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World-first home energy research lab
A £16M home energy research centre in Salford has been given the go-ahead by funders.The unique facility at the University of Salford will offer state-of the-art testing for hundreds of UK companies innovating in the construction, energy, smart homes and digital sectors.The investment was welcomed by business leaders and politicians, which will give Greater Manchester the world’s first all-weather research centre for whole building performance capable of cutting test times for new products “from years to a matter of weeks.”A £16M home energy research centre in Salford has been given the go-ahead by funders.The new facility – Energy House 2.0 – is timely given the UK’s Industrial Strategy on ‘clean growth’ and also supports Greater Manchester’s plans to position itself as a world-leading green business and clean tech hub.
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