Transforming the Foundation Industries Research and Innovation Hub (TransFIRE)
Lead Research Organisation:
Cranfield University
Department Name: Sch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufact
Abstract
The Transforming the Foundation Industries Challenge has set out the background of the six foundation industries; cement, ceramics, chemicals, glass, metals and paper, which produce 28 Mt pa (75% of all materials in our economy) with a value of £52Bn but also create 10% of UK CO2 emissions. These materials industries are the root of all supply chains providing fundamental products into the industrial sector, often in vertically-integrated fashion. They have a number of common factors: they are water, resource and energy-intensive, often needing high temperature processing; they share processes such as grinding, heating and cooling; they produce high-volume, often pernicious waste streams, including heat; and they have low profit margins, making them vulnerable to energy cost changes and to foreign competition.
Our Vision is to build a proactive, multidisciplinary research and practice driven Research and Innovation Hub that optimises the flows of all resources within and between the FIs. The Hub will work with communities where the industries are located to assist the UK in achieving its Net Zero 2050 targets, and transform these industries into modern manufactories which are non-polluting, resource efficient and attractive places to be employed. TransFIRe is a consortium of 20 investigators from 12 institutions, 49 companies and 14 NGO and government organisations related to the sectors, with expertise across the FIs as well as energy mapping, life cycle and sustainability, industrial symbiosis, computer science, AI and digital manufacturing, management, social science and technology transfer. TransFIRe will initially focus on three major challenges:
1 Transferring best practice - applying "Gentani": Across the FIs there are many processes that are similar, e.g. comminution, granulation, drying, cooling, heat exchange, materials transportation and handling. Using the philosophy Gentani (minimum resource needed to carry out a process) this research would benchmark and identify best practices considering resource efficiencies (energy, water etc.) and environmental impacts (dust, emissions etc.) across sectors and share information horizontally.
2 Where there's muck there's brass - creating new materials and process opportunities. Key to the transformation of our Foundation Industries will be development of smart, new materials and processes that enable cheaper, lower-energy and lower-carbon products. Through supporting a combination of fundamental research and focused technology development, the Hub will directly address these needs. For example, all sectors have material waste streams that could be used as raw materials for other sectors in the industrial landscape with little or no further processing. There is great potential to add more value by "upcycling" waste by further processes to develop new materials and alternative by-products from innovative processing technologies with less environmental impact. This requires novel industrial symbioses and relationships, sustainable and circular business models and governance arrangements.
3 Working with communities - co-development of new business and social enterprises. Large volumes of warm air and water are produced across the sectors, providing opportunities for low grade energy capture. Collaboratively with communities around FIs, we will identify the potential for co-located initiatives (district heating, market gardening etc.). This research will highlight issues of equality, diversity and inclusiveness, investigating the potential from societal, environmental, technical, business and governance perspectives. Added value to the project comes from the £3.5 M in-kind support of materials and equipment and use of manufacturing sites for real-life testing as well as a number of linked and aligned PhDs/EngDs from HEIs and partners This in-kind support will offer even greater return on investment and strongly embed the findings and operationalise them within the sector.
Our Vision is to build a proactive, multidisciplinary research and practice driven Research and Innovation Hub that optimises the flows of all resources within and between the FIs. The Hub will work with communities where the industries are located to assist the UK in achieving its Net Zero 2050 targets, and transform these industries into modern manufactories which are non-polluting, resource efficient and attractive places to be employed. TransFIRe is a consortium of 20 investigators from 12 institutions, 49 companies and 14 NGO and government organisations related to the sectors, with expertise across the FIs as well as energy mapping, life cycle and sustainability, industrial symbiosis, computer science, AI and digital manufacturing, management, social science and technology transfer. TransFIRe will initially focus on three major challenges:
1 Transferring best practice - applying "Gentani": Across the FIs there are many processes that are similar, e.g. comminution, granulation, drying, cooling, heat exchange, materials transportation and handling. Using the philosophy Gentani (minimum resource needed to carry out a process) this research would benchmark and identify best practices considering resource efficiencies (energy, water etc.) and environmental impacts (dust, emissions etc.) across sectors and share information horizontally.
2 Where there's muck there's brass - creating new materials and process opportunities. Key to the transformation of our Foundation Industries will be development of smart, new materials and processes that enable cheaper, lower-energy and lower-carbon products. Through supporting a combination of fundamental research and focused technology development, the Hub will directly address these needs. For example, all sectors have material waste streams that could be used as raw materials for other sectors in the industrial landscape with little or no further processing. There is great potential to add more value by "upcycling" waste by further processes to develop new materials and alternative by-products from innovative processing technologies with less environmental impact. This requires novel industrial symbioses and relationships, sustainable and circular business models and governance arrangements.
3 Working with communities - co-development of new business and social enterprises. Large volumes of warm air and water are produced across the sectors, providing opportunities for low grade energy capture. Collaboratively with communities around FIs, we will identify the potential for co-located initiatives (district heating, market gardening etc.). This research will highlight issues of equality, diversity and inclusiveness, investigating the potential from societal, environmental, technical, business and governance perspectives. Added value to the project comes from the £3.5 M in-kind support of materials and equipment and use of manufacturing sites for real-life testing as well as a number of linked and aligned PhDs/EngDs from HEIs and partners This in-kind support will offer even greater return on investment and strongly embed the findings and operationalise them within the sector.
