UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has appointed Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer of Heriot-Watt University as its champion to develop a proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC).
In the 23 January announcement, Science Minister Chris Skidmore said: “The new centre delivers on our ambitions by bringing together leading experts to generate new ideas to accelerate the reduction of emissions across industrial sectors like manufacturing and automotive.”