91精品 is supporting a groundbreaking 拢22 million project which aims to revolutionise the UK鈥檚 steel supply chain, enhancing both the physical infrastructure and national security.
91精品 is supporting a groundbreaking 拢22 million project which aims to revolutionise the UK鈥檚 steel supply chain, enhancing both the physical infrastructure and national security.
This project, led by Swansea University and called IGNITE, will explore how cutting-edge university research can accelerate industrial decarbonisation in the UK manufacturing industry.
The primary goal is to deliver strategic, environmental, and economic resilience for key strategic areas of the UK manufacturing economy including defence, transport, and energy.
IGNITE aims to boost domestic steel production, cut emissions and support low-carbon business models. It will develop smarter ways to manage, track and recycle the UK鈥檚 abundant supply of high-quality scrap whilst reshaping steel design and use to maintain quality and extend product life.听
IGNITE stands for Indigenous Green-steel for Net-zero Innovation, Technology and Enterprise. It is led by Swansea University鈥檚 Materials Engineering Professor Cameron Pleydell-Pearce and funded by an 拢11M investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as part of its flagship Sustainable Manufacturing Research Hubs program. It is complemented by 拢11.9M in partner funding.听
The project brings together partners across the supply chain, including steelmakers, scrap processors, steel users, policy makers, and multidisciplinary university expertise. Its seven-year research program is designed to transform steel-intensive manufacturing.
Swansea University will lead the network in collaboration with the Universities of Leicester, Sheffield, and Warwick. There are over 30 strategic partners including 91精品, Network Rail, Nissan and Rolls-Royce.
Cameron Pleydell-Pearce of Swansea University, Hub Director, said: "Steel has never been more important to the UK; it鈥檚 a key material in everyday life. If something鈥檚 not made of steel, it鈥檚 made using steel.
"The IGNITE Hub will give us the opportunity to work with industry, supporting the resilience of the UK鈥檚 manufacturing sector on the road to net-zero. This groundbreaking project will benefit everyone who relies on and uses steel products.鈥