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UKSPA Conference – Croke Park, Dublin – 10th – 11th June 2015
Thornton Science
Park
&
Irish Sea Rim
Professor Philip Leigh
University of Chester
Thornton
Park– –Where
Where
ThorntonScience
Science Park
is it?is it?
Thornton
Science Park
Campus Map
• Faculty
• Business
Ex Shell R&D
facility
66 acres
(25 Hectares)
55 buildings
Thornton
Science
Park
Campus
Map
Planning for
future
developments
in progress:
Industrial,
Commercial,
Faculty,
Incubation,
Facilities
Faculty of Science & Engineering
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500 students / 30+ academics
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Computer Science / Mathematics
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Natural Sciences
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New engineering degrees
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Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
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Industry opportunities
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Guest lectures
High Growth Centre
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60 Incubation Units
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Hot desks
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Lab space
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Workshops
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Supply chain
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Academic links
Underpinned by Energy
Intelligent Energy Systems Demonstrator
• £6.8m Smart Grid Demonstrator as part of Cheshire Science Corridor
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Generation
Storage
Distribution
Demand
Efficiency
R&D
Systems Integration
Intelligent Energy Systems Demonstrator
Systems integration – holistic approach
Energy
technology
Wind
Photovoltaic
Solar PV
Fuel Cell
GSHP
ASHP
Pyrolysis
Hydro
LENR
Heat recovery
R&D
Grids
Storage
Demand
Electricity
• DC
• AC
• Single
Phase
• 3 Phase
• HV
Gas
• Syngas
Fluid fuels
• Biofuels
• Other
Heat
• Steam
Hydraulics
Water
Batteries
• Lithium
Ion
• Sodium
Heat
Hydrogen
Automatic
controlled
loading
Compressed
Air (CAES)
Flow
batteries
Refridgeration
Economics
Car charging
points
Energy –
markets
Other?
Trading
Modelling
& Control
Systems
integration
Digital models
Software
integration of
whole system
Advanced
digital control
Feedback loop
Asset life
monitoring
Environmental
chambers
Energy Planning
Building
Information
Modelling (BIM)
Develop Energy
Instruments
R &D &I
Faculty
research
New
energy
sources (IP)
Collaboration
Innovation
Sector
skills
Compressed air electricity generation
Aviation
Fuel Ring
&
Fuel
Blending
Plant
Lubrication blending
plant
Engine Testing Facility
Laboratory
space
• Opening of the Halton Curve railway
(local links)
• Student accommodation
• Regeneration
• Hydro on Dee
• Heat Networks
• Stanlow Refinery
Thornton – Links into the local industrial landscape at Elsmere Port
Manchester Ship Canal
Daresbury
Science
Park
Airbus
TATA
Steel
STFC
Economic research and innovation zone
Irish Sea Rim – vision and mission
Irish Sea Rim Economic Research &
Innovation Zone
Initiated to explore the potential for growth,
innovation & collaboration around the Irish Sea,
encompassing 2 nation states, 6 countries, and a
wealth of public and private sector linkages
The Irish Sea Rim can drive socio-economic
growth across national boundaries and develop
regional excellence (2 + 2 = 5)
The Irish Sea Rim can develop as a regional economic
counterbalance to London (centric) & the South East
The Irish Sea Rim operates as an umbrella
organisation and portal for regional programmes,
investment and projects to over 15m people
Richest & Poorest Areas in Northern Europe
Explaining the data
This data was
produced by
Eurostat, the data
agency of the
European Union.
They measured GDP
per head in regions
across the EU, taking
into account the
different prices in
different regions.
The full data is
available from
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europ
a.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/127022014-AP/EN/127022014-AP-EN.PDF
What does this mean?
In the UK we think of ourselves as having
similar standard of living to other
countries in Northern Europe like France,
Germany, Belgium, Holland and the
Nordic Countries. These are our nearest
neighbours. They share a similar
economic history to us, and have
experienced similar political stability since
the second world war. We also have
close ties as members of the European
Union.
However, the poorest UK regions are by
far the poorest in Northern Europe. This
is because the UK is much more unequal
than other countries, where there is
nowhere as rich as London, but
nowhere as poor as our
poorest regions.
Government
Academia
Business
Community
2 National
Government
Government
Business
5 Devolved
Academia
30 Local Councils
5 Enterprise
Partnerships
Community
30 Higher Education
Providers
450,000 undergrads
170,000 postgrads
Government
Business
50,000 academics
Academia
Academia
Community
Business around the Irish Sea Rim
Government
Business
Business
>500,000 businesses
410,000 micro
Academia
Community
80,000 small
15,000 medium
2,500 large
Irish Sea Rim – Liverpool Manchester Leeds Urban District
Net flow of people in & out of London
Other key ISR
urban centres
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Glasgow
Belfast
Dublin
Cardiff
Glasgow
Belfast
Liverpool Superport
Mersey Gateway Br.
