Champion - Industrial Decarbonisation Research & Innovation Centre (IDRIC)
Lead Research Organisation:
Heriot-Watt University
Department Name: Sch of Engineering and Physical Science
Abstract
Adopting the Committee on Climate Change's recommendation to net zero emissions by 2050 demonstrates a clear commitment to leadership in the face of climate emergency. If this is to be achieved, decarbonising the industrial sector represents a critical challenge. However, at present, decarbonisation solutions are not economically competitive. It is critical to the UK's international competitiveness that this is underpinned by implementation of world-leading innovation, and therefore, ensuring research and innovation communities work together for timely industrial implementation.
This project focuses on engaging academia, industry, policymakers and other stakeholders to develop an interdisciplinary consortium and subsequent proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC). I will facilitate collaboration between researchers to foster co-creation of new interdisciplinary research and innovation programmes. The transformative innovation proposed here will be developed to address head on complex social and environmental challenges and contribute to low-cost transitions to new socio-technical systems.
The Centre's agenda will be shaped initially by consultations, as well as network analysis, mapping and market analysis. Collaborative events and virtual environments will develop the co-creation of the cross-cutting challenges. I will embed EDI principles in the design of the Centre's engagement strategy.
This project focuses on engaging academia, industry, policymakers and other stakeholders to develop an interdisciplinary consortium and subsequent proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC). I will facilitate collaboration between researchers to foster co-creation of new interdisciplinary research and innovation programmes. The transformative innovation proposed here will be developed to address head on complex social and environmental challenges and contribute to low-cost transitions to new socio-technical systems.
The Centre's agenda will be shaped initially by consultations, as well as network analysis, mapping and market analysis. Collaborative events and virtual environments will develop the co-creation of the cross-cutting challenges. I will embed EDI principles in the design of the Centre's engagement strategy.
Planned Impact
During the initial six months we will co-create the Centre's Impact and Communications Strategy with the following goals:
- Foster the development of the consortium which will constitute the core of the Centre and strengthen the partnership ethos;
- Assess the wider landscape, including emerging concerns and needs as well as new developing research areas to inform the Champion and the developing consortium; and
- Identify effective ways of engaging and generating societal impact and economic growth. These will lay the way for the Impact and Communications Strategy of the fully funded Centre (Stage 2).
Beneficiaries include research experts in decarbonisation across disciplines; relevant UKRI hubs/Supergens/centres; the 6 identified industrial clusters, relevant Catapults and Innovation Centres, relevant industries and associations, and investors; policymakers and regulators to ensure the Centre's research has an impact on public policy; and general public and local communities.
IDRIC will create the best possible environment by bringing together transformative innovation and networks capable of supporting world-leading expertise and scaling up of technologies required for industrial decarbonisation. As a result, the UK will become global leader in Clean Growth and UK clusters will be top areas for global inward investment, securing 1.5 million jobs and exporting goods and services worth ~ £320 billion, and potential growth of UK's clean economy between £60-170 billion by 2030. There are wider benefits to our society, the co-benefit of cutting CO2 emissions is cleaner air with effects on public health, the economy, and the environment.
The proposed plans will maximise the impact of the Centre as well as the programme as a whole. A key function of IDRIC's core team is to deliver co-created knowledge exchange activities with national and international outreach to facilitate the adoption of technologies and practices across the Industrial Decarbonisation ISCF challenge.
The Centre will use complementary routes to impact through policy engagement, including the Impact Forum, policy briefings, workshop for policy-makers and will publish a position paper 'Research agenda for the decarbonisation of UK industry' based on the submitted proposal and activities from Stage 1.
Engaging non-expert publics and communities will be supported by the HWU Engage team and the Centre will explore how decarbonisation can be integrated into mainstream media as well as pilot the IDRIC's STEM Hub to shape future initiatives in schools across the UK as part of the Stage 2 proposal.
A dedicated website, digital tools and social media will be established and utilised to promote understanding and disseminate information to academic and non-academic audiences. The Centre will use cutting edge technology to create rich immersive experiences to disseminate and communicate.
- Foster the development of the consortium which will constitute the core of the Centre and strengthen the partnership ethos;
- Assess the wider landscape, including emerging concerns and needs as well as new developing research areas to inform the Champion and the developing consortium; and
- Identify effective ways of engaging and generating societal impact and economic growth. These will lay the way for the Impact and Communications Strategy of the fully funded Centre (Stage 2).
Beneficiaries include research experts in decarbonisation across disciplines; relevant UKRI hubs/Supergens/centres; the 6 identified industrial clusters, relevant Catapults and Innovation Centres, relevant industries and associations, and investors; policymakers and regulators to ensure the Centre's research has an impact on public policy; and general public and local communities.
IDRIC will create the best possible environment by bringing together transformative innovation and networks capable of supporting world-leading expertise and scaling up of technologies required for industrial decarbonisation. As a result, the UK will become global leader in Clean Growth and UK clusters will be top areas for global inward investment, securing 1.5 million jobs and exporting goods and services worth ~ £320 billion, and potential growth of UK's clean economy between £60-170 billion by 2030. There are wider benefits to our society, the co-benefit of cutting CO2 emissions is cleaner air with effects on public health, the economy, and the environment.
The proposed plans will maximise the impact of the Centre as well as the programme as a whole. A key function of IDRIC's core team is to deliver co-created knowledge exchange activities with national and international outreach to facilitate the adoption of technologies and practices across the Industrial Decarbonisation ISCF challenge.
The Centre will use complementary routes to impact through policy engagement, including the Impact Forum, policy briefings, workshop for policy-makers and will publish a position paper 'Research agenda for the decarbonisation of UK industry' based on the submitted proposal and activities from Stage 1.
Engaging non-expert publics and communities will be supported by the HWU Engage team and the Centre will explore how decarbonisation can be integrated into mainstream media as well as pilot the IDRIC's STEM Hub to shape future initiatives in schools across the UK as part of the Stage 2 proposal.
A dedicated website, digital tools and social media will be established and utilised to promote understanding and disseminate information to academic and non-academic audiences. The Centre will use cutting edge technology to create rich immersive experiences to disseminate and communicate.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Mercedes Maroto-Valer (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
IDRIC Policy Team
(2022)
Next steps for decarbonising UK industry - IDRIC Policy Synthesis Report 2022
MAROTO-VALER M
(2022)
Guest Editorial: Innovation in the Manufacturing Sector: The Catalyst for a Decarbonised Future
in Johnson Matthey Technology Review
Moosavi SM
(2022)
A data-science approach to predict the heat capacity of nanoporous materials.
in Nature materials
Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC)
(2022)
Closing the Gap: A Global Perspective
Shahrokhi O
(2022)
Understanding Multiphase Flow Mechanisms of Hydrogen Storage in Sandstones
in SSRN Electronic Journal
Tan J
(2023)
3D direct ink printed materials for chemical conversion and environmental remediation applications: a review
in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Tan J
(2022)
Electrosynthesis of Ethylene from CO2-derived Syngas Using Nanostructure Cu-based Catalysts
in SSRN Electronic Journal
Watson J
(2024)
Net Zero Roadmaps Review A Position Paper
| Description | The decarbonisation of industrial clusters is of critical importance to the UK's ambitions of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. The UK Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC) of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) aims to establish the world's first net-zero carbon industrial cluster by 2040 and at least four low-carbon clusters by 2030. The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) has been formed to support this Challenge through funding a multidisciplinary research and innovation centre, which currently does not exist at the scale, to accelerate decarbonisation of industrial clusters. IDRIC works with academia, industry, government and other stakeholders to deliver the multidisciplinary research and innovation agenda needed to decarbonise the UK's industrial clusters. IDRIC's research and innovation programme is delivered through a range of activities that enable industry-led, multidisciplinary research in cross-cutting areas of technology, policy, economics and regulation. IDRIC connects and empowers the UK industrial decarbonisation community to deliver an impactful innovation hub for industrial decarbonisation. The establishment of IDRIC as the "one stop shop" for research and innovation, as well as knowledge exchange, regulation, policy and key skills will be beneficial across the industry sectors and clusters. |
| Exploitation Route | Proposal submitted and approved for Phase 2 funding. |
| Sectors | Chemicals Construction Energy Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology |
| URL | https://idric.org/ |
| Description | IDRIC is recognised as an internationally leading, multi-disciplinary, mission driven research and innovation centre addressing key cross-cutting challenges of industrial decarbonisation through a whole system approach, whilst leveraging synergies through a place-based approach. Since our launch in April 2021, IDRIC has been supporting research, delivering innovation and driving collaboration through a programme of 100 research projects, challenge driven, co-designed and co-delivered with industry. Informed by our engagement activities and gap-analysis, Waves 1 & 2 projects delivered critical in-depth research, while flexible funding and impact accelerator projects are providing rapid access to research as industrial clusters work towards net zero. 35 universities have been involved in delivering this work, along with over 120 industry partners, trade associations, civil society organisations, governmental and public bodies. *Our research* Examples of impactful outputs from our projects include: improvements made to UK's national CO2 storage database to support UK clusters' long-term carbon storage strategies; maps developed for potential sites for hydrogen storage to enable informed decisions to be made, at a national level, about where hydrogen could be stored in future; a 'mobile energy stored as heat' system to transport waste heat from industrial sites to domestic heat users, opening avenues for industry to monetise their waste heat as well as creating a circular economy; multiple smart tools for clusters to compare different decarbonisation scenarios and select optimal decarbonisation solutions, predicting both potential socio-economic and environmental impacts of different scenarios; an in-depth framework offering guidelines for policymakers, cluster developers, and local stakeholders in delivering a socially fair, place-sensitive industrial decarbonisation. The projects' outputs, such as academic papers, toolkits, policy briefs, reports, webinars, are curated on our searchable IDRIC Knowledge Hub to allow research-users rapid and easy access to our findings. We have 132 publications on the Hub to date. We are in the process of synthesising the research findings from across our portfolio and have recently published our first research synthesis report: "Ten interdisciplinary lessons for industrial decarbonisation practice and policy." Over 400 knowledge exchange activities (workshops, webinars, and media engagements) have been held by our project teams so far. These have kept industry and policy makers involved throughout the projects' work, sharing industry expertise to shape the research and enabling stakeholders to receive outputs promptly, to accelerate impact. For example, rapid sharing of positive results with industrial stakeholders enabled a timely follow-on project (via our Impact Accelerator fund) for industrial-scale testing at Tata Chemicals of a lab-based amine carbon-capture technology developed in a Wave 2 project. *Regional, national and international knowledge exchange* As a centre, we are working at a regional, national, and international level. Regionally, we have held both in-person events and webinars with seven of the industrial cluster to share our research outcomes most relevant to those areas. We have held three large annual conferences (150 - 230 people, each event) to bring together our researchers, industrial stakeholders and policymakers to share findings and foster collaboration on a national scale. Internationally, we have held two events - one in London and one at COP28 - which have brought together 22 countries in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia and Australasia, to share lessons learned in international cluster decarbonisation. *Policy* Policy and regulation are an important feature across IDRIC's research portfolio, with a key mission to ensure that policy makers have access to the research evidence to support effective policy development. We have brought governments, academia and industry together