Email News April 2013
Welcome to the April 2013 email newsletter from Marine South East
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Posted 2013-03-13 11:42:30
MSE take the lead on a European Atlantic Action Plan
MSE is taking a lead role in building business opportunities under the European Atlantic Action Plan.
Jonathan Williams was invited to give a keynote address at an event in Cork convened by the European Commission to progress the plan.
This Action Plan aims to mobilise investment in exploiting and managing marine and maritime resources across the Atlantic sea basin, with a particular focus on:
* Marine and offshore renewable energy
* Safety and security
* Management of marine environment and ecosystems
* Living and seabed resources
* Coastal tourism.
MSE is planning to analyse these markets using its working relationships with marine clusters in Ireland, France and Portugal. MSE will also highlight specific opportunities for firms able to offer relevant products and services into these growth markets.
Posted 2013-04-02 08:46:20
New project to stimulate skills in the marine renewable industry
BEEMS (Building European Environmental and Maritime Skills) is a new European project with the aim to stimulate the development and sustained growth of environmental and maritime skills within the marine renewable energy industry (offshore wind, wave and tidal flow), and to increase the sector’s economic viability through enhanced cross-border co-operation and joint working.
This will be achieved by means of the following strategic objectives:
1. Secure a joint understanding of the commercial commonalities and differences of the cross-border marine renewable energy sector, and its specific requirements for developing and retaining a skilled and ready-for-market workforce that meets short, medium and long term growth in the offshore wind energy industry.
2. Engage with cross-border sector employers and training providers to broker and establish an offshore wind energy industry employment strategy and skills training plan that meets industry needs in skills development, training, apprenticeships and workforce retention.
3. Develop a cross-border offshore wind energy industry skills training and apprenticeship programme that will meet the educational, social and economic needs of unemployed people or those with low level skills.
4. Develop and evaluate cross-border practical approaches and techniques that improve performance and long term employability, including a skills escalator, study trips and exchanges.
5. Enhance opportunities for SME’s in the partnership territories to benefit from the development of the marine renewable energy sector supply chain.
Posted 2013-04-02 08:55:08
Plans for new Centre of Excellence for Engineering unveiled
Fareham College in Hampshire has lodged a planning application for a new Centre of Excellence for Engineering, Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Technology (CEMAST) on the Daedalus site.
If approved, the proposed Centre will house open plan engineering workshops, classrooms, a learning resource centre and café, as well as conference and exhibition space for local employers and is scheduled to open in September 2014.
Representing a £12 million investment in engineering skills, the site will provide industry standard training facilities to support manufacturing skills with a focus on aeronautical, marine, electrical, automotive and mechanical engineering. The move is supported by an agreement which sees the College take eight acres of land from the Homes and Communities Agency, which owns much of the Enterprise Zone site.
If the plans are approved, the Centre would provide training for around 400 students in courses ranging from Foundation Level to Higher National Diplomas.
The Centre for Excellence in Engineering and Manufacturing Advanced Skills Training will be the first major development of the newly designated Solent Enterprise Zone at the former HMS Daedalus site in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire.
Posted 2013-03-13 11:50:10
Innovation Vouchers from the Technology Strategy Board
The Technology Strategy Board’s national Innovation Voucher scheme is designed to help businesses gain the knowledge
they need to innovate and grow.
An Innovation Voucher can help your business to work with an external expert for the first time by paying towards the cost of their services.
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) are providing Innovation Vouchers for start-up, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to work with 'knowledge suppliers' such as:
* universities and further education colleges
* research and technology organisations
* technical consultancies
* Catapult centres
* design advisers
* Intellectual Property advisers
Innovation Vouchers are available to businesses that are aiming to work on ideas applicable to one of the TSB's priority themes.
Please visit the website at https://vouchers.innovateuk.org to find out what these are.
The Innovation Voucher can enable your business to access knowledge for all types of innovation - for example:
* ideas for new or improved products,processes and services
* using design to improve your ideas
* managing your Intellectual Property.
However, you need to be clear that accessing this knowledge will help your business address a real challenge, not just a small improvement or change to what you currently do. Innovation Vouchers help you to obtain expert advice from a knowledge supplier you haven't worked with before, not to fund general business needs such as training or equipment.
An Innovation Voucher will enable you to work with an external expert for the first time so you can move forward with a particular idea or innovation. It can also be used to help you think through an idea that might lead you to apply for other types of support offered by the Technology Strategy Board.
Applying is simple!
* apply via the Technology Strategy Board's Innovation Voucher web page at https://vouchers.innovateuk.org
* provide details of your business and answer some simple questions about why you want an Innovation Voucher and what you plan to do
* Innovation Vouchers will be allocated by means of a draw from eligible applications. Over 100 Innovation Vouchers will be issued in each round - every three months.
