The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has awarded £1.5 million of funding for seven multidisciplinary projects to meet specific challenges in the water and environment sectors.
Under the Challenge Led Applied Systems Programme (CLASP), the projects plan to produce tangible results in a 3-5 year period and bring STFC researchers together with other academic disciplines and industry through new collaborations to solve real environmental challenges.
The winning projects this year are as follows:
- Instrument development to treat cryptosporidium in drinking water – building upon research undertaken to develop multicore fibres and 3D fan out devices for astronomy applications.
- Using new hand held spectroscopy device to detect pollution in water - utilising micro-FTS developed for space applications (compact Fourier-transform spectrometer (FTS)) based on a unique static optical configuration, which has no moving parts and is inherently stable and robust, providing a compact and inexpensive solution to chemical identification for industrial applications and use in harsh environments.
- Developing a hybrid technology to treat water contaminants using electron beams used in the development of particle accelerator technology.
- Using a ‘virtual observatory’ to improve the monitoring of tropical forests building upon AstroGrid software for large scale modelling techniques.
- Improving weather forecasting through the use of high power mm wave radar remote sensing to predict cloud formation.
- Measurement of greenhouse gases using LIDAR and building on STFC funded systems integration expertise developed for satellite & astronomy research.
- Gas leak detection in petrochemical industry - utilising micro-FTS developed for space applications (compact Fourier-transform spectrometer (FTS)) based on a unique static optical configuration, which has no moving parts and is inherently stable and robust, providing a compact and inexpensive solution to chemical identification for industrial applications and use in harsh environments.
A new CLASP Energy call for 2013 with a £1.5 million fund has been announced and STFC is holding an Information & Networking day on 2nd July at the Science Museum.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
Börger UK, which has firmly established itself as a leading pump brand since it was set up in Staffordshire in 2004, has moved into bigger, brand-new premises in Shrewsbury.
HUBER Technology UK & Ireland are inviting people to register for their March webinar where they will be providing information about HUBER water intake screens for municipal and industrial applications.
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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