for constructive discussions about the policy measures needed to enable and accelerate decarbonisation. In addition to various policy engagement activities carried out by individual IDRIC research teams, centrally we have convened thematic roundtables on overcoming barriers to investing in electrification, planning and permitting in support of decarbonisation, and carbon accounting for industrial decarbonisation. These, along with two annual policy fora, brought together representatives from more than 60 government bodies, regulators, industry organisations and universities. The cross-sector discussions helped to identify key challenges and opportunities for collaboration For example, the electrification roundtable identified important financial and non-financial barriers for investment in fuel switching in industries where electrification would be the most effective decarbonisation option. The roundtable stimulated further engagement between industry and policy experts, which supported the creation of a new industry-led initiative to raise awareness of the opportunities and support needs for industrial electrification. Responding to industry challenges identified at the roundtable, IDRIC also conducted evidence gathering on electricity grid connection which highlighted the implications of connection delays for industrial decarbonisation plans, not just for electrification, but also for other decarbonisation options such as hydrogen, carbon capture, onsite renewable generation, and even measures for improving energy efficiency. Both initiatives have stimulated considerable interest from UK and devolved governments, and other key organisations and groups (e.g. Climate Change Committee, National Infrastructure Commission, Chris Skidmore's Mission Zero Coalition groups on industry and on power networks. IDRIC has carried out additional evidence gathering on key challenges facing industrial decarbonisation and published a number of policy reports and briefings, contributed to consultations and policy expert and advisory groups, including Chris Skidmore's Mission Zero Coalition report 'Decarbonise Now: Securing a greener, cleaner, better industrial future', published in December 2023. IDRIC is also keen to ensure the decarbonisation community is informed about policy developments and we have a monthly policy monitoring service with 400+ subscribers. *Supporting early career researchers* IDRIC has been providing in-depth support for the development of its 80+ early career researchers (ECRs). We have run 1-1 career coaching sessions, training courses on industrial & policy engagement and grant writing, sandpits to co-create solutions to real world industrial challenges, and organised site visits to the Humber, Scottish and Teesside Clusters. In collaboration with 14 other UKRI funded centres, we have hosted two ECR Net Zero Conferences (approx 200 attendees at each event). Our secondment programme enabled 4 ECRs to work directly in industry and 50% of our flexible fund projects were led by ECRs. Building on IDRIC's success supporting ECRs, our director Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer has recently secured a £9.1M investment (plus equal match funding) to lead an EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) on Green Industrial Futures. This centre will train 100 PhD students in industrial decarbonisation and has the support of 24 industrial partners. Whilst not directly part of IDRIC, we intend to ensure they are highly complementary of one another. *EDI* EDI activities have been embedded as a cross-cutting activity, underpinned by a targeted strategy and supported by a dedicated EDI Champion. Data on diversity within our research network have been used to address specific challenges relating to industrial decarbonisation; e.g. our 'You can't be what you can't see' showcase of 48 videos is a unique communication tool that is engaging schoolchildren on careers in industrial decarbonisation. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2023 |
| Sector | Chemicals,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Energy,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | British Geological Society Science Advisory Committee meeting |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The role of the BGS Science Advisory Committee is to advise the BGS CEO, Executive Chief Scientist and the BGS Science Strategy Group on the development and delivery of the BGS public role and the overall science strategy. Mercedes Maroto-Valer sits on the advisory committee. |
| URL | https://www.bgs.ac.uk/about-bgs/our-team/science-advisory-committee/ |
| Description | Citation in Aldersgate Group report on zero cabon power grid and industrial Electrification |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Report was presented at event opened by Cabinet Minister for Energy and Net Zero and panel including Labour Party Energy Spokesperson as well as high-level industry representatives |
| URL | https://www.aldersgategroup.org.uk/publications/post/a-zero-carbon-power-grid-and-the-electrificatio... |
| Description | Citation in Commission for Carbon Competitiveness report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Evidence submission led to a citation in the report 'Fixing the Carbon Leak', which was discussed in parliament. |
| Description | Citation in NAO report: Support for innovation to deliver net zero |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Helped to highlight the importance of innovation for industrial decarbonisation in high-level policy report, which then led to an inquiry on the topic by a parliamentary committee |
| Description | Citation in NIC report on planning policy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Helped to raise the challenges relating to planning and consenting of key net zero infrastructure. Representatives of NIC continued to take part in high-level policy dialogue between industry, governments and academia organised by IDRIC (e.g. IDRIC Policy Forum Oct 2023). |
| URL | https://nic.org.uk/studies-reports/infrastructure-planning-system/delivering-net-zero-climate-resili... |
| Description | Citation in SWIC Cluster Plan |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Helped to highlight key government interventions to support industrial decarbonisation and just transition |
| URL | https://www.swic.cymru/clusterplan-reports |
| Description | Citation in The Second National Infrastructure Assessment |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | helped to raise awareness around planning obstacles for Net zero infrastructure |
| URL | https://nic.org.uk/studies-reports/national-infrastructure-assessment/second-nia/ |
| Description | DESNZ Call for Evidence - Industrial Electrification |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Submitted written evidence from IDRIC stakeholder engagement and research on fuel-switching plans and barriers, which led to being invited to present findings at DESNZ IDET team meeting and had follow-up conversation with Electrification sub-team. |
| Description | Industrial Mission Zero Network |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | Of the emerging technologies that the government's Net Zero Strategy most relies upon, it is hydrogen and Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) where the investment landscape currently appears to be most uncertain. For businesses, the certainty that funding is allocated for the medium-term is a crucial signal of UK commitment. The Industrial Mission Zero Network seeks to support the development of this investment strategy |
| URL | https://missionzerocoalition.com/industrial-mission-zero-network/ |
| Description | Public Accounts Committee's inquiry, Support for innovation to deliver net zero |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Royal Society of Edinburgh Environment Roundtable |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The RSE's contributions support policymakers in the Scottish and UK parliaments and governments |
| URL | https://rse.org.uk/expert-advice/environmental-principles-and-governance-in-scotland/ |
| Description | Scottish Government - Consultation: draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Gave written evidence highlighting key insights from IDRIC policy research and stakeholder consultation, on actions for improved industrial decarbonisation policy. Have now been commissioned to write extended policy briefing for Scot Gov industrial decarbonisation strategy |
| Description | Submission to the UK Net Zero Review |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-hydrogen-strategy |
| Description | Submission to the UK Net Zero Review |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-hydrogen-strategy |
| Description | Biomanufacturing with carbon capture and utilisation: A Zero Carbon Loss System |
| Amount | £1,385,107 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/W018969/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2022 |
| End | 02/2022 |
| Description | EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures |
| Amount | £9,183,517 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) |
| Amount | £19,903,412 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V027050/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | 'Delaying action on decarbonisation makes innovation absolutely critical' - thought piece for Open Access Government |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A thought leadership article written by Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer on behalf of IDRIC. Written in the run-up to COP-28, the piece explains how innovation can help keep Britain on track for net zero. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/delaying-action-on-decarbonisation-makes-innovation-absolutely-... |
| Description | 'IDRIC boosts 13 new research projects with £1.2m funding' - article in Current+ |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This is an example of numerous articles published in relation to IDRIC Flex Funding awarded to universities across the UK. The coverage helped to raise IDRIC's profile. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.current-news.co.uk/idric-boosts-13-new-research-projects-with-1-2m-funding/ |
| Description | 'Industrial decarbonisation hubs secure £6m funding boost' - Business Green Article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This is an example of numerous articles published in relation to IDRIC Wave 2 Funding awarded to universities across the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4073470/industrial-decarbonisation-hubs-secure-gbp-funding-boost |
| Description | 'Nothing about us without us' intervention - disability workshops |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshops on the subject of disability in research careers highlighting how to support people with disabilities. 1st disability workshop focused on 'endometriosis' and the 2nd disability workshop focused on 'neurodiversity'. Those workshops sparked questions and discussions on what can partners do better in terms of EDI practice in their workplace (recruitment, environment - place to work, employees benefits, etc.). It raised the fact that there is a need for the creation of an EDI best-practice to support partners in their EDI engagements. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://idric.org/impact-areas/equality-diversity-inclusion/ |
| Description | 'Survey: Grid connection delays are holding back industrial decarbonisation' - article in Business Green |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This article is one of numerous articles that refers to IDRIC's research on grid connections and the impact on UK decarbonisation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4148134/survey-grid-connection-delays-holding-industrial-decarbon... |
| Description | 'You can't be what you can't see' EDI intervention |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's 'You can't be what you can't see' is a video project that will be used with partners in education and mentoring programmes. The three to seven minute videos showcase the diversity of individuals currently involved with research relating to industrial decarbonisation. The videos give a sense of the diverse career routes taken by people currently working in partnership with IDRIC and are designed to inspire the next generation to consider a career in decarbonisation. Hopefully this will be of great support to school counsellors/teachers and have a great impact to educational and skill level of workforce improvement. Furthermore, we hope this will have a change in public attitudes towards decarbonisation and will provide a better understanding on the various career paths in this area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYzRfiq-wq3nF81xH9m4YhZQ60_MDO8DZ |
| Description | 1st International Workshop Annex 19 in Industrial Electrification |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited attendance: 1st International Workshop Annex 19 in Industrial Electrification, 22-23 June 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | 3rd IDRIC Policy Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The 3rd IDRIC Policy Forum brought together representatives from industry, academia and governments for a constructive discussion on current policy priorities for industrial decarbonisation, and opportunities for multi-stakeholder collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/3rd-idric-policy-forum/ |
| Description | Araba in Progress |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Araba is developing a plan to become sustainable and transition their industries. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://radiollodio.com/2022/09/17/la-diputacion-foral-organiza-nueve-encuentros-con-expertos-para-a... |
| Description | Areces Foundation - presentation` |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The ARECES Foundation is based in Madrid to provide research and learning opportunities for Spanish citizens and to support initiatives that advance solutions to societal challenges in the realms of science, education, culture and economics. This presentation On February 23, the conference and online round table 'Industrial decarbonization: the transition to sustainable climate neutrality' was held, within the cycle 'Science Dialogues in Spanish' organized with the Ministry of Education, Universities, Science and Community Spokesperson Autonomous University of Madrid (CAM), the Spanish Office of the CAM, the Rafael del Pino Foundation and RAICEX. Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer gave a keynote address in which she addressed decarbonization from different approaches, such as economic growth and CO2 reduction, the challenges and opportunities it offers, the development of complete systems that integrate technology, economic models and regulatory frameworks, industrial clusters and post-COP26 collaboration and innovation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcT1QomE434&t=13s |
