The industry faces significant sustainability challenges across the supply chain, including large amounts of waste, high emissions, and the use of limited and critical raw materials such as gold, palladium, and indium.
Solutions include reductions in e-waste, improved energy efficiency, and cost savings by adopting greener manufacturing processes.
The University of Glasgow will lead and coordinate the four-year project in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University, and CSA Catapult Scotland.
The REACT team has extensive expertise across electronic materials, design, manufacturing, and assembly, environmental impact, supply chain management, and business modelling.
CSA Catapult Scotland will provide access to cutting-edge equipment and world-class expertise to support start-ups, SMEs, large organisations, and academia in advancing compound semiconductor technology integration.
REACT is the first major project awarded to CSA Catapult Scotland, which was set up in 2023 to expand the Catapult’s expertise in power electronics and advanced packaging.
Projects at CSA Catapult Scotland will focus on high power industries such as energy, aerospace, marine and rail.
The electronics industry plays a key role in Scotland’s economy, with over 130 companies and 10,300 employees contributing to an annual turnover of over £2.6 billion.
REACT is one of five new centres announced across the UK which will share in £25 million from UKRI's Accelerating the Green Economy programme.
