschappij), The Netherlands

Connecting Offshore Wind Businesses across the North Sea Region

Discover how Inn2POWER is supporting SMEs to collaborate and enter new markets. The central aim of the Inn2POWER project is to assist SMEs to enter new European markets and form innovative collaborations with partners across the offshore wind industry in the North Sea Region. Over its four year duration, the project is offering targeted support measures to SMEs and larger supply chain businesses, to support their growth in national and European markets.

The Inn2POWER Company Directory is your address book to the European Offshore Wind Supply Chain. Explore this website to search the European offshore wind supply chain for partners and customers and browse the Innovation challenges posed to industry to reduce costs in the offshore wind supply chain. For internationalizing your business with help from Inn2POWER, we support you with Inn2POWER Company Directory:

• Your visual address book for the Offshore Wind Energy Sector in Europe
• Showcase your own capabilities to a large international audience
• Search for suppliers, partners and new clients across Europe
• Visit: http://www.inn2power.eu/mapping

For more information on the project please visit: https://northsearegion.eu/inn2power/