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Cornish marine tech programme supports innovative marine monitoring system for Floating Offshore Wind

Hayle-based marine tech innovation programme Marine-i has announced it is helping Research Development UK establish a marine acoustic monitoring service for the emerging Celtic Sea Floating Offshore Wind (FLOW) opportunity, to aid deployment strategies in these areas.

Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i is designed to help the marine technology sector in...

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Marine-i lends a hand to STL to help develop innovative robotic arm

Marine-i has agreed to support Falmouth-based consultancy group Submarine Technology Limited (STL) in the development of a cutting-edge multi-axis robotic arm.

Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, the Marine-i aids businesses in the marine technology sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, offering them RD&I expertise and test facilities.

Prof. Lars...

Offshore turbines

Marine-i airs support for Crown Estate's plan for floating offshore wind

Marine-i has welcomed proposals announced by the Crown Estate for floating offshore wind leasing in the Celtic Sea.

These proposals have been made as part of the growing Celtic Sea Cluster announced earlier this year that has been established to help drive market creation for floating wind through industry collaboration.

According to Celtic Sea Cluster’s website, floating...

FibreHub, a new tech hub in Cornwall

New tech space FibreHub launches in Cornwall

Authored by Toby Parkins, director of Headforwards

This week, we’re officially celebrating the launch of FibreHub: a 20,000 square feet building with lettable office space, hot-desking facilities, an eat-in or takeaway café and areas for networking and events.

FibreHub is home to digital, software and tech organisations, but the building will be well used by many more people...

The new FibreHub building in Cornwall

Cornwall tech community invited to FibreHub launch event

Cornish software company Headforwards will be celebrating the official opening of its new FibreHub headquarters in Pool next month with a free event aimed at Cornwall’s tech industry.

The business, which is marking its 10th birthday this year and employs around 100 people, has created FibreHub as a new space where tech, software and digital businesses can connect.

FibreHub...

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Work begins on new creative hub for Penzance

Work is underway on a £5.8m project in Penzance to build a dedicated workspace and a hub for creative businesses, according to the Cornwall Council website . The Penzance Creative Cluster will provide up to 30 modern studios and flexible workspaces at Causewayhead for creative sector businesses, from high tech digital companies to visual and performing artists and forms part of a wider...

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RD&I funding announced for newcomers to marine tech

Marine-i has announced research, development and innovation (RD&I) support for businesses that are newcomers to the marine sector.

Part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i is designed to help the marine tech sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly grow through harnessing the full potential of research and innovation.

The programme brings...

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Cornish tech startup secures £500k from MoD

A Cornish tech startup is one of three in the UK to have been chosen by the Ministry of Defence to design the "soldier of the future".

Ultrabeam Hydrographic has received £500,000 from the Defence and Security Accelerator’s £2m Map the Gap Phase 2 fund, a competition which aims to develop semi-autonomous reconnaissance and survey systems that help the military cross obstacles such as...

Port Isaac, Cornwall

Satellite and 5G firms announce ubiquitous UK communications trial in Cornwall

A consortium of satellite and 5G companies has announced tests of ubiquitous communications technology in Cornwall.

Darwin Innovation Group, Virgin Media O2, Amazon Web Services, HISPASAT, the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency will be using the notoriously patchy mobile signal in the area to test and develop technology to allow for seamless transition between 5G and...

Former Google manager joins Cornish agency HookedOnMedia

Alistair Chatterley, former senior business development manager at Google, has joined the Cornish agency HookedOnMedia team as Digital Account Manager.

His background involves just over 8 years at Google in the UK offices, working in several roles within Google Ads (PPC) and business growth specialisation. As Digital Account Manager, Chatterley is a main point of contact for...

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