Two competitions, run by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) on behalf of the Government, have opened in one strand of the UK’s push to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Part of the Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge, there is commitment of £170m towards deploying technologies like carbon capture and hydrogen networks in industrial clusters, supporting the Industrial Clusters Mission to establish the world’s first net zero industrial cluster by 2040.

The first part of the two competitions has been called ‘Deployment’ in which UK businesses will have the opportunity to apply for a share of up to £1m to develop plans for decarbonising an industrial cluster. Successful applicants from this phase will then compete up to £131m for projects that will deliver, or support delivery of, significant emissions reductions in a UK industrial cluster by 2030.

In the second part, ‘Roadmaps’ UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1m to prepare plans for their journey to achieving low carbon and net zero industrial clusters. Later, £8m will be awarded for the development of industrial cluster decarbonisation roadmaps for major UK industrial clusters. These must set out how a cluster could be decarbonised to net-zero levels.

Share Story: