Wales Innovation in Marine Monitoring Competition

Jul 16

The Wales Innovation in Marine Monitoring Competition aims to provide targeted support and remove barriers to encourage marine monitoring businesses to enter the UK offshore wind supply chain, enabling the development of Irish and Celtic Sea offshore renewable projects.

Through specialist advice, access to workshop development and onshore and offshore pilot testing, this business transformation opportunity aims to support SMEs to validate and de-risk their innovation marine environment monitoring technologies.

The Wales Innovation in Marine Monitoring Competition is funded by the Swansea City Bay Deal and delivered by our Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE).

Is your company applicable?

To apply your company must/must be:

A UK registered business
A micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
Active or growing your work activities in the marine and maritime innovation cluster in Wales
Have a demonstrable ambition for business growth
Provide monetary and/or in-kind contribution to the total project costs
Make only one submission to this funding call per company
Show a clear intent to diversify their business into offshore wind or demonstrate existing capability in the sector.
Can clearly articulate their desire to enter / grow their presence in the offshore wind market.
Understand their own needs and deficiencies as a business and have a proactive attitude to business improvement and constructive feedback.
Demonstrate how the intervention would impact their business and the additionality it would provide by having identified needs met.

Learn more about eligibility, the application process, funding and evaluation in the scope and guidance document.