Solent wins £8.3m national funding for clean maritime innovation

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Daniel Face

Maritime UK Solent is celebrating a major cash injection for the region’s businesses in their mission to develop green technologies for a more sustainable future.

The government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC4) considered 33 project applications from across the UK – 12 of which are based in the Solent, representing 24 per cent of the total £33 million available.

Working alongside government officials and Innovate UK, MUK Solent encouraged its maritime network of more than 900 organisations to explore opportunities during this fourth round of funding.

Among the clean technologies they put forward were electric, hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and wind power.

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Anne-Marie Mountifield, chair of Maritime UK Solent, said: “This is a wonderful boost for the Solent’s maritime cluster and congratulations to those organisations who were successful in securing funding.

“These initiatives position the UK as a leader in emerging clean maritime technologies, fostering sustainable high-skilled jobs across the country and boosting coastal economies.

“In the long term, the green technologies that emerge from the Solent’s world-leading maritime cluster will ensure that the region and the UK retain a strategic position on the global maritime stage.”

The winning Solent organisations were as follows:

Aluminium Marine Consultants Ltd
Aqua SuperPower Ltd
Blue Tech Ventures Ltd
Carisbrooke Shipping Ltd
Cemex UK Operations Ltd
Chartwell Marine Ltd

Ecomar Propulsion Ltd
Engineered Marine Systems Ltd
Fawley Waterside Ltd
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd
GT Green Technologies Ltd
H Taylor & Son (Brockley) Ltd
Lloyd Register EMEA
Marine and Industrial Transmissions Ltd
Optima Projects Ltd
Pascoe International
R3energise Ltd
Solent University
University of Southampton
Wight Shipyard Company Ltd
WSW Marine Ltd

Daniel Face

Born and raised in Berkshire, Dan fell into journalism after completing his bachelor’s degree in English at UCL. Writing for The Business Magazine and local Biz News sites has given him the opportunity to chat with all manner of small business owners and share their success stories with a wider audience. Outside of work, Dan enjoys live music, board games and quiz shows, and is making a slow but persistent effort to learn Spanish.