| Description | BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, The Inquiry: How soon can we go carbon zero? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | o BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, The Inquiry: How soon can we go carbon zero? Scientists agree - if we want to stop global warming, we need to cut our CO2 emissions fast. So how soon can the planet achieve carbon zero? 11 January 2020, BBC Radio 4 - The Inquiry, How soon can we go carbon zero? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csytgx |
| Description | BBC Radio Scotland Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview live on national radio to discuss COP28 and related issues such as the work of IDRIC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | BBC Scotland News; Good Morning Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC Scotland News; Good Morning Scotland, interview 24/01/2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | BBC The Life Scientific |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview with the BBC for broadcast on Radio 4, also available via a podcast on BBC Sounds |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001tbg5 |
| Description | BEIS - Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | BEIS - Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy participating in on-going discussions on the development of the Strategy for transitioning industry to net zero and to be published in Spring 2021, 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | BEIS - Industrial Energy Stakeholder Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | BEIS - Industrial Energy Stakeholder Forum, 2020-ongoing |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Bilateral engagement with Scottish Parliamentarians |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC Policy Team met MSP to raise the profile of IDRIC's work and highlight policy considerations for Industrial Decarbonisation. Met: Fiona Hyslop MSP |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Bilateral engagement with UK Parliamentarians |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC Policy Team had meetings with Westminster parliamentarians to raise the profile of IDRIC's work and highlight policy considerations for industrial decarbonisation. This included meeting Alan Whitehead MP, Alex Sobel MP, Jacob Young MP |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Bilateral engagement with UK ministers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC Policy Team met with Lee Rowley MP, Minister for Industry to raise the profile of IDRIC and highlight policy considerations for Industrial Decarbonisation. Lee Rowley then attended the Parliamentary Reception |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Blog - EPSRC engineering net zero week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | To coincide with EPSRC engineering net zero week at which Prof Maroto-Valer was a Panel Chair - she produced a blog that was published by EPSRC on their website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/blog/the-net-zero-journey-of-industrial-heartlands-cities-and-regions/ |
| Description | Blog - IDRIC's reflections on COP26 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer and other members of the IDRIC central team attended COP26. During the summit, the IDRIC-team discussed with a range of stakeholders how a systems approach can speed up the journey to net zero, minimising the costs and risks involved of technological solutions, and increasing its economic and societal benefits. This blog post 'Driving the transition to Net Zero - can technology do it alone? IDRIC's reflections on COP-26 and our post-COP agenda' reflects on the key debates and engagements IDRIC was involved in during COP-26 and summarises the key take-away messages for innovation and collaboration going forward. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://idric.org/driving-the-transition-to-net-zero-can-technology-do-it-alone/ |
| Description | Blog summarising Net Zero review report |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC Policy Team blog post written to summarise the Mission Zero Report published as a consequence of the Net Zero Review, highlighting key content relevant for Industrial Decarbonisation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/net-zero-review-industrial-decarbonisation-is-a-priority-mission-for-reaching-net-... |
| Description | Briefing UK-CHINA Decarbonisation GEM - CAMP 4946 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This workshop explored in detail the challenges and opportunities of industrial decarbonisation with the focus on shared challenges of large scale deployment in CCS, hydrogen production and fuel switching between the UK and China. The mission explored opportunities to build collaborations between key stakeholders from industry, academia and government agencies to address global decarbonisation challenges and synergies between the UK and China. Mercedes Maroto-Valer spoke at the mission and other team members participated. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | C-DICE High Level Skills for Net Zero: A Grand Challenge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Participation in a sandpit run by C-DICE and focus group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.cdice.ac.uk/events/grand-challenge/ |
| Description | CCC Industry Decarbonisation Policy Steering Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) Industry Decarbonisation Policy Steering Group working on the 6th Carbon Budget for the UK, including carbon targets and policy mechanisms, 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | COP26 Education and Skills Steering Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | COP26 Education and Skills Steering Group with particular focus on the skills needed for the transition to net-zero and opportunities f to support the transition to net-zero by 2050 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Conference, Ventura, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In this fourth installation of the CCUS Gordon Research Conference series, examined the new science needed to achieve carbon capture, utilisation and storage goals safely, and with a variety of approaches appropriate for the variety of power and industrial challenges in an interdisciplinary framework. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.grc.org/carbon-capture-utilization-and-storage-conference/2022/ |
| Description | Catalan Delegation and Right Honourable Joanna Cherry MP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Meeting to share information and tour campus research lab facilities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Chair debate at COP26 - Decreasing CO2 in the atmosphere: solutions from technology and nature |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | As part of the UK Universities' Climate Innovation Showcase, Prof. Maroto-Valer chaired a debate on whether nature or technology provides the best solution for carbon sequestration. This debate with geologists, industry and rewilding experts revealed the diversity and also complementarity of nature-based and technological solutions - and that we need to expand our efforts across nature and technology based solutions to meet the scale of the emissions reductions required. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Chemical Industries Association Energy and Climate Change Policy Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | CIA is working with its members, the government and the regulator to insulate industry from the cost of the UK's energy transition. Mercedes Maroto-Valer joined their Energy and Climate Change Policy Network. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Chemistry & Industry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Accelerating Decarbonisation Chemistry & Industry October 2020, 10(2), 43 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.soci.org/chemistry-and-industry/cni-data/2020/10/accelerating-decarbonisation |
| Description | Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Annual Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | At this high profile UK business conference, Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.cbi.org.uk/events/annual-conference-2022/ |
| Description | DeCarb Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | DeCarbScot was delivered by NECCUS, the alliance working to reduce industrial carbon emissions in Scotland and beyond. This conference was key for anyone working in decarbonisation in the UK. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.decarb.scot/ |
| Description | ECR Net Zero Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This two-day conference, hosted by C-DICE, GGR-D (CO2RE), EDI+, EDRC, ERA, Hi-ACT, IDRIC, Ignite Network+, Supergen Bioenergy Hub, Sustain Steel, TFI Network+, UKCCSRC, UKERC and UK HY-RES brought together early career researchers (ECRs) from across the net zero community. It included a mix of keynote speakers, parallel sessions (skills based and topic based), poster presentations and a networking dinner. The conference aimed to provide an opportunity for key research organisations and ECRs to meet and network with peers from different research communities within the wider net zero research community, and build a collaborative, multidisciplinary community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://idric.org/idric-event/ecr-net-zero-conference-2024/ |
| Description | ECRA Humber site visit and sandpit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 20 IDRIC early career researchers visited the the Humber cluster to see first-hand the scale of the industrial decarbonisation deployment projects and better understand the challenges industry face to decarbonise. The event included site visits to Phillips 66 and VPI Immingham that enabled ECRs to hear from and discuss with on-site engineers the details of the decarbonisation plans at their sites. The site visits were followed by an excellent two-day challenge sandpit hosted at CATCH UK and led by AnchoredIn. The ECRs worked together to ideate potential innovative solutions for three in-situ challenges set by local Humber industry that outlined their key challenges to reduce emissions and reach net zero. AnchoredIn facilitators provided a step-by-step guide on how to take those research ideas and translate them into a business pitch. At the end of the two days the teams pitched these solutions to the challenge-setters. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://idric.org/ecrahumbersandpit/ |
| Description | ECRA Newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A quarterly newsletter disseminated to all IDRIC Early Career Researchers to inform them of upcoming events, training and funding opportunities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |
| Description | EPSRC Energy and Decarbonisation Strategy Futures Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This is a very important event for EPSRC to help us identify the priorities for our energy and decarbonisation research, innovation and skills interventions going forward. It will bring together our key stakeholders from across the research and innovation landscape to network, discuss, create, challenge and provide evidence to inform our priority setting. The event will consider near term challenges including supporting the evolution of current systems alongside longer term transformational solutions, how we ensure the solutions that we develop increase our resilience and adaptability to the known and anticipated effects of climate change and how we can facilitate community and partnership working to maximise the positive impacts and benefits for the UK as we look to accelerate the green economy. The outcomes of this event will be built on through the work of the new EPSRC Energy and Decarbonisation Strategic Advisory Team (SAT) * and broader community engagement activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | EPSRC Engineering Net Zero Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The event brought researchers, industry leaders and policy makers together to reflect on and raise awareness of the EPSRC investments made in this space, continue the conversations that took place at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), highlight how our activities link to the sustainable development goals, show our response to the outcomes of COP26 and how EPSRC-supported research and innovation can substantially contribute to net zero solutions. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge and be thematic chair for a discussion panel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/events/epsrc-engineering-net-zero-showcase/ |
| Description | EPSRC Mission Driven Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Mercedes Maroto-Valer contributed to a workshop to distil best practice for how mission focussed research engages with demonstrators and stakeholders for mutual benefit and how interdisciplinary research can be set up and conducted to realise the benefits it can bring to mission focussed work. Experiences from IDRIC on this topic were shared. The ambition is that outputs will inform research activities going forward and support UKRI in the setting up of future investments. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Early Career Researcher (ECR) Net Zero Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Cross-centre conference attended by over 200 ECRs aimed to bring the ECR Net Zero community together to discuss grand challenges related to net zero, to network amongst peers, to provide opportunities for ECRs to organise sessions and participate as a panellist or session chair. IDRIC were heavily involved in planning and organising the event. IDRIC researchers and PIs joined panel sessions on policy engagement, industrial engagement, and chaired sessions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | EcoSociety Heriot Watt University: Can we Decarbonise Industries and Reach our Net Zero Goals? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The EcoSociety at Heriot Watt is a student association which aims to fight for climate justice and encourage the university to do its part. Mercedes Maroto-Valer delivered a presentation at their event 'Can we Decarbonise Industries and Reach our Net Zero Goals?' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Enabling Net Zero: A Plan for UK Industrial Cluster Decarbonisation Report Launch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | We will mark the launch of the report by giving an overview of the key recommendations, followed by a networking reception. I hope that you will be able to join us to hear more about the report, which brings together the key learnings from the work of our industrial cluster partners from across the UK and sets out recommendations for how we can harness their power and drive the next phase of emissions reductions, while contributing to a stronger economy, energy security, greater innovation, and community vitality. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Energy Institute Scientific and Technical Committee |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Review where the Energy Institute focusses its resources in addressing emerging transition technologies., EI invited IDRIC to join and talk about IDRIC's work, the impact across clusters of work underway or completed/in public domain, and our thoughts on where future focus should be. They wished for their members to hear about the wider experience and successes we had and to set the context for a sense check on what EI are working on and their future priorities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://publishing.energyinst.org/ |
