| As part of the largest ever state/industry co-funded research investment in Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland announced that it is to fund the €29million MAREI bid led by the Beaufort Laboratory. The project will accelerate the development of the marine renewable energy sector in Ireland. This will give Ireland's maritime economy a huge boost and will be a great start for Beaufort Research. The Beaufort project will include 30 industry partners working with UCC, NUIG, UL, UCD, CIT, and NUIM. There will be upwards of 70 new research positions created. UCCs Beaufort Laboratory on the IMERC campus will be the focal point for the management of the six year programme. UCCs Tony Lewis and Alistair Borthwick will oversee the implementation of the science plan. The plan will make progress across a range of technical challenges including device development, deployment, composite materials, marine robotics, maritime spatial planning. Multinationals such as Intel and Shell will work alongside SMEs across the marine renewable energy supply chain. The project aims to stimulate 2,000 jobs by 2020, attract new foreign direct investment, and spawn new start up companies. It includes targets for technology transfer, business development and outreach activities. This helps to deliver the IMERC vision of a research and commercial cluster of world standing to impact on the maritime and energy markets of tomorrow. Related links for this article Beaufort Research website IMERC website |
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