Apply @ https://vouchers.innovateuk.org
The Guidance for Applicants on the website will help you to decide if your project is eligible.
Helpline: 0300 321 4357
Email: competitions@innovateuk.org
Posted 2013-03-15 13:08:51
Developing the offshore renewable energy supply chain
The Technology Strategy Board and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) are to invest up to £1.2m to establish new Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) in the field of offshore renewable energy.
This targeted call for KTPs aims to stimulate and support innovation in the offshore renewable energy supply chain. It is part of an £11.2m programme and is running in parallel with a £10m investment in developing the offshore wind supply chain by the Technology Strategy Board and the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Up to £3m will be invested in feasibility studies to develop innovative early-stage technologies and up to £7m in development and demonstration of component technologies for offshore wind. This KTP call also follows the recent £10.5m Marine energy: Supporting array technologies competition (March 2012), which was co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board, Scottish Enterprise and NERC.
This call for KTPs will help businesses to integrate sustainable innovation into their organisations, and will provide new opportunities for open innovation and knowledge exchange across the sector.
The deadline for applications is noon 24 April 2013.
For more information please go to:
http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/developing-the-offshore-renewable-energy-supply-ch.ashx
Posted 2013-03-15 14:47:21
Visit to Berthon by Ashley Infant School during National Apprenticeship Week
As part of National Apprenticeship Week 2013, Lymington based Berthon Boat Company hosted ‘Holly Class’ from Ashley Infant School on the 14th March who are working on a project on transport.
Shipwright apprentice Joe Bullen and Marine Engineering apprentice Jade Harrison hosted the children giving them a tour of the Boatyard and Marina.
The children had an exciting visit getting up close to a variety of vessels including the new build Shannon Class Lifeboats and an MOD Police boat.
Keith Longman, Yard Manager at Berthon said ‘We were delighted to be able to host this visit and it was a very enjoyable experience for both the children who have special needs and our apprentices. To see the smiles on their faces as they walked around was fantastic.’ Berthon has excellent links with its local schools and colleges and employs many young local people including 26 apprentices.
Posted 2013-03-15 15:07:11
Improved Wave Measurement and Forecasting System and Future Developments, 23rd April 2013, Chilworth, Southampton
This event will present advances in sea-state measurement, data processing and portrayal achieved by the WaveSentry project and will explore technologies and opportunities for further development of wave measurement and maritime forecasting.
Many marine operations are dependent on high quality information on sea-state information, including wave height, period, direction and steepness, for reasons of economics and safety. The information currently available is based on atmospheric/ocean models and lacks sufficient temporal and spatial resolution.
The WaveSentry project has developed a new information and forecasting tool for managing the risks of marine operations. The WaveSentry system exploits a range of available data sources such as real-time buoy and vessel derived wave measurements. It is also designed to accept new data feeds such as from 'satellite reflectometry'.
The WaveSentry project has developed techniques to substantially enhance the integration of diverse data sources, in order to offer improved sea-state data to multiple end-user markets and enhance existing meteorological and oceanographic forecasting products.
Objectives of event:
* To present the advances in sea-state measurement, data processing and portrayal achieved by the WaveSentry project.
* To explore technologies and opportunities for further development of wave measurement and maritime forecasting.
Who Should Attend?
* Decision-makers who would benefit from more accurate measurement of sea state and improved forecasting services. i.e. maintenance of off-shore renewable installations; passenger services; marine civil engineering; search and rescue etc.
* Engineers / scientists / academics working in wave measurement, sensor techniques, telemetry data fusion, modeling and sensor networks.
* Users from public authorities, water companies and coastal survey contractors
To register for this free event visit: http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/event_bookings or send an email to: simon@mseuk.org stating your name, organisation, contact details, and field of interest.
Posted 2013-04-02 09:26:43
Crew Systems Integration conference at RNLI College 2nd-4th July 2013
FRC International are hosting CSI 2013 - Crew Systems Integration conference from 2nd to 4th July 2013 at RNLI Lifeboat College, Poole, UK. This international conference will cover a wide range of solutions now available for the professional operator. A challenge faced by the professional sector is integrating many disparate areas that are required to deliver enhanced performance and safety at sea.
The conference includes over 20 presentations focussing on 9 integrated topics for the RIB and high speed craft sector.
Keynote speakers include former Royal Navy Rear Admiral Chris Parry, now a noted strategic consultant and geopolitical forecaster.
The CSI 2013 conference will cover the full range of factors that can potentially improve marine operations. Topics include 'Crew - Craft - Training' and the interface between them.
To complete the integration picture the conference will also present the latest understanding of Whole Body Vibration (WBV), Repeated Shock (RS) and the increasing demands for protecting personnel with the use of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV). The overall objective is to deliver an up to date overview of effective operational capability.
For more information please go to:
http://www.frc-int.com/inner-page/csi-2013-conference/1/