| Description | Energy World |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed for article: Large-scale industrial decarbonisation in the UK, Energy transition, Energy World | September 2020, 34-35 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Environmental Association of Universities and Colleges - Scotland's Step-Change for Sustainability Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The next few years are crucial in achieving Scotland's ambition to end its contribution to climate change by 2045 whilst ensuring a Just and Fair Transition to net zero. Scotland's colleges and universities will play a significant role in meeting this goal. Taking a whole-institution approach, this conference addressed the challenges facing the sector and looked at how we can move from piloting actions to embedding impact in key areas. The conference brought together over 100 attendees, from a range of networks as well as every area of campus life, from the Further and Higher Education sector. Attendees included those responsible for environmental management, estates and facilities, teaching staff, as well as senior leaders and students. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC at a plenary session, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Equinor Podcast Destination Zero: Realising a Low-Carbon Future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A new podcast series from Equinor, 'Destination Zero: Realising a Low-Carbon Future' will explore what the UK needs to do to achieve net zero by 2050, and the projects currently in development in the North East of England that will help deliver this goal. As well as covering specific projects led by Equinor, including Zero Carbon Humber and H2H Saltend, the series brings together experts, politicians and senior business leaders to discuss the new, low carbon technology that will play a vital role in accelerating the energy transition. From Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), to blue and green hydrogen, experts will demystify the technologies that will soon make up a vital part of the UK's energy landscape. Hosted by James Murray, Business Green Editor, this new series is a must-listen for anyone interested in the changing energy landscape in the UK and, especially, the crucial role that areas like the North East of England will play in delivering a successful transition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://shows.acast.com/equinor-presents-destination-zero/episodes/episode-6-where-next-the-road-to-... |
| Description | Feature in Energy in Buildings and Industry Online Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Mercedes Maroto-Valer was featured in "Energy in Buildings and Industry", talking about the time-sensitive targets that are encouraging us to seek innovative ways to improve processes and push boundaries in industrial decarbonisation. The article "Balancing competition and collaboration" highlighted the joined-up approach IDRIC is taking and how it could be replicated elsewhere. Energy in Buildings and Industry has an ABC audited circulation of 12,175 (Jan-Dec 2019) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://eibi.co.uk/article/balancing-competition-and-collaboration/ |
| Description | Fringe event at COP 28 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Heriot-Watt University hosted a Climate Hub at our Dubai Campus, running a range of events across the two weeks. Here, in partnership with Mission Innovation Net Zero Industries (MINZI), IDRIC hosted an 'International pathways to net zero industries' day, where we facilitated a dialogue between academic, industrial and policy stakeholders to address the most pressing global barriers to decarbonising industry to accelerate our collective transition to net zero. We held two workshops: 'Technology Innovation to and from Emerging Economies' and 'Place-based Collaboration for Industrial Decarbonisation'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Good Grant Writing ECR Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Led by AnchoredIn and hosted by IDRIC Early Career Researcher Academy, the workshop provided a stepwise guide for applying for grant funding, particularly from InnovateUK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Green Careers Hub Media |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Videos from an IDRIC ECR and IDRIC Director highlighting the career pathways into industrial decarbonisation research. Hosted on the Green Careers Hub website that showcases different routes to Net Zero careers, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |
| URL | https://www.greencareershub.com/find-your-green-role/organisation-case-studies/idric-industrial-deca... |
| Description | Green Swan Conference: Session 'Developing New Technologies' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A number of promising new options for slowing the accumulation of Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere are capturing the world's imagination: for example, new forms of nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage, carbon sequestration in agriculture and ecosystem restoration. Yet, it is unclear whether these frontier technologies or techniques will become viable options in the real economy soon enough to make a difference. This session will look at this "mitigation frontier" and try to assess the conditions under which these technologies or techniques could become deployable at a meaningful scale to better understand their true potential in a timely manner |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bis.org/events/green_swan_2023/overview.htm |
| Description | Grid constraints press release |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press release about the findings from IDRIC evidence gathering on industrial grid connection issues impacting on decarbonisation plans. Press release was picked up by a number of media outlets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4148134/survey-grid-connection-delays-holding-industrial-decarbon... |
| Description | Heriot Watt news article on launch of IDRIC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A news article published on Heriot Watt's website highlighting the launch of IDRIC and describing how the centre will work closely with the UK's major industrial clusters to address the challenges of industrial decarbonisation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.hw.ac.uk/news/articles/2021/a-new-state-of-the-art-research-and.htm |
| Description | Heriot-Watt University Putrajaya Net Zero Roundtable, Malaysia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The roundtable was inspired by Malaysia's aspiration to be carbon neutral by 2050 and it set its purpose to assist in building the leadership capacity that would identify and implement the pathways to carbon neutrality for Malaysia. It was aimed at bringing stakeholders from all parts of the ecosystem to discuss the challenges and opportunities in this field with the objectives of exchanging ideas, developing mutual understandings, and building the relationships that will provide a foundation for identifying the pathways to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.hw.ac.uk/news/articles/2023/heriot-watt-university-malaysia-hosts.htm |
| Description | IChemE Sustainability Special Interest Group Annual Meeting and Guest Lecture IDRIC: Green Industrial Futures, Realised |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Disseminate the work of IDRIC to an interested group of professionals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.icheme.org/knowledge-networks/communities/special-interest-groups/sustainability/events/... |
| Description | IDRIC Annual Conference 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's second annual conference took place in London (Kia Oval). There were over 250 physical attendees at the event in London and over 280 views from our online streaming platform across the 2 days. There was an excellent spread across different sectors and stakeholders, with 53% in-person attendance from academia and 47% from outwith academia (including industry, government, cluster bodies). 20 different sessions took place over the two days with a mix of plenary talks from industry, showcases of our research projects and workshops to foster collaboration. In a feedback survey of attendees, all respondents reported that the conference met their expectations, with 44% saying it exceeded their expectations. The majority of survey respondents made more than six new connections and 67% of respondents saw potential for the connections they'd made at the event leading to collaborative research projects in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/new-conference-main/ |
| Description | IDRIC Annual Conference 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's annual conference took place in Manchester on 7-8 March 2024. It brought together 180+ of our stakeholder - researchers, industry and policy makers - across the two days. The conference focused on sharing the findings and outputs from our research over the last three years, including demonstrations of some of the tools and models we've developed. There were also workshops which explored some of the projects in-depth. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://idric.org/idric-event/idric-annual-conference-2024/ |
| Description | IDRIC Black Country Cluster regional meeting (14 October) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 42 Delegates attended the Black Cluster event in Dudley. IDRIC toured the industrial clusters to : • To introduce the work of IDRIC • To better understand industry research and innovation needs and where academic expertise can support cluster decarbonisation activities • To showcase a selection of IDRIC's current research • To help build new connections between industry and academia • To introduce IDRIC's upcoming funding streams and create space to explore potential collaborations Series Outcomes: Over 250 representatives from industry, academic and Government attended the events and the majority of respondents to a feedback survey indicated connections they had made at the event could lead to future collaboration. The events were planned to coincide with the launch of Wave 2 funding and create space to explore collaborative project ideas. 60% of Wave 2 submissions came from attendees of the cluster events (65% of successful submissions were from event attendees). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC Cluster Webinar Series: Black Country Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's Cluster Webinar Series focused on each of the seven clusters in turn and shared the key findings from IDRIC's projects that are supporting decarbonisation in those regions. The webinar's primary audience was non-academics, particularly industrialists and policy makers and highlighted the impact these projects can have for local industry. As well as industrial representatives from the cluster giving updates on decarbonisation progress, the projects focused on were: • Systems, infrastructure and technologies for providing low-carbon fuels, Dr Tom Fender, University of Birmingham • Establishing an inter-cluster batchwise carbon capture and storage network in the UK, Dr Denis Martins Fraga, Imperial College • Creating a carbon framework for a decarbonised circular economy, Dr Lewis McDonald, University of Bath |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://idric.org/idric-event/idric-cluster-webinar-series-black-country-industrial-cluster/ |
| Description | IDRIC Cluster Webinar Series: Humber Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's Cluster Webinar Series focused on each of the seven clusters in turn and shared the key findings from IDRIC's projects that are supporting decarbonisation in those regions. The webinar's primary audience was non-academics, particularly industrialists and policy makers and highlighted the impact these projects can have for local industry. As well as industrial representatives from the cluster giving updates on decarbonisation progress, the projects focused on were: * Diversity to decarbonise: promoting EDI in the future workforce, Professor James Gilbert, University of Hull * Determining optimum pyrolysis condition for biochar to be used as metallurgical coal replacement: in support of deep decarbonisation of large industrial emitters based within the Humber cluster, Dr Amir Badiee, University of Lincoln (collaboration with British Steel) * Inspiring young minds: work skills readiness for decarbonisation in the Humber, Dr Redouane Sarrakh, University of Lincoln |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://idric.org/idric-event/idric-cluster-webinar-series-humber-industrial-cluster/ |
| Description | IDRIC Cluster Webinar Series: North West Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's Cluster Webinar Series focused on each of the seven clusters in turn and shared the key findings from IDRIC's projects that are supporting decarbonisation in those regions. The webinar's primary audience was non-academics, particularly industrialists and policy makers and highlighted the impact these projects can have for local industry. As well as industrial representatives from the cluster giving updates on decarbonisation progress, the projects focused on were: • Integrated assessment of BECCS in context: environmental, policy, regulatory and social factors, Dr Muir Freer, University of Manchester • Enabling hydrogen storage near industrial clusters: enhancing confidence in porous rock storage, Dr Lin Ma, University of Manchester • Net zero sense of place, Dr Jo Hamilton, University of Exeter |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/idric-event/idric-cluster-webinar-series-north-west-industrial-cluster/ |
