1. KETmaritime project and its legacy:
Business2Sea Workshop, Porto
Jonathan Williams, Marine South East
14th November 2018

2. KETmaritime - transfer of key enabling technologies (KETs) to the maritime sector
An interregional Atlantic Area project for strengthening transfer of innovation results
A cooperative network of public and private organizations with scientific as well as industrial background
Exchange experience in R&D, technology transfer and maritime activities
Increase knowledge, identify and exchange good practices and sustainable solutions based on KETs
Facilitating emergence of new products, services & processes in the sector
Fully capitalizing on KETs, leading to more competitive, resilient, efficient and sustainable maritime industries

3. Project partners:
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (PT)
Fundación PRODINTEC (ES)
Asociación de Investigación Metalúrgica del Noroeste (ES)
Fórum Oceano – Associação da Economia do Mar (PT)
Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (FR)
Marine South East (UK)
University College Cork (IR)

4. Future Ambition Europe has strong research expertise in KETs
Investment in KETs creates a ‘knowledge infrastructure’
Business can exploit this infrastructure to drive growth
BUT, to achieve this outcome for marine and maritime sectors, we need to:
Check the research investment is aligned to knowledge priorities coming from societal and industrial challenges
Address business barriers to market and ‘valley of death’

5. Capitalisation
The project legacy is being secured in a work package dedicated to “Capitalisation”
Inheriting knowledge from previous work
Making a valuable impact on future activities
So far, two tasks have been completed:
Task 3.1: perform a scan of recent and ongoing European projects and initiatives and map onto the KETs
Task 3.2: analyse how the KETs map onto the value chains identified in Blue Growth studies

6. Mapping Against Blue Growth Priorities
Ports & logistics
Shipping & shipbuilding
Micro & nano electronics
Leisure craft, marinas
Cruise & tourism
Nano-technology
Projects database
Industrial Biotechnology
Naval
Surveillance
Coastal protection
Eco-systems
Advanced Materials
Oil & gas
Offshore Wind
Wave & tidal
Biofuels
Photonics
Fishing
Aquaculture
Blue biotech
Advanced Manufacturing
ICT
Aggregates
Seabed
mining

7. Maritime ICT advances depend mainly on three KETs
Nano & Microelectronics
Photonics
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Marine sensors
Satellite sensors
Autonomous vessels
Rapid prototyping
Systems dependent upon or supporting ICT applications
Underwater cables
Offshore robotics

8. Distribution of Maritime Projects across KETs

9. Industrial Biotechnology KET: relevance to Blue Economy

10. Micro & Nano Electronics KET: relevance to Blue Economy

11. ICT Supporting Technology: relevance to Blue Economy

12. Reasons why the EU has not taken sufficient advantage of its excellent research base in KETs
Insufficient policies were in place that aimed at (1) tapping into the synergistic impact of KETs and (2) accelerating their "time to market".
Combining KETs to ensure maximisation of synergistic impact is important
an integrated approach to supporting KETs is therefore required.
The timely commercialisation of KETs requires the development of high-risk product demonstration and proof-of–concept projects
require a more effective use and coordination of public resources
Source: A European strategy for Key Enabling Technologies – A bridge to growth and jobs (2012)

13. Barriers to Commercialisation
Investment in Advanced Materials KET
Novel Material
Design codes & models
Production Engineering & Prototype
Security of Supply
Market Validation
Investment in innovation = RISK
Certification etc
Investment in tooling, testing etc
Scaleability & timescale
Confirm commercial benefit

14. Conclusions
There are many KET-related projects that could be exploited in Blue Growth
Industrial biotechnology is particularly relevant:
Blue biotechnology
Fisheries and aquaculture
ICT is a critical technology for Blue Growth:
Sensor development dependent on micro & nano electronics KET etc
Driving advances in maritime surveillance
BUT
Exploitation of KETs requires joined-up support for innovation
To overcome risk & time barriers
Case studies/use-cases can be influential to define risks
KETmaritime is working on a selection of case studies