BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ERA Energy Research Accelerator - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.era.ac.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ERA Energy Research Accelerator
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20200329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20201025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20210328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20211031T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20220327T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20221030T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20230326T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20231029T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20240331T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20241027T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260129T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260129T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20260126T135703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260126T135703Z
UID:6277-1769688000-1769691600@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:HORN Network Event: Cadent’s H2East Hydrogen Pipeline
DESCRIPTION:HORN Network Event: Cadent’s H2East Hydrogen Pipeline \nAndy Lewis\, Regional Development Manager at Cadent\, will be speaking at the Energy Research Accelerator’s next HORN network event\, taking place online from 12pm–1pm on Thursday 29th January. \nThis session will explore Cadent’s early-stage plans for the H2East hydrogen pipeline and what it could mean for the future of hydrogen infrastructure in the UK. \nWhat the session will cover \n\nAn overview of the proposed H2East pipeline\, a 150km largely underground hydrogen pipeline\nThe proposed route from Immingham in the Humber to Newark in Nottinghamshire\nHow the pipeline would connect regional hydrogen production with industrial end users\nThe role of H2East within the wider East Coast hydrogen network\nCadent’s approach to stakeholder and community engagement\n\nAbout the H2East pipeline \n\nThe project is being developed by Cadent\, working alongside National Gas and Northern Gas Networks\nIt represents the first phase of a wider hydrogen pipeline network across the UK\nIf delivered as planned\, this could result in around 1\,500 miles of hydrogen pipelines nationwide\nThe Humber to Nottinghamshire section is expected to reach final investment decision within four to five years\nThe pipeline would help address a key barrier to hydrogen deployment: the lack of dedicated transportation infrastructure\n\nThe project aligns with the UK Government’s announcement of over £500m in funding for hydrogen storage and transportation infrastructure\, marking the first major funding programme focused on hydrogen networks. \nWho should attend? \nThis event is free to attend and is open to anyone with an interest in: \n\nHydrogen and energy infrastructure\nIndustrial decarbonisation\nNet zero and energy system development\n\nAbout HyDEX and HORN: \nHyDEX (www.hydex.ac.uk) is a Midlands-based programme accelerating the development and deployment of hydrogen technologies through collaborative innovation and skills development. \nThe Hydrogen Off-Road Network (HORN) is a HyDEX initiative focused on supporting the use of hydrogen in non-road applications\, including construction\, agriculture\, mining\, and industrial vehicles and machinery.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/horn-network-event-cadents-h2east-hydrogen-pipeline/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Networking,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/horn.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ERA":MAILTO:enquiries.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20260107T160136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T084718Z
UID:6180-1768480200-1768483800@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:AI Ethics for Researchers\, 15 January 2026\, 12:30-13:30
DESCRIPTION:Join C-DICE and Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) for a focused one-hour session that guides researchers through the practical and ethical use of generative AI in day-to-day work. We look at confidentiality\, data protection\, academic integrity\, bias\, transparency and responsible decision making\, with real examples from research settings. Participants leave with clear principles\, workable guardrails and confident next steps for using AI safely and responsibly in their own projects. \nDate and time:\nThursday 15 January 2026\, 12:30-13:30\, Online via Zoom \nPresenter biography:\nDr Naomi Tyrrell is an ICF Accredited Coach and runs Europe’s largest advice network for alternative-to-academic careers. After 18 years in academia\, Naomi now runs an evaluation consultancy and training business. She is passionate about helping people and organisations develop their strengths and navigate periods of growth\, offering expertise in areas such as programme monitoring\, evaluation\, organisational development AI training and executive coaching. \nHow to register:\nThis event is open to postdocs\, final-stage PhDs from UK universities and ERA associated PhD students. \nPlease register your interest by clicking the Book Online via the C-DICE webpage: AI Ethics for Researchers\, 15 January 2026\, 12:30-13:30 – C-DICE .  \nWe will contact you by email if we need further information or if we are unable to offer you a place. If your registration is successful\, you will receive an Outlook calendar invitation confirming your place at the workshop. \n\n\n\n\nEmail: nav.kaya@cranfield.ac.uk
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/ai-ethics-for-researchers-15-january-2026-1230-1330/
LOCATION:On-line via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinars
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251218T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251218T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20251126T130447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T130447Z
UID:6070-1766062800-1766066400@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:GeoPura – scaling green hydrogen to replace diesel - A HORN network event
