Case Studies
Case Study: River Exe
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…
Case Study: EMotive
Project 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…
Case Study: Silicon Sensing Systems positioning the world’s first uncrewed science vessel
Project Overview The University of Plymouth has been working with a Devon-based company, Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd, to test and optimise the capability of the company’s latest sensor being used within the marine autonomy market. It will be going into service aboard the world’s first uncrewed Atlantic crossing by a scientific vessel, the Mayflower Autonomous…
Case Study: Plankton VR Experience / Sound View Media
Project Overview: Soundview media was established in 2009 by Gareth Allen. Gareth spent 17 years working for ITV / BBC TV and radio producing news, current affairs and factual documentary. Soundview was set up as a video production company. In the past four years the company has utilised immersive technologies to create communications for its…
Case Study: HydroSurv – Advancing Coastal Marine Survey
Project Overview HydroSurv is a Devon-based company working to deliver a future where all inland and coastal data acquisition is delivered by low-impact, economic autonomous vessels. Taking a wholeistic approach to this vision, the business designs and builds uncrewed survey vessels (USVs), and pioneers innovative environmental data capture methods, including processing and interpretive reporting techniques.…
Case Study: eVoyager the UK’s first electric ferry
Project Overview: A consortium of six partners (University of Exeter, Plymouth Boat Trips, EV Parts, Plymouth University, Teignbridge Propellers and Voyager Marine Ltd.) worked together to design and develop the UK’s first fully electric sea-going ferry. The project was funded through the MarRI-UK Clean Maritime Call. The ferry, now renamed e-Voyager, was launched in the…