Email News January 2014
Welcome to the January 2014 Email Newsletter from Marine South East
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Posted 2013-12-11 11:35:00
£3m funding available for Vessel Efficiency II competition looking at better systems at sea opens 6th January 2014
The Technology Strategy Board is to invest up to £3m in collaborative R&D projects to stimulate the development of systems that can reduce emissions and improve efficiency of marine vessels.
The aim of the competition is to build collaboration across the marine and maritime sector, improving the viability of supply chains, ensuring continuity of supply, and creating opportunities for smaller businesses.
The Technology Strategy Board are seeking proposals from companies that are targeting the leisure, naval and commercial/merchant marine markets, and that have expertise in voyage performance management and vessel system technologies.
Proposals must be collaborative and business-led. They expect to fund industrial research projects, in which a business partner will generally attract up to 50% public funding for their project costs (60% for SMEs).
They expect projects to range in size from total costs of £500k to £1.5m.
This is a two-stage competition that opens for applicants on 6th January 2014. The deadline for all expressions of interest is at noon on 5th March 2014.
A briefing event for potential applicants will be held on 14th January 2014 and consortium-building events will be held before the competition opens.
For more information please follow the links below:
https://www.innovateuk.org/competition-display-page/-/asset_publisher/RqEt2AKmEBhi/content/vessel-efficiency-ii-better-systems-at-sea;jsessionid=CA54A283016BB248DA4B04D963D1FF8C.2?p_p_auth=zlDW6Y6J
https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/vessel-efficiency
Posted 2013-12-17 14:13:34
£7 million support for innovation in the UK marine and maritime industry
Results have been announced from the first Vessel Efficiency Competition and projects developing innovative ways to reduce fuel usage in ships and submarines are to benefit from £7 million of funding.
Entitled "Vessel Efficiency: Piloting UK Marine and Maritime Innovation" the call focused on ways to reduce fuel usage in marine vessels - a priority for both the civil and defence maritime industry. It is co-funded by the UK's innovation agency - the Technology Strategy Board - and the Ministry of Defence's (MOD) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), and was the first joint collaborative research and development competition aimed specifically at the marine sector.
The call received an extremely positive response and following a rigorous selection process 10 proposals were awarded funding. Examples of funded proposals included a project to design, manufacture and test a prefabricated accommodation module, typical of cabins currently installed on cruise liners that could significantly reduce weight in the vessel and thereby lower fuel usage. Another successful application (being project managed by Marine South East) will look into using glycerol as an alternative to marine diesel. Glycerol, which is non-toxic and non-volatile, is a by-product of biofuel production and its usage could both lower fuel emissions and costs.
A second call, to seek further innovative ideas for future use in the marine industry, entitled "Vessel Efficiency II: Better systems at sea", will be officially opened in January 2014.
The full list of consortium proposals funded from the first Vessel Efficiency call is:
* Magnetically Geared Propulsion Motor: A project to mature the design of a compact and highly efficient electric propulsion motor, led by Magnomatics Limited.
* Composite Cabin Module: A demonstration, led by PE Composites Ltd, of achieving a significant weight saving by building pre-fabricated accommodation modules out of composite materials, as opposed to steel.
* Wave Augmented Foil Technology: Development of a technology, project managed by Rolls-Royce plc, to generate propulsive power from the motion of a vessel, thereby reducing fuel use.
* High Efficiency Work Vessel: A project led by Cox Powertrain Limited to develop the design of an efficient work vessel incorporating a high power diesel outboard motor that would increase fuel efficiency and negate the need to store petrol.
* Vessel Clean: Development of ultrasound technology led by Applied Inspection Ltd to inhibit bio-film build-up on large vessels.
* Holistic Vessel Performance and Routing System: An ICT based approach, managed by Fugro GEOS Ltd, using a combination of specific weather forecasting and vessel performance to optimise vessel fuel efficiency.
