UK’s Harwell Space Cluster Why you need to be there! 3 December 2015 Stephen Ringler Oxfordshire Space Cluster Development Manager Stephen.Ringler@stfc.ac.uk
UK Perceptions of SPACE
A Critical National Infrastructure UK space infrastructure is now FORMALLY recognised as “ a Critical National Infrastructure ” (assets and people) with appropriate consequences
UK Space Agency Role Policy & Education & Leadership Programmes Regulation Training 70 staff $550M p.a . Business Innovation & Science & Partnership Growth Investment Technology
The European Space Agency ESA Budget : € 4.4B. UK contribution approximately 10% ESA Operates “ Juste Retour” – get back what you put in
What do we mean by “SPACE”? Emerging Space Data Emerging Space Data Enabled Markets Enabled Markets • • Smart cities. Smart cities. • • Telemedicine Telemedicine • • Agri-tech Agri-tech • • Transport Transport Mobile comms Mobile comms • • Maritime apps Maritime apps • • • • M2M M2M • • Etc. Etc.
A Commercial Business… Direct Jobs supported Contributes employment by space £11b to the economy 35,000 100,000 Most highly High return on 85% from skilled investment commercial workforce in markets (7%-40% RoI) manufacturing average growth Share of the SPACE is one of the “8 GREAT global market 7.5% pa T echnologies” 7% supported by HMG (4x UK average) Data from space sector ‘Size and Health’ Study – Oxford Economics Ltd./ London Economics
UK Space – Our “Domains” Planetary EO Space Situational Space Science Exploration & Meteorology Awareness Applications & Telecomm Navigation Manned Space Services
UK Space – What about Propulsion? UK 3rd nation in space Ariel 1 in 1962 UK satellite Prospero launched on Black Arrow in 1971 UK chose to exit launch and manned spaceflight activities concentrate on commercial/operational space & science
UK Space Propulsion - Innovation
Commercial Space Launch Low cost access to space key element of industrial strategy Innovative commercial market sub-orbital passenger & science flights small satellite launch capability game-changing technology UK ambition to establish a Spaceport by 2018 review of Commercial Spaceplane Certification and Operations public consultation Government response by March 2015
UK Space – Where are we going? Satellite Applications Catapult
UK Space Policy Priorities for ’15/16 Inspire youth through ‘Principia’ mission to ISS Implement UK strategy for Earth Observation Deliver programmes National Space T echnology Programme International Partnership in Space Programme Spaceport 2020 Add value to the UK economy 14
Harwell Campus Location 15
Technology commercialisation example(s) (from Diamond? Others?) •
Photo Courtesy of Harwell Campus
Technology commercialisation example(s) (from Diamond? Others?) • Photo Courtesy of Harwell Campus
Harwell Space Cluster
History… • RAL Space • Satellite Applications Catapult • UK Space established at Harwell • Space Innovation and Agency • SME Inward Investors come to Harwell Growth Strategy Satellite launches 20 year plan Office at to take over 10% Harwell • Knowledge Transfer Network global Space market • ESA BIC satellite office at Harwell share Start-ups • Lockheed Martin and Thales • ESA European Centre begin Alenia Space open Harwell for Satellite formation offices Applications and at Harwell Telecommunications established at Harwell New buildings open at • Magellium invests Harwell: • RAL Space National • UK Space Agency Established in Swindon Assembly Integration Established at Harwell: and Test Facility • International Space Innovation • ECSAT (ESA) Centre • ESA Business Incubation Centre • Airbus Defence and Space Gov’t Investment Commercial Investment 2010 1962 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 23
European Space Agency ESA ECSAT Technology commercialisation example(s) (from Diamond? Others?) • Photo Courtesy of Harwell Campus
New S/C I&T Facility R100 Technology commercialisation example(s) (from Diamond? Others?) • Photo Courtesy of Harwell Campus
Technology commercialisation example(s) (from Diamond? Others?) •
Technology commercialisation example(s) (from Diamond? Others?) •
Space to Grow
Lesson’s Learnt Never forget that it is all about companies making money! Greater team are ambassadors for the growth of the cluster, treat everyone as apostles Level of communication is required is more than you will anticipate, need resources available Plans need to be flexible enough to change within a rapidly changing commercial Environment 30
Summary UK Space Sector is thriving and growing Harwell Campus provides routes to market You need to be there! 31
Backup Slides 32
Science and Innovation Campus Unique mix of big science, academic excellence and commercialisation of innovative ideas MRC Mary Lyons Centre Research Complex Powerful driver of economic growth Based around substantial public sector investment in large scientific facilities Central Laser Facility Influx of companies from UK and abroad attracted to “ecology of innovation” On-Going Improvements Harwell Campus – “Space Diamond Light Source Gateway” for UK ISIS neutron source 33
Harwell Space Cluster Collocation of ~55 Space UKSA and RAL Space National Organisations Innovate UK AIT/TVAC Facility Major players outstations Small and Medium Sized LM, Airbus, Enterprises (SMEs) Thales Start-ups SMEs, Start-Ups Deep bench of upstream and downstream space expertise Satellite Applications Centre for publicly funded Catapult space activities Business Support: Catapult, ESA BIC, STFC, and more ESA Networking events: Harwell ECSAT Business Breakfast, Space New ESA and BIC Building Cakes, Satuccino RAL Space 34
Oxfordshire Business Support (80% Funding) Support for (20% Funding) Strengthening business to start-up or the Innovation Ecosystem expand Web portal Funding Events Start-Up Success Network Navigators Skills Vouchers Facilities Voucher http://www.oxfordshirebusinesssupport.co.uk/ 35
University of Oxford Largest volume of world-leading research in the UK (Research Excellence Framework 2014) Over 22,000 students Highest research income from external sponsors of any UK university (£478.3m in 13/14)
UK Space - Satellite Propulsion Leading European satellite propulsion MOOG ISP – chemical engines European Space Propulsion (AeroJet Rocketdyne) – chemical and electric propulsion Qinetiq – electric propulsion Airborne Engineering – rocket engines Falcon Project – rocket engines European prime integrator support (Airbus, TAS etc)
UK – National Propulsion Test Facility UK Space Agency and ESA have been examining establishment of National Propulsion Test Facility allows UK to test and develop space propulsion engines allows UK to take on cutting-edge propulsion research topics A platform for the UK to develop indigenous small satellite launch capability
Harwell Space Cluster Inward Investment Monthly Meeting Objectives: Transfer knowledge on Harwell Campus developments (facilities, land, events) Share marketing material and success stories Coordinate on potential inward investors Maintain joint strategy for how stakeholders will target space inward investment at Harwell (consistent with wider UK Strategy) Stakeholders: ESA (ECSAT, BIC), Harwell Campus, OxLEP, RAL Space, SA Catapult, STFC, UKSA, UKTI, SV EZ 39
A Satellite Enabled World… In-car Navigation Mobile Communications Weather Forecasting Broadcast TV Environmental Monitoring Banking Transactions Mapping Crop Monitoring Maritime Surveillance etc
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