New £180m university fund to accelerate energy research across the Midlands Engine
A major new fund designed to drive cutting-edge research, innovation and skills across the Midlands Engine, has been officially launched today with significant backing from Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. The Chancellor set out a commitment at the Spending Review to deliver significant government investment in the Midlands across transport, energy and culture. This […]
Ben Franklin’s Energy Commercialization Institute awards translational research grants to area universities
The Energy Commercialization Institute (ECI), the region’s first university-based energy commercialization partnership, has awarded $500K to five university-based translational research and commercialization projects. The funding is intended to jump start promising technologies and help build southeastern Pennsylvania’s alternative energy infrastructure.