Email News October 2010
Welcome to the October 2010 edition of Marine South East email news...
Welcome to the October 2010 edition of Marine South East's Email newsletter where you will find information, events and activities of interest to the marine sector in this region.
For more information or to submit articles please email mailto:sarah@marinesoutheast.co.uk
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Vattenfall inaugurates world’s largest offshore wind farm at Thanet in Kent...
Vattenfall officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, off England’s south east coast at the end of last month. The wind farm has 100 turbines and will generate electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of over 200,000 British households.
Thanet is so far the company’s largest offshore wind farm and a significant investment in renewable energy generation. The electricity generated from the English Channel winds will constitute a significant increase of green energy in the UK and a considerable contribution to Vattenfall’s efforts to decrease the amount of carbon dioxide emissions from its electricity generation.
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Solve the problem of accessing offshore wind farms and you could land a £2 billion market opportunity....
Offshore wind farms are in the right places to capture wind resource but challenging to access for operations and maintenance. So there is a need for solutions to transporting and transferring personnel and equipment to turbines in offshore sites around the UK.
Solve the problem of accessing offshore wind farms and you could land a £2 billion market opportunity.
The Offshore Wind Accelerator Access Competition forms part of the Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaborative R&D project between the Carbon Trust and eight of the leading international offshore wind farm developers.
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Marine premises available at competative prices with flexible terms...
A number of marine premises are currently available on very competitive and flexible terms at Endeavour Quay in Gosport which is located between Gosport Marina and Haslar Marina.
Endeavour Quay is the site of the former Camper and Nicholson Shipyard and enjoys deep water access, a 180 ton boat lift, outside and inside boat storage and much more.
Many of the former workshops and stores have been converted and are now occupied by a range of marine related businesses including riggers, boat builders, chandlery, engineers, etc. These businesses all find work from the vessels that are lifted out at Endeavour Quay as well as from the boats that are located in Portsmouth Harbour and beyond in the wider Solent.
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Atkins Ltd appointed environmental consultants to the SMARTA project...
SMARTA (Sustainable Marine Transformation and Assessment) is a three year project aimed at helping marine companies in the South East to increase levels of profitability and sustainability.
The targets are achieved by working with marine companies to reduce waste, improve resource efficiency, exploit design opportunities and optimise production processes.
The project is jointly funded by SEEDA and the European Regional Development Fund through the South East ERDF Competitiveness Programme 2007-13.
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Navigate your way from Dover to a maritime career 14th October 2010...
Students from across Kent have a unique chance to see a spectacular showcase of hands-on activities demonstrating opportunities in the Marine Sector. Thousands of young people from Kent schools and Colleges will work with employers for a day of hands-on activity seeing the vast array of skills and training available for a successful career.
The Kent Marine Festival takes place on 14th October 2010 at the Cruise Terminal Two Dover Harbour Board.
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MEREX project identifying opportunities for marine companies...
A number of promising opportunities have been identified during recent meetings of the Marine Energy Resources, Exploitation & Use (MEREX) Knowledge Network (one of Marine South East's European Projects).
Members of the relevant MEREX Industry Groups will now engage with the appropriate science base organisations to develop the initial ideas towards the creation of new products and services. Marine South East will be facilitating this process by building consortia and developing bids for project funding.
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Royal Thames Mansura Trophy for innovation in hybrid marine engines is announced...
A new website announcing the entry criteria and key dates for the 2010 Royal Thames Mansura Trophy in association with Bosch Engineering GmbH has been launched. The Mansura Trophy is an international award that recognises excellence and innovation in the design, development and application of hybrid power systems in marine vessels, which attracts entries from all over the world.
Full details of the award, rules for entry and qualification dates can be found online at http://www.mansuratrophy.com
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Southampton Solent University’s Mentoring+ scheme...
Southampton Solent University's Mentoring+ scheme is a real way to make a difference in someone's life and they are looking for more mentors to become involved.
Mentoring+ provides those students who feel they may be disadvantaged when they enter the workplace with an opportunity to get a head start on their careers by having the benefit of a one-to-one mentor from the local business community.
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The Society of Maritime Industries publishes first Annual Review...
The Society of Maritime Industries has published its first Annual Review which is available at the following link:
http://www.maritimeindustries.org/news/files/SMIAnnualReview2010.pdf
The Review aims to demonstrate the scope and success of the UK maritime engineering and business sector in a range of markets. A number of topical editorial articles seek to reveal the innovation and forward thinking technology which is available from the UK and highlights some of the potential future areas which will provide an opportunity for growth in the sector.
The review also aims to inform government about the dynamism of the industry and highlight the strategies being adopted to maximise the return from investment in research and technology.
It is intended that the Society will undertake a further review in one year.
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Digital Design and Manufacture Programme with SolidWorks® Starts 7th October 2010...
Southampton Solent University in close collaboration with both Marine South East and Solid Solutions have developed an accredited SolidWorks programme – Digital Design and Manufacture using SolidWorks 3D CAD package.
The course commences on Thursday 7th October 2010 for 26 weeks over the academic year – one evening a week for 2 hours – 18:30 – 21:00 ( a ½ hr intro), based at the university site in the city centre of Southampton – East Park Terrace- SO14 0YN.
