We achieved that dream this year with the opening of our research, development and training facility in St Helens. We are currently installing our experimental scale 30 tonnes per day test furnace.
Our mission is to demonstrate disruptive technologies and generate new ideas that support sustainability with our Global Centre of Excellence bridging the Technology Readiness Level gap between research and commercial viability toward implementation.
A vision was created to address an urgent industry need
First funded projects
More members join the cause
£7.1m low carbon contract from BEIS
Foundation members join the mission
Membership launched
The 15th GF employee recruited
Successful major ultra low carbon trial
Building Partnership
Participate in working groups
Grow the membership
Identify high impact activities globally
First GF employees
£25m funding secured
Design of experimental facility commences
Design of Experiments
Begin digitisation program for St Helens
In-depth look at global recycling
Feasibility studies for planned trials
Pilot Plant Start-Up
Pilot Plant comes online
Full scale low carbon fuel trials
Feasibility studies for new coatings
Major Demonstrations
Novel secondary raw material demonstrations
Smart supply chain technologies trialled at scale
New coating technologies demonstrated
Roll-out and Repeat
Work on radical new programs
Roll-out technology developments
Support SME innovation and spin-outs
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St Helens Linkway
St Helens
Merseyside
WA9 5DT
England