Organisations
- Cranfield University (Lead Research Organisation)
- VESUVIUS UK LTD (Collaboration)
- Chemical Industries Association (Collaboration)
- Luxfer Group (Collaboration)
- Lucideon (Collaboration)
- Encirc (Collaboration)
- AkzoNobel (Collaboration)
- Aluminium Federation Ltd (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Croda International (Collaboration)
- Diageo (Collaboration)
- Morgan Advanced Materials (Collaboration)
- Northumbrian Water (Collaboration)
- Wienerberger (Collaboration)
- British Glass (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Mineral Products Association (MPA) (Collaboration)
- Saint-Gobain Vetrotex (Collaboration)
- Hoare Lea (Collaboration)
- The Royal Mint (Collaboration)
- Glass Technology Services (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Netzsch Instruments (Collaboration)
- Pilkington Glass (Collaboration)
- Cambond Ltd (Collaboration)
- Ansys, Inc (Collaboration)
- Baowu Steel (Collaboration)
- MATERIALS PROCESSING INSTITUTE (Collaboration)
- Liberty Steel (Collaboration)
- Anglo American (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
- Siemens AG (Collaboration)
- Constellium (Collaboration)
- Hanson Cement (Collaboration)
- Land Instruments (Collaboration)
- CAST METALS FEDERATION (Collaboration)
- Celsa (Collaboration)
- Society of Glass Technology (Project Partner)
- Imerys (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Diageo (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Chemical Industries Association Ltd (Project Partner)
- Materials Processing Institute (MPI) (Project Partner)
- Liberty House Group (UK) (Project Partner)
- Guardian Industries (United States) (Project Partner)
- British Ceramic Confederation (Project Partner)
- Bunting Magnetics Europe (UK) (Project Partner)
- Siemens plc (UK) (Project Partner)
- Lucideon (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Celsa Steel UK (Project Partner)
- Morgan Advanced Materials (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Fives Stein Limited (Project Partner)
- Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (Project Partner)
- LafargeHolcim (France) (Project Partner)
- Heraeus (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Texon (UK) (Project Partner)
- Mineral Products Association (Project Partner)
- NSG Group (UK) (Project Partner)
- Ansys UK Ltd (Project Partner)
- EnergyNest (Norway) (Project Partner)
- Encirc (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Greenology (Teeside) Limited (Project Partner)
- AMETEK (UK) (Project Partner)
- Saica Paper UK Ltd (Project Partner)
- Saint Gobain Glass Industry (Project Partner)
- Zentia (Ceiling Solutions Limited) (UK) (Project Partner)
- Northumbrian Water Group plc (Project Partner)
- AkzoNobel (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- North East of England Process Industry Cluster (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- IS Instruments (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Almath Crucibles Ltd (Project Partner)
- Glass Futures Ltd (Project Partner)
- Alpek Polyester UK Ltd (Project Partner)
- Kimberly-Clark Limited (UK) (Project Partner)
- International Synergies Ltd (Project Partner)
- Breedon Cement Ltd (Project Partner)
- Cast Metals Federation (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Jayplas (J&A Young (Leicester) Ltd) (Project Partner)
- Confederation of Paper Industries (Project Partner)
- Netzsch (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Hanson Heidelberg Cement Group (Project Partner)
- Capital Refractories Limited (Project Partner)
- Vesuvius (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Norton Aluminium (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- CLT Carbon Limiting Technologies (Project Partner)
- URM (UK) Limited (Project Partner)
- F.I.C (UK) Limited (Project Partner)
- Innovate UK (Project Partner)
- Constellium (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Sheffield Refractories Ltd (Project Partner)
- Power Minerals Ltd (Project Partner)
- Trent Refractories Ltd (Project Partner)
- Luxfer MEL Technologies (Project Partner)
- Croda (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Beatson Clark Limited (Project Partner)
- Industry Wales (Project Partner)
- Emerson Advanced Design Center (Project Partner)
- Catal International Ltd (Project Partner)
Publications
Ahmadinia M
(2023)
Uncertainty Quantification of the CO2 Storage Process in the Bunter Closure 36 Model
in Sustainability
Drewniok M
(2023)
What to Do about Plastics? Lessons from a Study of United Kingdom Plastics Flows
in Environmental Science & Technology
Drewniok M
(2023)
Modelling the embodied carbon cost of UK domestic building construction: Today to 2050
in Ecological Economics
Marsh A
(2022)
Circular Economy strategies for concrete: implementation and integration
in Journal of Cleaner Production
Mendoza J
(2022)
Circular economy business models and technology management strategies in the wind industry: Sustainability potential, industrial challenges and opportunities
in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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| URL | https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IUK-06032023-Innovate-UK-Materials-and-Manufacturing... |
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| Description | Biobased reinforced logistical plastics |
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| Description | Bioresin Optimisation for Needed Development in the Foundation Industries |
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| Funding ID | 10032785 |
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| End | 08/2025 |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2023 |
| End | 03/2027 |
| Description | Designing Greener Business Models for Food System Impacts |
| Amount | £51,425 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Maastricht University (UM) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 08/2023 |
| Description | Effect of low carbon Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) on concrete properties |
| Amount | £25,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2023 |
| End | 09/2023 |
| Description | EoLO-HUBs: Wind turbine blades End of Life through Open HUBs for circular materials in sustainable business models |
| Amount | € 11,903,714 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | UKRI reference: 10055502 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2023 |
| End | 12/2026 |
| Description | FixOurFood Yorkshire Show |
| Amount | £3,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of York |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2023 |
| End | 07/2023 |
| Description | Improving Energy Efficiency and Reducing CO2 Emissions in Refractories |
| Amount | £75,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2022 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | International Academic Pump-priming Fund for circular wind research exchange with Leuphana University |
| Amount | £1,270 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2023 |
| End | 07/2023 |
| Description | Microstructure-performance optimization for SLM Aluminium matrix composites |
| Amount | £12,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2022 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | Programme to develop lean and agile processes at InVentry Ltd |
| Amount | £208,064 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2023 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | Warwick Analytical Services Centre Seedcorn funding |
| Amount | £800 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V007688/1 |
| Organisation | University of Warwick |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 05/2023 |
| Title | Glass data |
| Description | Commercial glass survey |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Benchmarks UK glass compositions |
| Title | Greensand data |
| Description | Commercial greensand waste data |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Study of greensand waste variability over 6-12 months |
| Title | Mapping material use and modelling the embodied carbon in UK construction |
| Description | The dataset present assumptions and results for the papers "Mapping material use and embodied carbon in the UK construction'' and "Modelling the embodied carbon cost of UK domestic building construction: Today to 2050" |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/991/ |
| Description | Akzo Nobel |
| Organisation | AkzoNobel |
| Department | AkzoNobel UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Chemicals technical working groups. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Aluminium federation |
| Organisation | Aluminium Federation Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Metals technical working group. Dissemination of results to their members |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Ametek Land |
| Organisation | Land Instruments |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Ansys Granta |
| Organisation | Ansys, Inc |
| Department | ANSYS UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Chemicals technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Bao Steel |