* High Efficiency Marine Energy: A project, led by Pendennis Shipyard Ltd, proposing to develop a highly optimised hybrid energy system for vessels up to 50m in length.
* Novel Hull Coating to Reduce Friction and Fouling: Development of Graphene technology, led by Thales Underwater Systems, to inhibit fouling of marine vessels.
* Glycerine fuel for Engines and Marine Sustainability: A project, managed by Marine South East Ltd, proposing to demonstrate the use of Glycerine as a fuel for marine vessels.
* Energy Harvesting Technology From Vessel Motion: A project, led by A&P Falmouth Limited, proposing to scale up technology that turns vessel motion into electrical power.
For more information please visit:
https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/composites-in-ships#
Posted 2013-12-17 12:52:06
Industrial Liaison Manager – Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute
The University recently launched the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute that aims to be a unique internationally recognised centre of excellence for the worldwide maritime community, bringing together research, innovation and education from universities, research institutes, industry and governments.
Research and Innovation Services is now recruiting the Industrial Liaison Manager who will be instrumental in realising the Institute's ambitions.
You will be driving a wide-ranging portfolio of projects to deliver the SMMI strategy and maximise the interactions of the Institute and the University, with the Marine and Maritime sector in research, education and enterprise. Commercially astute, technologically aware and with a thorough understanding of the research funding landscape (both in the UK and Europe), you will work with world-class researchers and global partners, to help shape the ideas, secure the funding, and develop the technologies of tomorrow.
Working closely with the Director of the SMMI, you will help our academic community in large-scale and multi-disciplinary research collaborations and facilitate the University engagement with businesses and other strategic stakeholders, both nationally and internationally. You'll talk to world leaders in research, industry and finance as well as conduct market research, prepare business plans and drive negotiations with SMEs and large corporates.
If you can handle all this and you have a relevant science or engineering degree or similar qualification with a proven track record of making things happen then, we would like to hear from you. Strong commercial flair, excellent communication skills and ability to travel are pre-requisites.
For an informal discussion, contact Hilary Smith, Head of Faculty Support, tel: + 44 (0)23 80594136, e-mail: H.E.Smith@soton.ac.uk or Professor Ajit Shenoi, Director of Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, tel: +44 (0)23 80592356, email: R.A.Shenoi@soton.ac.uk
You should submit your completed online application form by the 22nd January 2014 at http://www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. If you need any assistance, please call the Recruitment Team on +44 (0) 23 80593784. Please quote reference 333513TW on all correspondence.
Posted 2014-01-02 11:36:38
Funding available for high tech companies via Paternosters Ltd
Funds are now available to Hi-Tech growth Companies via Paternosters Limited, which has secured an exclusive contract to provide research, due diligence and the credit process for assessing suitable loan applications from Hi-Tech companies.
Loans are presently from £26k - £ 250k, where the borrower can choose the invoices they wish to fund for up to 90 days, it is a very flexible approach where companies can increase or decrease their lending needs as required.
Funding is available for companies which have been in revenue for a minimum of 2 years, all of the loans are subject to Ts & Cs.
For further information or to apply for funding, Companies can contact Paternosters Ltd directly: either email, harryalexander@paternosters.com
or telephone 01202 700085
http://www.paternosters.com
Joe Davies, Head of Credit at Paternosters said 'This is a fantastic opportunity for us to assist small & medium sized companies with their cashflow. Effectively, the company's invoice will be purchased and money advanced to them immediately before the invoice is repaid by the customer; especially helpful where some customers can take 60 - 90 days to pay. It's a great way to release money for the Hi-Tech Company's other business interests'.
Posted 2013-11-12 12:31:47
Paddle Steamer Medway Queen returns to Gillingham for fit out
The 1924 Paddle Steamer Medway Queen has returned to her home in Gillingham, having had the hull restored at Bristol by Albion dockyard. The historic paddle steamer is ready to be fitted out and relies on donations and volunteers for its running.
