The Department for International Trade (DIT) have appointed a marine sector specialist to help businesses across the Great South West (covering the Heart of the South West, Dorset and Cornwall & Isles of Scilly LEPs) looking to export their products and services internationally. The free service open to all marine sector companies in the area, […]
Oceans represent an enormous untapped resource of clean and renewable energy. It is estimated that 100 GW of marine energy capacity can be deployed in Europe by 2050, meeting 10% of Europe’s current electricity needs. Ocean energy has the potential to play a significant role in the future energy system, whilst contributing to the reduction […]
The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (HotSW LEP) has launched a new £900,000 grant scheme for foreign-owned companies investing in the area to create jobs in Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay. The Heart of the South West Inward Investment Support Project grant scheme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). […]
A new network of high-speed mobile data connectivity off the coast of Plymouth will put the SW at the very forefront of marine innovation. Plymouth’s Marine Business Technology Centre (MBTC) has been awarded £1.8 million of grant funding for the network from the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership’s (HotSW LEP) Growth Deal […]
Plans to build floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea to generate clean power and create thousands of green jobs have taken a major step forward after being shortlisted by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The South West Floating Offshore Wind Accelerator project has been chosen to work up a detailed bid for over £30m of […]
Maritime Cyber Security at the University of Plymouth Cyber-Ship Lab. Since confirmation of £3-million combined Research England and industry funding in January, the University of Plymouth Maritime Cyber Threat Research Group’s Cyber-SHIP Lab project has made significant progress. The growing team (which is recruiting) is creating a world-first, unique platform for Maritime Cyber Security, on […]
TIGER is an Anglo-French collaboration to drive the development of Tidal Stream Energy in UK and French waters, specifically driving Tidal Energy Supply Chain innovation and opportunty from outside the sector. It is led by Maritime UK South West Strategic partner, the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, (OREC). 9th July saw the first in a series […]
Total and Simply Blue Energy joint venture Blue Gem Wind has launched an online supply chain database for its 96MW Erebus floating offshore wind demonstration project in the Celtic Sea. The database will enable onshore and offshore suppliers to add their company details, services and record their capabilities. Maritime UK South West will be working […]
MarLab Marine Autonomous Surface Ships Data has been created by Falmouth based Solis Marine Engineering, working with delivery partner MariTrace, the UK’s first data trial on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency to unlock the potential for the future development of Marine Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS). MASS stakeholders have been testing a prototype data […]
Eleven projects to help promote technological innovation in UK Maritime have been awarded £1.5m as part of the Technology and Innovation in UK Maritime Call. Congratulations to the two successful bids from Maritime UK South West, City College Plymouth and University of Exeter and University of Plymouth. The Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) initiative […]