| Organisation | Baowu Steel |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Provided testing facilities |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided raw materials |
| Impact | Raw materials |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | British Glass |
| Organisation | British Glass |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in glass technical working group. Dissemination of outputs to their members |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Cambond |
| Organisation | Cambond Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in technical working groups. Use of facilities. Provision of raw materials Collaboration on joint grant applications |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Cast Metal Federaion |
| Organisation | Cast Metals Federation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Metals technical working group. Introduction to new partners Dissemination of TransFIRe outputs Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Celsa |
| Organisation | Celsa |
| Country | Poland |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Metals technical working group. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Chemical Industries Association |
| Organisation | Chemical Industries Association |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Chemicals technical working group. Dissemination of TransFIRe outputs to their members. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Constellium |
| Organisation | Constellium |
| Department | Constellium UK Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Metals technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | Invited talks at National Manufacturing Debate |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Croda |
| Organisation | Croda International |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Chemicals technical working group. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Diageo |
| Organisation | Diageo |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Glass technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Encirc360 |
| Organisation | Encirc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Glass technical working group. Industry lead for Glass technical working group Use of facilities. Support of ED&I activities |
| Impact | ED&I contribution in our foundation industry forum |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Glass Technology Services |
| Organisation | Glass Technology Services |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Glass technical working group. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Hanson Cement |
| Organisation | Hanson Cement |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Cement technical working group. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Hoare Lee |
| Organisation | Hoare Lea |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in cement technical working group. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Liberty Steel |
| Organisation | Liberty Steel |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Metals technical working group. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Lucideon |
| Organisation | Lucideon |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Ceramics technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Luxfer Group |
| Organisation | Luxfer Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in metals technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Materials Processing Institute (MPI) |
| Organisation | Materials Processing Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in metals technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Mineral Products Association |
| Organisation | Mineral Products Association (MPA) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in technical working group. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Morgan Advanced Materials |
| Organisation | Morgan Advanced Materials |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Ceramics technical working group. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Netzsch Instruments |
| Organisation | Netzsch Instruments |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Northumbria Water |
| Organisation | Northumbrian Water |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | PhD studentship at Northumbria University |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Pilkington |
| Organisation | Pilkington Glass |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Chemicals technical working group. Use of facilities. Site visits and educating our consortium on glass manufacturing and challenges |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Royal Mint |
| Organisation | The Royal Mint |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Invitation to Metals Technical Working Group meetings Case study |
| Collaborator Contribution | Industry visit Case study on recovery of precious metals from printed circuit boards |
| Impact | Case study looking at recovery of precious metals from PCBs and disposal of remaining mixed materials |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Saint Gobain |
| Organisation | Saint-Gobain Vetrotex |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Glass technical working group. Provision of materials and Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Siemens |
| Organisation | Siemens AG |
| Department | Siemens plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in Chemicals technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Tarmac |
| Organisation | Tarmac Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in cement technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Vesuvius UK |
| Organisation | Vesuvius UK Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | TransFIRe outputs: -optimising the flows of all resources within and between the (FIs) and their supply chains -improving their competitiveness -supports their UK Net Zero 2050 targets for GHG emissions -furthers equality, diversity and inclusion |
| Collaborator Contribution | Participation in ceramics technical working group. Use of facilities. |
| Impact | No outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Wienerberger |
| Organisation | Wienerberger |
| Country | Austria |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Ceramics Technical Working Group meetings As an energy intensive industry that has traditionally relied on fossil fuels, the challenge to decarbonise, be that through electrification, substituting natural gas with hydrogen, or using alternative raw materials, is a sizeable one. The avoidance or capture of process CO2 emissions will require a huge amount of research and development. Wienerberger also wishes to take full advantage of any opportunities to become more integrated into the UK's vision for a circular economy, including the use of waste materials for both fuel and raw material substitution. We are aware that many of these challenges are common across the foundation industries and so the opportunity to participate in such cross-sectoral initiatives are particularly welcome. Wienerberger is able to support the work by providing access to experts, operating data and other intellectual property as well as potential access to clay and concrete brick/ tile manufacturing sites across the UK. As part of our business strategy, we see the need to support research that both identifies possible synergies across sectors to help make a more circular economy across the foundation industries a reality and that also support the development of innovative manufacturing technologies. These will result in both the creation and safeguarding of jobs in the foundation industry sectors as well as their competitiveness in the wider economy. This Hub therefore complements our current strategy, interests and research needs. Specifically, we believe that the outputs of this research will support the aims of the ceramics sector to decarbonise and increase energy efficiency, in accordance with the government 2050 NetZero targets. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are keen to provide support as detailed below, and to provide input, knowledge transfer and dissemination of project outcomes to our customers and suppliers. We greatly welcome the opportunity that this project provides. We would also be happy to support the Stakeholder Steering Group in whatever way we can to ensure that the sector benefits from this Challenge Fund spending. As an industrial partner, Wienerberger Ltd is committed to supporting the delivery of this project and to this end we will provide the following: • Contribution of production and testing facilities, staff and supply of consumables. Due to the wide-ranging nature of any such potential interaction, this support would need to be valued on a project-by-project basis. • Attendance at meetings, provision of information, expertise and know-how. |
| Impact | • Attendance at meetings, provision of information, expertise and know-how. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Title | Synergie4TransFIRe |
