The grants, awarded under DECC’s Offshore Component Technologies Scheme, have been awarded to 2-B Energy, High Voltage Partial Discharge (HVPD), SgurrControl and Ocean Resource.

“The UK is already the world leader in offshore wind – with more deployed than any other country," says energy and climate change minister Greg Barker.

“The benefits that offshore wind can bring are clear – from enhancing our energy security, reducing our dependence on imports and helping reduce our carbon emissions.