The innovation exchange is looking for innovative solutions for avoiding the ‘stranding’ of diesel-powered assets within ports and harbours. Emissions legislation and air quality directives will start to take effect and the use of fossil fuel powered assets may become restricted or banned from use if the polluting impact of their use in terms of emissions are not addressed. Stranded assets are "assets that have suffered from unanticipated or premature write-downs, devaluations or conversion to liabilities” and in the context of this challenge refer to diesel powered assets with working lives that extend beyond the horizon for their restricted use or banning. Owners and operators are seeking non fossil fuel alternatives or means to dramatically reduce their emissions from assets like generators, forklifts, mobile cranes, and port boats. The winning business(es) in this competition will be given an opportunity to present their solutions to a group of major port operators, with the potential of a commercial opportunity to deliver their solution.
Identifying lead supply pipes with minimal disruption
Summary
Innovative solutions are being sought for this Innovation Exchange challenge, looking at the identification of pipe material in domestic customers’ water supply pipes without excavation or disruption to the flow or quality of the drinking water. Proposed solutions should specifically be able to detect lead pipes and should be non-destructive. The Challenge is delivered by KTN on behalf of Severn Trent Water. The winning organisation(s) in this competition will be given an opportunity to present their solutions direct to Severn Trent with the potential to partner with Severn Trent to develop and scale the technology together in a collaborative commercial opportunity.
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Approaches to delivering energy supplies to Ships in Port – Efficient connections
The innovation exchange is looking for innovative solutions for delivering energy efficiently to ships whilst in port. This challenge is being split in to two sub-challenge: • managing energy being delivered to ships and • making efficient connections (this challenge). A second challenge is exploring how to avoid the stranding of diesel-powered equipment as emissions regulations are tightened and owners are seeking non-fossil fuelled alternatives. The winning business(es) in this competition will be given an opportunity to present their solutions to a group of major port operators such as the Royal Navy, ABP Limited, BAE Systems, Port of Cromarty Firth, Forth Ports Limited, Port of London Authority, Vattenfall Networks with the potential of a commercial opportunity to deliver their solution.
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