| Description | SYNERGie® software hosts information for over 100,000 resources from 34,000 organisations across 23 countries on 6 continents; resources and organisations on the platform are growing at 10% per year. Quantified impacts in England alone include 42 million tonnes carbon avoided whilst achieving over £1 billion cost savings and, £1 billion revenue generation. The advisor function running in the background accesses a library of past successes to present the user with automatic, evidence-based solutions without having to search manually. SYNERGie® has been used by many industry sectors and facilitators to advance resource efficiency, bringing cost savings, reducing supply risks and improving environmental sustainability. A version of the software has been developed for TransFIRe where our industrial partners and other interested parties can upload information about their resources (WANTs & HAVEs). Its primary function is to overcome information barriers: the lack of knowledge within one company or sector about opportunities within another company or sector to move the (waste) resource up the value chain and keep it in productive use for longer. A categorisation system for non-material resources is included to enable the reuse of equipment and other non-waste assets. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | Industrial symbiosis Diverting waste from landfill Cost savings |
| URL | https://www.synergie4transfire.com/Home |
| Description | 1st Industrial Symbiosis Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | In our workstream 2, TransFIRe (with International Synergies Ltd) held its first industrial symbiosis workshop which brought together around 50 participants from 30+ organisations. The aim of this session was to bring together the six foundation industries, with representation from their respective supply chains, to identify opportunities for industrial symbiosis. Companies provided information on their resources ("Haves" i.e. wastes and by-products on offer, and "Wants" i.e. resources to feed into manufacturing processes) which were presented at the workshop (imagine an auction). The output has been a significant number of industrial symbiosis synergies, some quick wins and other longer term innovation opportunities, which have now been prioritised by the TransFIRe team. All will have the potential to reduce cost, cut carbon emissions and reduce waste disposal and several are currently being taken forward and developed by the TransFIRe team in close collaboration with our project partners. A software platform SYNERGie4TransFIRe has been developed based on ISL's innovation award-winning software platform, SYNERGie®. The software serves as an inventory system for company resources (HAVES and WANTS, quantities available and their locations) and is being used for identifying synergies for within and between foundation industries and other sectors. Out of the 172 resources presented, 83 ideas (potential synergies) were generated! |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | 2nd Sustainable Molded Fiber Packaging Solutions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 2nd Sustainable Molded Fiber Packaging Solutions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | 3rd Symposium on Circular Economy and Sustainability, Chania |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | There is considerable discussion in policy forums regarding the transition from the traditional linear to a circular economic approach. Today, the circular flow of income shows financial and non-financial interrelations between economic agents (e.g. firms, households and state) and the natural environment through green GDP and satellite accounts. Efforts have focused on eliminating waste production from these agents without allowing for the new opportunities arising from waste production. Hindering both this transition and the identification of new opportunities is the interdependence of individual companies and other micro and macro markets that also need to be redesigned along circular principles. These markets need revisiting even in organised entities like eco-clusters, eco-industrial parks and any other ecological symbiosis of businesses where waste streams from economic activities provide primary resources for other economic activities. These emerging markets face several economic, social, legal and administrative barriers and opportunities. This Symposium provides an opportunity for those interested in any level of circular economy and sustainability applications, from individual businesses or industrial zones to national, international or global policies that will allow for the effective application of circular economy principles geared towards achieving sustainable development. Researchers, practitioners and entrepreneurs are invited to submit both empirical and theoretical papers that are broadly consistent with any of the Symposium's special topics. One ultimate goal will be to encourage researchers to examine the concepts of the circular economy from a holistic approach. A major innovation of this Symposium is that it bridges engineering, management and economic knowledge to support the effective advance of circular and sustainability principles, pooling theoretical, practical, applied and managerial knowledge to produce efficient policies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/news-and-events/all-events/3rd-symposium-circular-econ... |
| Description | BGS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with BGS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | BMRadio interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Bradford Science Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | TransFIRe exhibited at the Science festival in Bradford. Over 10,000 visitors saw the TransFIRe display about the carbon emissions from resource use. The TransFIRe team brought the subject to life iwith a series of boxes that expressed the volume of carbon emissions associated with 100 grams of food items regularly found in a roast dinner. The display also included balloons sized to the amount of carbon emitted for the production of everyday items made from foundation materials, such as a teaspoon, shot glass and espresso cup. Visitors left over 50 pledges about behaviour changes that could substantially reduce carbon emissions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | CIMTEC Intern. Ceramics Congress |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | CIMTEC Intern. Ceramics Congress |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | CIWM EDI Strategy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Preparation of CIWM EDI Strategy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | COP26 and Beyond .... the pathway to Net Zero |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A collaborative, inclusive and multi-disciplinary approach is required to ensure solutions for adaptation and mitigation are successfully delivered. In the final challenges and opportunities session, Professor Jolly will discussed what COP26 means for research and innovation and explore their role in understanding the problem and delivering solutions that are scalable, sustainable and will deliver meaningful progress. The Q&A at the end focussed on question of how to achieve resource efficiency and dematerialisation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.iom3.org/events-awards/ems-event-calendar/cop26-beyond-the-pathway-to-net-zero.html |
| Description | Cambridge Placement for RAs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Cambridge Placement for RAs Collaboration and mapping of material flows |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Ceramic Innovation Network 2022 (CIN) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Ceramic Innovation Network 2022 (CIN) At the Ceramic Innovation Network 2022 (CIN) at the University of Manchester, Dr Khalil had the privilege of delivering a captivating presentation entitled "Bridging the Lab/Product Gap: A TransFIRe's Perspective". His insightful remarks were well-received by a receptive audience, and he was able to leave attendees with a lasting impression. It is evident that his message affected everyone who heard it, as the audience responded to his presentation, asking several questions, including about the TransFIRe project and how to join it. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Ceramics UK exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Ceramics UK exhibition "At the Ceramics UK exhibition, NEC, Birmingham. Dr Khalil had the best opportunity to interact with several ceramic companies and learn more about their products and services. He was able to get contact details of the companies, which will be beneficial for future collaborations. He also introduced the TransFIRe project to several companies and received positive feedback from them." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Circular Chemical Economy Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Circular Chemical Economy Summer School |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Circularity by design: end-of-life begins at start-of-life |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Panel of 4 leading industry participants discussing how we can implement sustainability and circularity principles from the very first stages of the design processes of turbine manufacturing and site development. Topics this session discussed included turbine design, wind farm lay-out, and effects of co-location, covering system boundaries and circular design, resource security (featuring cement and concrete in particular), collaboration / knowledge exchange, and future priorities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Companies leading the way with 'Circular' approaches and processes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Hosting a panel of four company representatives to speak about how early-adopter companies are embracing circular economy principles, ways in which end buyers are collaborating with industry to consider circularity in design, manufacture circular products and use materials and resources more efficiently, and lessons learned around putting these approaches into action. