OFFSHORE WIND
Photo courtesy of CIC Providence.
View at CIC Providence. Ørsted expects its seven workstations at the centre will be regularly filled with dedicated innovation team leaders as well as rotating team members from the company’s global headquarters in Denmark and its regional US headquarters.
Innovation hub LEVERAGING LOCAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM FOR GLOBAL OFFSHORE PORTFOLIO ØRSTED, RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE OPENING OF ITS US INNOVATION HUB IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. TO ESTABLISH ITS MISSION TO BUILDING an offshore wind industry supply chain in the US the hub team will leverage the company›s industry-leading expertise across its offices in the US and Europe.
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rsted expects its seven workstations at CIC Providence will be regularly filled with dedicated innovation team leaders as well as rotating team members from the company’s global headquarters in Denmark and its regional US headquarters. The purpose of this team will be to identify, foster, and, where appropriate, finance enterprises related to offshore wind, with a focus on next-generation technology and related innovation in the offshore wind energy field. The Innovation Hub will serve as the physical location for this team as they investigate US-based companies interested in deploying next generation technologies to advance offshore wind deployment. As a key part of this process, the innovation hub team will leverage Rhode Island’s existing innovation ecosystem.
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“Innovation has been the key to the success of the offshore wind industry in Europe, so committing time and resources to foster new technology growth here in the US is an obvious step for Ørsted”, says Thomas Brostrøm, President for Ørsted North America and CEO of Ørsted US Offshore Wind. “Locating this operation in Providence was an equally obvious move for us. The state has shown time and time again that it is home to one of the best innovation economies in the country and we look forward to becoming a part of that community.” “I’m thrilled that Ørsted has decided to open its US Innovation Hub here in Providence, further cementing our status as America’s offshore wind capital,” comments Governor
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