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The Workforce Foresighting Hub coaches are at the heart of the WF Hub programme. They work closely with all participants to ensure everything runs smoothly and offer advice and guidance throughout the workshops. So, who better to get on the podcast to discuss the WF Hub process with? For this episode, WF Hub coaches Satchin Semage, Jack Lockhart and Samantha Yair discuss their background in skills and share the insights they have learned from the workshops. Download the transcript Read more about the series and listen to previous episodes

Our third episode sees us speak to Andrew Esson, Future Skills Lead at Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. ORE Catapult were part of one of the first Workforce Foresighting Hub cycles, where they looked into preparing the workforce for future challenges in the offshore floating wind sector. In this episode, we hear about ORE Catapult’s experience in the programme, how they benefitted from it and what they learned along the way. Read the transcript: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Workforce-Foresighting-Hub-episode-3-transcript.pdf  Series page: https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/news/workforce-foresighting-hub-podcast-series/ You can also watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/muMKi0Ig3AM

Explore the transformative power of design as you listen to the Silent Designers’ podcast finale, recorded live. Our panel of Catapult’s Design network experts will share firsthand insights on leveraging multidisciplinary design for innovation in your business. Engage directly with industry leaders and gain practical strategies to integrate design thinking into your projects. Why watch? Learn actionable strategies to embed design thinking into your innovation projects. Gain firsthand knowledge from industry leaders, empowering you to redefine the scope and impact of design in your business. Who is featured? Our hosts, Steve Welch and Katherine Wildman, are excited to welcome our speakers: Pete Broadbent, Connected Design Team Lead at Connected Places Catapult Rob Maslin, Design Lead at Satellite Applications Catapult Teresa Miquel, Senior Insights and Analytics Manager at Digital Catapult Find all episodes at https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/news/silent-designers-podcast-series/ . You can also watch this episode as a video on YouTube.

The second episode looks at how the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme and the wider Skills Value Chain approach can address the UK skills challenge. We’re joined by WF Hub coaches Steve Picker and John Lanham who explain what the programme consists of and how it works, as well as how we can use insights and data to inform how we prepare for the future. Download the episode transcript.

In the first episode of the series, we are joined by Workforce Foresighting Hub Lead Consultants John Lanham and Paul Shakspeare to delve into the UK skills challenge. John has worked in the higher education and skills sector for over 30 years and has been part of the work to develop the Workforce Foresighting Hub for the last five years. Paul is an engineer who spent most of his career working on how we train and educate people in various fields, which is how he initially met John. They now work together as consultants to help deliver the ambitions of the Workforce Foresighting Hub programme. The pair examine what exactly the skills challenge is, why it is important and how it impacts the UK.  As well as this, they discuss what has been done to address this challenge so far and what can be done to ensure UK organisations have a skilled workforce ready to adapt to new capabilities aligned with emerging technology and innovation. Click here to download the episode transcript.

How can technology and innovation support us as we age? And how on earth might they make someone’s kitchen bigger? In this episode of The Age Innovators, host Julia Glenn, Design Innovation Lead from the Innovate UK Healthy Ageing Challenge, talks to John Hymus, MD of Innerva - the healthy ageing, therapy, and rehabilitation solution, to explore these questions and more.

Episode 3 — The Medicine of Cricket  Can sport break down the barriers around ethnicity, age, and gender? In this, the third episode of Age Innovators, host Helen Crampin, Innovation and Technology Lead from the Innovate UK Healthy Ageing Challenge, talks to Alosh K Jose, co-founder and CEO of Newcastle-based Cricketqube, to explore this question and more.   Cricketqube is an evidence- and data-backed Community Interest Company. The company’s aim is to make cricket accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. Founders Anish John— a former international indoor cricketer who has represented India at the senior level—and former schools cricketer, Alosh K Jose, identified that the older South Asian members of their local community in Newcastle lacked access to accessible—and affordable–activities that could maintain and increase their health and fitness.   “When there is a financial crisis, paying for physical activity is one of the first things to be cut. The South Asian community in the UK, especially Bangladeshis and Pakistanis, have the lowest median income across any ethnic group in the UK, so paying for activities is out of the question.” - Alosh K Jose, co-founder and CEO of Cricketqube  With their understanding of the different cultural nuances, religious sentiments, and connections within the wider South Asian community, Cricketqube has tailored an innovative programme that’s successfully encouraging their target audience to participate in games of cricket as a way to stay fit and well.   “I wanted to democratise access to cricket and make sure anyone who wants to can play, whether they’ve got access to a club or don’t have the hundreds of pounds you need to buy the kit.” - Alosh K Jose, co-founder and CEO of Cricketqube  Discover how Alosh and Anish’s approach has managed to change people’s perceptions and behaviours within the South Asian community.   Listen to how they’ve nurtured a growing community space where people of all ages and from all religions and subcultures are sharing skills, sharing food, and making new friends and connections.   And learn how evidence and data from the project and its resulting collaborations are driving new and similar projects—including the development of an app—to ensure exercise and activity is accessible and available to minority communities across the UK.  Click here to download the episode transcript.