| Description | IDRIC Cluster Webinar Series: Scottish Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's Cluster Webinar Series focused on each of the seven clusters in turn and shared the key findings from IDRIC's projects that are supporting decarbonisation in those regions. The webinar's primary audience was non-academics, particularly industrialists and policy makers and highlighted the impact these projects can have for local industry. As well as industrial representatives from the cluster giving updates on decarbonisation progress, the projects focused on were: • The wider economy and competitiveness impacts of employing pre- and post-combustion carbon capture in UK industries, Dr Antonios Katris, Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde • Net zero sense of place, Professor Patrick Devine-Wright, University of Exeter • A new seismic hazard model to support decarbonisation in offshore regions around the United Kingdom, Dr Ilaria Mosca, British Geological Survey |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/idric-event/idric-cluster-webinar-series-scottish-industrial-cluster/ |
| Description | IDRIC Cluster Webinar Series: Solent Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's Cluster Webinar Series focused on each of the seven clusters in turn and shared the key findings from IDRIC's projects that are supporting decarbonisation in those regions. The webinar's primary audience was non-academics, particularly industrialists and policy makers and highlighted the impact these projects can have for local industry. As well as industrial representatives from the cluster giving updates on decarbonisation progress, the projects focused on were: - Enabling hydrogen storage near industrial clusters, Ed Hough, British Geological Survey - Accelerating the scale-up of next-generation fuels from CO2, Dr Stylianos Kyrimis, University of Southampton - Carbon dioxide - ports to pipelines, Dr Seyedvahid Vakili, University of Southampton |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://idric.org/idric-event/idric-cluster-webinar-series-solent-cluster/ |
| Description | IDRIC Cluster Webinar Series: South Wales Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's Cluster Webinar Series focused on each of the seven clusters in turn and shared the key findings from IDRIC's projects that are supporting decarbonisation in those regions. The webinar's primary audience was non-academics, particularly industrialists and policy makers and highlighted the impact these projects can have for local industry. As well as industrial representatives from the cluster giving updates on decarbonisation progress, the projects focused on were: • Enabling low carbon fuel technology deployment for power and high-temperature heat across clusters. Prof Richard Marsh, Cardiff University • Development of an open-source toolkit to design and evaluate the performance of low carbon infrastructure for industrial clusters. Prof. Nilay Shah, Imperial College London • Understanding public responses to industrial decarbonisation in insecure times. Profs. Nick Pidgeon/ Karen Henwood, Cardiff University • Where to locate new bioenergy with carbon capture & storage? A natural capital approach. Caspar Donnison, UC Davis/University of Southampton • Volatile Fatty Acids (VFA) Factory for Decarbonisation of Wastes, and from VFA to PHA - A route to Sustainable Plastics. Dr Jaime Massanet, University of South Wales |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/idric-event/idric-cluster-webinar-series-south-wales-industrial-cluster/ |
| Description | IDRIC Humber Cluster regional meeting (6 Oct 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 40 delegates attended the Scottish Cluster event. IDRIC toured the industrial clusters to : • To introduce the work of IDRIC • To better understand industry research and innovation needs and where academic expertise can support cluster decarbonisation activities • To showcase a selection of IDRIC's current research • To help build new connections between industry and academia • To introduce IDRIC's upcoming funding streams and create space to explore potential collaborations Series Outcomes: Over 250 representatives from industry, academic and Government attended the events and the majority of respondents to a feedback survey indicated connections they had made at the event could lead to future collaboration. The events were planned to coincide with the launch of Wave 2 funding and create space to explore collaborative project ideas. 60% of Wave 2 submissions came from attendees of the cluster events (65% of successful submissions were from event attendees). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC Industrial Decarbonisation Policy Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 3rd policy forum to discuss policy priorities for industrial decarbonisation among academics, industry representatives, UK and devolved government and public organisations. Event created new connections between key stakeholders and with IDRIC, and directly informed the IDRIC Policy Synthesis Report 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://idric.org/second-idric-policy-forum-on-industrial-decarbonisation |
| Description | IDRIC North West Cluster regional meeting (7 October) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC toured the industrial clusters to : • To introduce the work of IDRIC • To better understand industry research and innovation needs and where academic expertise can support cluster decarbonisation activities • To showcase a selection of IDRIC's current research • To help build new connections between industry and academia • To introduce IDRIC's upcoming funding streams and create space to explore potential collaborations Series Outcomes: Over 250 representatives from industry, academic and Government attended the events and the majority of respondents to a feedback survey indicated connections they had made at the event could lead to future collaboration. The events were planned to coincide with the launch of Wave 2 funding and create space to explore collaborative project ideas. 60% of Wave 2 submissions came from attendees of the cluster events (65% of successful submissions were from event attendees). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC Scottish Cluster regional meeting (6 October 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 40 delegates attended the Scottish Cluster event. IDRIC toured the industrial clusters to : • To introduce the work of IDRIC • To better understand industry research and innovation needs and where academic expertise can support cluster decarbonisation activities • To showcase a selection of IDRIC's current research • To help build new connections between industry and academia • To introduce IDRIC's upcoming funding streams and create space to explore potential collaborations Series Outcomes: Over 250 representatives from industry, academic and Government attended the events and the majority of respondents to a feedback survey indicated connections they had made at the event could lead to future collaboration. The events were planned to coincide with the launch of Wave 2 funding and create space to explore collaborative project ideas. 60% of Wave 2 submissions came from attendees of the cluster events (65% of successful submissions were from event attendees). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC South Wales Cluster regional meeting (11 October) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC toured the industrial clusters to : • To introduce the work of IDRIC • To better understand industry research and innovation needs and where academic expertise can support cluster decarbonisation activities • To showcase a selection of IDRIC's current research • To help build new connections between industry and academia • To introduce IDRIC's upcoming funding streams and create space to explore potential collaborations Series Outcomes: Over 250 representatives from industry, academic and Government attended the events and the majority of respondents to a feedback survey indicated connections they had made at the event could lead to future collaboration. The events were planned to coincide with the launch of Wave 2 funding and create space to explore collaborative project ideas. 60% of Wave 2 submissions came from attendees of the cluster events (65% of successful submissions were from event attendees). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC Stakeholder Engagement Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A webinar was held to mark the launch of IDRIC and engage all our stakeholder including industry (both multinational and SMEs), researchers, local authorities and BEIS. The webinar allowed us to re-engage with stakeholder we had not connected with in sometime, meaning they are now encouraged to contribute more fully to IDRIC's mission. We have noted greater engagement from stakeholder since the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | IDRIC Teesside Cluster regional meeting (18 October) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Around 40 members of the Teesside cluster attended this event. IDRIC toured the industrial clusters to : • To introduce the work of IDRIC • To better understand industry research and innovation needs and where academic expertise can support cluster decarbonisation activities • To showcase a selection of IDRIC's current research • To help build new connections between industry and academia • To introduce IDRIC's upcoming funding streams and create space to explore potential collaborations Series Outcomes: Over 250 representatives from industry, academic and Government attended the events and the majority of respondents to a feedback survey indicated connections they had made at the event could lead to future collaboration. The events were planned to coincide with the launch of Wave 2 funding and create space to explore collaborative project ideas. 60% of Wave 2 submissions came from attendees of the cluster events (65% of successful submissions were from event attendees). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC website and social media www.idric.org |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | IDRIC-1: Industrial Decarbonisation Showcase |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | DRIC-1 Showcase was IDRIC's annual event, bringing together researchers, policy makers and industry. Over two days all parties contributed to panel discussions on technologies for industrial decarbonisation, social, policy and environmental considerations, as well as green financing. There were ample opportunities for networking, including a poster session showcasing all our projects and allowing ECRs an opportunity to participate and network with industry. We had over 250 attendees across the two days, with our feedback survey indicating that most participants made between 6-15 new connections and that the majority saw new connections leading to collaborative research/innovation projects in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC-ECITB 'Workforce Planning for Industrial Decarbonisation' Report Launch and Roundtable (London, 22 November 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 80 attendees (in-person and online) attended the IDRIC Workforce Planning Roundtable and Report Launch. With a panel of experts from government, industry, trade union, and education providers, we discussed the skills gaps for industrial decarbonisation and the mechanisms to fill these gaps. Two of IDRIC's key projects on Skills and Workforce launched their key reports at the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://idric.org/workforce-planning-for-industrial-decarbonisation-report-launch/ |
| Description | IDRIC/RCCS Hydrogen for Everyone Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The workshop was held in Hybrid mode and attracted more than 50 attendees from both academia and industry. The impacts of this workshop were • hearing insights from experts on hydrogen production, utilisation, transport, and storage in industry • being part of the conversation on essential steps needed for the UK to seize the opportunities to develop and grow the hydrogen industry • Identifying opportunities for collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC/RCCS Hydrogen for Impact Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The workshop was hosted by the Heriot-Watt University's Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) (https://rccs.hw.ac.uk/), which leads the Industry Decarbonisation Research & Innovation Centre (IDRIC). This event brought around 50 experts from the industry together with academics working across IDRIC's hydrogen research portfolio to share learnings and explore opportunities for new collaborations. Impacts of the workshop are: • facilitated collaboration between IDRIC industrial partners, academia and government sectors. • provided development opportunities for participants through presentations and panel discussions by experts in the field. • developed new partnerships with other stakeholders for potential projects toward piloting or scaling up the technologies around hydrogen based on IDRIC Wave I & II research projects The workshop programme included technical presentations from global experts from academia and industry, group discussions and speed networking. A visit was also paid to the North West HyNet cluster. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | IDRIC/UKCCSRC Joint Webinar: IDRIC Social Science Projects |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | ca 100 online participants attended a two hour webinar which was convened and chaired by one of our PIs, Clair Gough, to showcase the ongoing IDRIC social science research with presentations from four research projects from across the programme. The webinar included extensive time discussion / Q&A and provided a bridge between the UKCCSRC and IDRIC communities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://idric.org/joint-idric-ukccsrc-webinar/ |
