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Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ – EDI in the Foundation Industries – Workshop: 23 March, 1pm

February 24, 2022

Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ has teamed up with Inclusioneering to deliver this workshop exploring equality, diversity and inclusion in the Foundation Industries. Our speakers will establish what EDI means for the sectors and showcase individual and industry perspectives and success stories to encourage an industry-wide discussion about greater diversity and inclusion.

This event will include keynote speakers, panel session and Q+A to analyse the EDI landscape, share success stories and challenges and share ideas and practical advice for the Foundation Industries. 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Foundation Industries Tickets, Wed 23 Mar 2022 at 13:00 | Eventbrite 

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Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ – funding for small projects – 1 March 2022, 2pm

February 24, 2022

The Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ has funding available for small projects of between 3 and 6 months duration. The TFIN+ is keen to attract applicants who are currently Post-Doctoral Researchers and who may wish to explore ideas that may have a transformative impact on the foundation industries (glass, metals, cements, ceramics, paper and bulk chemicals).  

Research in any discipline will be considered. This short workshop will introduce the funding scheme and hear from PDRAs currently in receipt of funding. 

TFIN+ Workshop for Post-Doctoral Researchers- funding for small projects Tickets, Tue 1 Mar 2022 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

 

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Scottish Government Consultation on draft Hydrogen Action Plan: IDRIC’s response

February 24, 2022

IDRIC recently welcomed the opportunity to submit a response to the Scottish Government consultation on its Draft Hydrogen Action Plan. 

Hydrogen plays a strategic role for industrial decarbonisation and industry is already a key driver of hydrogen innovation and demand. IDRIC’s research and innovation portfolio brings together the UK’s leading academic experts from over 20 universities and with the experience of over 70 industry partners to address real-world decarbonisation challenges in industrial clusters. 

The urgency of meeting Net Zero targets and creation of a strong hydrogen economy requires attention across the whole hydrogen value chain. While production targets currently receive most attention, IDRIC’s response also emphasised the need for strengthening hydrogen demand and ensuring supply that meets the need of end users. In particular, supporting innovation and fuel-switching of industrial users will be key to unleash hydrogen demand quickly and sustainably. Industrial clusters are leading drivers for innovation and deployment of different hydrogen applications, and the development of shared key infrastructure and supply chains. Industry can therefore provide valuable lessons for other sectors of the economy. Underpinning strong hydrogen production and use, there is an urgent need to develop crucial infrastructure for transport, geological storage options, and ensure effective planning and consenting frameworks. Expanding supply chains and enabling skills transition are crucial tasks to ensure positive socio-economic impact in the short and longer term and require close collaboration between academia, industry and governments. 

The experience of industrial clusters across the UK has shown that a regional approach can unleash many synergies, linking supply and demand of multiple end-users and enabling the sharing of infrastructure. Equally important will be to ensure knowledge exchange and learning across regional and industry hubs. IDRIC welcomes the creation of the Scottish Hydrogen Innovation Fund and the initiative of a Scottish Hydrogen Innovation Network. In our response we highlighted key areas where innovation support is needed to close key gaps in knowledge regarding the production and cost reduction, use, transport and storage of hydrogen as well as its integration into the wider energy system. 

Drawing on an extensive network of expertise and work across industrial clusters, IDRIC is preparing a policy paper outlining gaps, needs and routes to ambition on hydrogen for industrial decarbonisation. We are also developing a digital knowledge exchange platform to ensure that academic knowledge in industrial decarbonisation is transferred effectively to our industrial partners, allowing for the acceleration of innovation and for new technologies to mature rapidly. 

For more info about IDRIC’s policy work, please contact Anna Pultar and John Ferrier, IDRIC Policy Research Officers: policy@idric.org 

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Latest IDRIC Research Paper – Decarbonisation of the Ceramics industry

February 17, 2022

Our latest IDRIC Research Paper has been published titled: “Decarbonizing the ceramics industry: A systematic and critical review of policy options, developments and sociotechnical systems”

Highlights of the Paper include:

  • This review identifies carbon-intensive processes in the ceramics industry.
  • Presents decarbonising innovations, practices, and potential transformations.
  • Presents promising avenues for future research.
  • No agreed consensus on the most promising technologies to achieve net-zero in the ceramics industry.

Authors: Dylan D. Furszyfer Del Rio, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Aoife M. Foley, Steve Griffiths, Morgan Bazilian, Jinsoo Kim, David Rooney

Decarbonizing the ceramics industry: A systematic and critical review of policy options, developments and sociotechnical systems – ScienceDirect

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Transforming Foundation Industries Network – Funding Calls

February 17, 2022

Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ has launched two funding calls, including an open Early Career Research call and on the theme ‘Next Generation and Intelligent Processes’.

Deadline: 1st April 2022.

More information here: Funding Opportunities – TFINetwork+ (tfinetworkplus.org)

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IDRIC Engagement Events – Spring and Summer 2022

February 17, 2022

IDRIC is currently planning a number of Partner events taking place over the next four months. We are working towards an in person event in June, a range of online events leading up to that as well as ramping up direct engagement with clusters.

We are currently in contact with our partners to let them know about our planned schedule. If you would like to find out more about our plans, please email info@idric.org

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UKCCSRC Spring 2022 Conference

February 17, 2022

IDRIC is taking part in a UKCCSRC Conference in April in Sheffield. The theme for the conference is ‘Building capacity for CCS deployment’.

More information can be found here: UKCCSRC Spring 2022 Conference – 20-21 April 2022: Building capacity for CCS deployment – UKCCSRC

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UK – China Decarbonisation Global Expert Mission, February 2022

February 17, 2022

IDRIC is taking part in an online Global Expert Mission focusing on UK and Chinese Decarbonisation.

The event is taking place between 17-24th February 2022.

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