Atlantic Gateway
M62 corridor
M62 Corridor
Irish
Leeds
Sea Liverpool
Manchester
Dublin
Population 6 - 7 million
Cardiff people
Improve connectivity – M62London
corridor
Cross rail / HS 3..! Northern Powerhouse
Urban economic hub for Irish Sea Rim
Reverse the flow!
Business support around the Irish Sea Rim
Wide array of business
support organisations:
>20 Science and Technology Parks
>20 Chambers of Commerce
>15 Offices for Small Business
>5 Enterprise Agencies
Quantifying energy resource and capability in the Irish Sea Rim
Core ISR focus: Energy
- Wind farms, (offshore & onshore)
- Solar, Biomass and Hydro
- Nuclear installations / Coal gasification
- Grid infrastructure / Smart grids / Interconnector
- Energy storage / Intermittency / Demand
- Energy efficiency / Monitoring / Security
- Extensive marine & shale gas resources
- Tidal Lagoons / Tidal Bridges / Tidal Stream
- Energy Systems Catapult / Planning
- Energy Providers (SSE, E.ON, Centrica, etc.)
- Regulatory Framework / Funding / Policy
No imported
gas until 2002
in UK
Interconnectors
Irish Sea Energy Rim
Energy
generation
capacity in ISR
- Current
- Planned
- Potential
Marine energy resource in the Irish Sea Rim
Annual Mean Tidal Power Density
Irish Sea Region of UK and Ireland
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Marine energy
technologies
Tidal fence
Tidal bridge
Tidal stream
Tidal lagoon
Other marine
technologies
North West Energy Gateway Project – Morecambe Bay
Barrow-in-Furness
2007 - 2012
2006
North West Tidal Energy
Group was formed
Solway Energy Gateway
(SEGL) was conceived
2014
North West Tidal Energy
Group reformed under title
Irish Sea Rim Marine Energy
Group
2008 - 2014
SEGL connected with VerdErg Renewables Ltd
and assisted in the development of the VETT
technology.
2003
Bridge across the Bay
project was
conceived
North West Energy
Gateway formed
Heysham
2006 - 2009
Bridge across the Bay and
Solway Firth feasibility studies
undertaken
2014
2013 - 2014
Irish Sea Rim formed as an umbrella
organisation to support this type of project
Irish Sea Rim Environmental & Scientific Observatory (ISRESO )
What is it?
How will it do it:
Marine Environment
Services framework
Measuring baseline
services & conditions.
• Air quality
• Wind and marine
energy
• Water chemistry,
temp & quality
• Ecosystem
Link: Grid interconnectors,
test facilities, data
acquisition, supply chain,
enterprise development,
innovation, research,
investment, environment,
planning, operational,
maintenance,
decommissioning,
validation, connectivity,
power supply (electrical
interface), floating data
buoys, platforms, satellite,
etc...
Energy Projects
SAMS
Research
Sea surface
temperature
s
Satellite
data
Estuarine
monitoring
Tidal
stream
device
Weather
monitoring
Lidar and
Radar
Liverpool
Smart bay
Dublin
Smart
Bay
Tidal
lagoon
potential
Ports
Utilisation
of
Lighthouses
Off shore
wind
turbines
Logistics & commodity flows around the Irish Sea Rim
Wide-ranging connectivity, including major
transport logistics and infrastructure:
- 10 airports
- 10 seaports
- Regional and national road & rail networks
- Hubs & facilities
Key challenge to improve transport infrastructure
and travel costs:
- Cost and ease of travel
- Liverpool Superport / Atlantic Gateway
- Improved infrastructure
Tour of the Irish Sea Rim – cycling
A holistic link of a wealth of
enterprise, public-sector bodies,
HEIs and local communities
Tour of the Irish Sea
(Road-show event
to visit 5 countries)
7 days – 7 stages
Elite Men & Elite Women
(2 races) plus sportive
multi-stage event
To also visit IOM
Holistic links:
Chambers of Commerce; Local
Enterprise Partnerships;
Regional and City Councils;
Trade Associations; Integrate
SMEs; Business Breakfasts;
Innovation Challenge; BIS;
Manufacturing; Tourism
Boards; Community
Engagement; Enterprise
Ireland; Digital industries;
Arts; Universities; Doctoral
Centre; Leadership Centre;
Executive Education; Network
& Funding Events
Promotion of a region through wellbeing and sport
Irish Sea Rim – multi level projection of Irish sea concept
• Energy
• Health & Wellbeing
• Sustainability
• Built Environment
• Connectivity & Transport
• Food & Food Security
• Logistics, Value & Supply Chain
• Skills & Employment
• Economic & Growth
• Social & Communities
• Historical, Cultural & Tourism
• Politics and policy
• Arts and Creative Industries (digital)
• Science & Technology
