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Catapulting growth in 2023 and beyond

In the face of many challenges – changing customer desires, cost pressures, supply chain disruption, expected regulatory changes and fierce competition – UK innovation is on the rise. This article showcases how Catapults helped to deliver great results for business and industry in 2023; it summarises our predictions for technology-driven advances in 2024 and the years ahead.

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Network Rail selects Connected Places Catapult for five year innovation collaboration

Finding ways to improve the climate resilience of rail infrastructure, and using digital technology to spot lineside problems before they cause delays, are among the broad ambitions of a new five-year partnership between Network Rail and Connected Places Catapult. The agreement will see the Catapult provide support to the rail operator as it seeks to increase the identification and adoption of promising new technologies. The Catapult is set to help identify challenges facing the sector, and introduce Network Rail to a series of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) developing emerging technologies and solutions with huge potential.

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Network Rail selects Connected Places Catapult for five year innovation collaboration

Finding ways to improve the climate resilience of rail infrastructure, and using digital technology to spot lineside problems before they cause delays, are among the broad ambitions of a new five-year partnership between Network Rail and Connected Places Catapult. The agreement will see the Catapult provide support to the rail operator as it seeks to increase the identification and adoption of promising new technologies. The Catapult is set to help identify challenges facing the sector, and introduce Network Rail to a series of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) developing emerging technologies and solutions with huge potential.

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Solar panels, wind turbines and technologies for hydrogen production

Fuelling innovation: Three groundbreaking demonstration projects set to drive a net zero future

Three new projects, supported by the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative (HII) and Connected Places Catapult, will push new boundaries and showcase technologies for hydrogen production, conditioning and end use. The three demonstration projects are being led by Compact Syngas Solutions, Stratospheric Platforms, and PlusZero in partnership with Heriot Watt University. The Hydrogen Innovation Initiative, supported by Innovate UK, is working to bring together industry, Government, and academia to create an investible, globally competitive hydrogen technology and services sector, here in the UK.

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