Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/S018107/1 | |
| Title | SUSTAIN Manufacturing Hub | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial) 5%; Not Energy Related 50%; Energy Efficiency(Industry) 45%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 50%; Applied Research and Development 50%; |
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| Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics) 10%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (General Engineering and Mineral & Mining Engineering) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 20%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 50%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions) 20%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy) 20%; Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 10%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Dr DA Worsley Engineering Swansea University |
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Dr C Pleydell-Pearce Engineering Swansea University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2019 | |
| End Date | 30 September 2026 | |
| Duration | 90 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £10,852,989 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Manufacturing | |
| Region | Wales; Wales | |
| Programme | Manufacturing : Manufacturing | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator |
Dr DA Worsley , Engineering, Swansea University Dr C Pleydell-Pearce , Engineering, Swansea University |
| Other Investigator | Dr PJ Holliman , Chemistry, Bangor University Dr BA Shollock , Materials, Imperial College London Professor G Montana , Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick Mr M Strangwood , Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick Professor J Godsell , Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick Dr M Auinger , Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick Dr Z Li , Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick Professor S Seetharaman , Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick Dr H L Cockings , Engineering, Swansea University Dr E Sackett , Engineering, Swansea University Professor A R Barron , Engineering, Swansea University Dr D Penney , Engineering, Swansea University Dr KM Perkins , Engineering, Swansea University Professor A Beckmann , Physics, Swansea University Dr R Thackray , Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield Professor J Linton , Management School, University of Sheffield Dr E Palmiere , Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield Dr BP Wynne , Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield Professor P Styring , Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield Professor WM Rainforth , Engineering Materials, University of Sheffield Dr C Davis , Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult Project Contact , Henry Royce Institute Project Contact , ADS Group Project Contact , Construction Products Association Project Contact , Kubal Wraith Project Contact , Liberty Steel UK Project Contact , Subcoal International BV Project Contact , UK Steel Project Contact , British Steel Ltd Project Contact , Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Ltd (SFEL) Project Contact , SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre Project Contact , Welsh Assembly Government Project Contact , Celsa Steel UK Project Contact , Knowledge Transfer Network Limited Project Contact , Primetals Technologies Ltd (UK) Project Contact , British Constructional Steelwork Association Project Contact , Tata Group UK Project Contact , The Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | SUSTAIN is an ambitious collaborative research project led by the National Steel Innovation Centre at Swansea University to transform the productivity, product diversity and environmental performance of the steel supply chain in the UK. Working with Warwick Manufacturing Group and the University of Sheffield, the SUSTAIN Manufacturing Hub will lead grand challenge research projects of carbon neutral steel and ironmaking and smart steel processing. Carbon neutral steel making will explore how we can transition the industry from using coal as its primary energy source to a mix of waste materials, renewable energy and hydrogen. Smart steel processing will examine how digital technology and sensors can be used to increase productivity and also explore how a transformation in the way in which steel is processed can add significant value and create new markets, in particular construction, whilst expanding the opportunities afforded by advanced steel products in the electrification of vehicular transport. The UK steel businesses cover different market sectors and are all engaged in this project committing > 13M in supporting funds. Tata Steel lead work on strip steel products used in automotive (inc electrical steels for generators and motors construction) and packaging applications. British Steel produce long products for key sectors such as rail transport and construction. Liberty Specialty produce unique steels for sectors such as aerospace and nuclear power, Sheffield Forgemasters manufacture products for power generation, defence and civil nuclear industries, and Celsa make section steels and reinforcement primarily for construction. This represents a key element of advanced materials that underpin a large proportion of the UK manufacturing sector. The increasing diversity and lower carbon intensity of UK made steel products together with greater productivity and efficiency will thus benefit the whole of UK manufacturing and create opportunities for manufacturing to make inroads into traditional areas for example by driving offsite manufactured construction alternatives to traditional low skill labour intensive routes. Steel is the world's most used and recyclable advanced material and this project aims to transform the way it is made. This includes approaches both to use and re-use it and harness opportunities to turn any waste product into a value added element for another industry. To illustrate, a steel plant produces enough waste heat to power around 300,000 homes. New materials can trap this heat allowing it to be transported to homes and offices and be used when required without the need for pipes. This then makes the manufacturing site an embedded component of the community and is clearly a model applicable to any other high energy manufacturing operation in other sectors. We will at each stage explore how our discoveries in transforming steel can be mapped onto other key foundation materials sectors such as glass, petrochemicals and cement. Implementation of the research findings will be facilitated via SUSTAIN's network of innovation spokes ensuring that high quality research translates to highly profitable and competitive processes | |
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| Added to Database | 26/07/21 | |
