New centre shows UKRI’s commitment to industrial decarbonisation
UKRI is demonstrating its commitment to tackling carbon emissions from industrial clusters with the launch of a £20 million centre for research and innovation.
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£166 million cash injection for green technology and 60,000 UK jobs
Government announces major cash injection for green technology and development as part of Green Industrial Revolution.
A new state-of-the-art research and innovation centre will be at the forefront of the UK’s ambitions to cut industrial greenhouse gas emissions
The Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) has today, Monday, 24 May, received £20m from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to be virtually based at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh campus. It will be a world-leading, high-impact research and innovation centre, acting as the national focal point and international gateway for UK industrial decarbonisation.
UKRI awards £171m in UK decarbonisation to nine projects
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today announced a milestone in UK decarbonisation, with the award of £171 million funding across nine significant projects
Green boost for regions to cut industry carbon emissions
Six projects across the UK will receive a share of £8 million in government funding as part of a drive to create the world’s first net-zero emissions industrial zone by 2040.
Major blueprint to create green jobs and slash emissions from industry, schools and hospitals
An ambitious blueprint to deliver the world’s first low-carbon industrial sector and over £1 billion to cut emissions from industry, schools and hospitals has been announced by the Business and Energy Secretary.
Steeling ourselves for change
Our #IndustrialDecarbonisation champion, @MercedesMarotoV@IDRICUK spoke with @SteelTimesInt to discuss why collaboration will be key as the steel industry faces #NetZero challenges ahead. Read more on P55 here: https://bit.ly/2Fz3Pes
Charting a path to net zero
Great to see our very own @MercedesMarotoV featured in the latest issue of @OpsEngineer. Turn to page 17 to read the full article on ‘Charting a path to #netzero’ http://ow.ly/TfF150Bup2F
IDRIC July Newsletter
Our latest newsletter features an update on our @UKRI_News funding application, a tribute to our Champion,@MercedesMarotoV, and some brilliant feedback from parliament representatives. Read it here in full: http://ow.ly/qyts50AKZFu
IDRIC May Newsletter
We are pleased to announce that the second edition of our newsletter is now live!