Energy, Environment & Engineering
Sustainability &
Advanced Manufacturing
Irish
Sea Rim
Health, Sport & Wellbeing
Supply Chains & Growth
Leadership & Management
Irish Sea Rim – multiple funding sources are important
High level funding – Horizon 2020 / Philanthropy /
Sponsorship / Crowd funding / Revenue Generation /
Investment / Venture Capitalist / Other…
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Innovate UK
Energy
Technology
Institute
ERDF /
Interreg
Centres of
Industrial
Collaboration
CATAPULT
Programme
Research
Councils
SMEs
Technology &
Innovation
Centres
EPSRC
LEPs
ESRC
Innovative
projects
UKERC
Revenue
Generation
Eurostar's
Regional
Councils
Regional
Growth Fund
Innovation
Fund
Example of how
a strategic model
may operate to
assist delivery
and generate
additional value
and funding
Irish Sea Rim – funding avenues
Funding body
Description
Bid amount
Timeline
Interreg
Multi-partner (country) projects
25,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
ERDF
Multi-partner projects
25,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Horizon 2020
Projects with business growth at their centre
100,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
EPSRC
Doctoral Training Centre(s)
25,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Government (LEPs etc.)
Local & Regional Funds
10,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Irish Sea Rim Fund
Business, Government, Agencies & Institutions
5,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Investors
Industry and Business
Unlimited (~100,000,000) +
2014 – 2020
Eurostar's
Multi partner projects
5,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
ESRC
Research Funding
5,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Innovate UK
Innovative projects/KTPs/Energy/other
5,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Energy Technology Institute
Projects linked to energy
5,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Innovation Funds
Innovative projects
5,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Regional & Local Growth Funds
Projects that show regional growth
5,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Catapult Programme
Funds to kick start the enterprise
5,000,000 +
2014 – 2020
Crowd Funding
To explore how this fits
Unlimited (~5,000,000) +
2014 – 2020
Sponsorship
From all sectors
Unlimited (~5,000,000) +
2014 – 2020
Philanthropy
e.g. Bowland Trust
Unlimited (~5,000,000) +
2014 – 2020
Where are the Irish Sea Rim offices located?
Glasgow
• Head Office
• NW England
• Thornton Science Park / UoC
Belfast
• Country offices
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Glasgow
Belfast
Dublin
Cardiff
Manchester
Douglas
Douglas
Dublin
Manchester
• Regional offices
• These will develop across the regions
as ISR grows
Cardiff
Irish Sea Rim – international partnership development
Potential for the
Irish Sea Rim to
build international
partnerships
Irish Sea Rim to
export excellence to
overseas and
transnational
markets
Irish Sea Rim as an
economic window
to the world
Europe
USA
ASIA
Irish Sea
Rim
Middle
East
India
Africa
China
Irish Sea Rim to cross continents
Irish Sea Rim
Interreg & Horizon
2020 project
development
Irish Sea Rim to
collaborate with
other economic,
research and
innovation zones
Irish Sea Rim - summary
Economic & socio regeneration, leadership development , employment & business growth
Seek and secure sustainable funding streams to deliver multiple cross-regional projects
The Irish
Sea Rim
will deliver
Energy Generation in and around the Irish Sea Rim can power the region & its economy
Collaboration across universities, industry, government & commerce across the Irish Sea Rim
Deliver high profile sports events across six home countries to promote the region
Irish Sea Rim Launch conference
Irish Sea Rim – overview
“ The Irish Sea can, and perhaps should,
be viewed in the same way we regard the Baltic
and the Mediterranean: as maritime links that
provide communication, economic wealth,
cultural exchange and a strong sense of
- Professor Philip Leigh, Irish Sea Rim Director
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community and shared experience.
Professor Philip Leigh
Chairman and Chief Executive
Director Irish Sea Rim, Research & Innovation
[email protected]
[email protected]
+44 (0)1244 513955
+44 (0)7880257243
www.irishsearim.org
www.chester.ac.uk
Economic Research & Innovation Zone