Email News April 2012
Welcome to the April 2012 edition of the Marine South East newsletter
If you would like to submit an article for consideration please email the text and a suitable image or logo to sarah@marinesoutheast.co.uk
Posted 2012-03-20 14:59:46
Offshore Wind Farm Supply Chain Opportunities for Local Businesses, April 2012
Marine South East is to run a series of events between April and June to inform local businesses of the opportunities that exist to supply products and services to Offshore Wind Farms being developed off the South Coast. The first of these events is scheduled for Thursday 12th April 2012 at Northbrook College, Shoreham Airport, with additional identical events on Thursday 19th April in Newhaven and Thursday 26th April in Chichester.
The events will inform local businesses of the opportunities that exist and will help potential suppliers to identify where their products and services fit in to the supply chain. Presentations will be made by an Offshore Wind Farm Developer and a procurement specialist.
Participants at these initial events will be invited to attend a series of full day workshops, later this year, to help ensure that they qualify to take part in the tendering process.
These events will be free to attend and will take place from 4.30-6.30pm. To reserve a place please book through the Marine South East website:
Shoreham, Northbrook College 12th April http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/make_booking/?id=2889
Newhaven, Enterprise Centre 19th April http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/make_booking/?id=2890
University of Chichester 26th April http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/make_booking/?id=2891
All the events will conclude with a networking buffet.
If you are unable to attend an event but wish to be kept informed about offshore wind farm opportunities please email Richard Barron at offshorewind@marinesoutheast.co.uk
Posted 2012-03-27 10:51:20
Challenge to find the best new British innovations closes soon
The Make it in Great Britain Challenge competition to find the most innovative pre-market products, processes and concepts the UK has to offer will be closing for entries on 5th April, so now is the time to enter http://makeitingreatbritain.bis.gov.uk/The-opportunity
The Challenge is open to inventors, manufacturers, engineers, designers, businesses of all sizes, young people and the general public. It forms part of the Make it in Great Britain campaign, which aims to change the image of modern manufacturing.
Judges are seeking entries across five categories that represent the breadth and depth of the manufacturing industry, and highlight the innovation and talent in Britain today.
The winning entries from each category will showcase their creations on a weekly basis at the Make it in Great Britain exhibition at the Science Museum in London, which will coincide with the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. Visitors to the six-week exhibition will be invited to vote on their favourite entry. The winners from each weekly vote will feature together in the final week of the exhibit.
Posted 2012-03-23 11:36:27
EMSAC project hosts successful workshop on measuring nutrients in coastal waters
Marine South East recently hosted a workshop on the topic of 'Challenges for Measuring Nutrients in Coastal Waters' as part of the EMSAC (European Marine Science Applications) project at the Oceanology Exhibition 2012 exhibition and conference.
The workshop was an opportunity for experts (from scientific, engineering and commercial perspectives) to:
* Explore deficiencies in current measuring technologies
* Consider the potential for future advances in know-how and technology
* Identify the major challenges to radical improvements in nutrient monitoring systems.
To set the scene experts from Pole Mer Bretagne(France), Satlantic (Canada), Wet Labs (USA), Ifremer (France) and the National Oceanography Centre (Southampton, UK) gave a series of presentations outlining the European regulatory framework; the design, manufacture and use of nutrient sensors and the potential for emerging 'lab on chip' technologies.
A facilitated discussion enabled the 34 delegates to identify a number of issues and opportunities that might form the basis for new collaborative projects. In collaboration with its partners, Marine South East will develop the most promising into new proposals.
For more information please contact simon@marinesoutheast.co.uk
Posted 2012-03-22 12:07:58
Solent Forum launches free Marine and Coastal Consents Guide
The Solent Forum has published the fourth edition of its popular Coastal and Marine Consents Guide. Targeted at marine businesses around the Solent, the Guide explains what consents are needed to undertake works and development around the coast.
The new edition of this Guide comes at an important time when there have been many changes to consenting processes due to the introduction of the Marine and Coastal Access Act, 2009 and the establishment of the Marine Management Organisation.
The online Guide has seven sections.