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Decarbonisation, Brexit and the "Foundation Industries": how to make stuff like aluminium, glass and steel in a Net-Zero-oriented nation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Decarbonisation, Brexit and the "Foundation Industries": how to make stuff like aluminium, glass and steel in a Net-Zero-oriented nation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | EDI Working Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The EDI Working Group has been convened, with representatives from glass, metals, and cement industries playing active roles. A number of Case Studies of good EDI practices have already been identified and will written up to be captured in the EDI Playbook. This will be an open resource for foundation industry organisations to create inclusive cultures, and attract, develop and retain diverse talent. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://transfire-hub.org/edi/ |
| Description | EPSRC Early Career Researcher in Manufacturing, Presentation and engagement forum. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on the aim of Transfire and results generated so far with respect to the use of waste materials from the chemicals sector in the creation of new materials, with industrial partners. The audience was the EPSRC ECR Group for Manufacturing Research and the presentation was given at the research forum meeting to all ECR members as well as members and policy makers at the EPSRC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://ecfmanufacturing.com/ |
| Description | Embracing sustainability: opportunities for manufacturers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Embracing sustainability: opportunities for manufacturers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Exergy Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Exergy Workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Former Vice President Al Gore - Frontiers Forum - The Case for Climate Optimism - September 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I attended the Frontiers Forum on 29 September 2021 at which the Keynote Speaker was Former Vice President Al Gore, discussing Climate Change. From over 5000 attendees I was selected to be on the Q&A Panel and was one of only two members who had the opportunity to ask questions of Former Vice President Al Gore. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEpWTIZbODg&t=12s |
| Description | Foundation Industry Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | An interactive programme of events to share insights and learning across Foundation Industries to support progression towards transformation. The forum includes a series of workshops with the opportunity for you to meet industry experts and leading academics. Workshop One: Transforming Industries from within - our EDI approach How do we become truly transformative within our industries? How can we become more inclusive and diverse in our workforces? What are the changes that we are making? An opportunity to hear from practitioners and industry, to share your experiences and develop good practice guidelines. Workshop Two: Transformation Futures, Sharing updates from our Projects What needs to happen to transform Foundation Industries? Completed Network+ project showcase. TransFIRe Technical Working Groups & Case Studies. Discussion on learning and insights from research and how it supports transformative change. Workshop Three: Horizon Scanning and Research and Innovation Priorities This session will explore four future scenarios for the Foundation Industries, invite discussion on approaches to resolve challenges, and set priorities for research and innovation in the short term and for further investment in the longer term. Workshop 2 consisted of short talks and pre-recorded videos from: • Completed TFI Network+ projects • TransFIRe's six cross-functional groups • TransFIRe's case studies • New projects commissioned by Network Plus. What needs to happen to transform Foundation Industries? A summary of viewpoints from our expert research teams about what are the keys to transformation of Foundation Industries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThBuZYhbgQw&t=6s A summary of responses from the audience in the form of a word map is included below and the more detailed responses captured in Appendix 1. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://transfire-hub.org/eventrecordings/ |
| Description | Frontiers in Glass Forum - Invited Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited Presentation at the Frontiers in Glass II Forum, 30th June 2021, organised by University of Bristol. I gave an Invited Presentation, sparked discussions and questions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Furnace Solutions Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The conference will include the views of glass produces as they transition towards Net-Zero, practical guidance on electric and hybrid melting, hydrogen, alternative raw materials, and sustainable refractory development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | GCSM 2022 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A talk at GCSM 2022 conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The GCSM serves as a global forum for academics, researchers and specialists from universities, research institutes and industry across the globe, working on topics related to sustainable manufacturing. A unique feature of the GCSM conference series is its integration of industrial engineering perspectives, sustainable manufacturing applications in emerging and developing countries as well as education and workforce development for advancing sustainable manufacturing. Sustainable Manufacturing is buzzwords for our annual global conference, since 2003 and now for the third time in 18 years in Berlin. The conference aims to exploit manufacturing engineering potentials for bridging the gap between awareness on sustainability challenges and means to systematically and concretely cope with them. Paper published by Dr Shoaib Sarfraz. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://gcsm.eu/Development/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/18th_GSCM_2022_Berlin_Flyer_220105.... |
| Description | High temperature ceramics researcher centre, University of Zhengzhou |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | High temperature ceramics researcher centre, University of Zhengzhou |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Hillhead quarrying exhibition (BGS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Hillhead quarrying exhibition |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | House of Lords - TFI event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invitation from Lord Haskel to join an evening reception at the House of Lords on the 23rd June 2022. The theme for the evening was "Shaping the Future for the Foundation Industries in the UK". The event, which is sponsored by the UKRI Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) Challenge, will showcase the impact being created by the TFI funding and will take a look at how Innovate UK can help to shape the future for the six industry sectors that form the Foundation Industries. Attendees will be senior business leaders and academics working in these six industry sectors, as well as the project leaders and other stakeholders who have supported the TFI Challenge. We will also be joined by supportive MPs, civil servants and members of the House of Lords. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Hull Gaia Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Transforming Foundation Industries Research and Innovation Hub (TransFIRe) exhibited at the Gaia exhibition in the Hull Minster as part of the Freedom Festival in August. Over 8,000 visitors saw the TransFIRe display about the carbon emissions from resource use. The TransFIRe team brought the subject to life in Hull with a series of boxes that expressed the volume of carbon emissions associated with 100 grams of food items regularly found in a roast dinner. The display also included balloons sized to the amount of carbon emitted for the production of everyday items made from foundation materials, such as a teaspoon, shot glass and espresso cup. A presentation for the Bondholders - a regional network of business owners - and a public interactive lecture completed the picture. Visitors left over 70 pledges about behaviour changes that could substantially reduce carbon emissions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | III Intern. Conf. on Materials Science & Engineering |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | III Intern. Conf. on Materials Science & Engineering |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IOM3 Investigates... TransFIRe and CENTS with Mark Jolly |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Mark Jolly, Chartered Engineer, Chartered Environmentalist and Fellow of IOM3 discusses recent activities in TransFIRe and CENTS. Mark is Director of Manufacturing at Cranfield University, and Director of TransFIRe - the Foundation Industries Research and Innovation Hub, Co-Principal Investigator of CENTS, the Circular Economy Network+ in Transportation Systems and as Chair of the IOM3 Materials Processing & Manufacturing Group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.iom3.org/resource/iom3-investigates-transfire-and-cents-with-mark-jolly.html |
