Breakfast briefing and workshop on the Nautexe Extreme Environment Centre

The UK has world leading underwater capability and a shortage of the facilities needed to prove it. The Nautexe Extreme Environment Centre (NEEC) is being developed to close that gap: a large scale, configurable oceanic test, evaluation and training facility at Exeter Science Park, operational from 2029. National infrastructure of this kind only works if it is designed around how industry actually tests. Join Nautexe Global for breakfast to hear where the programme stands, and to provide input into the facility design while that design can still evolve. The event will take place on Thursday 8 October 2026, 08:00 - 10:30am at the Event Studio at Global Underwater Hub. 

The session will cover: 

· Progress on the NEEC facility and the capability it will offer from 2029 

· Real world uses cases 

· A facilitated workshop on facility configuration, test requirements and access models, with structured feedback captured to inform the design 

Who should attend: 

Subsea and offshore energy technology developers, operators, OEMs and programme leads who commission, deliver or rely on test and evaluation activity. 

Numbers are limited to keep the workshop discussion productive.

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Nautexe Global
Nautexe Global is a capability development company operating across subsea, offshore energy, defence and space. It addresses the gap between validated concept and operational readiness, combining domain expertise with controlled environments that replicate operational conditions with fidelity and repeatability. The Nautexe Extreme Environment Centre planned for Exeter Science Park, operational from 2029, will give the UK a large scale, configurable oceanic test, evaluation and training facility.

 

 

 

Booking
Booking is currently open with the event free to attend for both GUH members and non-members.

 

GUH Member:	£0.00
Non-member:	£0.00

Registration closes 12pm, Wednesday 7 October 2026 or before if the event sells out.

 

 

Please note that ticket prices on the booking page are inclusive of VAT.  For details of our event terms and conditions, click here.

 

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Venue Information

The seminar will take place in the event studio at Global Underwater Hub's premises in Westhill, Aberdeen.  Situated just off the A90 Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, there is ample onsite and on street parking, while Aberdeen International Airport is a 10-minute drive away and Aberdeen Railway Station is 20 minutes from the office.  A regular Stagecoach bus service connects Westhill with Aberdeen.

 

Global Underwater Hub 1 Abercrombie Court Prospect Road Westhill Aberdeenshire AB32 6FE

 

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About Global Underwater Hub
Global Underwater Hub is the leading trade and industry development body for the UK’s underwater sectors.  Find out more about becoming a member.