| Description | IGNITE + Network Advisory Board |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Collect, analyse, and disseminate widely, baseline EDI data in energy research, including intersectional data which is rarely available. Map out organisational interventions, policies and efforts to manage diversity and inclusion in the energy sector with a view to assessing their relative impact; Design and implement disruptive initiatives to combat systemic and organisational inequities; Engage with stakeholders in the energy research community and monitor the success of interventions and initiatives through our annual baseline data collection; Identify, disseminate and encourage good practice and the development of inclusive cultures; Pilot and encourage uptake of mechanisms to support diverse individuals within energy research through a mixture of mentorship, advice and advocacy, as well as training of senior managers and leaders; Increase the number of diverse PIs applying to UKRI/BEIS/industry funding opportunities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.ignitenetplus.ac.uk/about/meet-the-network |
| Description | Ideas Factory |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Organize: Ideas Factory, 20th-21st February 2020; Edinburgh Workshop used to identify key priorities for the industrial cluster decarbonisation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Identifying Greenhouse Gas Production Opportunities for Heavy Industries - An Engineer's Perspective |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Chair panel of experts to discuss the topic during COP28 at the Blue Zone. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/council-of-engineers-for-energy-transition_identifying-ghg-reduction-... |
| Description | Industrial Electrification Policy Roundtable |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC held a roundtable on industrial electrification policy with key industry associations, economists, investors, academics, think tanks, policymakers from devolved and UK government. Findings will inform policy engagement around this issue. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Industrial Gases to Chemicals - De-fossilising the Chemical Sector |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation at workshop. Attendees were able to engage, network, and delve into the latest advancements and projects utilising industrial waste gases. They also asked questions on Industrial Clusters (experts and projects) about the views of CCU and identified collaboration opportunities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/events/industrial-gases-to-chemicals-defossilising-the-chemicals-sector/ |
| Description | Industrial decarbonisation roundtable- Aldersgate Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Industrial decarbonisation roundtable; Date: Thursday 23 July; Time: 10:30 - 12:00, Aldersgate Group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Industry and Policy Engagement ECR Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC hosted a Skillfluence workshop for IDRIC's early career researchers to provide in-depth and specific training on how to successfully engage with industries and stakeholders currently undertaking or who plan to undertake decarbonisation activities. This workshop aimed at giving researchers a working knowledge of the critical business issues that impacts commercial organisations and the skills to communicate effectively with industry. This commercial awareness can then be used to identify opportunities for mutually beneficial interactions. Researchers learned about a practical communication framework and tool-set that will make them immediately more effective in industry-centric communications. This will help participants engage more confidently with businesses, translating their research and academic experience in a way that is relevant to businesses. Before the workshop, IDRIC's policy team gave an extensive policy debrief on all key aspects of industrial decarbonisation policy prior to IDRIC's Annual Conference so ECRs develop their knowledge and engagement of the policy ecosystem and how to keep up-to-date in this rapidly changing policy landscape. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/industry-and-policy-engagement-workshop-tickets-577516737107 |
| Description | Institution of Engineering and Technology Scotland Power Technical Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This event was aimed at reconnecting the engineering community and to take stock of the significant engineering, economic and system challenges we face. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://events.theiet.org/events/ |
| Description | Interview for Engineering for Change (E4C) Fellowship |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Climate change and poor sustainability practices are some of the biggest challenges facing our planet today, but there is hope. At Engineering for Change (E4C), we believe that engineering solutions can help mitigate the impacts of global warming and build a more sustainable future for all. From designing renewable energy systems to creating innovative solutions for water conservation, E4C is working to create a world where everyone has access to the resources they need to thrive. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iaranda_introducing-the-2023-e4c-fellowship-activity-7061733259851747... |
| Description | Invitation to speak - North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC), Innovation Special Interest Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer was invited to speak about the work and research of IDRIC at NEPIC's Innovation Special Interest Group. This group aims to allow members to share best practice and to learn about new innovations from supply chain companies, Universities and Research Technology Organisations. The presentation led to new stakeholder becoming involved with IDRIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited Panelist - UK at Expo Conference 2022, Dubai |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The UK participated in the World Expo in Dubai, from 1 October 2021 - 31 March 2022, with our participation theme as 'How will we Live?- Do we have enough resources to live in 2050'. Professor Maroto-Valer participated in the panel on 17th January 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited Speaker - SPE Virtual Workshop: Hydrogen's Role in Fuelling the Energy Transition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor John Andresen (Project 55) was invited to speak at SPE's Virtual Workshop: Hydrogen's Role in Fuelling the Energy Transition. Throughout this workshop, the merits of blue hydrogen and how the sector can champion this market through technology development and deployment were discussed. Professor Andresen spoke on the topic of 'Academic Diversification: Equipping the Next Generation of Energy Engineers' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited Speaker - COP26: National Grid Global Youth Engineering Climate Conference (GYECC 21) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer was invited to speak at the National Grid Global Youth Engineering Climate Conference. This event - aimed at those early in their career - shared best practice evidence of reliable, economic, ultra-low and zero carbon grids already in operation around the world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited Speaker - Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA Technical Working Group) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer was invited to promote the work of IDRIC at the the Carbon Capture and Storage Association's (CCSA) Technical Working Group. The CCSA is the trade association promoting the commercial deployment of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage and so IDRIC's research is of direct relevance to them. CCSA have become much more heavily involved with IDRIC's activities as a result of this engagement. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited Speaker - Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) Technical Working Group - update |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer was invited to give an update on the work of IDRIC at the the Carbon Capture and Storage Association's (CCSA) Technical Working Group. This followed on from an initial presentation to the working group in June 2021. The CCSA is the trade association promoting the commercial deployment of Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage and so IDRIC's research is of direct relevance to them. Plans have been made to continue working with the CCSA. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited Speaker - Decarbonising Cities conference, hosted by the British Embassy Berne and Swisspower |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer was invited to speak in the 'Emerging Technologies' session of the Decarbonising Cities conference. The session highlighted how emerging technologies can be game-changers for the UK's and Swiss ambition to become carbon neutral by 2050. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://decarbonisingcities.ch/ |
| Description | Invited Speaker - Energy Institute - Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer was invited to give an overview of IDRIC's progress at the Energy Institute's Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee. This has led to continued engagement with members of the advisory committee. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited Speaker - Industrial Decarbonisation in Brazil Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The State of Minas Gerais is a heavily industrialised region in Brazil and recently signed an MoU with the UK government to collaborate on decarbonisation and energy transition as part of COP26. The state is looking to incentivise the growth of innovate technologies which can reduce emissions of large industry and have taken an interest in the UKRI industrial decarbonisation challenge. professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited Speaker - Institute of Civil Engineers; Engineering Climate Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer was invited to speak on "Transition of Industrial Clusters to Net-Zero" at the Engineering Climate Conference run by Engineering Scotland, ICE Scotland and IET Scotland. The aim of the event was to highlight how engineering can improve the environment, with Professor Maroto-Valer giving particular insight into the research and development of innovative approaches to energy provision. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.engineeringscotland.org/event/engineering-climate-conference/ |
| Description | Invited Speaker - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer delivered a presentation 'Accelerating industrial decarbonisation post COP26 through collaboration and innovation' at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. This led to continued engagement with participants of the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited Speaker - Race to Zero Summer Showcase, Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer was invited as plenary speaker to deliver a talk on "Accelerating the decarbonisaiton of industrial clusters for a green recovery" at the Race to Zero Summer Showcase, hosted by the Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies. The overall aim of the event was to explore how science and technology can help governments and businesses across the globe in their Race to Zero |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited Speaker - The Road to COP26; The Roadmap to Hydrogen - UK and Italy strategies in the race to Net Zero; UK Department for International Trade and Science and Innovation Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer delivered a presentation 'Realising the role of hydrogen to decarbonise industrial clusters' at the The Road to COP26; The Roadmap to Hydrogen: UK and Italy strategies in the race to Net Zero event, hosted by UK Department for International Trade and Science and Innovation Network. The event offered a kick-off platform to compare the two countries' strategies and identify synergies. The presentation led to new stakeholder becoming involved with IDRIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited Speaker at UK Emissions Trading Group (ETS working Group) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer was invited to speak at the UK Emissions Trading Group (ETS working Group).The ETG offers a forum for discussion and resolution of all aspects of emissions trading and enables communication to take place between industry and the UK Government, contributing to Government thinking at a formative stage of policy development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited speaker - AIRTO Special Interest Group - Net Zero |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | AIRTO is the Association for Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations, the foremost membership body for organisations operating in the UK's innovation, research and technology sector. They invited Professor Maroto-Valer to speak about the work of IDRIC at their Net Zero working group. The talk led to valuable new connections with UKNNL, NWBLT and the Met Office Board. UKNNL (UK National Nuclear Laboratory) in particular are interested in providing funding to IDRIC for industrial decarbonisation research in the nuclear space. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited speaker - CBI Conference Series: Road to Net-Zero |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer was invited to speak at the CBI Conference Series: Road to Net-Zero event. The event explored how organisations can help drive the net-zero transition, and how the latest plans from government can deliver a green recovery from the pandemic. Prof Maroto-Valer took part in a panel discussion "Shaping the UK's net-zero strategy" alongside speakers from industry and BEIS. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.cbi.org.uk/events/conference-series-road-to-net-zero-2021/ |
| Description | Invited speaker - CCUS 21 Conference, hosted by CCSA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer delivered the presentation 'Introduction to IDRIC: Delivering solutions to accelerate the decarbonisation of industrial clusters' at CCUS 2021: Leading on net zero and clean growth. The conference brought together a range of delegates from across the CCUS sector, including policymakers, industry representatives, CCUS developers, technology providers, local authorities and others. The presentation has led to engagement with new stakeholder. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ccsassociation.org/events/save-the-date-ccus-2021-conference-12th-14th-october-2021/ |
| Description | Invited speaker - EI Energy Policy Debate: Development of Low Carbon Industrial Clusters in the UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer was invited to speak at the EI Energy Policy Debate: Development of Low Carbon Industrial Clusters in the UK, which examined the development of the low carbon industrial clusters and their potential to not only reduce carbon but also to create economic growth and employment for the local region. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.energyinst.org/whats-on/search/events-and-training?meta_eventId=62106C |