DESCRIPTION:We’re pleased to welcome Matt Barney\, Chief Hydrogen Business Officer at GeoPura\, to our December HORN (Hydrogen Outreach and Research Network) meeting. \nMatt will introduce GeoPura’s approach to delivering zero-emission temporary and off-grid power using green hydrogen and their 250 kW Hydrogen Power Units (HPUs)\, which are already replacing diesel generators across construction\, events\, broadcasting\, and infrastructure projects. \nGeoPura has secured over £100m of investment to scale production of hydrogen\, HPUs and supporting infrastructure. This includes major funding from Siemens Energy\, GM Ventures\, the UK Infrastructure Bank and Barclays. Their ambition is to deploy around 3\,600 HPUs by 2033\, eliminating millions of tonnes of CO₂ by shifting away from diesel. \nA key part of their expansion is the HyMarnham Power project in the East Midlands – a former coal plant now being developed into a major green-hydrogen hub and backed by UK Government support and a significant green loan facility. GeoPura is also expanding into Europe with new production capacity. \nAt HORN\, Matt will outline what GeoPura does\, their latest investments\, and how organisations can get involved – from trial deployments to wider partnerships in the growing green-hydrogen supply chain. \nCould you benefit from a Green Advantage?\nOur second speaker is Christian Byron who will be sharing insights from Aston University’s Green Advantage Programme – a support scheme helping businesses develop practical sustainability skills and deliver low-carbon innovation. \nChristian will give an overview of how the programme works\, the impact it’s having on SMEs\, and how organisations across the Midlands can get involved. \nThis is a great chance to learn how universities and industry can collaborate to drive real change in business sustainability. \nAbout HyDEX and HORN: \nHyDEX (www.hydex.ac.uk) is a Midlands-based programme accelerating the development and deployment of hydrogen technologies through collaborative innovation and skills development. \nThe Hydrogen Off-Road Network (HORN) is a HyDEX initiative focused on supporting the use of hydrogen in non-road applications\, including construction\, agriculture\, mining\, and industrial vehicles and machinery.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/geopura-scaling-green-hydrogen-to-replace-diesel-a-horn-network-event/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Networking,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/geopura.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ERA":MAILTO:enquiries.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251208T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251208T124500
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20251124T135540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T093821Z
UID:6064-1765195200-1765197900@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:ERA / C-DICE Community Fund – Guidance Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Are you a doctoral or post-doctoral researcher passionate about energy or net-zero topics?\nDo you want to gain valuable experience in event management\, leadership\, and researcher development?\nThe ERA / C-DICE Community Fund [Funding opportunities – ERA Energy Research Accelerator] is offering up to £2\,500 to help you design\, develop\, and deliver your own energy and/or net-zero-focused event that engages researchers across the ERA partnership and wider! \nThis webinar provides a guide to the funding opportunity\, how to apply and details the support available for potential applicants to the ERA / C-DICE Community fund. \nLink to join webinar
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/era-c-dice-community-fund-guidance-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Group-discussion-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20251022T142602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T142818Z
UID:6031-1763038800-1763042400@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The East Midlands Hydrogen Pipeline- Supplying green hydrogen to industries in the East and West Midlands (Webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore the East Midlands Hydrogen Pipeline (EMP) — a landmark project set to accelerate the UK’s hydrogen economy by up to 15 years. \nThe EMP will repurpose a 63 km pipeline to transport green hydrogen. This network will link producers and users across the East and West Midlands\, creating the foundation of a regional hydrogen infrastructure. \nBeyond this first phase\, EMP aims to connect additional sites across the Midlands\, building a resilient\, integrated system that supports the UK’s journey to net zero. \nEMP is actively seeking partners — from producers and suppliers to investors and technology providers — to help make this vision a reality.\nLearn more: empipeline.co.uk \nWho should attend? \n\nHydrogen users or those planning to adopt hydrogen\nSuppliers\, service providers\, and investors\nResearchers\, policy makers\, and clean-energy professionals\nAnyone interested in the UK’s hydrogen transition\n\nHORN Hydrogen Marketplace\nThis is also an opportunity to hear from two HORN partner businesses showcasing innovation in the hydrogen sector: \nSauer Compressors UK\nA global leader in compressor technology since 1884\, Sauer provides hydrogen-ready compressors for production\, storage\, and refuelling at pressures up to 450 bar. More: sauercompressors.com \nHycomplate Ltd\nA UK clean-tech company developing advanced composite bipolar plates for fuel cells\, electrolysers\, and energy storage systems — enhancing durability\, reducing costs\, and improving efficiency. More: hycomplate.com \nRegister today to secure your place!\nGain insight into one of the UK’s most ambitious hydrogen projects\, connect with key industry players\, and explore opportunities to help shape the Midlands’ clean-energy future.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/the-east-midlands-hydrogen-pipeline-supplying-green-hydrogen-to-industries-in-the-east-and-west-midlands-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Conference,Networking,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/East-Midlands-Pipeline-002.png
ORGANIZER;CN="ERA":MAILTO:enquiries.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250924T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250924T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20250808T130052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T130216Z
