AIRTO member National Composites Centre (NCC), part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and the University of Bristol, has confirmed that the Large Structures Innovation Centre (LSIC) will be located on the Isle of Wight.
The LSIC will be an open-access national facility to support the development, demonstration and industrialisation of large, high-performance structures across multiple sectors, with an initial focus on wind energy.
The Isle of Wight offers a strong foundation in advanced engineering and manufacturing, supported by established industrial infrastructure to enable large structures development. It provides the space and operational environment needed for full-scale production trials, automation development, and materials validation under real-world conditions, outside of a live manufacturing environment.
NCC has also announced Vestas as the LSIC’s launch partner. This extends a long-standing relationship. Vestas has been a Tier 1 member of NCC since its inception, and in 2024 NCC, alongside the Bristol Composites Institute, was named one of Vestas’ global technology partners for sustainable blade innovation.
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