The ship is of all riveted construction, the first all riveted ship for some fifty years. The work was funded by a heritage lottery grant and an EU grant, which paid for some nine apprentices and three instructors at our base at Gillingham pier.
The ship was built in 1924 at Troon, and served the Medway towns till 1939, when she was requistioned by the Royal Navy as a minesweeper, just before conversion she was used to evacuate children from the east coast. She was at the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk in May and June 1940, rescuing some 7,000 men over seven trips, and has the title of the Heroine of Dunkirk, and she is now the largest ship that was at Dunkirk still existing.
After the war and restoration back to civilian form, she ran until 1963, and then was due to be scrapped. She was saved following a campaign in the national press, and became a night club on the Isle of Wight. She was quite a success but was replaced by the IOW paddler steamer Ryde, and abandoned in the river Medina.
Eventually she was taken back to the Medway on a pontoon, but again abandoned and sunk at Chatham and in bankruptcy. It was then that the Medway Queen Preservation Society was formed in 1987, and the ship re-floated and taken to Damhead Creek.
The society worked for the next twenty years preserving her, and eventually after a lot of hard work, managed to secure a Heritage Lottery grant to re-build the hull and superstructure, which was done at Albion dockyard, Bristol.
The society is now seeking funding to re-fit the ship, our EU grant for the apprentices and instructors has run out, we had hoped for the ship to be with us before this and for the apprentices to work directly on the ship, so we are seeking further funds to keep apprentice training going, for the very latest news please see our web-site
http://www.medwayqueen.co.uk
Posted 2013-12-17 10:19:35
Can my ship run on this? GLEAMS (glycerine fuel project)workshop and networking event, 27th February 2014, London
‘Can my ship (or workboat) run on this?’ is the question under discussion at an event to be hosted by the GLEAMS (Glycerine fuel for Engines and Marine Sustainability) Project team on Thursday, 27th February 2014 at Lloyds Register in London.
Glycerine is non-toxic, bio-degradable, water soluble, non-volatile and has a very low flammability rating combined with minimal environmental pollution impact. Presently used to fuel standard diesel-engine Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generators, its use as an alternative marine fuel promises to provide significant benefits. This event will cover the work being done by the project on the technological and regulatory issues; and the testing of a glycerine fuelled diesel engine to a marine cycle specified by Lloyd's Register.
Delegates will hear about the factors relevant to bringing glycerine to the marine marketplace from speakers including:
Keynote speaker
* Towards 2030 - Maritime technology trends - Ken Wittamore, Triskel Marine
Ken is a marine technology adviser with a particular interest in hybrid power. He has managed a number of collaborative EU R&D projects on behalf of the International Council of Marine Industry (ICOMIA). As a member of the EU Waterborne Technology Platform, Ken is editor of the new maritime research road map. He also contributes to the Brussels based Maritime Industry & Services Group which provides the primary input to the European Commission on strategic maritime research.
* GLEAMS project introduction - Simon Powell, Marine South East, Operations Director
* Alternative marine fuels for today and the future - Tim Wilson, Lloyd's Register, Fuel Oil Bunkering Analysis and Advisory Service - Principal Specialist
* The 'true cost' of fuel and glycerine; its potential for marine use - John McNeil, Consultant to Aquafuel Research Ltd, physicist and inventor of the 'McNeil Cycle'
* The vessel operator and engineer's viewpoint' for this alternative fuel - Mark Bobby, Marine Manager, Gardline Geosurvey
The presentations will be followed by a facilitated discussion session to explore further the use of this novel fuel. Delegates will be invited to contribute their professional experience to date.
The workshop will be followed by a networking reception.
To attend the event you will first need to register as a member of the GLEAMS 'Interest Group'. Membership of the Group is free of charge and can be done through the following link: http://groupspaces.com/GLEAMSInterestGroup/join/
Following successful registration an invitation/RSVP to the event will be emailed to the new member.
