NIMO & WISTA UK Event

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Northern Ireland Maritime & Offshore (NIMO) Receives £100,000 from the Department for Transport Maritime Cluster Development Fund

NI Maritime & Offshore (NIMO) and Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW) cluster are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in support and development in the areas of offshore wind, energy storage and future fuels The signing ceremony, held on 29 October, during Invest Northern Ireland’s Cluster Acceleration Conference, marks a significant milestone in establishing this strategic partnership.

New partnership will strengthen offshore wind collaboration between Norway and Northern Ireland

NI Maritime & Offshore (NIMO) and Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW) cluster are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in support and development in the areas of offshore wind, energy storage and future fuels The signing ceremony, held on 29 October, during Invest Northern Ireland’s Cluster Acceleration Conference, marks a significant milestone in establishing this strategic partnership.

Launching NIMO

Pictured (L-R) are John Patterson, Head of Defence, Artemis Technologies; Kerry Muldoon, Northern Ireland Maritime & Offshore Network; Stephen Kane, NIMO Chair; Kieran Donoghue, CEO, Invest Northern Ireland.

At midnight on April 11, 2024, Northern Ireland launched the Northern Ireland Maritime & Offshore network (NIMO), backed by Invest NI. NIMO aims to boost job creation, regional balance, and carbon emission reduction in the maritime sector. Key members include Artemis Technologies and Belfast Harbour, signaling growth in the industry.

Simply Blue Group Diversifies into Sustainable Fuels Projects

Shadow of a plane flying over a forest

Simply Blue Group, a leading global offshore wind project developer, is developing onshore renewable energy parks to power facilities capable of producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The projects, in Canada, Ireland and Australia will process more than 1.5 million tonnes of sustainable biomass annually to produce over 300,000 tonnes of SAF each year. The company currently has a pipeline of fixed bottom (c. 4GW) and floating wind projects (c. 10GW) globally and has been recognized as a pioneer of floating offshore wind.