Blog: Maritime UK supports latest UK SHORE competitions focused on ‘Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure’ (ZEVI) and establishing a UK Clean Maritime Research Hub
Maritime UK, in its role as bringing industry together, has led with partners in regional cluster organisations around the UK, to host a number of update and networking events on behalf of the Department for Transport UK SHORE programme. These events briefed attendees on the latest funding opportunities: the ‘Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure’ (ZEVI) competition and plans to established a UK Clean Maritime Research Hub.
UK SHORE aims to transform the UK into a global leader in the design and manufacturing of clean maritime technologies, key to this is addressing barriers across a range of ‘Technology Readiness Levels’ (TRLs).
Supporting access to both the ZEVI and Clean Maritime Research Hub competition builds on our previous work to assist HM Government in promoting opportunities around clean maritime within industry.
Maritime UK facilitated a series of events, held both online and in person and included attendance by officials from UK SHORE, Innovate UK, Innovate UK KTN, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
The events, hosted by Mersey Maritime, Maritime UK South West, Port of Tyne, Maritime UK Solent, Northern Ireland and the South East saw over 350 people attend, allowing businesses and organisations to maximise their engagement in major funding rounds such as this.
The Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure competition
is funding multi-year demonstrations across 3 strands:
- Strand 1 - Battery electric vessels and charging infrastructure - https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1428/overview/7e823a2c-3234-40bd-857a-d462c9cbbff6
- Strand 2 - Shore power technologies, shore-side and vessel-side - https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1429/overview/b3f0710e-dad6-4ce4-a556-ddc04dbdfef1
- Strand 3 - Alternative fuel vessels and refuelling infrastructure - https://apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/1430/overview/e8a1f972-8696-4b76-b83b-d0aa68fbd746
Competition briefing - https://vimeo.com/796207496/879e8f74f9
The deadline for applications is 11am Wednesday 19th April 2023.
The UK Clean Maritime Research Hub competition is worth £7.4m in grant funding. Expressions of interest must be received by 20 March 2023 and full applications submitted by 02 May 2023. More details can be found here.
For further information contact Simon Eardley