Second life applications relate to the point when a battery has deteriorated such that it is no longer useful in a vehicle. At this point it can still be adapted for many other purposes including domestic properties. These new facilities at Warwick include a bespoke power system providing 500-kVA bidirectional power transfer capability between the mains and a DC micro grid within the facility at 750 V DC. The DC micro grid allows for power transfer between the various systems connected to it...

The High Value Manufacturing Catapult is the go-to place for manufacturing technology innovation in the UK. Our seven centres, listed below, work across 17 locations covering all parts of country to support manufacturers in over 4,000 projects per year, offering open access to the latest industrial scale equipment, leading expertise and an environment of collaboration between industry, academia and government. We cover the full range of manufacturing technology capabilities, from biologics to...

The Energy Data Centre (EDC) is a part of the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and provides a portal for information on publicly funded energy research happening in the UK.

The following types of information are held in the EDC:

• Research data - a collection of energy-related datasets; some are curated here at the Energy Data Centre and some are signposted to on other sites
• Grey literature - publications from UKERC, the Energy Technologies Institute and other bodies. This is an area of...

The UK Catalysis Hub was created in 2013 with EPSRC funding with the aim to establish a world-leading, comprehensive and coordinated programme of catalytic science in the UK; to develop new knowledge and promote innovation in and translation of catalytic science and technology, and to enable the UK to regain and retain its world-leading position in catalysis. 

The physical hub is in the Research Complex at Harwell, (RCaH) and includes first-class facilities for research in catalytic science,  a...

Space Park Leicester Facilities

CDF
The CDF enables ‘concurrent engineering’ based on teamwork and focused on a common design model that evolves iteratively in real time as the different subsystem experts provide their contributions. Designers and customers agree on requirements and take decisions in real time to allow the best design for the right cost and within the programmatic constraints.
The process has been developed and honed so it is now common to produce a costed, risk-assessed...

The Higgs Centre for Innovation brings together world-class research in astronomy (located alongside STFC's UK Astronomy Technology Centre), particle physics and the instrumentation expertise that underpins it, with business incubation facilities and laboratories suitable for commercial use. Conducting research and development is costly. Start-ups and early stage companies frequently lack the financial resources to invest in high specification analytical and testing equipment, thus hindering...

Led by Abertay University, in partnership with the University of Dundee, the University of St Andrews, InGAME deliver innovative research and R&D support to games companies in the city of Dundee and beyond. InGAME is part of the Creative Industries Cluster Programme, funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council and part of the Industrial Strategy. We also receive significant funding from the Scottish Funding Council.

The primary purpose of InGAME is to increase the value and scale of the...

The hybrid cryogenic Internal Combustion (IC) engine facility supports the development of Cold Engine Technology and particularly through the development of the applications of Liquid Air. Work to support desalination has become a significant workstream for these facilities. Equipment of this type has been proven to be critical onboard ships to supply fresh water as well as electricity – a service usually provided by fossil fuel powered devices. Work has continued with oil producing companies on...

The Energy & Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) has eight state-of-the-art analytical and processing laboratories, allowing research on a full cycle from fundamental analytical scale through to semi-industrial demonstrator research. Each laboratory is dedicated to a different area of research and includes: characterisation of feedstock and fuels, thermal and high-pressure processing and upgrading of fuels, thermal processing of biomass and waste materials, bioprocessing, synthesis and testing...

ADR UK is made up of three national partnerships (ADR Scotland, ADR Wales, and ADR NI), and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which ensures data provided by UK Government bodies is accessed by researchers in a safe and secure form with minimal risk to data holders or the public.

Data access services are provided by the data centres in ADR Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and by the Secure Research Service of the Office for National Statistics.

Data acquisition is led by ONS, who...