Cleantech MOF Technologies, a spinout of Queen’s University Belfast, has secured €1.2m ($1.35m) in funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 project.
The funding is part of a wider project, ProDIA, which in total is receiving €7.6m, with MOF receiving the largest chunk. The collaboration is focused on the production of nonporous materials to be used in gas storage, air purification, and heat pumps.
MOF will use its funding to scale up its cleantech manufacturing process in order to able to supply its nanomaterials on an industrial scale. MOF, which currently employs three people, will build up its new facilities within Belfast, which it hopes to open early next year.
Paschal McCloskey, CEO of MOF Technologies, said: “MOF Technologies view this success in securing funding from Horizon 2020 as verification of our plans to scale up our innovative production process. This ensures the ongoing growth of our company to deliver the full commercial potential of MOFs in the clean tech and other industry sectors.”
