Amec opens energy research lab
23 Sep 2016
Amec Foster Wheeler has opened a new laboratory to conduct research on different types of energy systems.
The High Temperature Facility (HTF) is equipped to test materials at up to 1,000°C or in novel and demanding conditions such as pressurised gas and liquid metal, Amec Foster Wheeler said.
It is located at the company’s Technology and Innovation Centre at Birchwood Park, Warrington.
The High Temperature Facility will improve our understanding about how materials perform at high temperatures, which is vital in the development of new technologies
Greg Willetts, Amec Foster Wheeler VP
Built with a £2 million grant from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the HTF lab will provide open access for research organisations that want to test materials for applications such as Generation IV nuclear fission, nuclear fusion and advanced gas turbines.
Those interested in using the facility can submit research proposals via email to Andrew.Wisbey@amecfw.com.
Greg Willetts, vice president for consultancy in Amec Foster Wheeler’s clean energy business, said: “The new laboratory and the HTF Alliance will help to re-establish the UK as a major contributor to advanced technology for new nuclear reactors and other new energy systems.
“The High Temperature Facility will improve our understanding about how materials perform at high temperatures, which is vital in the development of new technologies.”
