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
| 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 | This project focused 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). In April 2021 IDRIC launched, with 142 partners from industry, academia, local and national government, and third sector organisations. Over 40 research projects commenced in 2021 and taking a whole-systems approach, our highly multi-disciplinary research programme is addressing key cross-cutting challenges of industrial decarbonisation. In January 2023, we launched a further 20 projects. We are supporting the development and deployment of low carbon technologies in areas such as CCUS, hydrogen, fuel switching, energy storage, and negative emissions technologies. We are focusing on systems and scale up by developing innovative planning and decision-making tools for infrastructure and supply chains, as well as informing the design of business models and regulatory frameworks. Our research also addresses key social, economic and policy aspects of industrial decarbonisation, including skills pathways for low carbon industry and roadmaps to support a just transition. Since the projects launched, they have collectively published 62 academic papers, policy briefs, reports, and conference proceedings. They have carried out over 200 engagement activities to connect and share knowledge with non-academic audiences across the UK's industrial clusters - especially with industry and policy makers. The IDRIC consortium has reported numerous influences on policy and practice through participation in advisory panels, giving evidence to government reviews, and contributing to reshaping training procedures for use of low carbon technologies. Our projects are now at the point where they are delivering new protypes, models, and improved techniques, including one which has recently filed a patent application. Our central operations team is now fully operational, including positions in skills, policy, knowledge exchange and business development. The establishment of this team has given IDRIC the capacity to be strategic and coordinated in the impact we have on decarbonising UK industry. For example, our policy officers recently coordinated a response from IDRIC, with input from our researchers, to the Government's Net Zero Review. IDRIC was cited twice within the report, highlighting that we are a well-respected voice in the field of decarbonisation. The policy team have also run multiple workshops with policy makers, industry, trade bodies and academics to identify policy priorities. This has led to the creation of an IDRIC Policy Synthesis Report, which outlines key areas where policy and regulatory change can make a difference in supporting industrial decarbonisation. The report has been extremely well received by policy makers and we are actively engaged in follow up conversations with central and devolved government departments. Likewise, our skills team have been coordinating IDRIC's contribution to tackling the skills gap for the transition to a low carbon economy. This included convening a round-table with Government officials, training providers and industry to share IDRIC's most up to date research findings on understanding and quantifying the workforce capacity required. The central team are actively strengthening the consortium. We have convened multiple seminar sessions for our researchers to meet one another and to discuss and find complementarity between their research approaches. This is leading to joint outputs. We ran our first annual conference in June 2022 bringing together all our stakeholders over two days. The event included 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 envisaged new connections leading to collaborative research/innovation projects in the future. We have increased engagement with all seven industrial clusters and through October 2022 we ran a series of workshops in each of the industrial clusters to better understand industry's needs, showcase our current research and build new connections between industry and academia. Over 250 representatives from industry, academia and government attended the events and the majority of respondents to a feedback survey indicated connections they had made at the event would lead to future collaboration. As IDRIC Champion, Professor Maroto-Valer has been invited to speak on the work of IDRIC at over 40 external events since its launch. These opportunities have raised IDRIC's profile and led to greater engagement across the sector. Our stakeholder base has significantly broadened from 142 to over 250, including new organisations partnering on our recently funded projects. We now have 1000 Twitter followers and 1,400 LinkedIn followers. |
| Sector | Chemicals,Construction,Energy,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
| 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 | 03/2022 |
| End | 02/2025 |
| 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 | 04/2021 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 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 | 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 | 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/ |