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Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation – What are the strategies and what do you need to know?

02 December 2020

Periscope partner, RISE, hosted a webinar on 26 November looking into different approaches in managing IPR in the development of new products and services. IPR was created to encourage innovation an…

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James Ferguson takes home SR Young and Inspiring Award

02 December 2020

James Ferguson, Research and Development Engineer, at Periscope partner the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney has won the Scottish Renewables Young and Inspiring Award at the 2020 Green…

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Major boost for robotics sector as GE Renewable Energy and ORE Catapult announce winners of offshore wind innovation competition

26 November 2020

Tethys Energy Services (Tethys) and Aerones have won a major competition to demonstrate a novel remote blade maintenance technique for offshore wind farms to one of the industry’s leading …

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Wind Industry Digital Landscape Review

20 November 2020

Over the past decade, the growth and drive to reduce the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) of onshore and offshore wind generation had resulted in a digital revolution in the industry. To understand t…

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Latest issue of the Periscope newsletter available!

20 November 2020

The latest issue of the blue growth innovation newsletter is available .

The newsletter covers innovation in emerging blue growth markets around the North Sea.

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Persicope Network feeds into North Sea Region 2030 Strategy

19 November 2020

Following the Periscope Forum at the end of 2019, gathering strategists, policymakers and politicians to discuss the main EU programming issues with a special focus on the North Sea, the Periscope N…

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Flow batteries to combine with tidal power to produce world’s first continuous green hydrogen at EMEC

10 November 2020

A world-first project will combine flow battery technology with tidal power to produce continuous green hydrogen. 

Periscope partner EMEC will deploy an Invinity Energy Systems (AIM:IES) 1.8 MWh …

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Green hydrogen – the next big thing?

04 November 2020

In January 2020, Periscope partners met industrial players in Groningen and held an international idea jam on the greening of ports, with submissions and input from all around the North Sea. It beca…

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3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing opportunities in the Offshore Energy sector

29 October 2020

Through deep dives, the Periscope Network has identified the emerging 3D-printing and Additive Manufacturing sectors in the Offshore Energy market. Due to the early stage evolution of this new secto…

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Periscope at EWRC - Smart Specialisation 4 Blue Growth Cooperation

29 October 2020

In the context of European Week of Regions and Cities, the Periscope Network co-organised a session on 

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