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…

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Marine Business Technology Centre – Marine Innovation Grant Call

Opening 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…

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£1.2m invested in new Plymouth underwater communications network

The 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…

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Marine sector to benefit from more support from Marine Business Technology Centre

New 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…

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Plymouth Marine Laboratory successfully deploys state-of-the-art scientific data buoy off Plymouth

Plymouth 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…

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