Kent bioscientist Professor Martin Warren is leading a national consortia which is using biology to recover and recycle rare earth elements after securing funding from UK … Read more
Category: Case studies
Kemsley: identifying a blueprint for low carbon industrial symbiosis in Kent
With support from Kent Business School, a cluster of businesses in Sittingbourne have established themselves as a shining example of industrial symbiosis and decarbonisation in … Read more
Exploring clean energy distribution with HS1
Kent is leading a major new study in partnership with HS1 which will examine how a new private electricity system along the HS1 train route could connect … Read more
Establishing the UK’s first high-volume Green Shipping Corridor
The Port of Dover is the closest UK port to mainland Europe; it facilitates up to 120 ferry movements per day – carrying up to 11 million passengers, … Read more
Eurostar KTP: making tracks and keeping customers satisfied
An Innovate UK funded Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) was initiated to provide Eurostar International Limited with new knowledge in advanced simulation modelling to support year on year growth in … Read more
Cummins: Boosting sustainable behaviour in the workplace
“The expertise and industry experience that the University brings is something that has added to my own knowledge and has enabled me to approach the … Read more
The Duke Voyager’s Shipyard: Decarbonising the yacht-building industry
“The opportunity to work with academics and students from the University has given the company an early advantage in creating a sustainable business model with … Read more
Webcomm: driving sustainability in the manufacturing industry
“What Rob and his team have done is bring credibility, experience, an existing pool of knowledge -based on fact and research-, capabilities to deliver and … Read more
Port of Dover KTP: “I’d really encourage any organisation to reach out to the University of Kent”
“I’d really encourage any organisation to reach out to the University of Kent, even if you don’t know the specific parts or nature of the … Read more
KROHNE KTP: “We’re much stronger now technically as a consequence of the KTP”
“We’re much stronger now technically as a consequence of the KTPs and that’s given us an edge because we can get products to market much … Read more