1. A works and development matrix to identify what consents a development or works may require.
2. A detailed section on consents to see how to apply for the consent and the factors to consider when applying.
3. Assessment pages to identify what assessments may be required to support an application.
4. A section on site designations and what these mean for the gaining of consents.
5. Pages on marine and land use planning to see how plan policies influence development or works.
6. An additional considerations section that illustrates what other factors should be taken into account when planning works or development.
7. A consents directory to find contact addresses and other sources of useful information.
The Guide has been sponsored by the Crown Estate's Marine Communities Fund.
It can be freely viewed online at: http://www.solentforum.org/publications/coastal_consents_guide/Edition_4/.
Posted 2012-03-21 13:19:56
Marine Energy Competition
A new £10.5million collaborative R&D competition supporting marine array technologies opened on 5th March 2012.
The Technology Strategy Board, Scottish Enterprise and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) are to invest up to £10.5m in collaborative research and development to support successful deployment and operation of the first series of wave and tidal energy arrays.
The marine energy industry (by which we mean wave and tidal stream energy) is at a critical stage as it moves from single device prototypes towards first arrays of full-scale devices. The industry needs to demonstrate that energy from wave and tidal power can successfully be generated at scale and to reduce the cost of the energy produced. As the industry plans arrays for the first time, new technical barriers are emerging that are common across the industry.
Through the competition, it is hoped that innovation can address the key common challenges. This will de-risk deployment of early arrays by removing technical barriers and reducing the cost of energy produced. The results of this competition are expected to help UK businesses to build sustainable economic growth by exploiting new innovative technologies in a growing market and by removing barriers to successful array deployment. The competition also aims to facilitate industry joint working in defining and developing the best solutions using expertise from across the supply chain (including parallel sectors), and in disseminating learning and progress from projects.
Proposals must be collaborative and business-led. The competition opens on 5 March 2012. The deadline for registration is at noon on 10 April 2012 and the deadline for expressions of interest is at noon on 17 April 2012. Successful projects will generally attract up to 50% public funding. Investment of between £500k and £1.5m are expected per project, although projects outside these ranges may be considered.
For more information please visit http://www.innovateuk.org/content/competition/marine-energy-supporting-array-technologies.ashx or email competitions@innovateuk.org
Posted 2012-03-20 14:58:41
Nationwide search for young manufacturing stars
The Make it in Great Britain team are currently looking for 30 young rising stars employed in the manufacturing industry, all aged under 30.
The 30 under 30 competition was launched by Business Minister Mark Prisk last month, and is due to close on13th April, so anyone interested in putting themselves or someone they work with forward should do so now http://makeitingreatbritain.bis.gov.uk/30-under-30
Nominations are invited from all areas of manufacturing, from fashion and textiles to aerospace. Entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts, who will be looking for truly exceptional young employees across the full range of sectors.
'30 Under 30' is a part of the Make it in Great Britain campaign, which aims to challenge outdated opinions and transform the image of modern manufacturing. Once selected, the '30 Under 30' will play an important role in promoting manufacturing careers to the next generation, highlighting the diversity of jobs in the sector which include design, sales, marketing and business management.
With multiple routes into manufacturing careers, including apprenticeships and pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Maths (STEM) at college or university, it is hoped that the '30 Under 30' will encourage more young people to see the opportunities the industry has to offer.
Posted 2012-03-23 11:53:45
First laminating training courses successfully delivered
Composite Manufacturing (CML) and Brockenhurst College have completed the first run of City and Guilds accredited five day hand laminating courses held at their facilities in Marchwood, Southampton.
The course was well received by the candidates, who felt the collaboration had added benefits to the learning experience.
After some initial health and safety briefings at Brockehurst’s site the groups moved to CML’s facility where they constructed a model boat hull with bulkheads, they then damaged the hull and carried out a repair. Each practical session was followed up by a classroom session.
The course was attended by a variety of candidates from enthusiasts to professionals wanting to up skill or better understand the process.
The next five day course will run on the 16th April 2012.
Posted 2012-03-20 15:13:20
Marine South East at European Open Days 21st/22nd May 2012
MSE has been working closely with its international partners to build a strong presence at the European Maritime Days event in Gothenburg (Sweden) on 21st/22nd May 2012.
