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Major university contract signed
Back from left, John Richards, Chris Williams, the Mayor of Peterborough Cllr Keith Sharp, Gillian Beasley and Professor Minoo Patel with Cllr John Holdich, pictured front, signing the deal for Cranfield University to create a new centre in the city. (METP-25-03-11RH216) Picture: Rowland Hobson/Peterborough ET
CITY bosses have signed a ground-breaking deal to bring a pioneering education centre to Peterborough.
Cranfield University and Peterborough City Council signed the contract on Friday to develop education and research in renewable energy and bio-fuels.
The partnership includes a £60,000 donation from Peterborough Renewable Energy Ltd (PREL) and will involve the appointment of a Professor of Renewable Energy to create a Centre for Renewable Energy and Bio-Fuels to be built as part of the South Bank redevelopment in Peterborough.
The centre will run postgraduate degree programmes, short courses and research projects as well as support city employers working to develop renewable energy, bio-fuels and environmental innovation.
Cllr John Holdich, the council’s cabinet member for education and university, said: “This partnership is a real coup as it will put the city at the forefront of innovation in environmental technology.”
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chrisW
Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 04:27 PMThink there is a refresh glitch in the ET website! thought the comment was worthwhile once, but 3 times might be a bit much Sorry
chrisW
Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 04:26 PMWhat pleasure it is to live where the likes of Bunter and others in the city love to denigrate positive developments. I am not sorry we are investing in a City that deserves a university. Neither am disappointed at supporting the Council with that shared aim. I think more business' should combine to support Education and the wider community. Yes J Holdich is my father in law and I am proud of that, of course if, you prefer we can always support Lincoln or Cambridge instead? Oh and for bunter, to stop spreading micro pollutants try not using a car, any fossil fuel powered devices, your gas boiler, don't compost anything either because the micro bio aerosols released are even worse. For your information our particulate control system is the best available - so good if they made cigarette filters from it you would get ZERO nicotine.
chrisW
Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 04:24 PMWhat pleasure it is to live where the likes of Bunter and others in the city love to denigrate positive developments. I am not sorry we are investing in a City that deserves a university. Neither am disappointed at supporting the Council with that shared aim. I think more business' should combine to support Education and the wider community. Yes J Holdich is my father in law and I am proud of that, of course if, you prefer we can always support Lincoln or Cambridge instead? Oh and for bunter, to stop spreading micro pollutants try not using a car, any fossil fuel powered devices, your gas boiler, don't compost anything either because the micro bio aerosols released are even worse. For your information our particulate control system is the best available - so good if they made cigarette filters from it you would get ZERO nicotine.
chrisW
Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 04:21 PMWhat pleasure it is to live where the likes of Bunter and others in the city love to denigrate positive developments. I am not sorry we are investing in a City that deserves a university. Neither am disappointed at supporting the Council with that shared aim. I think more business' should combine to support Education and the wider community. Yes J Holdich is my father in law and I am proud of that, of course if, you prefer we can always support Lincoln or Cambridge instead? Oh and for bunter, to stop spreading micro pollutants try not using a car, any fossil fuel powered devices, your gas boiler, don't compost anything either because the micro bio aerosols released are even worse. For your information our particulate control system is the best available - so good if they made cigarette filters from it you would get ZERO nicotine.
This is a rubbish website
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 03:51 PMHmmm! I wonder who else is the Chairman of PREL???
Gorgeous George
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 03:44 PMThey'll be able to thoroughly investigate whether the siting of wind turbines downwind of and close to the PREL furnaces helps to spread any micro-pollutants over a wider area of the Fens, ensuring that everybody gets their fair share.
SokeBoy
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 03:29 PMExcellent work. Congratulations to all involved.
fedupwiththephantomdeleter
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 02:55 PMI bet he is not father-in-law to any McDonalds directors !
Gorgeous George
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 12:53 PMAccording to the ET, 19th November 2009, Council cabinet member John Holdich is father-in-law to PREL managing director, Chris Williams.".
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