Resource efficiency for materials and manufacturing: CR&D
UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £12 million for ambitious collaborative R&D projects to support UK materials and manufacturing organisations to become significantly more resource efficient.
The aim of this competition is to fund ambitious collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects, to support UK materials and manufacturing organisations to become significantly more resource efficient.
Simultaneous demonstrations of how UK materials and manufacturing will become more resilient or technologically advanced are encouraged.
Your proposal must improve resource efficiency and reduce carbon emissions
You must focus on two or more of these five core areas:
- materials for the future economy
- smart design
- resilient supply chains
- world-class production
- longer in use and reuse
Eligibility
Your project must:
- have total costs between £100,000 and £1 million
- start by 1 October 2023
- end by 31 March 2025
- last between 12 and 18 months
- be collaborative
- carry out all of its project work in the UK
- intend to exploit the results from or in the UK
Project Scope
You must focus on two or more of these five core areas:
- materials for the future economy: new material applications for cutting-edge products that reduce emissions, energy consumption and costs
- smart design: effective design methods, design for resource efficiency, and design for maximum through-life value
- resilient supply chains: sustainable feedstocks, supply chain visibility, and co-location of waste and emission streams
- world-class production: flexible production capacity, minimal material waste, high-quality products, high productivity, and full adaptivity
- longer in use and reuse: minimising materials use and waste, practicing complete traceability, and using new remanufacturing services