UID:5934-1758715200-1758718800@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Shaping Hydrogen Policy – A HyDEX HORN network event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next Hydrogen Off-Road Network (HORN) event hosted by HyDEX\, exploring how the hydrogen industry can work together to shape policy and advance the low-carbon agenda. \nThis online session features a keynote presentation from Dr Emma Guthrie of the Hydrogen Energy Association (HEA)\, who will share insights into how the sector is collaborating to influence policy\, address regulatory challenges\, and accelerate the transition to a hydrogen economy. \nDr Guthrie will discuss: \n\nThe current hydrogen policy landscape in the UK\nThe role of industry collaboration in shaping effective and realistic policy\nOpportunities for organisations to contribute to policy development\nThe importance of strategic engagement through networks like HORN\n\nThis session is designed to support dialogue and coordination across stakeholders in hydrogen\, particularly those working on off-road\, hard-to-decarbonise applications. \nSpeaker: \nDr Emma Guthrie CEO\, Hydrogen Energy Association \nDr Guthrie is an experienced energy policy specialist with a focus on low-carbon and hydrogen technologies. She leads engagement with government and industry to support the development of effective policy frameworks for the hydrogen sector. \nWho Should Attend: \n\nHydrogen technology developers and solution providers\nPolicymakers\, local authorities\, and regulators\nOff-road equipment manufacturers and operators\nResearchers and academics\nSupply chain and logistics professionals\nAnyone involved in hydrogen deployment or policy development\n\nAbout HyDEX and HORN: \nHyDEX (www.hydex.ac.uk) is a Midlands-based programme accelerating the development and deployment of hydrogen technologies through collaborative innovation and skills development. \nThe Hydrogen Off-Road Network (HORN) is a HyDEX initiative focused on supporting the use of hydrogen in non-road applications\, including construction\, agriculture\, mining\, and industrial vehicles and machinery.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/shaping-hydrogen-policy-a-hydex-horn-network-event/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Networking,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/horn-event.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ERA":MAILTO:enquiries.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250731T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250731T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20250720T224549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T065753Z
UID:4203-1753966800-1753970400@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Long Term Energy Storage – The EMStor and HyScale projects
DESCRIPTION:Long Term Energy Storage – EMStor and HyScale\nAn online HyDEX HORN network event: Thursday 31st July\, 13:00 – 14:00\nHydrogen will play a critical role in reducing UK CO₂ emissions over the coming decades\, supporting renewable energy and enabling the decarbonisation of power\, heat\, transport\, and industry. But storing hydrogen for when it’s needed remains a key challenge.\nJoin this special HyDEX HORN online session to explore two cutting-edge projects focused on long-duration hydrogen storage:\n1. EMStor – East Midlands Hydrogen Storage\nA Strategic Innovation Fund project investigating geological hydrogen storage in the East Midlands\, where heavy industry accounts for 75% of regional CO₂ emissions. The session will explore alternative storage solutions\, such as depleted oil fields and aquifers\, and how they can integrate with emerging hydrogen networks.\n2. HyScale – Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHCs)\nHyScale explores LOHCs\, a liquid hydrogen storage method ideal for areas lacking geological storage. The project investigates their potential to store and transport hydrogen using existing infrastructure\, with insights into the UK’s first planned LOHC demonstration. \nWho should attend?\nIdeal for energy professionals\, policymakers\, researchers\, and local authorities interested in hydrogen infrastructure\, long-duration storage\, and net-zero strategies.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/long-term-energy-storage-the-emstor-and-hyscale-projects/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Networking,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cavern-1.avif
ORGANIZER;CN="ERA":MAILTO:enquiries.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241125T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241125T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20241031T120521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241031T120729Z
UID:5436-1732537800-1732541400@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Impacts of Energy Transitions and Mining Geographies in the Global South
DESCRIPTION:The Veil of Progress: Unveiling Overlooked and Unforeseen Impacts of Energy Transitions and Mining Geographies in the Global South. \nJoin us for a webinar examining Kenya’s journey toward net zero\, focusing on environmental justice and sustainable practices. Charity Mbaka will discuss the impacts of Kenya’s renewable energy transitions on local communities and the need for equitable\, place-based solutions. Lindah Nelimah Wakhungu will address the environmental and health consequences of small-scale mining\, exploring sustainable practices that protect both ecosystems and communities. The session will conclude with a Q&A and panel discussion\, offering insights into achieving net zero with justice and sustainability at the core. \n 
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/impacts-of-energy-transitions-and-mining-geographies-in-the-global-south/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Skills
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/webinar-image.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ERA":MAILTO:enquiries.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240112T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240112T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20240117T105323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T094107Z
UID:4703-1705050000-1705078800@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:MDES 2024 – Medium Duration Energy Storage 2024
DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\n\nMDES 2024 was held from 09:00 – 17:00 UTC on January 12\, 2024 and addressed recent advances in thinking around the technologies\, the policies and the commercial realities of Medium Duration Energy Storage (MDES). It covered the following issues: \n– Specific technology and project updates within compressed air energy storage\n– Specific technology and project updates within pumped hydro energy storage\n– Short updates from MDES developments in early commercialisation stages\n– Modelling that elucidates the added value of different storage technologies\n– A panel discussion on latest thinking about what policy and market mechanisms are needed to elicit investment in MDES \nThe event was free to attend – either physically (at IMechE in London) or virtually. \nThis event was brought-about through funding from Research England under its “Policy Support Fund” scheme. It drew upon support from Energy Research Accelerator (where presentations and recordings will be archived)\, Supergen Energy Storage Network Plus\, the IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Energy Storage and EERA (European Energy Research Alliance) SP4. \n\n\n\nView all event presentationsProgramme\n\n\n\n09:15 – 10:45: ADVANCES IN COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE \n\nIsothermal Compressed Air Energy Storage for Decentralised Energy Grid: Dr. Yasser Mahmoudi (Manchester Univ)Download PresentationView Video\n \nSustainable & Affordable CAES\, Dr. Edward Barbour (Loughborough Univ)Download PresentationView Video\n \nHigh Performance CAES through elevated temperature thermal storage\, Dr. Wei HeDownload PresentationView Video\n \nOffshore CAES – FLASC\, Dr. Daniel BuhagiarDownload PresentationView Video\n \nCAES with Heat: Cheesecake Energy Ltd\, Dr. Mike SimpsonDownload PresentationView Video\nVideo of question session for Compressed Air Energy Storage\n\n10:45 – 11:15: REFRESHMENTS \n \n11:15 – 12:30: ADVANCES IN MEDIUM DURATION ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS \n\nIron Air: Enabling Ultra-Low Cost Multi-Day Storage\, Cillian Totterdell (FORM Energy)Download PresentationView Video\n \nRheEnergise\, Lizzi GoldDownload PresentationView Video\n \nSmall-scale Pumped Hydro projects. Mr. Jonathan Cox (AECOM)Download PresentationView Video\nVideo of question session for Medium Duration Energy Storage\n\n  \n12:30 – 13:30: LUNCH \n  \n13:30 – 14:30: THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE \n\nTopologically Engineered Thermal Energy Storage for Carnot Batteries – Dr Adriano Sciacovelli (Birmingham)Download PresentationView Video\nPRISMA: Compressor Integrated Energy Storage\, Dr. Adrian Alford (Innovatium)Download PresentationView Video\n \nSynchroStor – a Pumped Thermal E.S. system\, Prof. Win Rampen (Edinburgh)View Video\n\n14:40 – 14:50: REFRESHMENTS \n \n14:50 – 15:35: MODELLING AND MEDIUM DURATION ENERGY STORAGE \n\nThe benefits of blending storage types\, Dr. Tony Roulstone (Cambridge)Download PresentationView Video\n \nWhole-system value of MDES&LDES solutions in Net Zero Futures\, Prof. Goran Strbac (Imperial College)Download PresentationView Video\n \nMonetising Medium Duration Storage\, Dr. Iain Staffell (Imperial College)Download PresentationView Video\nModelleing Energy Systems Including Multiple Stores\, Professor Seamus Garvey\, (University of Nottingham)Download PresentationView Video\n\n15:40 – 16:40: PANEL SESSION: POLICY AND MARKET ISSUES AFFECTING MDES \nPanel Session chaired by Tom Bent. \n– Nina Skorupska\, CEO of the REA (Association of Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies)– Prof. Ian Arbon (Independent Consultant\, EngineeredSolutions)– Sarah Keay-Bright from National Grid ESO (TBC)– Dr. Iain Staffell (Imperial College) \n Video of Q&As for the panel session \n\n\n\nAny questions about this event? \nPlease email Professor Seamus Garvey at the University of Nottingham.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/mdes2024/
LOCATION:Vaillant Live\, Derby\, DE1 1LA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/imeche.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230705T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230705T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230626T091008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T091008Z
UID:4174-1688560200-1688563800@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Net Zero Heroes – Early Career Researcher’s Special
DESCRIPTION:During net zero week we will be holding an ECR special of our monthly net zero heroes webinars. This will highlights the fantastic research that ECR in the ERA network are undertaking\, come along to find out about the fantastic research Humera Ansari is doing on carbon capture and storage\, Mohammad Hamdan is undertaking on digital frameworks in retrofit community buildings and Rabee Jibrin’s research into optimisation for fuel cell hybrid trains. This webinars is for industry\, students\, academics\, professional services staff and the general public who are interested in green energy and transitioning to a net-zero society.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/net-zero-heroes-early-career-researchers-special/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/NetZeroHeroesWebinar_Image.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ERA":MAILTO:enquiries.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230621T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230621T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T121827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T111644Z
UID:1514-1687350600-1687354200@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Living Labs - A Net-Zero Heroes event
DESCRIPTION:During this webinar we will hear from the British Geological Survey (BGS) about their observatories for researchers to investigate the subsurface\, particularly in relations to shallow geothermal energy. \nOur second speaker is Prof Mark Gillott who will present his work on how our homes will play an active part within community energy systems in order to reduce our energy use\, cost and associated carbon emissions. His presentation will include real world demonstrators where new technical and socio economic models are being trialled and evaluated. \nMark Gillott\, is the University of Nottingham’s Professor of Sustainable Building Design\, has 30 years’ experience in low carbon sustainable energy technologies and sustainable building design. He is the research and project manager for the multi-award winning living lab ‘Creative Energy Homes’ low/zero carbon housing project through which he has co-designed\, constructed and monitored the performance of some of the UK’s first whole house retrofits and ‘Code for Sustainable Homes’ level 4 and 6 (zero carbon) homes. He project managed the multi award winning £8 million UK Energy Research Accelerator Community Energy Demonstrator at the £180 million Nottingham Trent Basin sustainable housing development of low carbon homes. This scheme operates under a new community energy business model and incorporates what was Europe’s largest community energy battery with onsite solar PV. \nRegister here
