UK projects get £6m to decarbonise industry

Funding goes to 20 projects across 14 research institutions

Funding of £6 million ($7.3m) has been awarded to 20 research projects to accelerate the decarbonisation of industry in the UK.

The 20 projects are spread across 14 UK research institutions and are all intended to support the UK’s green growth and net zero ambitions by 2050.

The money has come from the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC), which is part of the UKRI Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge.

IDRIC launched a call for industrial decarbonisation research projects, offering stakeholders the opportunity to respond to emerging innovation and research needs and complementing its existing programme of projects.

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The 20 projects cover technologies including carbon capture and hydrogen, plus issues such as skills development and equality, diversity and inclusion.

The successful bids demonstrated how they would employ active dialogue and collaboration with key industrial stakeholders to ensure that outcomes and impact remain closely tied to industry needs. A full list of successful bids is listed below.

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Bryony Livesey, director of the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge at UKRI, said the projects “will build evidence on a range of areas from economics and emissions to skilled jobs and wider net zero policy, supporting UK’s green growth and net zero ambitions”. 

IDRIC director Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer said: “We were delighted by the quality and volume of applications received. IDRIC’s programme has demonstrated that we have the tools to transform industry and make it an engine of green growth.”

To 20 successful bids are listed here.

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