Innovation R&D Projects
Outcomes require action and Aethergy can carry out contract research on your organisations behalf.
Innovation isn’t always about sending a rocket to Mars and isn’t just the preserve of Google or Tesla. Innovation is an essential activity which every company must engage with to remain competitive, to grow and develop and critically, to help bring a Sustainability Transformation.
The Aethergy team has a full spectrum of experience and capability to undertake Innovation R&D projects which will help transform your products and business. We are comprised of system engineers, physicists, technologists and process engineers each ofwhom will contribute to your innovation journey and deliver a product that matters.
Central to Aethergy’s offering is energy. We focus on the reduction of waste, the reduction in requirement, and the increase in capture and storage of energy of a wide variety of forms so as to improve your organisations Carbon Footprint your sustainability while also improving the bottom line.
The Aethergy team partner with Innovation Agencies in order to support our clients getting the maximum financial support for the investment they are taking in what is after all a new innovation which has not yet been commercial proven.
Innovation Support
What can you claim in innovation support?
Size of project? (days)
Estimate – £500 x no of days
Where are you?
* Figures provided are based on a profitable entity paying tax but taking R&D tax credits on a cash basisat the jurisdictional rate. Additional credits or grants may be available.
What might an Innovation R&D project address?
Manufacturing and Process optimisation / transformation
- Measurement, monitoring and control systems.
- Telemetry systems.
- IoT and remote monitoring opportunities Information dashboards, data consolidation, analysis and insights.
- Mapping product life cycle.
- Manufacturing waste reduction.
- Process flow optimisation.
- Energy reduction, harvesting, recycling.
Product design optimisation
- Material selection.
- Material research.
- Manufacturability.
- Recyclability.
- Repairability.
- Weight and performance optimisation.
- Product Reliability.
- Product data and telemetry opportunities.
Packing development
- Material selection.
- Weight reduction.
- Recyclability.
- Product protection.
- Reduction of waste in production.
Transportation / Logistics optimisation
- Delivery and storage logistics optimisation of materials.
- Distribution logistics optimisation.
- Fleet and transportation optimisation.
Feasibility studies
- Facilities and HVAC improvement.
- Energy supply mix / sourcing.
- Energy generation / recycling.
Corporate Sustainability Measurement
- Measuring and quantifying environmental impact and sustainability performance.
- Developing Sustainability data management and reporting tools.
- Assessing individual products, full processes or entire corporate impact.
Supplier Sustainability Performance
- Working with your suppliers to improve their sustainability and align with your goals.
- Obtaining metrics and certifi cation of a supplier’s Sustainability performance.
- Provide a common framework to audit and manage supplier Sustainability performance.
Blue Sky ideas –
What is the art of possible?
- Assess and explore the big ‘What If’ ideas.
- ldeate solutions to big hurdles and barriers.
- Explore new product concepts and technologies.
- Explore new markets and applications for your products or services.
- Find and solve the problems you didn’t even know you had.
The Aethergy team has a full spectrum of experience and capability to undertake Innovation R&D projects which will help transform your products and business.
We are comprised of system engineers, physicists, technologists, process engineers and more.
Contact Us today to explore the possibilities.