Professor Michael Butler from Bangor Business School and Dr Jack Callaghan from the School of Computer Science and Engineering have contributed to a high-profile industry led project demonstrating that North East Wales can lead the way in decarbonising industry — for the benefit of businesses and communities across the region.
The North East Wales Industrial Decarbonisation Cluster (NEWID) unveiled its brand new cluster plan at a launch event at AMRC Cymru on Thursday, 6 February, kickstarting a strategy for industrial decarbonisation across North East Wales, in 2025 and beyond.
The plan outlines that decarbonisation of the cluster by 2040 is possible, with Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) and hydrogen as the main drivers alongside infrastructure development and deployment in the 2020s and early 2030s.
NEWID is reliant on collaboration with projects in the North West of England with ongoing coordination required both inside and outside the cluster.
Significant public and private investment and support is required too, with more than £5 billion of CAPEX investment needed across decarbonisation technologies.
NEWID project partners - Uniper, Bangor University, Wales & West Utilities, SP Energy Networks, and Net Zero Energy Systems - have worked for over a year to develop the plan, which was made possible by grant funding from Innovate UK.