| Description | Invited speaker at SNZR (Scottish Net Zero Roadmap) Consortium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer delivered a presentation highlighting the work of IDRIC and how it can support and feed into the Scottish Net Zero Roadmap. This has increased our stakeholder reach with attendees becoming more closely involved with IDRIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Irish Consul General |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Meet with the Irish Consul General, share information and tour campus research laboratory facilities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Jet Zero Council Sustainable Aviation Fuel Delivery Group: Technology Sub Group Chair |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Jet Zero Council (JZC) is a partnership between industry, academia and government to bring together ministers and chief executive officer-level stakeholders, with the aim of delivering at least 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK fuel mix by 2030 and zero emission transatlantic flight within a generation, driving the ambitious delivery of new technologies and innovative ways to cut aviation emissions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023,2024 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/jet-zero-council#delivery-groups |
| Description | Jet Zero Council, Sustainable Aviation Fuel Delivery Group-Technology Subgroup Chair |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The SAF Delivery Group is working alongside the Department for Transport, provides advice on how government and industry can work together to establish UK production facilities and accelerate the delivery of the fuel to market. It is currently focusing on 3 specific areas: development of a SAF mandate; commercialisation of SAF; and technologies and feedstocks required for SAF production. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/jet-zero-council#delivery-groups |
| Description | LBC News Radio Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview live on national radio to discuss COP28and related issues such as the work of IDRIC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | LBC News Radio Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | (Second) Interview live on national radio to discuss COP28 and related issues such as the work of IDRIC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Low Carbon Societies Research Network Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The Leveraging a Climate-neutral Society - Strategic Research Network (LCS-RNet) organised its 13th annual meeting, inviting several prominent experts and researchers involved in IPCC AR6 WGIII. This annual meeting set "New Scientific Challenges for Strengthening Actions Based on IPCC AR6" as an overarching theme,discussed how to trigger transitions and how to bridge science with actions. The annual meeting also featured four themes - decarbonisation in agriculture and forestry, energy and food security, challenges in heavy industries, and a comparative study on zero-carbon cities in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge and participate in a discussion panel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.iges.or.jp/en/events/20221215 |
| Description | Materials Challenges for the Energy Transition Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The workshop theme Materials Challenges for the Energy Transition included materials and technology development, applications, policy, and sustainability considerations. Discussions included where the field stands, trends in recent years, global influences, unexpected trajectories, exciting goals and challenges to be addressed, and directions the field may take in the near future. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge and participate in a discussion panel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.mrs.org/materials-challenges-for-the-energy-transition |
| Description | Meeting with Right Honourable Joanna Cherry MP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Local MP visit to Heriot-Watt campus to meet IDRIC and share information |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Meeting with the Right Honourable Chris Skidmore MP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Rt Hon Chris Skidmore was the Chair of the Net Zero Review, and the meeting was an introduction and begin to share information |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-net-zero |
| Description | Monthly Industrial Decarbonisation Policy Newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Policy Team produced monthly newsletters collating relevant policy developments at the UK-level and in the devolved administrations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
| Description | Monthly policy newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A summary policy developments at UK level and in the devolved administrations with relevance to industrial decarbonisation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/policy-news-december-2023/ |
| Description | NECCUS/IDRIC webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's joint webinar with NECCUS was an opportunity for IDRIC to highlight to Scottish Industry the work we do and specifically how it is relevant to Scotland. Since the workshop we have had a closer relationship with NECCUS and follow up meetings with industry who attended the webinar. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | NISCO Steel Group Delegation Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Introduction and update on activities for both NISCO and IDRIC. Professor Maroto-Valer and members of the team spoke about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge. Opportunities for collaboration were discussed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Navantia Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | General discussion topics including potential areas of collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7152725551697317888 |
| Description | Net Zero Coalition Industry report launch - speaking at panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Spoke about policy priorities for industrial decarbonisation as part of the expert panel chaired by Chris Skidmore MP at the launch the Mission Zero Coalition's Industry report. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/idric-speaks-at-report-launch-of-mission-zero-industry-network/ |
| Description | Net Zero Society Heriot Watt University: Skills and Change for the Future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The Heriot Watt Net Zero Society brings students together who have similar interests in the field of NetZero, Circular Economies and Sustainability. The society ran an event 'Skills and Change for the Future' which Mercedes Maroto-Valer presented at. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | North Sea Transition Authority Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Introduction and update on activities for both the North Sea Transition Authority and IDRIC. Professor Maroto-Valer and members of the team spoke about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge. Plans for future collaborative opportunities were discussed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Open day-visit: Carbon Capture & Utilisation Response to Climate Change & Rise of New Industry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Open day-visit: Carbon Capture & Utilisation Response to Climate Change & Rise of New Industry - January 31 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Operations Engineer |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Charting a Path to Net Zero Operations Engineer Autumn 2020, 17 https://www.soe.org.uk |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Parliamentary Reception |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | IDRC ran a Westminster reception to highlight the work of IDRIC and the industrial clusters to UK Parliamentarians. The event contributed to increased engagement between industrial clusters and parliamentarians, increased IDRIC's exposure among key audiences. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://idric.org/parliament-reception/ |
| Description | Podcast - Net Zero Technology Centre - Transition Talks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer stared in a 45 minute podcast 'Transition Talks - Industrial Decarbonisation with Mercedes Maroto- Valer, IDRIC'. The Net Zero Technology Centre support the oil and gas industry to develop and deploy technology to accelerate the transition to an affordable net zero North Sea. In the podcast they explored industrial decarbonisation and the key technological solutions needed to decarbonise industry from a UK and global perspective. The podcast allowed IDRIC to reach a wider audience than it otherwise would have done. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Podcast - The path to net zero: Climate Fight |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer featured in the Podcast series 'Climate Fight', which was funded by UKRI in the run-up to COP 26. In this episode she discussed why technologies such as carbon capture and storage and blue hydrogen are needed. The podcast allowed IDRIC to reach an audience outside their usual stakeholder group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Policy Roundtable - Carbon Accounting for industrial decarbonisation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Roundtable that brought together experts from industry, academia and governments to discuss challenges relating to carbon accounting for industrial decarbonisation and any action governments or others should take to ensure carbon accounting methodologies and policies support decarbonisation activities. The roundtable also included a presentation from IDRIC researchers involved in MIP 8.8. The roundtable led to follow-up meetings with government and industry stakeholders. A policy briefing will be published shortly. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/20826-2/ |
| Description | Policy Roundtable - Planning, consenting, and permitting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Roundtable brought together stakeholders involved in planning/consenting/permitting activities from industry, academia, governments, and regulators to discuss the key barriers to timely application processes and possible solutions. Participants were then invited to feed into the subsequent report which aims to inform policy-makers and will be published in 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presentation (online) UK Steel R&D Committe |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation (online) UK Steel R&D Committee, 31st March 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation UKRI Energy Systems Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation (online) UKRI Energy Systems Meeting - 3rd June 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation UKRI SAC Energy Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation UKRI SAC Energy Meeting, Swindon, 13th March 2020; information shared on IDRIC research directions and progress made in Phase 1. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation at COP26 - Technology Driving Transition Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Maroto-Valer discussed the most recent advances in decarbonising energy systems and industries with 10 other world leading research centres from the UK, US, Canada, Brazil, Australia and Netherlands. The discussions at the Technology Driven Transition Summit clearly showed that many technology solutions have already been developed and can be deployed at scale. Besides an unprecedented expansion of renewable electricity, in particular from off-shore wind, major advances have taken place in the production and use of low-carbon fuels like hydrogen and biofuels. The discussion led to new stakeholder becoming involved with IDRIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation to DESNZ - IDET team |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invited to present about IDRIC research and policy activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presentation to Energy Intensive User Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IDRIC's Knowledge Exchange Manager presented to the Energy Intensive User Group at their regular meeting, to raise awareness of the research we're doing of particular value to their members. The group were extremely supportive of IDRIC's work and keen to explore long-term future funding opportunities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Presentation to Scottish Government |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invited to present to Scottish Government, Industrial Energies division on IDRIC research and policy activities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Press Release - Industrial Heartlands Regional Review |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A press release plus "letter to the editor" was circulated to Regional Press to stimulate a conversation about decarbonisation in industrial heartlands. The piece reached 89K viewers online and 60K of circulation for the physical newspapers. It was picked up by Business Live plus others. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/opinion-how-britains-industrial-heartlands-2459... |
| Description | Press Release - News about Wave 2 Funding |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Our news of £6m funding was shared widely. This has lead to significant interest in our research activities. The press release was picked up by Business Green and others |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4073470/industrial-decarbonisation-hubs-secure-gbp-funding-boost |
| Description | RAEng Innovation Incoming: Clean Energy Technology for the Future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Panellist. Clean energy technology - is this the critical moment for a mass rollout of hydrogen fuel cells for energy generation and storage? The race is on to achieve net zero by 2050 - understanding the technology which will help get us there is vital. Watch back to hear our panellists answer these questions and more in a hybrid panel discussion. Our panellists shared their predictions about the impact of clean energy technology on people and the planet and answered questions from our in-person and online audiences |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://raeng.org.uk/events/2023/october/innovation-incoming-clean-energy-technology-for-the-future |
