Responsible Electronics and Circular Technologies Centre (REACT) is a £5.5m project funded by UKRI to establish the UK’s first sustainable electronics centre in Scotland. REACT will drive the transition to Net Zero electronics, addressing both the environmental and economic challenges faced by the industry. The centre aims to promote the adoption of green technologies—often neglected by the electronics industry—through collaboration between academia, industry, and policymakers.
Part-funded by a £15m grant from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), this project created a UK supply chain to support the transition of BMW SiC-based power electronics in their future generations of BEVs. @FutureBEV lays the foundation for 800v inverters, significantly exceeding the APC 2035 and further industry targets.
Artificial intelligence (AI) presents the opportunity to create a new and more efficient way of modelling and designing power electronic converters. In a joint study undertaken with Cardiff University, the team explored a new design method using a type of AI known as artificial neural networks (ANN), which uses algorithms and computing systems that mimic the interconnected neural networks of the human brain.
The SiNQ project (Silicon Nitride for Quantum Computing) aims to develop and establish a UK supply chain for integrated photonic components for trapped ion quantum computers.
The FABB-HVDC (Future Aerospace power conversion Building Blocks for High Voltage DC electrical power systems) project is establishing a globally competitive, UK supply chain. The leading edge technology will support a more environmentally sustainable, more electric future for aviation.
The Sim4CAMSens (Simulation for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Sensing) will build a UK supply chain to advance the modelling, simulation, testing and characterisation of perception systems and algorithms for autonomous vehicles.
UKTIN (UK Telecoms Innovation Network) is the innovation network for the UK telecoms sector. It brings together industry, academia, and government stakeholders. It catalyses telecoms R&D talent in investment, cooperation and commercialisation.
The QuEOD (Quantum Electro-optic Detector Technology) project is working to establish the UK as a global leader in the manufacturing of next-generation quantum sensors.
QFoundry aims to deliver a national open-access quantum semiconductor device foundry. It will create the foundations for robust, scalable component manufacture in the UK to enable the scaling of a quantum technology system industry.
