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Remote and Autonomous Opportunities in Offshore Energy

27 October 2020

The Periscope Network is leading project development in the fast-growing sector of autonomous solutions for offshore O&M. Periscope partner Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult are leading this in…

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Offshore Hubs project development

27 October 2020

For the last two years, the Periscope network has used deep dives and hackathons to identify new opportunities or markets worth over €50 million in the blue economy in the North Sea Region. One such …

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Market opportunities from using drones in the maritime sector

26 October 2020

Rapid development within the drone industry results in improved mobility, higher measuring accuracy, and significant improvements in productivity—both in time and cost saving. Autonomous drones can s…

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Business Accelerator for Offshore Renewables in North-east England

23 October 2020

A £3.5m Technology, Innovation & Green Growth for Offshore Renewables (TIGGOR) programme has been established to support the acceleration of businesses in the North East England region. The prog…

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OREC and ORCA Hub collaborate to advance robotics in offshore renewables

16 October 2020

Periscope partner, OREC has partnered with the ORCA Hub will work together to translate UK robotics innovation and research expertise into products and services for the offshore renewables’ industry …

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Geothermal Energy Workshop

28 September 2020

Experts from around Europe gathered on 28 September 2020 to discuss current geothermal projects and potential funding streams in a webinar. The event was hosted by Periscope partner GCE NODE as well …

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Norwegian Hydrogen Network exploring European Opportunities

25 September 2020

Last week, a meeting took place including two Periscope partners, South Norway European Office and GCE NODE, and companies and entities interested in the emerging hydrogen market.

Three very diff…

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PERISCOPE partner EMEC helps Microsoft to discover that underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably

18 September 2020

PERISCOPE partner, European Marine Energy Centre, helped computing giant Microsoft sink a data centre in the sea off Orkney to investigate whether it could boost energy efficiency.

Microsoft desc…

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Fast-tracking energy transition

18 September 2020

A five-year collaboration to deliver next generation energy technologies and accelerate the United Kingdom’s transition to a net zero future is announced by the Energy Transition Alliance (ETA), form…

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Accelerating Technology Commercialisation in Offshore Wind

18 September 2020

Periscope partner ORE Catapult is collaborating with Vattenfall helping to accelerate technology commercialisation by directing high-potential developers to trials at the European Offshore Wind Deplo…

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