Low carbon jet fuel through integration of novel technologies for co-valorisation of CO2 and biomass

Lead Research Organisation: Heriot-Watt University
Department Name: Sch of Engineering and Physical Science

Abstract

Low-carbon aviation fuels must be developed to help the UK to transition to a low carbon future, whilst meeting security of energy supply. This multidisciplinary proposal unites leading engineers and scientists from the Universities of Heriot-Watt, Aston, Oxford and University of Edinburgh to realise our vision of production of low carbon jet fuels through the integration of novel technologies for co-valorisation of carbon dioxide (CO2) and biomass. Our project aims to produce low carbon synthetic aviation jet fuel using renewable energy from waste agricultural and forestry biomass and captured CO2. An integrated chemistry (bottom-up method to develop novel catalysts and electrodes) and engineering (top-down method to tailor heat and mass transport parameters influencing reaction conditions) approach will be implemented towards high selective and efficient jet fuel production. Process integration and life cycle analysis will be performed by incorporating the newly developed process into a greater domain (e.g. various options of carbon sources), and to investigate the social/political/economic valuation of the biomass and CO2 to jet fuel value added chain.

Planned Impact

This multidisciplinary collaboration across leading Universities to conduct transformative research on low carbon fuels will impact on society and economy, particularly in the energy sector and associated materials and process industries, as well as impact knowledge and capacity building.

The development of novel technologies for low-carbon aviation fuels, employing novel processes, is central to reducing our CO2 emissions from the transport sector, and is thus expected to impact heavily on the global economy and quality of life. This project will help to bring about the UK transition to a low carbon future, and consequently, on the robustness of the UK economy. The outcomes of this project will contribute to achieving the UK's ambitious and legislated target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050. The combination of CCS and biomass gasification could deliver 130 TWh per year, ie ~10 % of future national energy demand. Moreover, CCS could create 25,000 jobs in in the UK and could be worth > £10 billion a year by around 2025. The technologies developed in this project (gasification of biomass and CO2 valorisation) are indeed critical to meet the UK energy and environmental demands, as well as ensuring security of supply.

A broad range of stakeholders have been identified to benefit from the outcomes of this project, including industry (energy generators, equipment providers) and UK Policymakers and Regulators (e.g. DECC, UK and Scottish Agencies). We propose a plan for outreach to the public, policy makers and industry that will complement the conventional routes for dissemination to the scientific community. All the researchers will engage communication and engagement activities. We will be supported by Heriot-Watt Engage that promotes, stimulates and supports public engagement activities to create and exchange knowledge for the benefit of society.

Our dissemination activities will include publications in high impact journals and open access publications, as well as active participation in national and international conferences publication od project outputs in relevant trade journal. A dedicated web site will be established to promote broader understanding of the project and disseminate. We will also deliver a variety of public engagement activities, with face-to-face engagement including festivals, schools programmes, lectures and policyholder briefings. We will deliver engagement workshops aimed at industry to exchange knowledge, identify funding/collaboration opportunities and dissemination of outputs.

Publications

10 25 50
 
Description The key findings up to date include: Evaluation and selection of candidate waste biomass streams; synthesis of solid base tar-reduction catalyst; Protocol developed for greener electrode fabrication; New strategies for heat management and transport intensification at SOCE system level; High temperature catalysts for CO conversion and selectivity; Process models and flow sheets for proposed process
Exploitation Route Biomass waste users, Catalyst developers and SOCE process
Sectors Energy