| Description | ITV News Calendar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Challenges and opportunities presented by offshore wind. Dr Anne Velenturf from the University of Leeds was interviewed by ITV about the opportunities and challenges for growing offshore wind. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2021-10-29/how-this-career-could-put-you-at-the-forefront-of-fight... |
| Description | Industrial visit from Emerson to research group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Meeting onsite with Emerson representatives (3 people) to discuss research opportunities, including the TransFire project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Institute of refractories engineers - 2022 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Institute of refractories engineers - 2022 conference Dr Khalil attended the Institute of Refractory Engineers' 2022 conference and anniversary dinner. New connections were made as several refractory companies were present. He witnessed Dr Philip Walls taking on his new role as president of IRE. Several discussions were held on collaboration. A list of contacts was provided, and arrangements for future work were planned. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Intern. Conf. on Materials Science and Technology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Intern. Conf. on Materials Science and Technology |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | International Congress on Glass Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | International Congress on Glass Conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited Presentation to GlassTrend |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I gave and Invited Presentation to GlassTrend and its members |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | MRE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Our WS1 delivered a talk at MRE on energy and material flows for the steel industry. BEIS showed great interest and requested follow up meetings. The event was organised and run by Innovate UK KTN and Innovate UK at the Business Design Centre in London, and was full of new insights about what materials research and innovations are taking place to help the UK recover, become more resilient and grow. We held targeted seminars on a range of cutting-edge areas such as materials for Net Zero, including materials for the production, transportation and storage of hydrogen and the use of hydrogen in low carbon production of materials, the scale up of graphene and metamaterials for industrial applications. We ran sessions on technology transfer from UK's world class research base, with a focus on high performance, net zero materials required by key sectors such as transport, medical, construction, packaging, clothing and other wearables. The event was designed to enable closer collaboration between industry and the materials research and innovation community. Expected Outcomes Connecting UK research and innovation excellence in advanced materials with UK product manufacturers and investors to collaborate and exploit latest advances Providing a platform to attract international interests in UK advanced materials research, leading to export opportunities and inward investments |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/events/materials-research-exchange-mre-2022/ |
| Description | Manufacturing and Materials Week 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Role of manufacturers in making the sustainable changes we need to see in how we live day to day, how we travel and how we consume and power our activity. Those manufacturers are facing some incredibly difficult challenges: finding people with the right skills, managing costs at base during recent times of high inflation, securing the supplies needed at a time when borders and what can move across them are in question, and planning for potential changes in regulations which might impact the process and products. Against this backdrop, resource and energy efficiency becomes hugely important. Manufacturers who can manage their energy consumption and resource consumption well will not only cope better with increased costs but are likely to have more resilient businesses. Manufacturing and Materials Week gives manufacturers an opportunity to reflect on what resource and energy efficiency might mean for them. How can we reduce consumption of raw and other materials? What can we learn from companies that have done this well? What are the opportunities that thinking about resource and energy efficiency might open up to us? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/events/manufacturing-and-materials-week-2022 |
| Description | Net-Zero, Industrial Decarbonisation, and the 'Non-Technical' Dimensions of Transformative Change |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Net-Zero, Industrial Decarbonisation, and the 'Non-Technical' Dimensions of Transformative Change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Outreach activity as part of Manufacturing and Materials week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | An outreach activity with school kids to discuss climate change and the role of foundation industries The TransFIRe team brought the subject to life with a series of boxes that expressed the volume of carbon emissions associated with 100 grams of food items regularly found in a roast dinner. The display also included balloons sized to the amount of carbon emitted for the production of everyday items made from foundation materials, such as a teaspoon, shot glass and espresso cup. Visitors left over 70 pledges about behaviour changes that could substantially reduce carbon emissions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/events/manufacturing-and-materials-week-2022?utm_term=&utm_source=adword... |
| Description | Perspectives on sustainability and sustainable manufacturing - Jonkoping University - Mark Jolly |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A webinar hosted by Jonkoping University. Looked at the challenges for the manufacturing industry in the strive towards zero impact conditions and takes a deep dive into how the UK approaches this. The webinar was hosted by Professor Anders Jarfors from the department Materials and Manufacturing, School of Engineering, Jönköping University. After attending this webinar you will know more about: The climate crisis and sustainable manufacturing beyond green electrification. The TransFIRe initiative and the development of innovative technology to reduce energy and resource use within the foundation industries - which include the cement, glass, ceramics, paper, metals, and bulk chemicals sectors. Targeted audience: Designers, material experts and scientists, CAE and simulation engineers, purchasers, foundry engineers, but also everyone with an interest in materials science in general and sustainability. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ju.se/en/study-at-ju/commissioned-education/weblearn/module-8-other-topics/perspectives-on-s... |
| Description | Physics of Non-Crystalline Solids Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Glass is a scientifically fascinating material, and even its fundamental nature is one of the major unsolved problems in physics. And just as significantly, glasses, glass ceramics and sol-gel derived materials are enormously important for their practical applications. The PNCS16 conference will provide a forum where scientists from all over the world can meet together to present and discuss all of the latest developments in the scientific study of non-crystalline solids. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://sgt.org/mpage/PNCS16 |
| Description | Policy Leeds COP26: Realising a circular economy together is essential for climate action |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Half of carbon emissions come from our consumption of materials and products, resulting from their mining, processing and manufacture. But resource use is not on the agenda for COP26. Anne Velenturf and Phil Purnell argue that this needs to change and that reducing resource use as part of a sustainable circular economy is essential to achieving net-zero. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://medium.com/policy-leeds/realising-a-circular-economy-together-is-essential-for-climate-actio... |
| Description | Presentation to NEPIC Clean Growth Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A presentation to a predominantly industry audience on the TransFIRe project, and invitation to engage in our industrial symbiosis mapping project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.nepic.co.uk/event/nepic-clean-growth-event/ |
