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What are the opportunities and barriers to improving resource efficiency and industrial symbiosis within industrial clusters?

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Beis areas research interest interim update 2020

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    Funded by: ISCF

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  • Net Zero Tees Valley: Cluster Plan Stage 2

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    Why might this be relevant?

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  • The Net Zero NW Cluster Plan

    The Net Zero NW Cluster Plan will set out the transition to net-zero for industry in the North West of England and North East Wales. It will describe the investments, technologies, infrastructure changes and sequencing r...

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    Funded by: EPSRC

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    Funded by: ISCF

  • Industrial Decarbonisation Research & Innovation Centre (IDRIC) 2024-2025

    Tackling industrial emissions is essential for the UK to deliver on its climate commitments and achieving economic and social prosperity from the transition to net zero. IDRIC was established in 2021 as part of the UKRI ...

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  • Transforming the Foundation Industries: a Network+ Towards Value by Innovation

    The UK Foundation Industries (Glass, Metals, Cement, Ceramics, Bulk Chemicals and Paper), are worth £52B to the UK economy, produce 28 million tonnes of materials per year and account for 10% of the UK total CO2 em...

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    Currently, economies worldwide are pursuing mostly a linear model of production which leads to massive material losses, dependency on geopolitically instable states and volatile markets for primary resources. A circular ...

    Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee

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