TMS Media and Widesight have ‘repurposed’ their Offshore Wind Communicator website to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the offshore wind supply chain. The website was set up as a communcations platform for companies involved in the offshore wind supply chain, government…
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ACT NOW: Supergen Energy Networks Hub seeks bids for £400k in research funding
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The Supergen Energy Networks (SEN) Hub has invited expressions of interest grants towards energy projects. The Hub’s Flex Fund has £400k of grant money to award to around four projects. It wants expressions of interest for projects of up to £125k based around resilience. The…
ACT NOW: north east energy innovators invited to pitch for business and financial support
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The North East Energy Catalyst is launching an Energy Innovation Challenge that could see SMEs secure up to £20,000 of investment and an additional £20,000 funding towards the development and commercialisation of their ideas, as well as business support to help…
Cranfield to offer scholarships to power and energy masters students
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Cranfield University has made available a series of scholarships for the students taking masters degrees in the energy and power. The £10,500 scholarship will cover the full cost of the tuition fees for the successful applicants. The announcement comes during…
ACT NOW: Sign up today to join scoping workshop for UKERC funding
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UK Energy Research Centre programme includes a £3.5million Flexible Research Fund that will be allocated via a series of three open calls, anticipated to take place in 2020 and 2021. Help scope and prioritise topics for the first round of funding,…
Shell joins PassivSystems to launch hybrid heat system
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Shell UK and PassivSystems have launched a hybrid heating system called B-Snug, aimed at homes that use oil or LPG for heating. The B-Snug manages a combination of an air source heat pump and a traditional boiler. The intelligent controls monitor the…
£1 million fund opens for innovations to de-risk floating offshore wind
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Up to £1 million of funding has been offered by the Scottish government to help solve specific challenges and de-risk floating wind farm development. The invitation has been particularly extended to other sectors (marine, automotive, oil and gas, aerospace, robotics and…
£18M funding available to develop technologies that help industry switch away from fossil fuels
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BEIS has has invited applucations for an £18 million funding pot for a new process or technology that will help UK industry switch to low carbon fuel sources. Demonstration projects can apply for awards fo up to £7.5 million. The competition is…
Digital innovators invited to apply for ES Catapult support to help enter energy markets
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The Energy Systems Catapult has launched its third ‘innovator challenge’. Small and medium-sized (SME) innovators focused on digital platforms and data services can apply to join the Innovator Support Platform to receive tailored business incubation and acceleration support. The Catapult is encouraging…
Renewable energy is a key offering to attract investment in other industries, says Mainstream chief
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Abundant renewable energy has become part of a country’s ‘competitive edge’ in attracting inward investmen including manufacturing, according to Mainstream Renewable Power’s Andy Kinsella. In an exclusive interview with New Power Report, Kinsella has two examples of renewables as a…