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/living-labs/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Skills,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230517T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T121339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T100838Z
UID:1508-1684326600-1684330200@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The policies and economics of the Net Zero transition
DESCRIPTION:During this webinar Duncan Depledge from Loughborough university will talk about the policies and economics of low carbon warfare – you can find out more about this in his recently published article Low-carbon warfare: climate change\, net zero and military operations. \nWe are still looking for a second speaker for this webinar\, please contact L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk if you are interested in presenting on this topic. \nBook your place
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/the-policies-and-economics-of-the-net-zero-transition/
LOCATION:Virtual event
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Skills,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/nzh.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230215T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230215T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T123230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T123230Z
UID:1527-1676464200-1676467800@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Biofuels
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Alfred Fernández-Castané (Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) and Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)\, Aston University) and Dr Vinod Kumar (VK) is a Senior Lecturer in Microbial Technology and Biorefining at Cranfield University discussed how biotechnology can be harnessed to accelerate biofuels production. \nView slide deck
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/biofuels/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230118T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230118T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T123357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T123456Z
UID:1530-1674045000-1674048600@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Hydrogen use in decarbonisation of transport
DESCRIPTION:Professor Robert Steinberger-Wilckens from the Centre for Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Research at the University of Birmingham discussed some of the latest research in hydrogen and the role of hydrogen based fuels in the future decarbonisation of road\, rail\, air and marine transport. \nView slide deck
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/hydrogen-use-in-decarbonisation-of-transport/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221214T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221214T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T123717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T124112Z
UID:1534-1671021000-1671024600@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Christmas Special
DESCRIPTION:In our Christmas special we give a whistle stop tour of the fantastic research that has been taking place across the ERA partnership in 2022. \nView slide deck
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/christmas-special/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221116T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221116T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T124259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T124259Z
UID:1543-1668601800-1668605400@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Decarbonising heat
DESCRIPTION:During this Net Zero Heroes webinar we bring together experts from academia. industry and government to discuss decarbonising heat and homes. \nEllie Horwitch-Smith (Assistant Director – Route to Net Zero\, Birmingham City Council.) \nEllie is an Assistant Director at Birmingham City Council. She is the strategic lead on net zero for and oversees a wide portfolio of projects and initiatives to deliver upon the councils Climate Emergency commitments and optimise the co-benefits that net zero presents. With a long-standing consultancy background in global and UK businesses\, she has led the development and delivery of a wide variety of projects with local authority and other public and private sector clients\, with particular expertise in heat and energy infrastructure and housing retrofit. Ellie is also Chair of the Sustainable Housing Action Partnership (SHAP)\, a not-for-profit member-led network supporting organisations and the supply chain to understand problems and develop solutions for large scale housing retrofit. \n Professor Mahroo Eftekhari (Professor\, Loughborough University) \nMahroo has a long-term interest in developing control systems\, fuzzy logic\, Model Predictive Controller MPC\, developing software for airport and strategies for buildings in order to reduce energy consumption while providing thermal comfort and improving occupant’s well-being. Her expertise lie in indoor air quality and thermal comfort\, HVAC and pipe network performance\, control systems and strategies for zero energy buildings\, Digital twin. \n Jeff House (External Affairs and Policy Director\, Baxi) \nJeff is the External Affairs and Policy Director at Baxi where he champions their vision to lead the UK and Irish markets in smart\, low carbon heating solutions. He is the chair of the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) Policy Group and has over two decades of industry experience with a strong background in legislation and policy for the residential and commercial heating sector. He regularly represents both Baxi and the wider industry at Government and trade body meetings\, offering in-depth advice and analysis.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/decarbonising-heat/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221019T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221019T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T124434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T124434Z
UID:1546-1666182600-1666186200@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Circular Economy
