energy capital - with a focus on birmingham energy institute projects in the west midlands
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With a focus on University of Birmingham / Birmingham Energy Institute projects in the region.
Presentation to: Energy InstituteWest Midlands & Mid Wales Group
Birmingham, 6 April 2017
Designing the UK’s Industrial Strategy:Affordable Energy and Clean Growth
www.energycapital.org.uk
Gavin D. J. HarperPhD, MBA, MSc, MSc, MSc, BEng (Hons), BSc (Hons), FRSA, FHEA, MIET, MCMI, CMgr
Energy Capital is an industry-led coalition of interests that crosses traditional sector boundaries
Energy ManufacturingConstruction Transport
Public sectorand universities
Locally-driven demand
We see strong alignment between our diverse regional traditions and future energy and industrial markets
• High value manufacturing• Specialist foundries and
castings• Advanced automotive (Tier 1)• Aerospace
• Transport technologies• Rapidly expanding JLR• Premium and R&D-led
automotive• Energy infrastructure
• Centre of UK electricity and gas networks and industries
• Dense and diverse urban market• £10bn energy spend• £2.5bn energy infrastructure• £50bn housing planned• HS2 terminals
• Adjacent rural hinterland • Attractive place to live
New devolved UK political structures are allowing us to secure public sector support and invest in infrastructure
• West Midlands Combined Authority with devolved powers
– Mayor from May 2017
– Powers over clean air, housing, maybe energy
• Business-led Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the WM invested over £800m since 2012, further £100m about to be released
– Leveraging >£2bn of private investment
– Facilitating more commercially-beneficial relationships between universities and local industry and people
• Pragmatic and place-focused civic leadership, cutting through national political challenges
We are focused on creating an optimal context to develop and grow new industrial markets and businesses
Energy Capital Steering Group• Political & Regulatory, Investment and Marketing support
Political and Regulatory
EIZs (local market regulation)
Influence over local policies affecting
energy (e.g., planning)
Public funding
Investment
Ring-fenced investment fund
Venture fund
Infrastructure data and
masterplanning
Marketing
Joint branding
Communications
Inward Investment
Engagement
Local supply chains
Market making
Community energy engagement
Public support
Energy Capital is driven by local markets and strongly supported by our excellent regional universities
Individual customers with economic needsComfort
Well-beingCommercial opportunity
Commercial scale local markets created through geographic shared interest Shared infrastructure
Shared regulationShared place
Knowledge baseUniversity of Aston
University of BirminghamBirmingham City University
University of CoventryUniversity of Warwick
University of Wolverhampton
Skills base and historyManufacturing
EnergyAutomotive
Diversity
Global partnersInnovationsExperience
Opportunity
We already have significant projects developing and delivered
• Transport and grid services
• Major energy efficient refurbishment and smart energy opportunities
• Powering Growth
• Tyseley Energy Park
We plan to establish large ‘energy innovation zones’ (EIZ) to provide platforms for commercialisation
• In discussion with Ofgem (Future Markets); National System Operator; Distribution Network Operators; BEIS
• Strong alignment of regional industry and political leaders
Energy Innovation Zone(s) (EIZ)• Regulatory ‘sandbox’• Bespoke infrastructure
• Public/customer/political engagement• Investment incentives
• Supervised governance/evaluation• Commercially worthwhile scale – beyond a
pilots or demonstrators
When energy and transport markets converge
Major energy efficient refurbishment and smart residential energy opportunities
• Housing Development of the Future
• Regeneration of Chelmsley Wood
• 80000 new homes by 2031
• Smithfield development
Powering Growth will see new local CHP delivering competitive clean power to Black Country manufacturing
Joint Research Platform
Joint Research Platform
Dearman Engine
Industry 4.0 & Factory in A Box
University of Birmingham, Loughborough University and the Manufacturing Technology Centres are partners in ITEMA the International Thermal Energy Manufacturing Accelerator.
www.era.ac.uk
The Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials is the first UK university research centre in the field.
www.birmingham.ac.uk/BCSECM
Our scientists are working on a number of technologies that could help alleviate some of the resource challenges around scarce materials in automotive applications:
- Mining platinum from road dust and storm water gullies using biological processes.
- Recycling of rare earth magnets and manufacture of new magnets suitable for vehicle drives.
Remanence Project
• University of Birmingham a partner in this EU project.• Aim to develop new and innovative processes for the recovery and recycling of
neodymium iron boron magnets (NdFeB) from a range of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE).
• Advanced sensing and mechanical separation techniques used in combination with innovative processes to recover the rare earth magnets in the WEEE.
• Material recovered in a form that can easily re-enter the primary magnet manufacturing production route, so providing large energy savings and reduced production costs for European manufacturers.
• http://www.project-remanence.eu/
Graphic from: http://www.project-remanence.eu/
Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materialswww.birmingham.ac.uk/BCSECM
We work in partnership and welcome innovation and approaches from all over the world
For more details:
Energy Capital:
www.energycapital.org.uk
@EnergyCapitalUK
Thank you!
Birmingham Energy Institutewww.birmingham.ac.uk/energy
Energy Development ManagerGavin [email protected]
Me:
@gavindjharperwww.gavindjharper.co.uk