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– Clean Futures Accelerator Programme: The Results! – Last week our Operations Manager, Sam Donegani, attended the 'Demonstration Day' event organised by BCIMO. He was showcasing the work we've done, in collaboration with BCIMO and Coventry University, as part of the Clean Futures Accelerator Programme (which is led by the Connected Places Catapult). The aim of the project was to develop a way to join structural composite beams quickly and efficiently in high volumes, to match our structural beam manufacturing methodology. (We could already manufacture structural composite beams in 5 minutes.) The outcomes are: ▶ A new simple, affordable and quick method to join our structural composite beams, which delivers what our customers need. ▶ A method that uses the same materials as those used in the beams and no adhesives. This is an advantage when it comes to end of life. ▶ A new patent (we're in the process of raising one – more details soon!) Thanks to the Clean Futures project and the support of BCIMO, we've also been able to review and assess our wider business strategies. We’d fully recommend this programme! Find out more about Clean Futures ➡ https://lnkd.in/ePHE9Je5 Find out more about our capabilities ➡ https://lnkd.in/eg6PyXXS #CleanFutures #SME #composites

...and the news is out! Find out more about the 3 new Innovation Accelerator projects in the latest news story from NMIS Group and read about our #Stratellite project. 👇 #InnovationAccelerators

Remake Glasgow is an exciting project aimed at using innovation to drive sustainable practices and enable circular economy initiatives. Howden, A Chart Industries Company are excited to be a leading part of this initiative, and I myself am thrilled to lead this on behalf of #Howden. Time to #ReMakeGlasgow ! #Howden #InnovationAccelerator #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #ReMakeGlasgow

Really impactful programme helping to bring data science skills to engineering / manufacturing. Follow the links below to get involved.

Starting from September 2023, Danlex 78 is implementing the project BG-RRP-2.006-0015: “Support for Innovative SMEs Recognized with “Seal of Excellence”. This initiative is funded through the National Recovery and Sustainability Plan under the “Program for Accelerating Economic Recovery and Transformation through Science and Innovation.” #Innovation #PredictiveMaintenance #EconomicRecovery #ScienceAndInnovation #Danlex78 #TechAdvancement #NextgenEU  Learn more about our project 👇

💡Cross-Sector Battery Insights! In March, we brought together industry experts looking at the opportunity and trends for batteries and the technical requirements of various end-use markets: 🛫 How will Electrification Support Future Flight? 🛡️ Managing Competing Requirements in Electrification of Defence 🚢 Balancing Battery Performance with Vessel Performance, Design & Safety in the Maritime Sector 🚉 Innovation in Rail Infrastructure for the Deployment of Electric Trains Read all the key learnings here 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/ex_7gXjS

🔊 £85.8 million invested by industry and government into the future of zero-emission technology. We’re excited to announce a multimillion-pound package of investment into the automotive industry. The projects are benefiting from funding, collaboration and expertise across four competitions, more details are below: ⚙️ Total of £59.9 million into eight Collaborative R&D projects including £29.6 million government grant funding 🍃 11 fast-start projects are sharing an £18.3 million investment in the third round of the Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator, including £9.1 million of government grant funding 🚗 Seven new Feasibility Studies will launch with a total investment of £4.5 million with £2.2 million issued through the Automotive Transformation Fund ⚡ 14 companies will make cohort 8 of the Technology Developer Accelerator Programme, each receiving up to £170,000 You can read about the details of this announcement below 👇 https://okt.to/QSqsPm Could your project be in our next announcement? Competitions for government grant funding via the APC run throughout the year, giving your zero-emission technology the chance to receive funding and support. Find out more 👉 https://okt.to/XijPDT Delivered in collaboration with the Department for Business and Trade and Innovate UK. Any award is subject to Ministerial and His Majesty's Treasury approval. #NetZero #ZeroEmissions #ResearchAndDevelopment #Innovation #UKMfg #UKengineering

Cenex is a great forum for Government, Funding Agencies and Industry to get together each year. As the UK struggles to maintain a strong position internationally in Automotive, more than ever we need to work hard to bridge the gap between innovation and industrialisation. My perspective is changing. It seems we (UK plc) have recently been spreading innovation support across broader technology fields and we have lots of innovation. How much of that “bridges the valley” in the UK is questionable as process innovation, commercial innovation and support with shovels in the ground seems a lot harder. We are great at supporting development of shiny systems to put on display stands but still seem to shy away from higher TRL/MRL support that gets things over the line. Perhaps at this time when we have a bit of a re-set we should consider this and instead of standing on one side of the valley building multiple lanes that only span 25% of the gap, we should be more selective and give longer deeper support towards TRL/MRL maturity actoss fewer technologies and projects. This was my “thought for the day” I had intended bringing to Cenex. Instead I share it here for discussion.

🚀 Shaping the Future of European Innovation: A Call to Action for FP10 🌍 Over 100 industry and research associations are urging European institutions to substantially boost the budget for the EU's next research and innovation funding programme (FP10). This funding is essential for advancing wind energy technology, securing the EU's energy independence, and accelerating the Net Zero targets. 📈 Key Points: ▪ Increase RD&I Investments: The EU must step up its game in the global technology race by boosting investments to at least 3% of GDP. ▪ Public-Private Partnerships: Strengthening these collaborations is crucial to driving innovation and maintaining EU competitiveness. ▪ Reduce risk and uncertainty and stimulate private investment in Europe: Demonstrating the EU's support for technology-intensive sectors while preserving technology neutrality. ▪ Focus on Competitiveness: FP10 should prioritize cross-border collaborative RD&I with strong industrial participation, especially within Pillar II. We stand ready to collaborate with the EU Institutions to design FP10 and ensure Europe's leadership in innovation and technology. Learn more about the Joint Statement here ➡ https://bit.ly/4cINj65 #Innovation #Research #EUCompetitiveness #EUFunding #Technology

We have a new European #battery research and innovation #strategy. All the strategic research objectives for the further development of the battery value chain have been put together in the strategic research and innovation agenda (SRIA) on almost 100 pages. 🔋 26 strategic #actions are placed in the context of current research activities and provided with timelines and TRL targets. All this on the topics of raw materials, advanced materials, design, manufacturing, mobile applications, stationary application, dismantling & recycling, transversal topics and coordination. 💡 This interesting overview, which visualises the need for innovation in future battery systems very clearly, can be found in the advanced materials topic. The diagrams show once again how far we have already come, but also how much development potential there still is in battery technology. 👏 Many thanks to the European battery R&I community and all the people in Batteries Europe, BATTERY 2030+, Battery IPCEIs and BEPA - Batteries European Partnership Association who helped develop this document. 👉 The #SRIA will be officially presented in an online event on 20 March 2024, but can already be downloaded from the BEPA website.  * SRIA Download: https://lnkd.in/eJgNECA7 * Launch Event: https://lnkd.in/exzw959e