DESCRIPTION:Systems thinking towards net zero chemicals\nProfessor Jin Xuan (University of Surrey)\nAccording to a United Nations report\, chemicals production and consumption are to be doubled in the next 10 years to fulfil our essential needs. It’s simply not going to happen unless we adopt a circular economy approach to enable net zero chemicals. The UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy was established in January 2021 to kick start the timely transition of the UK’s £32bn chemical industry into a circular system. In this talk\, I will discuss why we need a whole system approach and an interdisciplinary team to address the challenge. I will give some examples of the on-going research in our Centre to tackle the challenges in the development of the circular economy and net zero chemicals.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/circular-economy/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220720T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220720T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T124750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T125340Z
UID:1550-1658320200-1658323800@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:ECR Special
DESCRIPTION:Find out about the fantastic research post-doctoral and doctoral researchers are doing to help drive forward the Net Zero Agenda. Confirmed speakers include Loughborough University and C-DICE Fellow Ben Roberts and the winner of the ERA Net Zero Doctoral Summer Showcase student talks Carmen Hierro Iglesias from Aston University. \nDr Ben Roberts is a Research Fellow in the Building Energy Research Group at Loughborough University. Ben has expertise in measuring thermal comfort and indoor air quality\, and is researching how buildings can provide optimal health and wellbeing in tropical climates he will speak about: “Monitoring indoor air quality in two hospitals in tropical climates to reduce transmission of airborne infectious disease”. \nCarmen Hierro Iglesias is a Bioprocess Engineering PhD student at Aston University. Her background is in industrial biotechnology and she is currently working on the sustainable production of biopolymers. She is interested in the use of microorganisms to transform biomass waste into bio-based products. This talk will be about the role of bioplastics in achieving a Net-Zero future. Carmen recently won first place in the ERA Net Zero Doctoral Summer Showcase student presentations. \nSiqi Wang is a PhD student in the Energy and Power department at Cranfield University with a background in Chemical and Process Engineering. Her current research is focused on developing catalysts and combined sorbent catalyst materials for blue hydrogen production. The title of her presentation is “Developing novel bi/polymetallic catalysts for (sorption enhanced) steam reforming of methane”. \nDr Tom Dolan is C-DICE Postdoctoral Research Fellow and UKCRIC Senior Research Fellow in the Infrastructure Systems Institute at UCL. Through his C-DICE Fellowship\, Tom is undertaking systemic research into the role National Infrastructure can play in addressing the Climate Emergen(t)cy. Tom will share systemic perspectives on the Climate Emergen(t)cy\, addressing the Climate Emergen(t)cy\, the role of National infrastructure as a systemic leverage point; and propose a set of Climate Emergency Success Factors (Systemic principles) that can be used to inform a systemically fit for purpose response to the Climate Emergen(t)cy. \n\n 
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/ecr-special-20-07-2022/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220518T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220518T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T125135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T125202Z
UID:1552-1652877000-1652880600@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Integrating Energy Storage with Renewable Energy Generation
DESCRIPTION:Dispatchable power from wind: Fantasy or engineering trivium?\nProf. Seamus Garvey\nThe UK’s best energy resource is wind. We have sufficient offshore wind resources to power all present energy consumption in the UK several times over and the costs-per-MWh of output energy are becoming very acceptable relative to coal-fired and gas-fired generation. Moreover\, wind has the very attractive feature that the resource is generally much higher in winter than in summer (the energy harvested in an average mid-winter day exceeds that collected in an average mid-summer day by a factor exceeding 2). Demand for energy also increases in winter but not by a factor of 2. Hence\, using a suitable blend of wind power and solar power (~80:20) in the UK can produce a net demand profile that does not have any strong seasonal (winter-summer) imbalance. Providing some small degree of over-capacity is very useful but there would still be many times when the wind resource is low but demand is high.  The phenomenon of having a few days without much wind during a deep cold spell in mid winter is not unusual and so several days worth of energy would have to come from somewhere during such times. Conceptually\, the most simple solution to that is to have very large energy stores to shore-up the requirement. However\, that is not be best solution. This talk will explain why. \nView slide deck\nIntegrating Battolysers (combined battery/electrolyser) with Renewable Energy Generation\nProf. Dani Strickland\nIn addressing net-zero targets\, it is recognized that green electricity alone is very unlikely to meet the requirements of the complete energy system\, for example in areas such as heavy transport. Therefore\, alternative energy sources will be required if ambitious decarbonization targets are to be achieved. Green hydrogen has been identified as a low carbon solution that can be used to meet these requirements. One approach to producing low carbon hydrogen is through the electrolysis of water using renewable electricity generation (for example wind or solar). However\, the cost of electrolyser technology is currently high and are not designed for intermittent operation. A novel alternative which is currently being explored to address these challenges is a battolyser. The battolyser acts like a battery until it is fully charged and then produces hydrogen gas. A single device which can produce both electricity and hydrogen has the potential to be more economically viable. This presentation explains what a battolyser is and how it can be integrated within the electricity grid.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/integrating-energy-storage-with-renewable-energy-generation/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220427T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220427T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T125608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T125608Z
