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🎯💫From the outset, our mission was clear: to support the UK’s ambition of becoming a world leader in industrial decarbonisation. What makes IDRIC unique is not just the scale of the challenge we set out to tackle, but the way we approached it: through collaboration and a whole systems perspective. 📖Read the full article #NewEnergyWorld, August issue or online: https://lnkd.in/emcFQKhu 700 partners; 100 projects; >250 outputs 🏆IDRIC achievements are a testament to what is possible when we approach industrial decarbonisation together as a systems opportunity by integrating technology, policy, economics, and social impact. 🏭We have demonstrated that industrial decarbonisation is possible, and it delivers far more than carbon savings. It is about creating good jobs, resilient communities, global competitiveness, and healthier environments. 💪This is just the beginning. To reach net zero, we must scale up innovation and impact, sustain collaboration, and embed decarbonisation into the fabric of our industrial heartlands. Together, we can deliver industrial decarbonisation as a driver of social and economic prosperity for generations to come. Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC), Energy Institute, Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS), EPSRC #NetZero #Decarbonisation #SustainableHWU #SustainableIndustry #CleanEnergy #GreenInnovation #JustTransition #IndustrialStrategy #ClimateAction

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Today’s DESNZ announcement is welcome, but policy certainty is needed for investment. The UK ETS should be incentivising the right economic and environmental outcomes as we transition to a circular economy. To do this, the timeframes must align with the EU and we must implement the recycling legislation that will remove fossil plastics that can be recycled, out of the waste stream. Simpler Recycling, pEPR and a mandatory 50% recycled content threshold will deliver decarbonisation in the most efficient and effective way. We thank DESNZ for their extensive industry engagement on these issues and look forward to continuing working with them to provide further clarity on cost allocation, timelines and emissions measurement. #EmissionsTradingScheme #ETS #PolicyUpdate

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Two things to recognise that could really help start the transition to clean primary steel: 1. Carbon pricing is most likely to incentivise a shift to scrap recycling, which is needed, but is quite competitive already and is not the hardest problem to solve. Targeted subsidies are almost certainly needed to deploy clean primary steel. 2. Subsidies are not nearly as hard to fund as everyone thinks. The industry itself can pay for them, without risk to competitiveness, and at trivial cost to consumers. More on this in a new policy brief on the steel transition from the EEIST Project, published today. https://lnkd.in/eDAN6VEx Good luck to everyone meeting at the Clean Energy Ministerial in Korea in the coming days.

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As pressure increases on the aviation sector to reduce its harmful emissions, debate is intensifying about the relative merits of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon or recycling it to produce e-SAF, reports Tony Harrington for GreenAir News. But a new discussion paper released by SkyNRG, a leading global supplier and emerging producer of #SAF, argues that both technologies should be used as complementary measures to decarbonise air transport rather than as competing options. The Amsterdam-based company says the high cost of developing e-SAF is driving some in the industry to consider extending the use of less-expensive fossil fuels while also investing in technologies which remove carbon from the atmosphere for permanent storage. A better solution, suggests SkyNRG, is to prioritise investment in e-SAF then use capture and storage technology to permanently remove any residual carbon from unavoidable or historic emissions. #sustainableaviation #sustainableaviationfuel #eSAF #CarbonRemovals #CDR #ReFuelEU Mark Pilling Tom Berg Amy Malaki Theye Veen Maarten van Dijk Oskar Meijerink Richard Gort Alastair Blanshard Laurent Müller Lars Kroeplin Carrie Harris Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/ea_kmyA7

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Where are heat pumps installed in the UK? A new peer-reviewed study in Energy Policy shows that heat pumps are spreading very unevenly across the UK, despite a decade of adoption subsidies. The research uses spatial analysis to track where uptake concentrates and why. The findings are striking: early-adopting local areas tend to benefit from a blend of more readily adaptable housing, stronger low‑carbon skills among local workforces, and established supply chains. The study also uncovers robust evidence of spatial spillovers (“contagion” effects) where for every three heat pumps installed in one area, roughly one additional installation follows in a neighbouring area with less favourable conditions. This raises an important policy dilemma for decarbonising heat: should policymakers prioritise effectiveness by reinforcing momentum in early‑adopting areas, harnessing spillovers and scaling supply chains more quickly? Or should they focus on equity by directing more support toward later adopters and regions facing tougher starting conditions to avoid deepening regional disparities? The answer likely lies in a balanced, place‑based approach: pairing national incentives with local capability building, targeted training for installers, stronger regional supply chains, and tailored support for harder‑to‑retrofit homes, designed to leverage diffusion dynamics while widening access. The paper is written by Theodoros Arvanitopoulos at Cardiff Business School and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Charlie Wilson at the Environmental Change Institute (ECI), University of Oxford and Craig Morton at Loughborough University. For more details and visuals read the Energy Policy article here: https://lnkd.in/etFdqFyC

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After the driest spring in over 130 years, reservoir levels across England have dropped to their lowest in a decade. Last month’s #StateOfUKClimate Report released from the Met Office and Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) confirmed 2024 as the fourth warmest year since records began in 1884. With hosepipe bans and the Government fast-tracking new reservoirs, it’s clear that urgent action is being taken to protect water supply. Water companies must deliver on ambitious AMP8 targets while managing ageing infrastructure, a stretched supply chain, and workforce shortages all at once. One thing is certain: meeting these challenges demands more than traditional solutions. The water industry needs to look beyond its usual playbook. The sector’s future depends on collaboration with suppliers who bring fresh perspectives and solutions from other industries. ERIKS UK & Ireland recognises this. We bring decades of engineering expertise in water and across wider industry, backed by continued investment in our infrastructure. This includes dedicated clean and wastewater repair facilities designed to meet the sector’s evolving needs. Our committed extends to developing our people, from training the next generation of apprentices to harnessing technologies like condition monitoring, helping water companies pioneer smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable ways of working. We are committed to securing water for future generations. Contact Paul Hynes for more information. Photo: Assembling a pump at the fresh water assembly bay at ERIKS Southampton, with engineering manager - Jay Tompson, first year engineering apprentice - Jeremy Korbey, and machinist - James Styles. #WaterIndustry #ERIKS #LetsMakeIndustryWorkBetter

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The Water Commission's report on England's privatised water companies won't dissolve the crisis. The main reason is the profit motive. Companies have excelled at profiteering and neglect of public duties. Companies have raised capital from customers and shareholders have contributed little or nothing since 1989, but have taken massive returns. Here is a tiny glimpse. England's water companies lose 1 trillion litres of water a year to leaks. No new reservoirs have been build since 1989. They dump raw sewage in rivers, seas and lakes. They have at least 1,135 criminal convictions. Despite investing next to nothing shareholders have extracted £85bn in dividends, mainly funded by £70bn debt. Around 0ne-third of customer bills service company debt. All water companies are financially, environmentally and morally bankrupt. Public ownership is the only viable way out but the Commission was precluded from considering it. The government claims public ownership would cost £100bn but is unable to provide details of this number. The linked article shows the number to be a fantasy. Nationalisation would cost little or nothing as companies have little value. Their shareholders have written-off investment and debt trades at pennies. Public ownership would be cheaper and more efficient that status-quo. It would lead to greater investment as dividends would not be paid and borrowing costs would be about half of those paid by companies. The continuation of privatisation would cost customers over £1,000bn by 2050 (see the linked article). In return, customers/public would own nothing whilst shareholders would continue to profiteer. https://lnkd.in/e-FYv5ad

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