Project Overview The River Exe Café is a floating barge just off the water-ski lane on the River Exe which is accessible by boat. River Exe Group is an SME based in Devon in the maritime leisure sector who is looking to reduce their carbon footprint and reliance on fossil fuels. There is an opportunity…
DetailsProject Overview The EMotive Scarab is a concept for the world’s first zero-emission all-terrain six-wheel commercial electric vehicle. E-Motive’s goal is to create an affordable and accessible eco-solution for off-road industries, where its Scarab vehicle platform can be utilised across a range of applications, making it exceptionally diverse.The Centre for Future Clean Mobility (CFCM) has…
DetailsThe Plymouth and South Devon Freeport has appointed Jan Ward CBE as its new Chair. Jan takes over the role, which has been held on an interim basis since May last year, from Adrian Bratt, Executive Director at Princess Yachts. Richard May, who has held the role of interim CEO since last July, has now…
DetailsOpening date 09/12/2022 / Closing date 31/03/2023 Following highly successful previous rounds, the Marine Business Technology Centre is delighted to announce a new Innovation Grant call for Devon-based Advanced Marine SMEs. Eligible businesses have the opportunity to receive 75% support for their innovation programmes up to a total project value of £4,000.00. Funding can be…
DetailsThe Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced that Smart Sound Plymouth is to benefit from a £1.2 million investment, to upgrade the offshore infrastructure and further enhance the unique proving ground for businesses to test, trial, prototype and commercialise new products and services. Led by the University of Plymouth, the Smart Sound Connect Subsurface project builds…
DetailsFollowing on from the successful launch of Smart Sound Connect earlier this year, today marks the opening of a state-of-the-art control centre for the network to further enhance the support provided to industry as part of the Smart Sound testing and proving ground based in and around Plymouth Sound. The network was recently recognised by…
DetailsSmart Sound Connect, the world’s first ocean-focussed 5G testbed, has been recognised by the mobile sector as a cutting-edge innovation platform for the development of the next generation of marine technologies. At the 20th Mobile Industry Awards, held at Lancaster House in London on the 22nd September, Smart Sound Connect was named as the 5G…
DetailsNew funding means the Marine Business Technology Centre (MBTC) in Plymouth will operate for another 12 months, providing valuable innovation support to businesses in the county. Based in Plymouth’s Oceansgate development, the MBTC has supported nearly 400 businesses since it was established in 2018. Thanks to more than £735,000 from the European Regional Development Fund, backed by…
DetailsPlymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) is delighted to announce that this week (Monday 4th July 2022) its new Smart Sound buoy was successfully deployed to its mooring in the Western Channel Observatory area of the English Channel, where it is now anchored and has begun gathering crucial data. The custom-built, 8.5 metre-tall autonomous data buoy is designed to…
DetailsAnother significant milestone has been reached for the Plymouth and South Devon Freeport which has now received approval from the Government for its Outline Business Case, along with two of its proposed tax sites. A freeport in Plymouth and South Devon will create a zone designated by the Government with certain allowances to boost the…
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