"The UK has incredible offshore wind resources and this sector will play a key part in improving security of supply and decarbonising our electricity generating system, " said a spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc).
And in a great boost for the cause of generating novel solutions to tough national problems, COMPETES gives every department and agency the authority to conduct prize competitions.
Under the National Offshore Wind Strategy, the U.S. Department of Energy wants to have 10, 000 megawatts of offshore wind generating capacity by 2020 and 54, 000 by 2030.