UID:1555-1651062600-1651066200@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Hydrogen and the transition to a carbon neutral society
DESCRIPTION:Zero fossil carbon options for long distance transport\nProf Robert Steinberger-Wilckens (University of Birmingham)\nHydrogen is certainly the choice for decarbonising transport without having to make compromises about vehicle range. Nevertheless\, for many vehicles\, vessels and aircraft travelling long distances\, hydrogen takes up too much volume on board. The talk will explore how hydrogen can be converted into other compounds that can be more bunkered in less volume and still do not contain any fossil carbon. \nBlue hydrogen production by Sorption Enhanced Reforming (The HyPER Project)\nDr Peter Clough (Senior Lecturer in Energy Engineering\, Cranfield University)\nLow carbon hydrogen could play an important role for decarbonising industry\, power\, heat and transport. The Royal Society concluded that natural gas reforming with carbon capture and utilisation/storage (CCUS) was one of the most likely technologies to be deployed at scale in the near to mid-term. The HyPER project\, funded by the UK Government Department for Business\, Energy and Industrial Strategy\, proposes to answer the call for technology development leading to a low carbon\, cost effective\, bulk H2 supply through pilot scale demonstration of the sorption enhanced steam reforming process\, based on existing GTI technology. With our existing expertise of the process and collaborative industrial support we are aiming to demonstrate the process as an integrated system. This project is designing\, constructing and operating a 1 MWth sorption enhanced steam reforming pilot plant reactor capable of producing a pressurised H2 stream and demonstrate the ability to achieve CO2 capture rates of >96%. The technology demonstrated in this project is expected to show the potential for reducing CAPEX by 50% relative to SMR/ATR+CCS.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/hydrogen-and-the-transition-to-a-carbon-neutral-society/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220406T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220406T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T125713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T125713Z
UID:1557-1649248200-1649251800@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Energy Transitions – A Policy and Politics Perspective
DESCRIPTION:During this webinar Dr Caroline Kuzemko (University of Warwick) and Cheryl Hiles\, Director of Energy Capital at the West Midlands Combined Authority discussed the sustainable energy transition agenda through a policy and politics lens. Dr Caroline Kuzemko talk focused on some of the ways in which it is possible to harness the power of politics to challenge business-as-usual and drive more equitable change\, whilst Cheryl Hiles\, presented on the West Midlands Combined Authority’s vision to transition the West Midlands to net zero carbon emissions region.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/energy-transitions-a-policy-and-politics-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220216T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220216T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T125802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T125812Z
UID:1559-1645014600-1645018200@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Decarbonisation of Transport - part 2
DESCRIPTION:Transport in the UK is the largest emitter of CO2 emissions\, in order to meet the Governments ambitious goals of Net Zero 2050\, significant reductions need to be realised. During this webinar\, Professor Sarah Sharples (Chief Scientific Adviser for the Department for Transport) talked about the challenges faced in decarbonising transport\, and describe some of the current R&D being undertaken by DfT to support the decarbonisation of transport. \nSarah is a Professor of Human Factors in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham and from 2018-2021 was Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Equality\, Diversity & Inclusion and People. She has led research in transport\, manufacturing and healthcare\, and currently leads the EPSRC (Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council) Connected Everything Network Plus. She founded and co-director of the EPSRC Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training\, and has led research programmes examining implementation of new technologies in rail\, highways and aviation. She was President of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors from 2015-16.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/decarbonisation-of-transport-part-2/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220119T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220119T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T125905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T125905Z
UID:1562-1642595400-1642599000@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Decarbonisation of Transport - part 1\, an ERA perspective
DESCRIPTION:During this webinar Faye McAnulla gave an overview of the project Decarbonising Heavy Transport in The Midlands: H2GVMIDS\, Thomas Steffen (Loughborough University) talked about the contribution Electric Vehicles (EVs) can make towards a net zero future\, and Frank Tutu (EDF R&D UK Centre) presented on how EDF is working towards decarbonising transport. \nElectric Vehicles as a Key Enabler for the Decarbonisation of Our Electricity Grid: Dr. Thomas Steffen (Loughborough University).       \nThis presentation originates from the Future of Technology Series\, and it discusses the contribution Electric Vehicles (EVs) can make towards a net zero future. Renewable generation is notoriously volatile\, and smart charging of EVs offers a simple yet effective opportunity to shift the charging load to periods of excess generation. Thus\, smart charging provides private and public benefits\, and this research explores how both can be aligned. Because of the limited capacity\, EVs will only be able to provide daily or weekly storage\, while seasonal flexibility could be achieved via hydrogen storage in combination with hybrid vehicles. \nHy4Fleets: Frank Tutu (EDF R&D UK Centre). \nHy4Fleets was a feasibility study project that developed and tested the value for an assessment tool to support decision-making and encourage the transition of diesel-powered heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) to hydrogen fuel cell fleets. The project’s main goal was to address the gap in technical and economic insights on the hydrogen switching process that presents a barrier to the uptake of hydrogen vehicles by fleet operators.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/decarbonisation-of-transport-part-1-an-era-perspective/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211215T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211215T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T125946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T113526Z
