Cleantech innovator expands across Asia-Pacific

A cleantech company is scaling its presence in Asia-Pacific markets, boosting offshore wind development with innovative software solutions.

Newcastle-based Kinewell Energy has translated its suite of optimisation software for offshore wind farms into Japanese and Korean, supported by funding from Innovate UK.

Since its inception in 2015, Kinewell's three software solutions (KLOC, KWOTA and KDOTS) have been used globally by leading renewable energy producers to accelerate wind farm development, significantly reducing costs and timelines.

Marking a year since launching its Kinewell Wake-Optimisation Turbine Arrangement (KWOTA) solution at the Global Offshore Wind Summit in Fukuoka, Japan, Kinewell continues to support the region’s ambitious renewable energy goals, such as Japan’s target of over 5.7 GW offshore wind capacity by 2030 and South Korea’s 600 MW Wando-Guemil project in the Yellow Sea.

With backing from Innovate UK’s Net Zero Living competition, Kinewell has enhanced its software for international users, combining ease of use with cutting-edge technology.

Dr Andrew Jenkins, founder and chief executive officer of Kinewell Energy, said: “We’ve already worked with six companies in Japan and three in South Korea to deploy our SaaS optimisation tools and provide consultancy services.

“One of our Japanese clients has also recently renewed its subscription to continue using our KLOC inter-array cable layout optimisation solution, and the demand for our services in the market is continuing to grow.

“This is why we decided to translate our software solutions into Japanese and Korean, to make it easier for clients to use our tools through their native language, and we’re thankful to Innovate UK for helping make it possible to do so.

“We see strong demand and growth across the whole of the Asia-Pacific region for our offshore wind design optimisation tools and the funding and support from Innovate UK will really help us to grasp the lucrative opportunities this increased demand will present.”

Staff from Kinewell Energy will be travelling to Taiwan, Japan and South Korea this month as part of its increased focus on Southeast Asia, to meet clients, showcase its solutions and visit the APAC Wind Energy Summit in Incheon, South Korea, from 26 – 28 November.

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