Environment

 
Description The technology (patent WO2020201749A1) resultant from this project has already attracted interest from many companies include BA, Rolls Royce, Johnson Matthey, BP, Energy Midstream, Heathrow, Changi Airport et al. Based on our technology, which can effectively - and directly - convert CO2 and H2 into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Based on these advances OxCCU Tech Ltd ( Oxford Carbon Capture and Utilisation) a spin-out company from University of Oxford was launched in November 2021. Our novel and disruptive process has been tested and validated successfully in laboratory scale experiments, OXCCU will focus on scale - up the technology, and the company will have a Pilot Plant to demonstrate this unique technology. The OXCCU vision is to supply SAF having net - zero emission whilst accelerating the development of the new, climate-conscious aviation and aero-engine industries. The mission is to give future generations the acknowledged benefits of hydrocarbons but without their negative climate impact. The whole team shares this vision, to deliver a truly Circular Economy for fuels, chemicals, and plastics from the UK. Alan Aubrey, Chair of OXCCU said that: "OXCCU represents a fantastic opportunity to translate world-class scientific research carried out in the UK in a company that can achieve a significant, positive and measurable impact on society and the environment alongside an attractive financial return. I am delighted to be able to invest in this opportunity" OXCCU has completed an £18 million Series A financing round, as of June 2023. There is considerable interest from scientists, engineers, politicians, the general public and also, equally important, young people on the issue of sustainable aviation fuel which can produced directly from CO2 and it's potential impact on mitigating climate change. A selection of the international Press interest is listed below: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9079905/No-guilt-trips-Revolutionary-process-converts-CO2-jet-fuel.html https://cen.acs.org/synthesis/catalysis/Iron-catalyst-converts-CO2-jet-fuel/99/i2; https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/31/jet-fuel-climate-change-co2/; https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-iron-based-catalyst-converts-carbon-dioxide-into-jet-fuel; https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/jet-fuel-carbon-neutral-carbon-dioxide-b1785390.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/01/05/these-oxford-scientists-just-created-carbon-neutral-jet-fuel-from-co2/?sh=58bd55f942ca https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/new-cheaper-catalyst-turns-carbon-dioxide-into-jet-fuel/4012981.article
First Year Of Impact 2022
Sector Energy
Impact Types Societal

Economic

 
Description Participation in UK Parliamentary POST Research Briefing 'Low-carbon aviation fuels'
Geographic Reach National 
Policy Influence Type Contribution to a national consultation/review
URL https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0616/
 
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 Carnegie Trust
Amount £5,500 (GBP)
Funding ID Recent oil price fluctuations: causes and consequences for the UK economy; Dr Bing Xu 
Organisation Carnegie Trust 
Sector Charity/Non Profit
Country United Kingdom
Start 01/2017 
End 11/2017
 
Description Champion - Industrial Decarbonisation Research & Innovation Centre (IDRIC)
Amount £100,776 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/T027584/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 01/2020 
End 07/2020
 
Description ERC-ADG-2015 - ERC Advanced Grant
Amount € 2,811,000 (EUR)
Funding ID 695070 
Organisation European Research Council (ERC) 
Sector Public
Country Belgium
Start 08/2016 
End 08/2021
 
Description Energy CCS, Innovate UK
Amount £70,000 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/P018955/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 09/2016 
End 09/2017
 
Description Industrial CCS
Amount £985,000 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/N024540/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 06/2016 
End 06/2019
 
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 Newton Fund- Science and Innovation Bridge Malaysia UK
Amount £319,000 (GBP)
Funding ID EP/P015379/1 
Organisation Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 
Sector Public
Country United Kingdom
Start 11/2016 
End 05/2019
 
Title Database of FT process pathways 
Description We have created a database of FT process pathways 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2017 
Provided To Others? No  
Impact We have created a database of FT process pathways so that we could compare the results of the projects LCA model with the rest of the literature 
 
Title Stoichiometric lifecycle assessment model 
Description Stoichiometric lifecycle assessment model 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2017 
Provided To Others? No  
Impact We have created a stoichiometric lifecycle assessment model in order to determine the environmental emissions of the proposed process pathway of our alternative jet fuel product. 
 
Description Honorary Professor of Finance 
Organisation Tianjin University of Finance & Economics
Country China 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Professor Bing Xu - Honorary Professor of Finance, The School of Public Finance and Administration, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, China.
Collaborator Contribution academic collaboration
Impact Honorary Professorship
Start Year 2022
 
Title GB1609545.7; Pyrolysis oil process & catalyst composition 
Description GB1609545.7; Pyrolysis oil process & catalyst composition, filed 31 May 2016 
IP Reference GB1609545.7 
Protection Patent application published
Year Protection Granted 2016
Licensed Commercial In Confidence
Impact None reported
 
Title IP - Oxford University Innovation 
Description Filed IP based on our data with Oxford University Innovation 
IP Reference  
Protection Trade Mark
Year Protection Granted 2022
Licensed No
Impact An inexpensive and efficient new catalyst for turning carbon dioxide into jet fuel has been developed by a team led by University of Oxford chemists.
 
Title Iron-manganese based catalyst, catalyst precursor and catalytic process 
Description Patent: Benzhen Yao, Peter P. Edwards, Tiancun Xiao, Iron-manganese based catalyst, catalyst precursor and catalytic process, WO 2020/201749 A1 
IP Reference WO 2020/201749 
Protection Patent application published
Year Protection Granted 2020
Licensed Commercial In Confidence
Impact Patent application submitted
 
Title Pyrolysis oil/gasoline blends 
Description Pyrolysis oil/gasoline blends 
IP Reference GB1609546.5 
Protection Patent application published
Year Protection Granted 2016
Licensed Commercial In Confidence
Impact None reported
 
Company Name OxCCU 
Description OxCCU develops technology that converts carbon dioxide into chemicals, biodegradable plastics and fuel, including carbon-neutral aviation fuel. 
Year Established 2021 
Impact large scale decarbonisation of aviation sector
Website https://www.oxccu.com/
 
Description 16th International Congress on Catalysis (Beijing, China) July 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Cascade selective oxidation of 5-HMF to 2,5-FDCA over Au/hydrotalcites: roles of base and metal, Leandro Ardemani, Giannantonio Cibin, Andrew J. Dent, Mark A. Isaacs, Georgios Kyriakou, Adam F. Lee, Christopher M. A. Parlett, Stephen A. Parry and Karen Wilson, 16th International Congress on Catalysis (Beijing, China) July 2016
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description 18th International Zeolite Conference (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) June 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Spatially orthogonal chemical functionalization of a hierarchical pore network for catalytic cascade reactions, Christopher M.A. Parlett, Mark A. Isaacs, Simon K. Beaumont, Laura M. Bingham, Nicole S. Hondow, Karen Wilson, and Adam F. Lee, 18th International Zeolite Conference (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) June 2016
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description 1st EPSRC low carbon fuels 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 1st EPSRC low carbon fuels workshop which took place on the 1st November, 2017 at Heriot-Watt University
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description 2017 Dean's Forum, Women in Science and Engineering 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact 2017 Dean's Forum, Women in Science and Engineering, 31st August - 1st September 2017, Paris. Further follow ups on the research areas and general topics covered.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description 2nd EPSRC low carbon fuels workshop 
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 2nd EPSRC low carbon fuels workshop organized by Cardiff University
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Autumn Schools Conference: The Circular Carbon Economy 
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 Autumn Schools Conference: The Circular Carbon Economy
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
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 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 Climate Science Showcase 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact 6th November 2021, Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh). Showcased the project to over 1400 visitors were welcomed through the Dynamic Earth building doors, making this event one of the biggest public engagement event in the year.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description DfT Newsletter 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact DfT Newsletter Call for volunteers for participation in WP5
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description EPSRC Low Carbon Jet Fuel Workshop 
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 EPSRC Low Carbon Jet Fuel Workshop / Liverpool University (February 2020)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Engineering Theme Regional Workshops-EPSRC 
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 Participation at the EPSRC Engineering Theme two day Regional Workshops (May 2017) to engage with a cross-section of the Engineering community and related areas to share EPSRC's strategy for the Delivery Plan 2016-17/2019-20 and discussed its implementation in the context of the Engineering Theme's strategy. By participating in the workshops, attendees has the opportunity to provide input and feedback on Engineering's contributions to the EPSRC's Delivery Plan for 2016-17/2019-20, particularly on key areas including:
• Alignment to the Prosperity Outcomes
• Delivering against the three EPSRC strategies: Accelerating Impact, Balancing Capability, Building Leadership
• Solutions for Equality and Diversity challenges
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Event 10th anniversary RCCS 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Event 10th anniversary RCCS; May 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Explorathon 2021 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Explorathon 2021 (participation in Pechakucha, Scottish research showcase and European research Showcase and development of Quiz and Board game).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Fossil Fuels - with Future? 
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 Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Seminar given at 'Fossil Fuels - with Future?', January 31st 2016 'Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation: Releasing the potential or missing the opportunity'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Future of Aviation: Future Focus Series: Fresh thoughts on environment and innovation 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Future of Aviation: Future Focus Series: Fresh thoughts on environment and
innovation
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description GB3-Net Workshop (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China) June 2016 
