The Carbon Trust-led Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) in the UK has announced its research focus areas for the next 12 months. A total of 15 common research and development projects have been identified as part of the second year of the fourth stage of the programme. They span logistics and operations and maintenance (O&M), cables, electrical systems, foundations, plus yield and performance. The logistics and O&M projects will focus on low emission vessels and offshore charging standardisation plus improved O&M and logistics strategies. Cables projects will focus on mechanical limitations of submarine cables, cable protection systems, as well as lifetime extension of installed cables.