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 [...]
Facilitating industrial symbiosis
Last month TransFIRe brought together a wide range of industrial partners to offer them a chance to discuss and exchange information on the materials, waste and services that they have within their organisations and how [...]
Key performance indicators in sustainability reporting: what do we need to measure?
Sustainability reporting is a vital tool to provide information on an organisations’ social, economic, and environmental performance and is an essential way for organisations to demonstrate accountability to their various stakeholders. But how do companies [...]
Investigating alternative uses for Spent Foundry Sand
After an extensive literature review by TransFIRe researchers, a number of potential applications for re-using huge quantities of Spent Foundry Sand (SFS) have been identified. As part of Work Stream 2 of the TransFIRe project, [...]
Could a national glass bottle return and refill scheme work in the UK? An industry perspective
In 2019, the UK recovered 71% of single-use glass by mass, but only around 36% was used to make new container glass. This low circular rate is partly because the UK has a mixed collection [...]
Key intervention points for implementing a circular economy in UK’s Foundation Industries
Insights from the Master’s thesis of Saikiran Medam Circular economy is an alternative to the linear take-make-waste economy and strives to minimise resource usage, extend the lifetimes of products, and close energy and material loops, [...]
TransFIRe attends the launch of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2023
Representatives from TransFIRe joined the great and the good of the manufacturing sector at the House of Lords this week to celebrate the official launch of this year’s “The Manufacturer MX Awards”. Professor Mark Jolly [...]
PODCAST: IOM3 Investigates… TransFIRe and CENTS with Mark Jolly
Professor Mark Jolly, Director of Manufacturing at Cranfield University, and Director of TransFIRe, talks about his work with IOM3, TransFIRe and CENTS (Circular Economy Network+ in Transportation Systems). Listen here.
Spotlight Interview with Professor Mark Jolly
Can you introduce yourself and tell me a bit about your role within TransFIRe? I'm Mark Jolly, Professor and Director of Manufacturing and Materials at Cranfield University and I've been in post for about [...]