| Description | Presentation to the 17th Coating Science International Conference, Noordwijk, The Netherlands by Dr Matt Unthank |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited Speaker - 17th Coating Science International Conference, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. (June 2022) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://coatings-science.com/3449-2/ |
| Description | Presentation to the High Polymer Research Group Meeting by Dr Matt Unthank |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited Speaker - 60th Polymer Research Group Meeting, Pott Shrigley, UK (April 2022). Developments in high performance and sustainable materials for industrial applications |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://highpolymer.org.uk/ |
| Description | Public lecture to IOM3 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A ZOOM presentation on my research to IOM3 members, attended by 30-40 members of the IOM3 and sparked some good discussions and good questions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Pursuing net zero: Systems transformation in industrial sectors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Pursuing net zero: Systems transformation in industrial sectors |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | RECBE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Nearly half of the UK's carbon emission are linked to the construction and operation of the built environment, and this figure excludes the embodied carbon in the materials used in construction. The challenge to reduce emissions from the built environment is immense: buildings have long lives locking in use-phase performance over generations; new build rates are at only 1% per year compared to the existing building stock requiring difficult retrofit options; design and construction processes are complex involving numerous materials, products, trades and decisions. And all the while, consumers continue to demand higher levels of service provision from the built environment. RECBE responds to these challenges by seeking to answer the question: how can the built environment deliver future energy and material services, while at the same time reducing resource use and environmental impact? RECBE provides a regular forum for academics, designers, engineers, contractors and policy makers to explore these ideas, to formulate novel solutions, and collaborate together on research and implementation projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.refficiency.org/recbe/recbe/ |
| Description | S2 Sustainability Unlocked |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | S2 Sustainability Unlocked |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Securing the foundation - EDI in the foundation industries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In this article, we focus specifically on the social factors, and particularly the role of equality, diversity and inclusion (ED&I). Across industries and businesses of all sizes, the prominence and importance placed on ED&I has grown rapidly in recent years. Numerous studies have shown correlation between board/leadership diversity with profitability and business performance. The business case for diversity is being echoed and amplified by business leaders around the world. Yet, across the Foundation Industries - chemicals, cement, ceramics, glass, metals and paper - we find this business case is not yet firmly established. United in their challenge to reduce energy and resource usage, there is also striking commonality in challenges regarding skills and talent. However, little academic or industry-led research has yet captured the complete skills and diversity landscape of these industries. Together, these limitations are constraining sector development of strategies for ED&I. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Smart Factory Expo - Liverpool |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A total of 4 presentations delivered as part of TransFIRe's sponsorship package. Mark Jolly presented "Opportunities for digitisation in the transformation of the foundation industries in the UK" which was well received and attracted further discussions at our exhibition table. Two new partnerships (Qio and Carbon Trust) have been forged and currently exploring an opportunity with a large glass manufacturer. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.exhibitioncentreliverpool.com/whats-on/smart-factory-expo/ |
| Description | Summary of TransFIRe vision and activities. Summary of metals TWG workshop. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | increased awareness by podcasting TransFIRe's visions and goals. This could lead to potential collaborations and having more companies/academics on board. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6892458375360454656/ |
| Description | Sustainability in floating offshore wind |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Personal invitation to take part in expert panel on circular wind, covering questions: ? What sustainability opportunities and challenges exist in the FOW sector? ? What innovations are taking place to increase the resource efficiency and sustainability of FOW? ? What does a circular economy look like in practice for the FOW industry? ? What lessons can be learned from more mature activities, such as onshore wind O&M? This panel received overwhelmingly positive feedback for putting a new subject on the agenda, the diversity of the panel and presented actionable ideas. A report of the panel was published by sector media. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Sustainable Design and Manufacturing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sustainable Design, Innovation and Services Ecodesign and eco-innovation; closed-loop design; design for environment; design for social sustainability; sustainable innovation; DfX (for lifecycle) - manufacturing, assembly, testing, use, recycling, etc; sustainable product and service modelling; design thinking for sustainability; design innovation for sustainable city, transportation, water and food security. Sustainable Manufacturing Processes and Technology Environmentally conscious manufacturing processes; energy and resource efficiency and effectiveness in advanced manufacturing processes (e.g., RP/additive/layered manufacturing, micro and nanomachining, laser-based manufacturing); sustainable manufacturing processes; re-manufacturing processes and techniques; technology for waste recovery. Sustainable Manufacturing Systems and Enterprises Product life cycle management; end-of-life strategies; energy management and efficiency improvement for production systems; predictive maintenance and service for sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chains and green logistics; sustainable business models; green factory; societal impact of manufacturing systems; policy aspects of sustainable manufacturing. Decision Support for Sustainability Life cycle assessment and costing; intelligent decision support methods and tools for sustainable manufacturing; value mapping and assessment for sustainable manufacturing and society; diagnosis and prognostics; virtual and collaborative environment for sustainability; user behaviour models for sustainability; system thinking for sustainability. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | http://sdm-22.kesinternational.org/cmsISdisplay.php |
| Description | Sustainable materials webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Mark Jolly invited to give a talk entitled 'Resource efficiency and the transition to using less' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TESConf 2022 conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TESConf2022 brings together academia and industry to engineering solutions supporting the lifecycle of complex and long-life assets. This CIRP-sponsored conference blends research and industrial solutions related for approaches that enable and optimise the value and the cost in-use. The topics explore design, functionality, performance, reliability and prognosis of life of engineering assets. The research streams cuts across the lifecycle with an emphasis on understanding the design and management to extend life. This year, the conference focuses on the following areas and topics: Digitalisation in TES Digital transformation Digital twins AR/VR Industrial product service systems (IPSS) Business models Design for service Design for prognosis Lifecycle management Maintenance and optimisation Repair technologies Health monitoring TES for sustainability Life-extension approaches Advanced manufacturing Application-tuned materials |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/events/events-2022/tes-conference-2022 |
