{"id":79,"date":"2025-10-16T15:47:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thermalenergy\/?p=79"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:53:26","slug":"celebrating-our-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thermalenergy\/2025\/10\/16\/celebrating-our-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating our collaboration!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past month, we have been working intensively on <strong>TERRA \u2013 \u201cTransforming Agriculture Residues to Bio-Composite Solutions for Sustainable Growth and Energy Efficiency in Brazil and Bangladesh\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This exciting project, funded by the <strong>ISPF &#8211; International Collaboration Awards 2024 (Brazil and South Africa)<\/strong>\u00a0and supported by the <strong>Royal Society<\/strong>, brings together a dynamic international team:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd1d\u00a0Dr. Carolina Costa Pereira and Dr Donyang Sun \u00a0\u2013 <em>Edinburgh Napier University, UK<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd1d\u00a0Dr. Edemar Morsch Filho and Dr Elaine Maria Cardoso \u2013 \u00a0UNESP, Universidade Estadual Paulista, <em>Brazil<\/em><br \/>\n\ud83e\udd1d Dr. Jannat Mahbuba \u2013 <em>BUET, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Together, we are exploring innovative ways to transform agricultural residues into sustainable bio-composite materials that can drive energy efficiency and support green growth in two diverse yet interconnected regions.<\/p>\n<p>A huge thank you to our partners and collaborators for their dedication and vision. This is just the beginning; we\u2019re excited about the journey ahead and the impact this work can have on sustainable development globally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-83\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thermalenergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2025\/10\/Terra-20251010_Post-Info-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thermalenergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2025\/10\/Terra-20251010_Post-Info-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thermalenergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2025\/10\/Terra-20251010_Post-Info-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thermalenergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2025\/10\/Terra-20251010_Post-Info-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thermalenergy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/188\/2025\/10\/Terra-20251010_Post-Info.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past month, we have been working intensively on TERRA \u2013 \u201cTransforming Agriculture Residues to Bio-Composite Solutions for Sustainable Growth and Energy Efficiency in Brazil and Bangladesh\u201d. 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