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 Spatially orthogonal chemical functionalization of a hierarchical pore network for catalytic cascade reactions, Christopher M.A. Parlett, Mark A. Isaacs, Simon K. Beaumont, Laura M. Bingham, Nicole S. Hondow, Karen Wilson, and Adam F. Lee, GB3-Net Workshop (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, China) June 2016
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description ICCDU2021 Keynote Speaker: Transforming Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact ICCDU2021 Keynote Speaker: Transforming Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Supporters
Results and Impact Participated in EPSRC/Innovate consultation on Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, January 2017, London
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Invited Speaker Aberdeen Standard Investments 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited Speaker - What drives the price of oil? Aberdeen Standard Investments, Edinburgh, Feb 2019
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited Speaker - SAF 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited Speaker - Sustainable Aviation Fuels Special Interest Group Completion Event, Leeds, March 2019
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited event BA2119 
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 event - BA2119: Future of Fuels Challenge, BA Headquarter, London, 29th Nov 2018.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited panelist 
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 Panellist - Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials Annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany, 6th December 2018. https://rsb.org/2018/12/12/collaboration-is-the-name-of-the-game-at-rsbs-2018-annual-meeting-event-wrap-up/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited participation SAF 
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 event - Sustainable Aviation Fuel for Clean Growth, Birmingham, 12th Jul 2018.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited presentation Prof A Lee- 1st International Symposium on Single-Atom Catalysts, Dalian, China (2016) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Nanostructured catalysts for sustainable chemical transformations: from single crystal to single site, A.F. Lee, 1st International Symposium on Single-Atom Catalysts, Dalian, China (2016) INVITED
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Invited presentation workshop PostDoc Forum 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Interdisciplinary Research: Developing our Strategy; Invited presentation at Heriot-Watt Postdoc Forum, 23rd March 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited presentation- Lyell Connect event 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Interdisciplinary Research Connectivity; Lyell Centre Research Connect Event; 26th January 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited presentation- Monash Univ 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact 'Chemical and engineering solutions for CO2 conversion'; Seminar Monash University; 24th October 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited presentation-Scottish Crucible 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited presentation and panel 'Grand Challenges' ; Scottish Crucible
Grand Challenges and Impact Session; 23rd November 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description KTN Newsletter 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact KTN Newsletter Call for Interviews: https://ktn-uk.co.uk/news/volunteers-wanted-to-contribute-to-an-epsrc-study-exploring-suitable-aviation-biofuel-technologies
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Keynote- Prof A Lee, Diamond Light Source Science Away Day, Oxford, UK (2016). KEYNOTE 
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 A Light in Dark Places: steps towards rational design of heterogeneous catalysts, A.F. Lee, Diamond Light Source Science Away Day, Oxford, UK (2016). KEYNOTE
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Keynote-Prof A Lee; Bioprocessing India 2016, Mohali, India (2016). 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Keynote presentation by Prof A Lee- Heterogeneous Catalysis for Bio-derived High Value Chemicals and Fuels, A.F. Lee, Bioprocessing India 2016, Mohali, India (2016).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Low Carbon Energy Systems with Hydrogen and CCS Low carbon hydrogen production, Gas separation technologies & Geological storage 
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 Presentation 'Integration of CCS and gasification technologies' given 9th March 2016. Hosted at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, this event will explore the opportunities for hydrogen with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and specifically consider how they can support the development o low-carbon energy systems. We will also consider how technical and commercial innovation can support the
delivery of low-carbon targets for Scotland.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description New opportunities for catalysis and solar: a workshop to plan new research opportunities 
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 New opportunities for catalysis and solar: a workshop to plan new research opportunities; 2nd October Royal Society London 9.45am - 4.45 pm
Invited Participants form UK Catalysis Hub and Solar Fuels Network. Future areas for research collaboration identified.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Oxford Islamic Society: Decarbonizing Fossil Fuels: The Circular Carbon Economy: A Saudi-UK Initiative 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Decarbonizing Fossil Fuels: The Circular Carbon Economy: A Saudi-UK Initiative
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2022
 
Description Presentation at 4th Winter Process Conference, December 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation titled 'Process optimisation, kinetics and reactor design towards solar fuels' at 4th Winter Process Conference, December 2016
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Presentation at ICCDU 2016 Conference, September 2016 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Presentation titled 'Solar Fuels from Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 via Engineering Innovation'
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description Presentation at a conference-ICAE 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Conference paper: Kalamaras E, Maroto-Valer M, Wang H, Xuan J, Thermodynamic analysis for photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 to ethanol, ICAE 2018, Hong Kong.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Presentation at a conference-ICAE 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Conference paper: Xu H, Maroto-Valer M, Ni M, Cao J, Xuan J, Modeling of a combined CH4-assisted solid oxide co-electrolysis and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis system for low-carbon fuel production, Energy Procedia, 2018, ICAE 2018, Hong Kong
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Presentation conference- invited speaker CFE 2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited Speaker - 11th Computational and Financial Econometrics (CFE 2017) conference, London, Dec 2017.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Presentation conference- invited speaker CFE 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited Speaker - Computational and Financial Econometrics (CFE 2018) conference, Pisa, Italy, Dec 2018.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Presentation conference- invited speaker ICREN 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited Speaker - International Conference on Renewable Energy, 2018 - Barcelona, Spain - April 25th-April - 27th, 2018
ICREN 2018 CONFERENCE ABSTRACT: Kolosz, BW; Andresen, JM and Maroto-valer, M. Evaluation and selection of candidate biomass waste streams for jet fuel production via co-valorisation of CO2 and biomass - A European study.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Presentation conference- invited speaker iEMS 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited Speaker - International Environmental Modelling and Software, 2018 - Fort Collins, USA - June 24th-28th, 2018
BW Kolosz, JM Andresen, B Xu, P Greening, J Ouenniche, MM Maroto-Valer; An Integrated Multi-criteria Decision Analysis based Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of Alternative Jet Fuels, 9th iEMS International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Prof Lee- Invited seminar Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, UK (2016) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Invited seminar Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, UK (2016).
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2016
 
Description RSB Newsletter 
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 • RSB Newsletter Call for Interviews: https://rsb.org/2018/12/09/call-for-volunteers-heriot-watt-low-carbon-jet-fuel-project-seeks-interviewees-for-research/
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description RSC Science and the Parliament 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact RSC Science and the Parliament 2019, Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh 2019
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) Newsletter 
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 RCCS Newsletter summarising activites for 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
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 Special Interest Day, Marlborough College: Climate Change and Sustainable Futures 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Regional
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact Special Interest Day, Marlborough College: Climate Change and Sustainable
Futures
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
 
Description Talk to general public- Exploration Weekend 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Saving the planet: Carbon neutral energy; Heriot-Watt Exploration Weekend; 19th May 2019
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description University Applicants Visit Days 
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 Schools
Results and Impact 4 Applicant Visit Days (AVD) per year, taking place normally in March-April time. For each AVD, we host two visits to the lab with approximately 15-20 people per visit. Groups of last year High School pupils (plus family members) with an offer to enrol in one of our Chemical Engineering BEng and MEng programmes visit the RCCS labs every year during the Applicant Visit Days, scheduled across March-April time. In total, 8 visits to RCCS labs take place per year with 15-20 applicants per visit, i.e., a total of 120-160 students per year. The purpose of the visits is to communicate our research and showcase our research facilities so Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage technologies are more widely understood within the general public. The pupils are challenged with questions and engaged in discussions to understand the technology. Feedback from the visits has been always very positive, with further interest in our research activities and undergrad programmes.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2015,2016,2017,2018
 
Description University Doors Open Day 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact University Doors Open Day on the 28th September 2019
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description University Stakeholders Meeting 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact University Stakeholders Meeting; 25th September 2019
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Workshop on Joint UK Catalysis Hub, Solar Fuels Network Meeting 
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 Joint UK Catalysis Hub, Solar Fuels Network Meeting ; 24th April 2018
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018