The market for offshore, marine and coastal renewable energy systems is poised for growth, with key drivers including

• Expansion of offshore wind capacity mobilised by government policies, in UK (eg Celtic Sea) and internationally
• Multiple plans for tidal energy device deployment around the Isle of Wight and in other locations (UK and France)
• Growing interest in exploiting renewables in isolated territories and islands

This supply chain portal has been developed to enable relevant businesses to register their capabilities and interest in this market. The resulting data resource will be able to be used by contractors to identify possible suppliers, innovators to identify target users and public authorities to map the blue growth capacity in their region.