A €45.4m Anglo-French “TIGER” project which aims to accelerate the tidal stream energy industry in the Channel region has worked with leading tidal stream energy developers from France and the UK to uncover supply chain and innovation opportunities that span a range of disciplines and provide a valuable repository of information, opportunities and contacts into a rapidly growing market. Ocean Energy Europe’s ‘2030 Ocean Energy Vision’1 predicts up to 2.4GW of Tidal stream energy capacity installed by 2030 and becoming cost competitive with fossil fuels. In […]
The very best of the UK’s £46.1 billion maritime sector were celebrated at last night’s Maritime UK Awards in Plymouth. To find out more about the maritime sector in the South West visit https://maritimeuksw.org/ Thousands of industry professionals watched online as the ceremony, hosted by British sailor Dee Caffari, was broadcast from The Box, the […]
The £200,000 fund, delivered in partnership between the University of Plymouth and Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants, is designed to stimulate industrial collaborations and knowledge transfer opportunities between our researchers and businesses – aiming to solve specific ‘business problems’. Grants of up to £20,000 will be available during two funding rounds: Call 1: 9th November 2020 […]
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership has launched a £1.5M Development Grants Call This latest opportunity provides funding for projects to help companies to improve their competitiveness, increase capability and enable a step-change in their growth within the Offshore Wind Sector. The Offshore Wind Development Grants Call aims to encourage more businesses into the offshore wind […]
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 […]
