Thanks to the project, SMEs in the North Sea region have benefited from cooperation and the development of new markets through an interactive online directory that focuses on the offshore wind sector and green hydrogen. The directory provides an opportunity for companies to present their skills, innovative products and services to a large international network, while also finding new suppliers, partners, and customers. Currently, 1999 companies across the North Sea region use this ‘yellow pages’.
The Inn2POWER project has also created an online address book of international test facilities for the offshore wind industry. Access to test facilities is an important building block for the planning of offshore wind projects, especially in the still young industry where new solutions for technology, operation and logistics need to be established. 4 country-specific Hydrogen reports for Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, The United Kingdom and one general report have been produced.
Qualification, training, and employee recruitment are significant challenges for many SMEs due to their size and geographical location, complex procurement processes, high costs, and the recruitment and qualification of the (future) workforce in offshore wind energy.
The transnational cooperation aims to communicate the development status of the industry and its potential transparently and effectively to politics, business, administration, and science. This is achieved through Inn2POWER's participation in established trade fairs and its own event formats. The ‘German Inland Campaign’ as part of the Inn2POWER project has so far reached around one million German media users, increasing the visibility of the nationwide value chain of the offshore wind industry.
Link to the Interreg Europe mapping system: https://inn2power.eu/
The Inn2POWER project is supported by the European Union's European Regional Development Fund, Interreg North Sea Region Programme.
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