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Accelerated Knowledge Transfer (AKT) is a scheme run by Innovate UK. The scheme allows an UK knowledge base to work with an UK registered business partner to deliver a rapid and targeted intervention to accelerate the evaluation or development of an innovation project or concept, which has the potential for significant impact for the business partner. If you are looking to transform your business through innovation, contact our dedicated team to find out more about our Knowledge Transfer Partnerships. 

We have a range of exciting AKT projects running in 2024 including:

Beyond Water Malawi
Beyond Water Malawi (BWM) have been supporting the construction and maintenance of handpumps for drinking water and irrigation in Malawi, but recently their investors have become concerned about how climate resilient these are. This project will investigate whether water harvesting could become an investable part of BWM’s business model.

Greenjets
The project will design a reconfigurable sub-scale flying demonstrator aircraft suitable to enable flight testing of a range of novel electric ducted fans that are designed and manufactured by Greenjets. The work will include the aircraft conceptual design and preliminary design to establish an integrated architecture of relevant flight-test sensors.

Leonardo UK
Digital twins have emerged as powerful tools in various industries for modelling real-world systems. However, their deterministic nature limits their ability to account for uncertainties crucial in the decision- making processes. This research proposes a framework that represents digital twins as probabilistic graph models, for effective calibration, data assimilation, planning, and control.

Marsh Industries Ltd
Package wastewater treatment plants used for single households and small communities are factory-built products. The project will develop nitrate removal capabilities (denitrification) based on natural bacteria which will be suitable for such package plants. This will help meet more stringent ‘nutrient neutrality’ environmental standards in Great Britain.

A collaborative project with Simul8 Corporation and DASHMed Ltd
Improving operational efficiency in UK healthcare centres is crucial for enhancing patient care, resource utilisation, and ensuring financial sustainability. This project aims to address this challenge by providing optimal solutions using a multifaceted optimisation approach that will allow us to proactively identify bottlenecks, assess operation performance and provide systems solutions.

WAAM3D Limited
WAAM3D, and additive manufacture (AM) machine supplier, has identified a key technological blocker for adaption of AM by industry. WAAM3D will work with Â鶹´«Ã½AV to carry out industrial validation of a new welding process, enabling development of a new range of versatile AM machines for all-level part manufacturers and fabricators.

Welding Alloys
This project will focus on sustainability in cladding process. In traditional cladding, the heat input is couple with the deposition rate. This project would endeavour, to develop and establish a high productivity deposition process with lower heat input. This will bring more sustainability in the supply chain through material saving and lowering energy consumption.