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<p>Operators are responsible for maintaining turbines and associated equipment for
their projects.</p><p> </p><p>The Offshore Wind Innovation Hub, a collaboration between
Innovate UK and ORE Catapult, has jointly agreed innovation priorities around four
areas, one of which is operations & maintenance and windfarm lifecycle. As set
out in the Offshore Wind Sector Deal, the sector will look to build on existing work
by, for example, exploring the application of robotics and Artificial Intelligence
in optimising maintenance and reducing costs.</p><p> </p><p>The renewables share of
electricity generation reached 33.3% in 2018 – a record high – with 111TWh generated
from renewable sources. Offshore wind generated 26.6TWh which equated to 8% of the
UK’s overall annual generation.</p><p> </p>
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