| Description | RAEng UK-China engineering collaboration on decarbonisation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Academy has embarked on a two year UK-China collaboration on decarbonisation technology and policy with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and involving UKRI, BEIS, and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, which will help ensure that UK engineering thinking and technology is embedded in China's attempts to meet its 2060 net zero targets. Mercedes Maroto-Valer was invited to join the steering committee for this collaborative endeavour. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | RSC: Materials chemistry meeting the UK's net-zero climate commitments |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited attendance: Materials chemistry meeting the UK's net-zero climate commitments; Reducing the carbon cost of industry & manufacturing; Monday 18th May 2020; organised by RSC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Royal Society Net Zero Aviation, Policy Briefing Reception |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Royal Society Net Zero Aviation Policy Briefing was launched in Parliament with an opportunity to discuss findings from the report with invited guests. Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer, Professor Marcelle McManus and other IDRIC academics were at the event to discuss the report they had contributed to. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Royal Society and RAEng Hydrogen Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Royal Society and The Royal Academy of Engineering will jointly convene a meeting of industrialists, academics and government officials to identify the key technical and scientific targets and stages needed to achieve the Hydrogen Strategy's aims in the form of a short 30-page published report. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | SPEN Strategic Partnership Whole System Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | SPEN: The Whole System Summit is an annual forum and roundtable in which our Strategic Partners can come together and share Whole System knowledge, insights and initiatives. The event is designed to be interactive and leverage the collective know-how, knowledge and experience of our Strategic Partners to further Whole System thinking in the electricity sector. Strategic Partners will share Whole System insights and triumphs and highlight future work and opportunities where collaborative engagement will benefit and advance outcomes. The Whole System Summit is a great opportunity to engage with the Strategic Partners which are supporting SP Energy Networks and to connect centres of best practice across GB. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Saudi Arabia Ambassador HRH Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud: Visit to Chemistry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Saudi Arabia Ambassador HRH Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud: Visit to Chemistry |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Scottish Government CCUS and Industrial Decarbonisation meeting with Directorate of Energy and Climate Change |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | To update and brief the team within the Scottish Government, who work on CCUS and Industrial Decarbonisation within the Scottish Government Directorate of Energy and Climate Change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Scottish Minister for Energy and Environment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Meeting on campus with the Scottish Minister for Energy and the Environment on Heriot-Watt University Campus, Edinburgh |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/energy-minister-visit-explores-scotlands-opportunities-for-net-zero-and-industrial... |
| Description | Scottish Television News Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview on national TV to discuss COP28 and related issues such as the work of IDRIC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Sky TV News Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview on national TV to discuss COP28 and related issues such as the work of IDRIC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Steel Times International |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Steeling Ourselves for Change Steel Times International September 2020, 55-57 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.steeltimesint.com/issues/latest |
| Description | Stepping up the Pace to Net Zero |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak at the Stepping up the Pace to Net Zero workshop about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Sustainability Summit, Dubai |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Maroto-Valer was invited to the Sustainability Summit to speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Sustainability in Commercial Aviation and Airport Management Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Spanish and Scottish companies have an interest on transport and sustainable tourism and both Spain and the United Kingdom are equally committed to an energy transition process. Both countries have an enormous potential on renewable energies and look at hydrogen as one of the possible replacements for hydrocarbon in some transport-related activities. This is an ideal moment for knowledge and experience-sharing and trying to design future scenarios. It is envisaged that Spain and Scotland can learn from each other's good experiences. Both countries are experiencing challenges with population sustainability tourism, sustainability and transport. Sustainable aviation and sustainable airport management is a potential area of growth for Scotland, and the way forward could be assisted by the experiences of Alicante. It is hoped that the sharing of information may develop into common projects in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://t.co/rel3B6tAqI |
| Description | The Chemical Engineer |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Decarbonisation vs Profits The Chemical Engineer July-August 2020, 34-35 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/magazine/issues/issue-948/ |
| Description | The Forum for Global Challenges |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Forum for Global Challenges identifies, generates and shares solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. The programme focuses on creating multi-sector partnerships that can create real change, tackling the critical issues of climate change and inequality. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge and was a discussion panel chair. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/global-goals/igi/forum-for-global-challenges.aspx |
| Description | The Herald Monday Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Herald Monday Interview: Building resilience against illness and climate change By Kristy Dorsey Business Correspondent; 27th April 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/18404693.monday-interview-building-resilience-illness-cli... |
| Description | The State of Play in the Carbon Removals Market |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Chair discussion panel during COP28, Dubai Heriot-Watt campus. Discussion topics included: - Highlight role for both nature-based and engineered removals - Plot evolution of position of removals over the years to 2050 (not forgetting avoidance now) - Showcase latest removals technologies and nature-based projects - Identify key issues in the area of policy, finance, project development and market demand - Develop network amongst investors, policy makers and developers in removals and associated ecosystem |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Topsides UK2020 - video |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Video contribution to Topsides UK2020, Excelling Today whilst preparing for our future; 9-13 NOVEMBER 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | UAE Minister for Foreign Trade Delegation Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Introduction and update on activities for both UAE and IDRIC. Professor Maroto-Valer and members of the team spoke about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UAE-UK Business Council Energy Transition Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The UK and the UAE have both set ambitious targets for creating net zero economies, and the energy transition that is necessary to deliver this is already underway in both countries. In September 2021, a strategic partnership was announced between BP, Masdar and ADNOC to develop low carbon hydrogen hubs and decarbonised air corridors between the UK and the UAE. Masdar has also made significant investments into the UK wind sector in recent years. The event primarily focussed on: the road to net zero - what needs to be done over the next 5-10 years - focussing on retrofitting existing oil and gas assets to reduce their carbon footprint, CCS and other initiatives to decarbonise the fossil fuel industry, reskilling the energy industry for a post-carbon future, and financing of the energy transition. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge, and chair a discussion panel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UK-Africa Ministerial Roadshow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Africa Ministerial tour takes a look at the development of decarbonisation in the infrastructure, mining and energy sectors. The program covers critical elements of government policy development, drawing on best practice from across Africa and the UK with a critical look at business eco-system to enable decarbonisation, and best practice sharing between African ministers. There will be deep-dives into the application of technologies and demonstrations of successful projects. We will address innovative approaches to key financial issues including bankable project structures, and see in practice live decarbonisation projects in hydrogen, waste to value, sustainable mining, infra sub-sectors such as rail, ports, airports inclusive of smart cities, electrical vehicles and power generation. Throughout the program, participants will hear from the UK's leading investors, developers and practitioners in project development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/IDRICUK/status/1605501065368965120 |
| Description | UK-Australia Industrial Decarbonisation Global Expert Mission |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Global Expert Missions (GEM) programme is funded by Innovate UK to support the Industrial Strategy's ambition for the UK to be the international partner of choice for science and innovation. Led by Innovate UK KTN, GEMs play an important role in building strategic partnerships, providing deep insight into the opportunities for UK innovation and shaping future bilateral collaboration programmes. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/programme/global-expert-missions/ |
| Description | UK-Taiwan Energy Innovation Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The UK and Taiwan will hosted a series of workshops on 17-19 January to help build new links between low carbon energy experts and innovators.The workshop session considered Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage as a speaker to set out the UK's technology experience for carbon capture of gas-fired power. This was followed by a Q&A session to discuss the opportunities, challenges and solutions in developing and applying these technologies. Mercedes Maroto-Valer was involved with the workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UKCCSRC Carbon Capture and Storage Research Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Conference Conference focussed on building capacity for CCS deployment and speakers from the UK reported on ongoing capacity initiatives, from the clusters on their latest capacity development plans as well as hearing from the UKCCSRC core and flexible funded research programmes. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ukccsrc.ac.uk/event/ukccsrc-network-conference-20-21-april-2022/ |
| Description | Visit from Sir Patrick Vallance (Chief Scientific Advisor) and Professor Julie Fitzpatrick (Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Advisor, and Julie Fitzpatrick, Chief Scientific Advisor for Scotland, visited Heriot Watt University for a tour of Heriot Watt Research Centre for Carbon Solutions and to understand more about the IDRIC. Mercedes Maroto-Valer and some of the IDRIC central team and researchers spent time highlighting the successes of IDRIC and showing the value of IDRIC to the UK. Conversations were extremely positive, with a good understanding of how positive IDRIC can be for UK industrial decarbonisation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit to IDRIC by Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport, Michael Matheson |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Following the change in government, the Policy Team reached out to new government ministers for Climate, Science and Industry to introduce IDRIC and raise awareness of its work within the IDC. The Policy Team was able to facilitate a visit from the Scottish Cabinet Minister for Net Zero, Michael Matheson at Heriot-Watt University to discuss how IDRIC and its research can support the government's decarbonisation agenda. The meeting resulted in the Cabinet Secretary instructing his officials to increase engagement with IDRIC. Subsequently the IDRIC team and SG have entered discussions on how they can provide mutual support. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://idric.org/cabinet-secretary-visit-explores-scotlands-strengths-for-net-zero-and-industrial-d... |
| Description | Vitoria-Gasteiz Green Cities Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Vitoria-Gasteiz was awarded a Global Green Cities Award and was distinguished for the policies developed in the field of sustainability. Professor Maroto-Valer was invited speak about IDRIC, giving an overview of the programme, sharing best practices, key findings and levers to overcome the industrial decarbonisation challenge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Webinar IDRIC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Organize: Webinar 12th May 2020 Update on Industrial Decarbonisation Research & Innovation Centre (IDRIC) and launch of R&D call. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | World Cement |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Becoming Net Zero Heroes World Cement August 2020, 41-44 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.worldcement.com/magazine/world-cement/august-2020/ |