The UK Catalysis Hub was created in 2013 with EPSRC funding with the aim to establish a world-leading, comprehensive and coordinated programme of catalytic science in the UK; to develop new knowledge and promote innovation in and translation of catalytic science and technology, and to enable the UK to regain and retain its world-leading position in catalysis. 

The physical hub is in the Research Complex at Harwell, (RCaH) and includes first-class facilities for research in catalytic science,...

The Smart Grid laboratory at Durham University is equipped with the state-of-the-art real-time simulation equipment (RTDS and Opal-RT) together with a fully controllable Power Amplifier acting as a grid emulator and capable of synthesising voltages at both AC (single and three-phase) as well as DC. Meanwhile, the Smart Grid laboratory hosts a flexible low-voltage distribution network, which hosts facilities for emulating and integrating renewable generation resources (e.g. Solar PV and Wind) as...

A collection of internet of things (IoT) sensors and other environmental and infrastructure monitoring equipment providing real-time data from city systems, infrastructure an the environment.  Currently over 3500 live data streams.  Data is streamed into an open data system and is immediately available for download or visualisation through an open data platform.  Observations are taken across over 60 different indicators including air quality, traffic, energy, weather, people movement etc. ...

The Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC), part of the University of Strathclyde, is a unique industry-facing whole energy systems facility built around a flexible real-world test and demonstration environment. This includes an 11kV to LV electricity distribution network at scale, power hardware-in-the-loop facilities, telecoms and communications capabilities, and associated modelling & simulation expertise. 

The centre brings together academics, industrial organisations and...

AMRC Cymru is backed by a £20m investment from Welsh Government and is the first High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult centre in Wales.

AMRC Cymru operates a 2,000 square metre open access research area with Airbus the first major tenant with a platform to develop their next generation wing technologies aligned to its ‘Wing of Tomorrow’ programme.

Situated in the Deeside Enterprise Zone the facility will focus on advanced manufacturing sectors including aerospace, automotive, nuclear and...

The Hydro-Thermal Carbonisation (HTC) rig, located at the CPL Industries production site at Immingham, North Lincs is a technology for converting high-moisture biomass into solid fuels using moderate temperatures and high pressures. The HTC process effectively mimics the long-term natural process of coal formation, with the process taking a matter of hours rather than millennia. The process is able to convert waste streams such as green / organic waste into value-added fuel products that can be...

The Marine Energy Engineering Centre of Excellence (MEECE) is a multi-million-pound collaboration between ORE Catapult and Welsh universities, funded by the Welsh European Funding Office. Based at Pembroke Dock, the Centre will deliver research, development and demonstration activities to support innovation in the Welsh supply chain, accelerating the commercialisation of the wave, tidal and offshore wind sectors by reducing cost of energy.

The purpose of the MEECE collaboration is to...

QuantIC is the UK Quantum Technology Hub in Quantum Enhanced Imaging.  We bring together industry and academia in a collaborative project to revolutionise imaging across industrial, scientific and consumer markets.

Established in 2014, we are one of four Hubs that are part of the Government’s £1billion National Quantum Technology Programme set up to exploit the potential of quantum science and develop a range of emerging technologies.

QuantIC’s investigating team and their groups represent...

Housed in Strathclyde’s Technology and Innovation Centre, the DPSL offers a number of state of the art research and validation platforms for high integrity resilient power and energy systems for energy and decarbonised transport applications. Underpinned by leading-edge hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) techniques, a wide array of experimental investigations are undertaken in this infrastructure by national, international and industrial research teams. The systems-level assessments of disruptive and...

CPI acts as a catalyst bringing together academia, businesses, government and investors to translate bright ideas and research into the marketplace. We do this by connecting our customers with the right experts, equipment, facilities, networks, funding and more – joining the dots for effective innovation.

We are a leading independent technology innovation centre and a founding member of the UK Government’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult. Established in 2004, our teams tirelessly apply...