| Description | Tatasteel workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Workshop with Tatasteel representatives (3 people) to discuss research opportunities, including the TransFire project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Technical Working Group workshop series: shaping the TransFIRe Engagement and Impact Strategy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Technical Working Group workshop series: shaping the TransFIRe Engagement and Impact Strategy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Technical Working Group workshop series: shaping the TransFIRe Engagement and Impact Strategy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Consultation with industry partners on challenges and priorities for TransFIRe. Key enablers and challenges for transformation. PESTEL analysis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | The Refractories Engineers event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article about TransFIRe in IRE's publication: The Refractories Engineers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TransFIRe Ceramics TWG meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | At this meeting, we covered outputs from the TransFIRe Industrial Symbiosis Workshop and presented updates on our case studies (recycling of ceramic refractory, spent foundry sand), including our expected deliverables. A fruitful open discussion on the impact of energy and economic crises on the ceramics sector was held. WS3 presented on their case studies and planned (regional) stakeholder involvement. Our ceramics engagement strategy was announced, involving secondment plans and surveys, in which companies showed interest.. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TransFIRe EDI blogs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A number of blogs as follows: Prof Sue Black intro Mike Thakoordin intro Jo Stansfield intro Ciel Newton intro UK Metals Expo blog Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Conference blog TransFIRe Midterm review workshop How can we make sure awards are inclusive? Getting out and about: EDI visits TransFIRe report: State of EDI in the Foundation Industries Materials Processing Institute EDI Focus Group Spotlight interview with Professor Mark Jolly |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://transfire-hub.org/edi/#EDI-Blog |
| Description | TransFIRe IIAC meetings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | International Advisory Council meetings to ensure research is best of class and world leading Keep on top of developments elsewhere in the US, Korea, etc. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TransFIRe Launch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Official launch of TransFIRe followed by resource efficiency conference. Description of our mission and vision. Invited speakers from decarbonisation challenge and Nancy Bocken. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | TransFIRe MetalsTWG workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | a regular workshop attended by industry and academic partners to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in the metal FIs. The purpose of the workshop is to promote collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and innovation in the field of metal. The outcomes and impacts may include the development of new research collaborations, the identification of emerging trends and challenges in the field, the dissemination of knowledge and best practices, and the potential for new commercial applications and technologies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | TransFIRe MetalsTWG workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A regular workshop attended by industry and academic partners to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in the metal FIs. The purpose of the workshop is to promote collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and innovation in the field of metal. The outcomes and impacts may include the development of new research collaborations, the identification of emerging trends and challenges in the field, the dissemination of knowledge and best practices, and the potential for new commercial applications and technologies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | TransFIRe SSG meetings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Quarterly stakeholder steering group meetings to discuss progress against objectives The TransFIRe Stakeholder Steering Group shall: • Meet every three months • Be quorate for decision making when 2/3 of the member are in attendance - always have the chair or nominated deputy present • Give financial advice to the Director of the TransFIRe Hub • Complete a full technical and financial review before 31sth December 2022 to ensure correct focus of the Hub which shall include input from the Independent Advisory Council (iIAC) • Review milestones and progress from Management Team which reports both on technical and financial aspects of the TransFIRe Hub • Provide minutes approved by the Chair and distributed within 14 days Monitoring • Ensure ED&I is at the heart of all activities • Ensure all sectors of FI are represented in the activities of the hub • Give guidance to Workstream Leads • Monitor outputs and ensure flexibility • Ensure with IIAC and Work Stream leads that regular informal and formal communication is occurring |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
| Description | TransFIRe announced in RENEW newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | TransFIRe announced in RENEW newsletter |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Transforming foundation industries challenge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Transforming Foundation Industries Challenge, is a UK government funded programme investing £96 million in partnership with UK businesses to develop sustainable technologies that reduce the environmental impact of the Foundation Industries (Clean-tech for heavy industries). This is to ensure that these sectors remain internationally competitive and are ready to meet the government commitment of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The programme has funded a wide range of activities including developing scale-up facilities, a large industry-led collaborative research programme, development of industry and academic networks and a research hub. The interactive session will discuss what we have learned from the programme, how cross sector and supply chain collaboration enhances innovation, why innovation is crucial to the foundation industries and what future support, tools and funding are needed and can be accessed across the network of partners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ukmetalsexpo.com/session/transforming-foundation-industries-challenge/ |
| Description | UK Construction Week (BGS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | UK Construction Week |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UK Metals Expo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Exhibition of TransFIRe at the UK Metals Expo UKME provides a highly structured and appropriate forum for all practitioners to promote, share, and discuss major initiatives, challenges and successes across the entire metals supply chain from primary metal manufacture, supply chain management, processing metals, fabrication, surface coatings and recycling with industry experts, leading vendors and trade attendees. Themes include: Supply Chains Innovation Skills Circular Economy and Resources. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Webinar Pursuing net zero: Systems transformation in industrial sectors. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to University of Derby's Sustainable Business and Clean Growth industrial membership. 25 attendees. Focus was communicating that net zero is not just an efficiency drive but requires systems transformation beyond individual companies. Drew examples of the foundation industries and food & drink. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.derby.ac.uk/research/centres-groups/centre-for-business-improvement/sustainable-business... |
| Description | Why acting on climate change means we have to de-materialise |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | over 4500 people viewed the LinkedIn post of the blog. The activity was a thought leadership piece to raise the awareness of the importance of remanufacturing in dematerialisation in the activities required to hit net zero targets 2050. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/manufacturing/why-acting-on-climate-change-means-we-have-to-de-materia... |
| Description | Why acting on climate change means we have to de-materialise |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A blog post hosted on Cranfield University website. Too much of the debate around climate change and sustainability is fixed on CO2 emissions and renewable energy. What's talked about far less, but is equally as fundamental to dealing with the climate emergency - maybe because it's more problematic, more uncomfortable for all of us as consumers - is our need to de-materialise. In other words, not depending on having so much stuff. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://blogs.cranfield.ac.uk/manufacturing/why-acting-on-climate-change-means-we-have-to-de-materia... |
| Description | Worldsteel visit/workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Three representatives from the World Steel Association visited my research group (Resource Efficiency Collective) to discuss current research, including the TransFIRE project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |