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| Reference Number | EP/Z53125X/1 | |
| Title | Industrial Decarbonisation Research & Innovation Centre (IDRIC) 2024-2025 | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research 20%; Other Power and Storage Technologies 20%; Renewable Energy Sources (Bio-Energy) 30%; Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal (CO2 Capture and Storage) 30%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 50%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy 50%; |
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| Principal Investigator |
Dr MM (Mercedes ) Maroto-Valer No email address given School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Heriot-Watt University |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2024 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2025 | |
| Duration | 12 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,024,722 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | Energy and Decarbonisation | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr MM (Mercedes ) Maroto-Valer , School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University (99.997%) |
| Other Investigator | Dr A (Anna ) Korre , Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London (0.001%) Dr MC McManus , Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath (0.001%) Professor B Sovacool , UNLISTE, Vermont Law School, USA (0.001%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Tackling industrial emissions is essential for the UK to deliver on its climate commitments and achieving economic and social prosperity from the transition to net zero. IDRIC was established in 2021 as part of the UKRI Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge to support the decarbonisation of industrial clusters. During this time, IDRIC has developed an influential and impactful network at a critical time and become an essential catalyst bringing together the research and innovation community to accelerate the pace and scale of industrial cluster decarbonisation.Funding for current IDRIC activities will cease in Spring 2024. However, the need for the functions IDRIC is delivering - the research work plus bringing together the relevant players in an environment that allows and encourages trust and collaboration, reduces barriers and accelerates progress - will continue for decades. The UK needs to take long term, multi-decadal decisions to providing long term commitment for industry emission reductions into the 2030s and IDRIC is exceptionally well placed to lead EPSRC activity towards the delivery of the UK's Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy.This proposal represents funding for a 12-month transitional period (April-2024 to March-2025), which will be crucial to support IDRIC in maintaining essential momentum and the community cohesion necessary to safeguard the knowledge, experience and relationships built at this critical time for industrial decarbonisation. The objectives have been co-created with industry and academia building upon the established sense of belonging and the long-term relationships and associated trust required to deliver:Continue to synthesise and disseminate learnings and impacts from the cluster focussed, challenge-led research delivered in 2021-2024.Foresight and horizon-scan of industry-informed research and innovation needs of decarbonisation to deliver towards targets of 2030, 2040 and 2050.Co-create and share knowledge by maintaining active networks and platforms to stimulate cross-learning and engender national/international collaborations for developing net zero solutions.Support policy, skills development and mission advocacy by providing evidence to policymakers, regulators, industry, the wider supply chain and the public to promote decarbonisation.To date, IDRIC have carefully considered that continued engagement is critical and also dependent on stakeholders gaining ongoing strategic benefit from their interaction. This has been key to IDRIC's current success, as shown by bringing together relevant players in an environment that allows and encourages trust and collaboration, reduces barriers and accelerates progress. Therefore, with this 12-month funding we will be prioritising key stakeholder engagement that are aligned with 3 workstreams; Clusters & Partnerships; KE & Synthesis; Cross-cutting Themes (Policy, Skills, EDI). The activities for this phase of IDRIC are designed to utilise IDRIC's unique convening power. They will deliver a suite of outputs e.g. (frontiers report, industry net-zero innovation roadmap) scoped through engagement with the community to ensure maximum impact from the current phase and strategic activities in support of a mapping a clear path for the critical steps required from 2025-2030 - crucial to enabling the realisation of the UKs first net-zero cluster by 2030 | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 24/04/24 | |