This event is hosted by DG Maritime and provides a forum for business leaders, academics and policy makers to explore maritime growth potential.
Under the current Commissioner, Maria Damanaki, a strong focus of the annual event has been on the high growth maritime markets such as marine energy, aquaculture, environment and security.
On the 2nd day of the event, a programme of workshops allows in-depth discussion and networking between delegates.
MSE is delighted to be involved in running two of these workshops: one will examine the global market for aquaculture and its supporting infrastructure; and the other will highlight how regional centres of marine & maritime capability can stimulate investment in innovation, skills and growth. These workshops are drawing heavily on MSE's leadership of the EMSAC project (European Marine Science Applications Consortium).
Participation at the European Maritime Days is free of charge, and registration is open at:
http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/maritimeday/index_en.htm
Posted 2012-03-30 14:45:09
Ports Working Towards a Sustainable Future, half day conference, 23rd May 2012
The European project PATCH (Ports Adapting To CHange) is funded under the EU Interreg IVA 2 Seas programme. The project has a particular interest in assisting ports in their desire to become more sustainable as they develop.
A half day conference has been organised on the subject of "Ports Working Towards a Sustainable Future" and this will be held during the Seawork 2012 International Exhibition held at the Port of Southampton on Wednesday 23rd May 2012.
There is no cost for the event which will be held in Conference Room 1.
The PATCH event is open to all who have an interest in port and planning matters, and it will feature some practical examples of good practice. It will run from 1400 to 1630 and will include a number of brief presentations together with some time for questions and networking.
The agenda for the afternoon is:
* Introduction to the PATCH project
* Offshore renewable opportunities at the Port of Ramsgate
* A sustainable future for the Port of Newhaven
* Providing 21st century passenger facilities at Portsmouth International Port
* Future renewable energy generation at the Port of Calais
* Introduction to the SuPorts (Sustainable Ports) project
* Sustainable dredging in smaller ports
* Financing future port developments
* Future EU funding opportunities for ports
* Current and future projects for ports working in partnership
For further information please contact Howard Holt at howard@marinesoutheast.co.uk
Posted 2012-03-21 13:54:32
WaveSentry Knowledge Network - Advances in Sea-State Measuring and Forecasting Workshop 24th May 2012, Southampton
WaveSentry will be organising an interactive workshop to introduce the WaveSentry project and identify innovation opportunities in the measurement and forecasting of sea state. The event will take place Thursday 24th May 2012, 10.30-12.30 at the Seawork Exhibition.
Many marine operations are dependent on high quality information on sea-state (wave height, period, direction, steepness) for reasons of economics and safety. At present, available information is based on atmospheric/ocean models and lacks sufficient temporal and spatial resolution.
The WaveSentry project is developing a new information and forecasting tool for managing the risks of marine operations in adverse sea states. WaveSentry aims to exploit new data sources, including novel satellite remote measurements of wave steepness as well as real-time buoy and ship data. The project is developing and applying techniques to substantially enhance the integration of diverse data sources, in order to offer improved sea-state data to multiple end-user markets.
During the project a demonstration system will operate in the English Channel but as WaveSentry integrates additional data sources it has the potential to offer global coverage.
The workshop is an opportunity for experts (from scientific, engineering and commercial user perspectives) to:
* Explore how advances in the measurement and forecasting of sea-state will impact users
* Assess the aspects of measurement/forecasting/hindcasting that are of value to end users
* Identify opportunities for new collaboration and added value
* Identify the major challenges to radical improvements in sea-state measurement and forecasting systems
* The most promising topics identified will be developed through further workshops.
Who Should Attend?
* Decision-makers who would benefit from the 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, modelling and sensor networks.
* Users from public authorities, water companies and coastal survey contractors
Speakers from the WaveSentry partnership will introduce key elements of the WaveSentry system. Marine South East will then facilitate a discussion session.
To register for this free event visit: http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/event_bookings or send an email to: simon@marinesoutheast.co.uk stating your name, organisation, contact details, and field of interest.
Seawork International is free to attend, register at: http://www.seawork.com/visit/registernow
