A group of leading international ports are collaborating through the UK’s 2050 Maritime Innovation Hub to launch a Maritime Data Cluster aimed at accelerating the green smart port revolution. The first of its kind, the Maritime Data Cluster has been created to facilitate sharing of non-commercial data between ports to achieve collective, workable solutions for […]
Following on from the successful launch of Smart Sound Connect earlier this year, today marks the opening of a state-of-the-art control centre for the network to further enhance the support provided to industry as part of the Smart Sound testing and proving ground based in and around Plymouth Sound. The network was recently recognised by […]
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE) is launching two new strategic programmes, which mark the start of a new phase in its development. The two programmes, launched at Floating Offshore Wind 2022 in Aberdeen, will accelerate the development and qualification of critical floating wind technologies. They […]
The potential for autonomous technology to advance understanding of our constantly evolving ocean and coastlines has taken a major step forward with the launch of the National Centre for Coastal Autonomy. The UK’s first autonomous fully integrated coastal observing and monitoring network employs the latest autonomous technologies to drive towards a net zero oceanographic capability, delivering […]
The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced that Smart Sound Plymouth is to benefit from a £1.2 million investment, to upgrade the offshore infrastructure and further enhance the unique proving ground for businesses to test, trial, prototype and commercialise new products and services. Led by the University of Plymouth, the […]
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A research and development project to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of achieving zero emission operations in offshore survey and research vessels (OSRVs) has been awarded funding under the UK government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2. Project Zero is a collaboration between O.S. Energy, Newcastle Marine Services, the University of Strathclyde, Ecomar Propulsion, […]
Register now for the Net Zero Mobility Programme: Competition Briefing Event – Collaborative R&D – a must-attend if you want to hear more about the £10 million programme which opens formally for applications on the 17th of October 2022 The Net Zero Mobility Programme aims to advance innovative propulsion technologies that will enable the movement […]
A national recruitment campaign is underway to find the person to steer the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport to success. The search is now on for a permanent Chair to bring strategic direction to the new Freeport company. Plymouth and South Devon Freeport, an exciting and ambitious project for the region, is hotly anticipating the announcement from […]
Prof Kevin Jones and Kevin Forshaw attended the UK Maritime Cyber Security Trade Mission in New York to present a cyber-attack scenario on the Port of New York. The event took many UK Cyber Security technology companies to increase connections with both collaborators and end-users in the US to safeguard trade in response to deteriorating […]