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TransFIRe appears at the Edinburgh Science Festival

TransFIRe appears at the Edinburgh Science Festival

TransFIRe researcher, Mark Cassidy, from the University of Edinburgh appeared at the Edinburgh Science Festival this week for a deep dive discussion to explore the latest technologies to around carbon capture and storage. The panel discussion covered the role of the latest technologies and nature-based solutions to remove capture carbon dioxide from both industrial processes and the atmosphere. Mark outlined the work the TransFIRe project in improving efficiencies and reducing energy waste across the foundation industries and also acknowledged the important potential of CCS technologies within hard to abate foundation industries. However, Mark, whose research is focussed on historical, social and cultural relations around energy transitions, also cautioned about the role of technological optimism when discussing possible solutions around decarbonisation and climate change. Mark suggested that while it may seem comfortable to look for a technological fix to solve issues such as carbon dioxide emissions, the slow rates of [...]

Joanna Johnson2024-04-17T11:44:55+00:00April 17th, 2024|

Poster competition celebrates advanced ceramics research

TransFIRe researcher, Dr Ahmed Khalil, has won first prize for his poster, “ThermoRecycliSt – Thermodynamic simulation-guided (waste) Recycling Strategy” at the Advanced Ceramics Show at the Birmingham NEC. The competition on advanced ceramic innovation and research was sponsored and supported by the Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group (MICG) and presented an opportunity for researchers and academics to network and interact with industry to celebrate research from across the sector. Each poster entry was marked for technical content, visual and verbal presentation skills and industrial application awareness by two judges from industries from the MICG and their international advisory group. The poster, that won in the category for Sensors, Artificial Intelligence and Modelling for the ceramics sector, describes a reliable waste or byproduct recycling guidance approach that evaluates the recycling potential and quality of waste materials and directs them to suitable applications. This strategy relies on thermodynamic calculations to predict phase [...]

Joanna Johnson2023-07-10T08:45:35+00:00July 10th, 2023|

TransFIRe helping to inspire the next generation…

As part of Manufacturing and Materials Week at Cranfield University, Professor Mark Jolly, Director of Manufacturing at Cranfield University and Director of TransFIRe, delivered an outreach event to pupils of Bedford Road Primary School. The children visited the Cranfield campus where Professor Jolly talked to the children about what triggered the start of our increased use of fossil fuels, sustainability and ways in which we could all think about reducing our carbon footprint in our day-to day lives. They then had the opportunity to explore the labs and 3D printing equipment and to talk to some of our researchers about the work they are doing. The children also made a series of pledges of ways they would try to reduce their carbon emissions, generating ideas such as reducing the number of single use aluminium cans they used to reducing their meat consumption! The aim of the event was to [...]

Joanna Johnson2023-01-24T12:14:59+00:00January 24th, 2023|