Renewable Engine

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland)

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

Description

Description (EN):

Regional enterprises are not engaging in research and innovation (R&I) activity in the renewable energy sector in a strategic and collaborative way. There is a strong advanced manufacturing and engineering industrial base in the region. However there is limited activity and innovation in the production of products for the renewable energy sector and the capacity of this high value sector to create a significantly enhanced economic impact is not currently realised. ‘Renewable Engine’ will deliver necessary strategic change through the creation of a new and unique cross-border R&I ‘supercluster’ involving high calibre research and industry partners. Importantly the new collaboration will, for the first time, bring cross-border research centres together across the disciplines of advanced manufacturing and renewable energy and this will catalyse the change needed.‘Renewable Engine’ builds on existing infrastructure in the region with two of research partners, South West College and IT Sligo, sharing a strong track record of applied R&I in renewable energy through the cross border CREST infrastructure. The ‘Renewable Engine’ partnership will bring the new addition of international research advanced manufacturing excellence through Queen’s University and the UK Advanced Manufacturing Catapult centre based at University of Strathclyde. Both these universities have research profiles within the top 15 in the UK and the expertise and capacity which the catapult, working directly with research institutions and private enterprises in the region, is exceptional. Private sector input will drive the supercluster through the inclusion of Manufacturing NI and Action Renewables as associate partners.

Website: https://www.seupb.eu/iva-overview

Expected Results (EN): 1.1.1: The annual number of peer-reviewed journal and conference publications in two target sectors (Health and Life Sciences and Renewable energy) with cross-border authorship and with the potential to create economic impact.

Expected Outputs (EN):

The objectives of the project are to achieve: • Develop an internationally recognised cross-border research super-cluster in Renewable Energy and Advanced Manufacturing technologies involving 4 research institutes to bridge the gap between public and private R & I; • Facilitate direct knowledge transfer, technology development and innovation in 8 companies in the Renewable Energy Sector through the provision of R & I support and technology development grants; • Develop a novel programme of applied industrial research, based on identified need leading to 57 years of research activity at PHD level and above; • Co-ordinate an international board of renewable energy stakeholders to drive innovative forward-looking applied industrial research and initiate policy dialogue; • Increase the knowledge and awareness within industry in the cross border region of R & I infrastructure in the Renewable Energy sector.

Thematic information

Renewable energy

Specific Objective: To increase business and industry relevant research and innovation capacity across the region within two target sectors; Health and Life Sciences and Renewable Energy

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority: (01a) enhancing research and innovation (R&I) infrastructure and capacities to develop R&I excellence, and promoting centres of competence, in particular those of European interest

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: South West College

Department: InnoTech

Address: Burn Road, BT80 8DN Cookstown, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 2 219 940.49

Institute of Technology, Sligo

Name: Institute of Technology, Sligo

Department: Research

Address: Ash Lane, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 1 185 696.28

Manufacturing NI

Name: Manufacturing NI

Address: C/o W.D. Irwin & Sons, 5 Diviny Drive, BT63 5WE Portadown, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 22 089.60

Action Renewables

Name: Action Renewables

Department: Renewables Section

Address: Boucher Road, BT12 6QH Belfast, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 31 529.60

SME'S (c/o South West College)

Name: SME'S (c/o South West College)

Address: Burn Road, BT80 8DN Cookstown, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 496 842.11

University of Strathclyde

Name: University of Strathclyde

Department: UK Advanced Manufacturing Catapult

Address: Richmond Street, G1 1XQ Glasgow, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 1 064 843.37

QUB

Name: QUB

Department: School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) & QUB Research & Enterprise Directorate

Address: University Road, BT7 1NF Belfast, United Kingdom

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 1 061 963.77

Mid Ulster Council

Name: Mid Ulster Council

Department: Economic Development

Address: Burn Road, BT80 8DT Cookstown, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Total budget: EUR 22 089.60

Partners map

Partners and Projects info

Institute of Technology, Sligo

Renewable Engine

Partners and Projects info

Manufacturing NI

Renewable Engine

Partners and Projects info

South West College

Renewable Engine

Partners and Projects info

Action Renewables

Renewable Engine

Partners and Projects info

SME'S (c/o South West College)

Renewable Engine

Partners and Projects info

University of Strathclyde

Renewable Engine

Partners and Projects info

Queens University Belfast

Renewable Engine

Partners and Projects info

Mid Ulster Council

Renewable Engine

Lead partner

Project partner

Summary

Project name (EN): Renewable Engine

Project acronym: Renewable Engine

Project start date: 2017-01-01

Project end date: 2021-07-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 6 104 994.82

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 5 067 817.39

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, .

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Scotland)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2022-11-16

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

33 / 33 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

175 / 175 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Data of four projects (FASTER, ISIMPATHY, Sea Monitor, ONSIDE and SWELL_2) was retrieved by Interact from the programme´s website on the 2021-09-15 and 2022-11-15. Specific objectives were derived from Thematic objectives. Regarding partners data only main partners is available. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (https://www.seupb.eu/iva-overview), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-17, 2023-02-01 and 2024 03 20.

Languages

Contact Form

Renewable Engine

Description

Thematic information

Partners (8)

Partners map

Summary

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Disclaimer