GLASS FUTURES OPENS A VIRTUAL DOOR TO ITS GLOBAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE 22nd, January, 2021 Open-SessionDownload With funding now secured for a world’s first collaboratie 30 tonnes per day research and development platform, to test and develop viable alternative low carbon energy sources enabling net zero in occordance with the Paris Accord, Glass Futures and its members are co-designing this world’s first facility and reaching out to the global glass supply chain for best knowledge. You can learn our plans, understand the current direction and provide steer to ensure we build the world’s best ground-breaking R&D and training platform to help transform the global glass sector into a modern powerhouse of innovation and sustainability. The events will take place on: Wednesday 27th January 2021: 2.00 pm – 2.30 pm Materials, Melting & Refractories / Q&A Wednesday 24th February 2021: 2.00 pm – 2.30 pmDigitisation, Forming and Quality / Q&A Wednesday 31st March 2021: 2.00 pm – 2.30 pmPeople, Skills and Collaboration / Q&A The proposed 158,000 sq. ft Glass Futures’ Centre of Excellence to be located adjacent to the St Helens Linkway and the St Helens RFC’s Totally Wicked Stadium.