UID:1564-1639571400-1639575000@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Whistle Stop Tour of Energy Research Happening Across the Midlands
DESCRIPTION:During our Christmas Special ERA Net Zero Heroes webinar we showcase all the fantastic energy research that is happening at the ERA partner universities. Our partners gave a brief summary of the research\, innovation and commercial developments in green energy that have taken place at their institution during 2021. \n\n 
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/whistle-stop-tour-of-energy-research-happening-across-the-midlands/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211117T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211117T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T130035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T130035Z
UID:1566-1637152200-1637155800@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Making smart local energy systems happen
DESCRIPTION:Christoph Mazur from Engie was joined by Tobiloba Elusakin from Trilateral Research and Amruta Joshi from the University of Birmingham to discuss the implementation of smart energy systems. Christoph Mazur is Project Lead of Zero Carbon Rugeley\, a project to produce an innovative design for a town-wide Smart Local Energy System (SLES) including the former Rugeley Power Station site. This project will demonstrate how carbon emissions and energy costs can be reduced whilst also providing a boost for local regeneration. Dr Amruta Joshi from University of Birmingham specialises in supporting businesses with needs in renewable energy\, optimisation of energy storage for different applications\, and energy efficiency analysis. Her talk highlights smart energy system implementation strategies for SMEs with exemplar case studies; reemphasising the contribution of SMEs in the UK’s action on climate change and hence\, the need to address their challenges. Dr Tobi Elusakin is a Research Analyst within the Applied Research and Innovation (ARI) team at Trilateral. During his talk he discusses the EERA data project that proposed and is implementing a data framework to help assess the impacts of energy efficiency investments by taking into account all the relevant building-stock\, energy\, environmental and socio-economic data in order to assist local government administrators in assessing and prioritising energy efficiency measures in the modernisation and renovation of buildings.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/making-smart-local-energy-systems-happen/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211020T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211020T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T130302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T130302Z
UID:1568-1634733000-1634736600@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Black Researcher Special
DESCRIPTION:As part of ERA’s Black History Month Celebrations\, we have invited two of our black researchers\, Eugene Boadu (Keele University) and Dr Shandelle Steadman (Cranfield University) to talk about the exciting research they are carrying out. Check out the recording of their talks below: \n Would you like to trade your energy?\nDr Shandelle Steadman\nAs energy markets are becoming more decentralised\, energy trading platforms are emerging as potential tools to facilitate the coordination of energy consumption and generation. Shandelle’s presentation will provide an overview of her research on the factors that affect indivial consumer’s and prosumer’s willingness to participate in a peer-to-peer energy trading platform. Focusing on a set of three European countries\, it disentangles the effectiveness of both economic and non-economic incentives in fostering energy trade via intermediate platforms.  Check out the talk Shandelle gave as part of the ERA Black History Month Net Zero Heroes Special below: \n\nClimate Change mitigation and adaptation: Role of multinational enterprise subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa\nEugene Boadu\nClimate change continues to pose risk to humanity. Continents such as Africa is vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The project aims to examine\, at a granular level\, the strategies used by multinational subsidiaries in mitigating and adapting to climate change within the context of developing countries. Empirical data will be obtained through the interview of relevant officials in selected subsidiaries in Ghana. It is hoped that the outcome of the research will provide policy and academic literature on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Check out the talk Eugene gave as part of the ERA Black History Month Net Zero Heroes Special below: \n\n 
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/black-researcher-special/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210922T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210922T133000
DTSTAMP:20260403T211928
CREATED:20230324T130426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T130426Z
UID:1570-1632313800-1632317400@www.era.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Post Doc Appreciation Week Special: The Life of a Postdoc!
DESCRIPTION:Our speakers Dr Barton Chen (University of Exeter)\,  and Dr Sarah Yasir (Cranfield University) provide an insight into the variety of research being carried out by postdoc across the ERA network. They give a short overview of their research\, outline what they do as a post doc and how this differs from when they were a PhD student\, both from a research and more personal perspective. \nDr Jorge López Ordovas (kalfrisa) talks about Reseacrh in Academia and Industry.
URL:https://www.era.ac.uk/event/post-doc-appreciation-week-special/
CATEGORIES:Net Zero Heroes,Past Events,Webinars
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.era.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/net-zero-heroes-webinar.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Lennie Foster":MAILTO:L.A.Foster@lboro.ac.uk
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR