THIS MONTH…
- MUKSW Clean Maritime Program
- North Devon Marine Tech event 25th Nov
- Industrial fuel switching competition
- New maritime skills centre boasts one-of-a-kind equipment
- Innovate UK Smart Grants
- Discover ‘open doors’ – a useful new service from Marine-i for businesses in Cornwall
- Budget summary from Ben Murray, Chief Executive of Maritime UK
- Film covering the Smart Sound and The Future Autonomous at Sea Technologies (FAST) cluster
- PKF Francis Clark SME funding webinar
- Technology and solutions to enhance the capability of maritime mission systems
- MUKSW South West Aquaculture Network (SWAN) conference
- COP26 International Maritime Hub
MARITIME UK SW - CLEAN MARITIME PROGRAM
Maritime UK SW has internationally significant strengths in environmental technologies, advanced engineering and ocean science and therefore is well placed to respond to the low carbon challenge. Maritime UK has numerous work strands dedicated to this area, including creation of a Clean Maritime Roadmap, establishing local charging/e-propulsion ecosystems, national innovation activity on propulsion, work on an annual clean marine tech event with MDL Marinas in June 21, and the development of a SW Innovation Service.
COP26 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HUB
Maritime UK and City of Glasgow College have partnered to deliver the COP26 International Maritime Hub at the college’s Riverside Campus. The hub will convene the global industry and showcase the UK’s contribution to the sector’s transition to Net Zero.
MUKSW SOUTH WEST AQUACULTURE NETWORK (SWAN) CONFERENCE 28TH OCTOBER, DORSET
The South West Aquaculture Network held its AGM and first conference on Thursday 28th October 2021 at Kingston Maurward College near Dorchester.
TECHNOLOGY AND SOLUTIONS TO ENHANCE THE CAPABILITY OF MARITIME MISSION SYSTEMS
The iX Challenge competition, delivered by KTN, is supporting BAE Systems Surface Ships to identify innovative solutions to enhance and enrich the Maritime Mission Systems marketplace.
PKF FRANCIS CLARK SME FUNDING WEBINAR
As the Covid support loan schemes have come to an end it is time to reappraise the funding and business support eco-system for SMEs. On the 25th November PKF Francis Clark will hold a webinar where panellists will give an overview of funding and business support available for SMEs in Devon and Somerset (Heart of the South West LEP area) and insights into future opportunities..
FILM COVERING THE SMART SOUND AND FUTURE AUTONOMOUS AT SEA TECHNOLOGIES (FAST) CLUSTER
The use of autonomous ocean-going vessels, SMART platforms and other maritime technologies are in focus as part of a short film from IMarEST and ITN Productions, featuring the Future Autonomous at Sea Technologies (FAST) Cluster and SmartSound Plymouth.
BUDGET SUMMARY FROM BEN MURRAY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF MARITIME UK
The key announcements from a Maritime perspective are as follows:
- The extension of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC) into a multi-year programme
- Reforms to the UK’s Tonnage Tax regime
- Update on Freeports
- Shipbuilding
DISCOVER ‘OPEN DOORS’ – A USEFUL NEW SERVICE FROM MARINE-I FOR BUSINESSES IN CORNWALL
Open Doors’ is a new initiative and an opportunity for you to speak directly to one of the highly qualified academic researchers and marine experts employed through marine-I at a time convenient to you.
INNOVATE UK SMART GRANTS
Smart is Innovate UK’s ‘open grant funding’ programme.
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is investing up to £25 million in the best game-changing and commercially viable innovative or disruptive ideas. All proposals must be business focused.
Applications can come from any area of technology and be applied to any part of the economy, such as, but not exclusively:
- the arts, design and media
- creative industries
- science or engineering
NEW MARITIME SKILLS CENTRE BOASTS ONE-OF-A-KIND EQUIPMENT
It has been four years in the making and represents an investment of close to £2million, but City College’s flagship Centre for Higher Technical Innovation and Maritime Skills (TIMS) is now officially open.
Located at the heart of Plymouth’s marine industry and standing just a stone’s throw from the water, the new teaching site at the Marine Enterprise Zone at Oceansgate marks the start of a new chapter in the College’s ongoing support of Plymouth’s crucial industries.
INDUSTRIAL FUEL SWITCHING COMPETITION
The £55 million Industrial Fuel Switching competition will support innovation in the development of pre-commercial fuel switch and fuel switch enabling technology for the industrial sector, to help industry switch from high to lower carbon fuels. Funding will be awarded through Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) contracts, providing 100% funding for pre-commercial solutions.
NORTH DEVON MARINE TECH EVENT 25TH NOV
For marine businesses this free event will provide information on a wide range of activity in the marine sector in the region. From training routes, R&D tax credits, how to access Innovate UK grants and setting up Knowledge Transfer Partnerships with universities through to updates from both Exeter and Plymouth universities, Harland & Wolff, details on offshore opportunities ahead and even aquaculture- there really is a lot for everyone who works in the marine sector!
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