THIS MONTH…
- £12M Clean Maritime Demonstrator Competition
- Green Tech Boatshow & Clean Marine Innovation showcase 16-18th June
- Powering Marine Innovation – Part of the Poole Maritime Festival 2022
- UK Maritime Reveals Major £116bn Economic Impact
- Maritime 2050 Conference 23rd June
- Funding Opportunties – June
- Smart Sound Plymouth – MASG Seminar
- Connected Places Catapult Maritime Innovation “Flagship” SME accelerator programme
- Defence Infrastructure Organisation SME Supplier Event – 27th June
- Seawork – Breakout Events – Tidal, USVs, and Electric Hybrid Vessels
- Green Shipping Corridor Feasibility Study Funding Briefing – 17th June 10-11
£12M Clean Maritime Demonstrator Competition
The Clean Maritime Demonstration Round 2 competition has two strands:
- Strand 1: Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 – Feasibility (this strand)
- Strand 2: Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 2 – Collaborative R&D
Green Tech Boatshow & Clean Marine Innovation showcase 16-18th June
Following the success of the first Green Tech Boat Show last year, the show will take place again this year at its Queen Anne’s Battery, Plymouth, 16-18 June 2022. In 2022 the first day of the Green Tech Boat Show will be focussed exclusively on clean marine innovation, “The Clean Marine Innovation Showcase” will create a unique forum for government, research and business to come together to exchange ideas, showcase new innovations, network and do business. On the agenda – UKShore a £130M programme to decarbonise maritime, Sail GP, Composite Recycling, investment masterclass, how to access R&D tax credits.
Powering Marine Innovation - Part of the Poole Maritime Festival 2022
To celebrate the world class marine innovation in the South West region, join Maritime UK South West and Poole Marine Hub to explore innovations in marine engineering, new technologies and processes, celebrate some of our excellent innovation success stories in Dorset and hear about the support on offer to help your business grow.
New Report Reveals £116bn Economic Impact of Maritime Sector
A new CEBR report, commissioned by Maritime UK, reveals £116bn economic impact of UK maritime, more than rail and aviation combined.
Maritime 2050 Conference 23rd June
The Mersey Maritime Exchange will take place on Thursday 23rd June 2022, both online and in the magnificent surroundings of Liverpool Town Hall.
The conference is being organised by Mersey Maritime in partnership with Maritime UK and will discuss the progress of the UK Government’s Maritime 2050 report, which sets out the future of the sector over the next three decades.
Funding Opportunities - June
Green Offshore Tech Fund, Green Offshore Tech Fund, Net Zero Hydrogen Fund – Strand 2 Capital Expenditure (CAPEX), Net Zero Hydrogen Fund – Strand 1 Development Expenditure (DEVEX)
Innovate UK-Smart Grants, Strategic Innovation Fund, Canada-UK Net Zero Value Chains – Transportation
Innovation Loans Future Economy Competition – Round 1
Smart Sound Plymouth - MASG Seminar
Gain an insight into what exciting projects the Smart Sound Plymouth are working on and get an update on their Wolfson Foundation funding.
The Smart Sound facilitates trials, validation and proving of marine innovative technologies across a diverse environment. All missions will be facilitated by a dedicated team in compliance with MAS codes of conduct and de-conflicted with other water users. From trials in shallow benign environments to deeper hostile waters Smart Sound can facilitate a wide range of conditions to suit the user’s particular requirements.
Connected Places Catapult Maritime Innovation “Flagship” SME accelerator programme
The project will address the core challenges of decarbonisation, digitisation and investment in the maritime ecosystem, by establishing an accelerator program for SMEs to address the challenges identified by maritime stakeholders. Events are planned on 14th June face to face in London and 20th June online.
Defence Infrastructure Organisation SME Supplier Event - 27th June
This event will help to ensure DIO is pursuing and aiming to reach as much of the market as possible, increasing competition and achieving our corporate objective of making it easier to do business with DIO. It will also contribute to DIO creating a more transparent procurement environment/process and emphasise that DIO are actively seeking to encourage new suppliers and entrants, including small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to maximise innovation opportunities.
Seawork - Breakout Events
TIGER Supply Chain event: Tidal energy opportunities for supply chain in the Channel region
USV – 22 June 2022 – Morning Session
Theme – USV’s Growing role in the commercial marine market
Registration link to attend in-person Commercial Marine Conference – Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USV’s) – In Person (seawork.com)
Registration link to attend online Commercial Marine Conference – Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USV’s) – Online (seawork.com)
Hybrid & Electric Propulsion – 23 June 2022 – Morning Session
Theme – Real World Implementation of Hybrid & Electric Propulsion Solutions
Registration link to attend in-person Commercial Marine Conference – Hybrid & Electric Propulsion – In person (seawork.com)
Registration link to attend online Commercial Marine Conference – Hybrid & Electric Propulsion – Online (seawork.com)
Green Shipping Corridor Feasibility Study Funding Briefing - 17th June 10-11
Following on from the COP26 Clydebank Declaration, the package includes funding for detailed feasibility studies on UK international and non-ferry domestic green corridors.
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