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Newsletter | October 2020

Maritime UK South West

IN THIS ISSUE

  • EVENTS: TIDAL SUPPLY CHAIN, MARITIME UK WEEK, MOORING AND ANCHORING SOLUTIONS, CYBER SHIP.
  • GRANTS FOR INNOVATION CONSULTANCY, SPACE/RENEWABLES, AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION, CLEAN TRANSPORT TECH, CLEAN PORTS, DIGITAL TWINS
  • SUPPORT FOR EXPORTERS
  • CALL FOR CAREERS INDUSTRY AMBASSADORS
Maritime UK SW

MARITIME UK SW OCTOBER UPDATE

Partners from across South West submitted an ambitious Future Ocean Institute positioning document to government’s comprehensive spending review at the end of September. The outline plan focuses on marine autonomy and other smart, clean maritime technologies. The paper aligns with a wider  £1BN Maritime UK bid to decarbonise the sector and the growing potential of floating offshore wind in the South West, a bid for which is being worked and up will be submitted in November.  
Maritime UK South West continues its programme of marine technology online events with a Why invest and collaborate in the South West event and video which is being presented as part of Maritime Week and SeaTech week in France. To sign up visit the Maritime UK SW news page.
The strength of the Maritime UK South West autonomy and geospatial data cluster has recently been recognised also, by the award from the Department of Investment and Trade of a High Potential Opportunity investment programme for the region. Work on the programme has begun and aims to be complete by Spring 2021.

WEBINAR: TIDAL ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN SERIES – 3 EVENTS IN OCTOBER

The Tidal Stream Industry Energiser (TIGER) project has successfully delivered the first two of its interactive supply chain engagement webinars focussing on collaboration between supply chain and technology developers with over 470 delegates engaged from all over the world to date. The four remaining webinars will be held throughout October and will focus on the following topics;

Dates for your diary – register now.

  • 13th  October – Growing the supply chain for cost effective reliable composite blades, tooling and sensor design for tidal turbines –  sign up here
  • 21st  October – Anti-fouling and anti-corrosion requirements for tidal turbines –  sign up here
  • 28th  October – Reliability & condition monitoring: pitch systems, drive train, gear boxes, transformers generators – reliability & condition monitoring –  sign up here.
  • 30th  October – Onshore / Offshore Mobilisation and Logistics –  sign up here

To ensure you receive updates to future TIGER events sign up to the  TIGER mailing list  and follow us on Twitter  @InterregTiger

For those who missed the webinar or if you would like a chance to watch it again, it is now available on the  TIGER website  and the speaker presentations can also be downloaded.

 

WEBINAR: MOORING AND ANCHORING SOLUTIONS

Marine-i presents this online webinar to discuss mooring and anchoring solutions, with a particular focus on the opportunities with Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) in the Celtic Sea. Hear about the latest developments and opportunities, with presentations from leading experts in this field. 5th Nov .
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GRANTS: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY – MARINE ENERGY

ESA Space Solutions will provide funding to successful teams looking to investigate the technical feasibility and economic viability of space-based applications in support of marine energy solutions, and define a roadmap for services implementation and demonstration. The activities will be 100% funded up to 150K per activity. Closing date 17th   November 2020
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INNOVATION CONSULTANCY GRANT FUND – DEVON ONLY

The Innovation Consultancy Grant Fund is an ERDF funded programme that supports high-tech, Devon-based, Advanced Marine businesses accelerate their innovative projects.
The Grant is available to provide financial assistance to SMEs that access professional expertise needed to develop their innovative projects. Businesses that wish to be considered for funding should submit details of their project directly to the MBTC by the  closing date of 30th  October 2020.

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112M EURO HORIZON 2020 CALLS: SMART CLEAN PORTS AND DIGITAL TWIN OF THE OCEAN

The Horizon 2020 Green Deal programme offers several funding calls for ocean technology two of which are well suited to expertise from Maritime Uk South West.
GREEN AIRPORTS AND PORTS AS HUBS FOR SUSTAINABLE AND SMART MOBILITY 100M EURO
DIGITAL TWINS OF THE OCEAN – 15M EURO

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EVENT: NOC MARINE AUTONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE 2020

During MATS 2020, the aim is to explore the information needs of users of Marine Autonomous Systems (MAS), review the current technologies available to enable the data gathering for MAS users and explore the methods of taking that data and making it exploitable information for the user need. Call for abstracts and exhibitors is live.  10-12th Nov 2020.

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WEBINAR: CYBER-SHIP LAB MISSION AND CAPABILITIES SHOWCASE PREVIEW

As the phase-one build of the University of Plymouth Maritime Cyber Threats Research Group’s £3-million  Cyber-SHIP Lab    nears completion, we invite you to register now for a unique online event:  Cyber-SHIP Lab mission and capabilities showcase preview. 15th  Oct 13- 14:30.

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EVENTS: MARITIME UK WEEK

A growing number of events are currently being added to the Maritime UK Week programme which is designed to showcase and celebrate the strength of the sector. The programme includes two events from the Maritime UK South West; the Why Invest and Collaborate with Maritime UK South West event on Wednesday 14th October and a careers event aimed at informing careers leads within schools scheduled for Monday 12th.

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SPECIALIST SUPPORT FOR MARINE EXPORTERS

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.

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CAREERS: CALL FOR AMBASSADORS, SW VIDEO PRODUCED, 3 EVENTS PLANNED.

Maritime UK had launched their campaign to recruit industry ambassadors to support careers activity in schools and colleges. This was a priority identified by the Department for Transport in the People Route Map. Could you be one of our new volunteer ambassadors working with schools and colleges to help the next generation learn about the exciting and rewarding careers that maritime has to offer? We are recruiting maritime people to help us spread the word about maritime careers from all the different industries in the sector. For more information:  https://www.maritimeuk.org/careers/outreach-teaching/ If you would like to join in an information webinar about being a volunteer ambassador: https://www.maritimeuk.org/events/events/industry_ambassadors/ The first of 3 events will be held in the South West in October also to ensure that careers leads in schools are better informed about the excellent career opportunities in the sector. A careers video has been produced also to promote careers in the South West.

MARRI-UK SMART MARITIME LAND OPERATIONS WORKSHOP

MarRI-UK Smart Maritime Land Operations, 5th October 2020 10.30 – 12.30,  The online event will provide details on the DfT Funded Smart Maritime Land Operations (SMLO) potential programme and seek participant views on key challenges and priorities to be addressed and enable participants to develop potential ideas in advance of a formal request for expressions of interest / proposals from MarRI-UK.
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