2024 Windward Innovation Celebration
Commemorating Wins in Offshore Wind: A Celebratory Evening with the 2024 Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Accelerator Cohort!
Discover the next wave of offshore wind innovations at the 2024 Windward Innovation Celebration, showcasing the latest breakthroughs in offshore wind technology presented by the Offshore Wind Innovation Hub. With special remarks from program partners:
Melissa Román Burch, Chief Operating Officer, NYC EDC
Craig Wilson, Executive Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres—including live oyster shucking—will be served.
Agenda
Open House Starts
Drinks & Welcome Remarks
Keynote and Cohort Introduction
Spotlighting Offshore Wind Tech Breakthroughs
This event marks the successful completion of the 2024 Hub Accelerator cohort who refined their solutions through targeted business development and expert mentorship.
A chance to meet the founders directly behind these ready-to-scale technologies and discuss the tangible impact they are set to make in the offshore wind sector. Explore business opportunities, form strategic partnerships, and engage directly with innovators poised to drive growth in the offshore wind industry.
Presenting Our 2024 Cohort
Boxkite Software (Bristol, UK) - Accurate energy yield analysis in minutes to assess site feasibility and design
Claviate (Aarhus, DK) - Visual data platform enabled by AI cameras for process optimization of management, construction, and reporting
Indeximate (Hinckley, UK) - Fibre optic sensing for predictive maintenance of subsea power cables by remotely profiling integrity and condition
Pliant Energy Systems (Brooklyn, US) - Autonomous underwater vehicle with robotic propulsion technology enabling new seafloor surveying capabilities
Sensatek (Daytona Beach, US) - Structural health monitoring by using video images where every pixel is a vibration sensor
Triton Anchor (Boston, US) - Modular fabrication and high-uplift capacity floating wind anchor allowing for any mooring configuration
The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Accelerator
A world-class accelerator program open to global offshore wind innovators. Building on a successful inaugural cohort, this six-month intensive program provides unparalleled support for innovators looking to develop novel technology and advance commercialization in the New York offshore wind market. The 2024 cohort focused on novel technologies that can improve US offshore wind project economics. Stay tuned for our call for startups in early 2025!
The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub is an initiative led by Equinor in collaboration with Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium.