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WEBINARS Paul Bogers, Vice President of Hydrogen for 8.8 million tonnes of CO₂. The Tees
Valley industrial cluster generates £12
at Shell, Professor Nilay Shah of
Imperial College and Richard Halsey, billion of exports annually, employs
Director of Energy Systems Catapult. over 12,000 people and currently
contributes some £2.5 billion to UK
The government’s Industrial Clusters gross value added (GVA).
Industrial Strategy set The UK is poised to take a global The cluster plan, led by the Tees
out the aim to create a leadership role in the development Valley Combined Authority, will
net zero carbon industrial of hydrogen technology and carbon identify the most appropriate range of
capture utilisation and storage (CCUS),
technologies and potential pathways
cluster by 2040, which as a package of measures to support for the various industrial producers
would be a world first. the transition to a net zero economy by and energy generators in the Tees
The UK wants to attract 2050 or earlier. Valley, considering both existing and
The government’s 10-point plan
innovators, investors and for a green industrial revolution future new entrants. It is expected that
this plan will combine carbon capture
problem solvers to create confirmed a number of areas and at scale, fuel switching to hydrogen,
a low-carbon exemplar funding commitments designed to integration of renewables, low carbon
that others in the UK and explore green energy opportunities energy sources, feedstocks changes,
and incentivise private sector
together with improved process and
internationally can learn investment in new solutions for heat, energy efficiencies.
from and replicate industry and transport. Scotland’s Net Zero Roadmap (SNZR)
The government’s Industrial Strategy SNZR will provide a blueprint for
set out the aim to create a net zero competitive decarbonisation of the
carbon industrial cluster by 2040, region through continued and growing
which would be a world first. The UK prosperity across the economy.
wants to attract innovators, investors The Net Zero NW Cluster Plan, led
and problem solvers to create a low- by Peel Environmental, will set out the
carbon exemplar that others in the transition to net zero for industry in the
UK and internationally can learn from North West of England and North East
and replicate. To support this, we are Wales. It will describe the investments,
running a series with each cluster technologies, infrastructure changes
presenting their plans. and sequencing required to fulfil the
In June and July, we’ll be looking at UK’s industrial clusters mission.
how a number of strategic industrial Working with industrial partners
clusters across the UK are being across the Humber, the Humber Local
supported by BEIS and Innovate UK Enterprise Partnership (Humber LEP)
to decarbonise by 2040. Find out how and membership organisation CATCH
these projects are contributing to the are helping the UK’s largest industrial
development of the country’s clean cluster by carbon emissions to achieve
growth strategy and how the worlds net zero by 2040. Hear how they are
of energy and industry are working making safeguarding competitiveness
together to build a greener future. imperative for the local economy and
In South Wales, we’ll look at how a identifying the full range of interventions
diverse mix of critical industry is working required to achieve their goals.
in collaboration to achieve common Finally, find out how the Port
objectives for decarbonisation and green of Southampton could become a
jobs, as well as targeting a net zero carbon hydrogen superhub, following a
cluster by 2040. The South Wales plan funding commitment from gas network
1766 paper, On Factitious Airs. is focused on societal needs, the circular company SGN and Macquarie’s Green
Antoine Lavoisier later reproduced economy and the greater clean growth Investment Group (GIG).
Cavendish’s experiment and gave the aspirations of the region, tackling the
element its name. Gas chemistry was common and unique commercial and Energy Leaders Series
of increasing importance in the latter operational challenges facing the area. In September and October, we’ll be
half of the 18th century and became We’ll also be meeting the business sharing knowledge of the wider energy
crucial for Frenchman Lavoisier’s leaders behind the Black Country transition agenda by inviting senior
reform of chemistry, generally known Consortium, which aims to reduce leaders from a range of trade bodies
as the chemical revolution. carbon emissions to zero by 2030 to share their vision and plans for
Details of the series are still being through a co-ordinated programme reaching net zero.
finalised, but we hope to welcome of transformational projects focused You’ll hear from representatives from
leading figures from across the energy around a new type of industrial estate: the oil and gas industry, those working
landscape, including politicians, chief the zero carbon hub. in renewable and low carbon energy,
executives, business leaders, climate The Tees Valley is the UK’s most the leaders of energy efficiency bodies
change advisors, academics and compact and integrated industrial and our own President.
innovators working in the low carbon cluster with a radius of just five miles.
technology space. The cluster includes several of the UK’s More information on all of our events can
Speakers confirmed so far include top CO₂ emitters and is responsible be found at our website www.igem.org.uk

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