Decarbonising the Industrial Clusters for Net-Zero 2040

Name: Decarbonising the Industrial Clusters for Net-Zero 2040
Start: 2023-04-18T08:30:00
Location: Argyll Ruane Engineering Training Centre

Argyll Ruane Engineering Training Centre, Sheffield

18 April 2023

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Overview

The industrial clusters are the UK regions where there are concentrations of industry – energy supply, industrial processes, and waste management. Across the UK, these sectors account for around 27% of the total CO2e emissions half of which is concentrated in the industrial clusters.

Decarbonisation must happen. Leading with the industrial clusters allows rapid gains. It enhances the UK’s "clean" electricity through:

Combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power generation with post-combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Pre-combustion CO2 power generation (e.g. novel processes such as Allam cycle)
Bioenergy with CCS
Energy from waste projects with CCS

It also provides the hydrogen production capability that will enable the decarbonisation of domestic heating, businesses, heavy transport and enable sustainable aviation fuel production.

As all our national activities must decarbonise, it is recognised that the concentration of industry in these clusters provides a means to make rapid gains.

Join this seminar to find out more about the lessons learned and technological advances from these clusters and how they can be used to accelerate decarbonisation in wider industries.

Join this event to:

Learn about the variety of ongoing opportunities in decarbonisation
Network within this engineering community and discover opportunities for the UK supply chain which will be at the forefront of engineering activity throughout the journey to Net-Zero
Gain a broad appreciation of current decarbonisation projects and the challenges they face
Participate in one of our roundtables addressing the skills and resources needed to support future decarbonisation projects
Take the opportunity to join a site visit of the Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC)

Find out what some of our speakers have to say ahead of the Decarbonising the Industrial Clusters for Net-Zero 2040 seminar:

	"Knowledge sharing is critical to success: we put this at the heart of everything we do in the IDC. Achieving net zero requires a wide range of skills and it is essential that economic and social drivers are recognised, in addition to the engineering challenges." Dr Bryony Livesey, UKRI

"I’m looking forward to hearing from speakers that provide a different perspective on the decarbonisation challenge and provide pragmatic solutions that can be implemented in the short term and create the belief that the challenge can be met." Ben Burggraaf, Net Zero Industry Wales

"The CCS schemes will be a major contribution to reducing the UK’s CO2 emissions, and if done right, will be an asset that the UK can sell to European partners. Between them, the UK and Norway have 75% of the available geological storage capacity in Europe. Hydrogen, e-fuels, and circular-economy fuels from waste will enable decarbonisation not just in our industrial clusters, but across the UK as the new CO2-free fuels for our businesses, homes and transport."
Chris Robinson, Tees Valley Combined Authority

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Day 1

08:30 - Seminar programme

	Tuesday, 18 April 2023
09:00	Registration and refreshments
	Net-zero industry: Contextualising the targets and driving change
09:30	Chair’s opening remarks Jon Gibbins, Professor of Carbon Capture Storage, University of Sheffield, UKCCSRC
09:40	Driving clean growth across the UK’s Industrial Clusters Chris Thackeray, Deputy Director - Power CCUS, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Understanding the government’s role in delivering clean energy and the role the industrial clusters play in achieving this Working with industry to build partnerships and collaboration opportunities for R&D Beyond current net-zero targets – future areas of energy innovation
10:10 Keynote	Laying the foundations for low carbon clusters by 2030 Dr Bryony Livesey, Challenge Director - Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, UK Research and Innovation An overview of the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge Laying the foundations for four low-carbon industrial cluster by 2030 Working towards achieving the world’s first net-zero industrial cluster by 2040
10:40	Networking refreshment break
	Perspectives from the clusters: Progress made so far and the challenges ahead
11:10	SWIC – 2050 and beyond Ben Burggraaf, Chief Executive Officer, Net Zero Industry Wales Insight into SWIC – the second largest producer of carbon in the UK Taking an integrated approach with industry, government, and the local economy Leveraging technologies and engineering capabilities to achieve or 2030, 2040 and 2050 targets
11:35	Building a Hydrogen network to decarbonise the Solent Cluster Paul Rose, Regional Development Manager - Whole Systems Energy Futures Team, SGN Background to the Solent Cluster decarbonisation project Opportunities discovered – hydrogen and its potential Delivering a pre-FEED for 100% hydrogen pipeline – plans and potential
12:00	The Acorn Project: Supporting Scotland’s decarbonisation programme Christina Smitton, T&S Manager – Acorn, Storegga An overview of St Fergus and its gas terminals Why CCS? An insight into the potential of CCS Beyond current capabilities – pushing CCS further
12:25	Networking lunch break
	Perspectives from the clusters: Progress made so far and the challenges ahead
13:25	Tees Valley Industrial Cluster – Net Zero 2040 Chris Robinson, Industrial Decarbonisation Project Manager, Tees Valley Combined Authority An introduction to the Tees Valley Cluster Plan Strategy for decarbonising the industrial cluster Understanding the barriers and opportunities
13:50	Humber Zero – Strengthening the Humber Region Jonathan Briggs, Project Director, VPI A dual approach to decarbonisation Working with existing equipment and infrastructure Working towards net-zero targets and our roadmap
14:15	Decarbonising the Northwest – HyNet's contribution to decarbonisation targets Rachel Sutton, HyNet Project Manager, Progressive Energy Understanding the role of hydrogen within HyNet Creating a one-of-a-kind hydrogen network – engineering challenges and innovation The benefits to the wider industry and economy
14:40	Utilising Analytics and Hydraulic Modelling to maximise equipment performance and energy efficiency: An Oil & Gas Case Study James Harwood, Digital Solutions Specialist, Sulzer Gathering and analysing historic pump performance data Translating data into actionable insights into operational reliability and energy efficiency Optimising CAPEX and OPEX while supporting decarbonisation in the Energy Industry
15:05	Networking refreshment break
	Strengthening the future workforce – What we can do
15:40	Interactive Roundtables – The need for skills and resources to support future decarbonisation projects Skills shortages: Education and training Christopher Mellows, Director, Zulu Joint Integrity What more could the IMechE be doing to support the energy transition Donald Smith, Environment, Health and Safety Manager, Eni Supporting the way forward: What services do the Clusters require in materials, modelling and processing Mark Eldridge, Director of Hydrogen, Element Materials Technology These interactive round tables will discuss how the IMechE, industry and government can support the challenges facing the future workforce efforts of those involved in the decarbonisation of the industrial clusters.	Site Visit – Tour of the Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC) Places on the tour will be limited and assigned to delegates on a first-come-first-serve basis.
16:40	Roundtable feedback session
16:55	Chair’s closing remarks
17:00	End of seminar

