UKRI - Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC)

Over the past five years, UKRI’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC), delivered by Innovate UK, has made significant strides towards the UK’s net zero goals. As the Challenge concludes and the first IDC Deployment Projects approach their Final Investment Decisions (FID), documenting the achievements and lessons learnt from these projects is critical to accelerate the delivery of future projects in the UK and abroad.    We are pleased to share this capstone report on the IDC Deployment Projects. It captures lessons learnt from these first-of-a-kind projects and makes recommendations to enable widespread Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and low carbon hydrogen deployment in the UK. The recommendations emphasise the importance of needing to:  👉 provide clear market signals,   👉 address business model gaps,   👉 ensure permitting is fit for purpose, and   👉 support within cluster coordination and collaboration across the value chain. Our hope is that these learnings and recommendations are taken forward to help the UK lead the way in industrial decarbonisation.     Many thanks to the IDC Deployment Projects, DESNZ, and Guidehouse for their invaluable collaboration and insights.    You can read the full ‘Enabling net zero: progress on deploying CCS to decarbonise UK industrial clusters’ report here: https://lnkd.in/eb_iGtui Net Zero Teesside East Coast Cluster South Wales Industrial Cluster HyNet Scottish Cluster Zero Carbon Humber Humber Zero

📢 The CCSA is thrilled to hear Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband MP, highlighting the critical role of CCUS and the UK Government’s commitment of £21.7bn over 25 years to CCUS clusters in the North East of England (the East Coast Cluster), and North West of England and North Wales (HyNet).   Miliband remarked, “Last week marked the start of a new era, as Government and industry agreed the deals that will launch Britain’s carbon capture industry. This investment will create 4,000 jobs in our industrial heartlands, remove over 8.5 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually, and establish the UK as a leader in carbon capture technology.”   Importantly, he also emphasised, "We will have more to say in the coming months about carbon capture sites in Humberside, Scotland, and elsewhere around the country,” affirming the Government's continued commitment to CCUS and sustaining the momentum on the next CCUS projects.   🛠 The CCUS sector holds huge potential for economic prosperity across the UK by creating 70,000 new skilled jobs and protecting 77,000 jobs in critical industries.   Industry will continue collaborating with the Government and other partners to secure financial close on these projects and commence construction swiftly to ensure the UK meets its net zero targets.   #CCUS | #CarbonCapture | #NetZero

Today's announcement signals a huge step forward towards meeting the government targets of four decarbonised industrial clusters by the end of the decade and the world's first net zero industrial cluster by 2040. These projects will significantly reduce CO2 emissions, attract new industry to the UK, create and protect jobs, and increase energy security. Find out more about the IDC projects at the heart of these clusters; HyNet: https://lnkd.in/ebHMcT7m Northern Endurance Partnership: https://lnkd.in/eC6Wx-89 Net Zero Teesside: https://lnkd.in/eQiFKwZD

Over the last five years of the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge we’ve seen incredible progress towards decarbonising heavy industry, advancing carbon capture technologies, pioneering low-carbon hydrogen solutions, and creating sustainable industrial clusters.   As we approach the end of the Challenge we want to celebrate these achievements. The insights and innovations from this Challenge will fuel our ongoing efforts to drive industrial decarbonisation and help the UK lead the way toward a net-zero future.   Read more about what we’ve accomplished and where we’re headed next:   Industrial decarbonisation milestone reached as challenge completes - https://lnkd.in/eDgAZ8na   Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge: Celebrating Our Impact Report -https://lnkd.in/eXdF-Bmk   Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC) animation (youtube.com)

Leading the Transition to a Net-Zero Future!! The UK’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge (IDC) has made significant strides in reducing emissions across high-carbon industrial sectors. With £210 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), it has facilitated innovative projects such as carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen production and distribution. To date, IDC has supported numerous initiatives that lower emissions, laying the groundwork for greener industries. Looking ahead, it aims to accelerate the scaling of sustainable technologies and foster more cross-sector collaboration for a low-carbon future. Read more:  https://lnkd.in/egbgaWAE

Take a look at this publication from edie featuring our Challenge. The article highlights the impact of our work on emission reduction by 2030, and the potential to unlock billions of pounds of investment within the UK’s industrial clusters by 2040. Check out the publication to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eJ5YkbRF

UK Research and Innovation’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, was launched in 2019 to catalyse the decarbonisation of the UK’s major industrial clusters; where approximately 50% of the country’s industrial emissions are concentrated. In the years since, the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge has enabled significant progress towards eliminating these emissions by: ▪️ Funding the design and demonstration of infrastructure and technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCS) and hydrogen fuel-switching ▪️ Supporting the development of cluster plans and feasibility studies ▪️ Establishing Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC), a dedicated research centre that brings together academia, industry and government ▪️ Undertaking international engagements and industry knowledge-sharing events ▪️ Funding and seeing 100 research projects through to completion Through partnership and collaboration, £22bn in future derisked investment has been unlocked, meaning deployment projects are closer to achieving their goals of capturing and storing 20-30 million tonnes of CO2 annually. As the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge draws to a close, we are proud that the UK is advancing towards achieving at least four low-carbon industrial clusters by 2030 and eventually decarbonising all clusters by 2050. Thank you to all our followers for joining us on the journey so far to the UK’s industrial decarbonisation. Discover more about the Celebrating Our Impact report here: https://lnkd.in/eXdF-Bmk

#ICYMI: Research from Drax Electric Insights has shown that the UK has a world-beating record in decarbonisation, with our carbon emissions falling faster from their all-time high than in any other major economy.    In fact, our carbon emissions have fallen by 52% since their peak in 1971.    The findings have been released ahead of the next instalment of the quarterly Drax Electric Insights report. The publication is an independent report by academics from Imperial College London commissioned by Drax through Imperial Consultants.    Find out more about the report here: https://lnkd.in/ep7wFcER 

Humber Zero, formed of VPI Immingham and Phillips 66, recently finished a £12.7 million design project funded by UK Research and Innovation’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK.     With Humber contributing billions of pounds to the UK economy, it is essential that we decarbonise the region. Once operational, Humber Zero will capture up to 3.8 million tonnes of carbon annually.     Discover more about the Humber project below.

The Teesside industrial cluster is one of the UK’s largest CO2-emitting areas and home to Net Zero Teesside and the Northern Endurance Partnership.     With £52 million funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, delivered by Innovate UK, these projects have been developing carbon capture transportation and storage infrastructure.    Net Zero Teesside Power aims to be the world’s first commercial scale gas-fired power stations with carbon capture technology and has the potential to capture two million tonnes of CO2 a year.    While the Northern Endurance Partnership will provide the onshore and offshore infrastructure required to capture and transport CO₂ from a variety of emitters in the Humber and Teesside regions, ensuring its secure storage in the North Sea.    Find out more about the IDC-funded decarbonisation projects in the region below.