Bryony Livesey: Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Director – Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, UK Research and Innovation

Bryony leads the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC), which forms part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF). The IDC is a £210m programme with £261m match funding from industry, designed to deploy low carbon technologies and enabling infrastructure in heavily industrialised regions of the UK.

Bryony was previously Head of Technology at Costain, with responsibility for the identification and development of new technology. She was a member of BEIS' CCUS Cost Challenge Task Force, a Director of the CCSA (where she co-chaired the Technical Working Group) and has previously chaired the Independent Advisory Panel for the UKCCSRC.

Ben Burggraaf: Chief Executive Officer, Net Zero Industry Wales

Native of the Netherlands, Ben began his career in 2002 at the Corus/Tata Steel research and development facility in the Netherlands and was appointed as the Energy Optimisation Manager at the Port Talbot Steelworks in 2007.

In 2014, he made the switch to Welsh Water and was responsible for the day-to-day energy costs and carbon management of more than 4000 of the company’s sites across Wales and Herefordshire. Four years later, he was appointed as the Head of Energy, leading on all aspects of energy management for Welsh Water, including developing and leading the company’s Net Zero Strategy.

In 2022 Ben was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer for a newly established body called Net Zero Industry Wales, supporting the industrial clusters in Wales on their Journey to Net Zero.

Paul Rose: Regional Development Manager - Whole Systems Energy Futures Team, SGN

Paul Rose has worked in the Gas Industry since starting his career with British Gas in 1991.

During his 32 year career he has held various positions from Field Engineer to Senior Manager and has gained valuable managerial and operational experience and knowledge along the way.

For the past two years he has worked in SGN's future of energy team as a regional development manager for their Southern network. Looking at how they undertake system transformation from natural gas to hydrogen to enable the UK to meet its net zero ambitions by 2050.

Chris Robinson: Industrial Decarbonisation Project Manager, Tees Valley Combined Authority

Chris Robinson is a Consultant Engineer currently working for Tees Valley Combined Authority as their Industrial Decarbonisation Project Manager. In this roll he has just delivered the Tees Valley “Cluster Plan” – the strategy and roadmap to deliver Net Zero 2040 in the Tees Valley industrial Cluster.

Over the past 2 years, Chris has worked closely with the other major industrial clusters around the UK and stakeholders from a wide range of existing and future industries; as well as Innovate UK, BEIS (as it was!) and the Carbon Capture and Storage Association.

Chris is a Chartered Engineer and has a PhD in Turbulence Modelling from UMIST– he has worked in a wide range of engineering industries as a Civil Servant, Academic, and a Consultant in large and small consultancies.

Jonathan Briggs: Project Director, VPI

Jonathan Briggs is the Project Director for the Humber Zero carbon capture project at VPI’s 1.2GW combined heat and power plant in Immingham.

Jonathan has 30 years working in the Oil & Gas industry with BP, OGCI Climate Investment Fund, and now manages the Humber Zero project, a decarbonization project at scale around the Immingham refining, power and industrial complex. He has held several roles in upstream, LNG, power and CCUS.

Previously, Jonathan was the Managing Director for the Hydrogen Energy Joint Venture between BP and Rio Tinto in North America and managed both BP’s initial CCS project at the North Sea’s Miller platform and later the Don Valley Power Project that participated in the UK’s CCS commercialisation competition in 2011.

He currently chairs the CCSA (Carbon Capture and Storage Association), an association of over 80 companies representing the cross section of participants engaged in the commercial deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).

Jonathan graduated with a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Imperial College London, and holds an MBA from INSEAD, France.

Rachel Sutton: HyNet North West Project Manager, Progressive Energy

Rachel is a chartered chemical engineer with extensive experience in the chemicals manufacturing industry with ExxonMobil, during which time she held a wide range of technical and leadership roles.

After taking a career break to explore the world’s wilderness, Rachel redirected her skillset and passion into tackling the climate challenge and joined Progressive Energy in 2020 as the Project Manager for HyNet North West. She now manages a consortium of partners in the development and delivery of this ground-breaking and complex decarbonisation project.

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