In this episode of ‘Age Innovators’, Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Manager, Karen Wilkinson, introduces listeners to leading researchers and innovators whose work has the potential to support us as we age.   Brought to you by the Healthy Ageing Challenge Community of Practice, hosted by Innovate UK, this series spotlights the pioneering innovations being developed to shape the future of our longevity and explores the inspiration behind the work that’s currently taking place.   Supporting Healthy Ageing at Work  In today’s older workforce, the fact that one in three people is aged 50 or over poses myriad issues for our economy, social wellbeing, and our health and wellbeing. With around 20% of people in their fifties retiring before they choose to because of health issues, this episode of Age Innovators explores whether a deeper understanding and the provision of more practical and relevant support could help to change that statistic.  Our host Elaine Douglas, Associate Professor in Ageing at the University of Stirling, talks to Wendy Loretto, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, and Dr Belinda Steffan, Senior Research Fellow both from the SHAW project at the University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS) and to Mike Douglas, Director of Age Scotland.  The SHAW project (Supporting Healthy Ageing at Work) at UEBS is exploring how we might extend healthy ageing in the workplace so that workers have a high quality of working life for longer. The project is inviting employers, employees, professional bodies, and other key stakeholders to come together with the aim of deepening our understanding of how best to support, enable, and empower people over 50 to remain in work.  We hear how the project’s research into the impact of hidden health issues like the muscular skeletal impact of sedentary work, cognitive ageing and decline, and menopause is leading to the development of practical help, including:   The launch of a new research-based app with an AI chatbot interface that will give the over-50s a better understanding of their health and empower employees to ask for the support they need from their managers.  A co-designed diagnostic menopause support tool which aims to reduce the number of women leaving work due to challenging menopause symptoms and improve workplace culture around menopause awareness.  “The first thing that comes to my mind when imagining the ideal future workplace for an older worker? More individualised support to support a range of both visible and hidden health factors—and a reduction in the tension around discussing heath issues and the removal of taboo and stigma as we increase awareness.” - Belinda Steffan, Senior Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh Business School  You’ll discover how the provision of a safe platform can be the key to unlocking powerful conversations in the workplace around sensitive or taboo issues. Learn how the ongoing research has already identified the important role line managers can play in supporting people’s health. And find out how a training course developed by Age Scotland is upskilling employers to have the conversations needed to create more inclusive and supportive workplace cultures.  The team’s person-centric approach is breaking down barriers and beginning to transform older people’s experiences at work for the better, enabling people to better understand—and communicate—their health support needs.   “We’re all different, and those differences become more apparent as we age. Whether that’s the state of our health, our life circumstances, and how and when we choose to retire. We all have a role to play in challenging the myth of the ideal worker who’s always in peak health and is always productive. When it comes to policy, we need to move the conversation forward so we can accept people as they are and empower them to ask for the help they need to feel supported at work.” - Wendy Loretto, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at The University

Can design take us to unexpected places?   In this, seventh episode of Silent Designers, this month’s guest, Yasmin Ali, explores the theme of Net Zero and Sustainable Technologies, discusses the unexpected ways in which hydrogen could decarbonise our world, and reveals the most effective deployments of hydrogen happening in industry today.  Award-winning chartered engineer, Yasmin Ali, is a Hydrogen Project Development Manager at RWE—a leading supplier of renewables worldwide. She’s also the author of the book Power Up, which looks at global energy systems and the energy transition. Join us as Yasmin explains the impact of design on her work and her interpretation of the word ‘design’ and what it means to her.  “For many people, the word ‘design’ conjures up images of fashion or graphic design. I think of it more as a thinking process to come up with a way of solving a problem or achieving something that hasn’t been done before.”  - Yasmin Ali, Hydrogen Project Development Manager at RWE   Listen as Yasmin:  Explores the importance of habit change in the adoption of hydrogen as a renewable energy  Explains how she applies design thinking to enhance her working relationships and communications  Reveals why her love of the energy sector and of writing resulted in the publication of Power Up “It’s interesting to see what happens when you think about design differently and incorporate design thinking to creative problem solving.” - Yasmin Ali, Hydrogen Project Development Manager at RWE

In this new Innovate UK Business Connect podcast series, Age Innovators, we meet researchers and innovators whose work has the potential to support us as we age. Can we harness advances in innovation and technology and use them to support the needs of an ageing population? In episode 1 of Age Innovators, host Julia Glenn, former Design Innovation Lead from the Innovate UK Healthy Ageing Challenge, talks to Toby Venning and Caleb Adamu, co-founders of care coordination platform, Elate, to explore this question and more.

How AI and design thinking are helping us live better for longer  In this, the sixth episode of Silent Designers, Steve Welch and guest, Ahmed Wobi, explore the theme of healthy living and tech.   Award winning writer, director—and national basketball champion, Ahmed Wobi, is also the co-founder of Tonus Tech. Tonus Tech provides preventative health companies with wearable solutions and AI-driven movement analysis and personalised workout programmes to optimise people's fitness age.  Ahmed and his team’s focus is on keeping people moving better for longer using sensors and artificial intelligence.   Join us as Ahmed explains how his academic medical background helped him apply creative design thinking to the early discovery stages of his formative research areas. How AI is enabling academics to manipulate large data sets – lowering the threshold for early exploration and encouraging greater experimentation. And the impact his experiences as a national basketball champion have had on his career.  “When you play sport at a formal level, you have to be able to make quick decisions and know how the members of your team will react. That translates to life in general but also to academia, entrepreneurism, and design, because there’s an iterative process in going back to concepts, in trial and error, and then in testing what works and what doesn’t.”  Ahmed Wobi, Co-founder of Tonus Tech  Listen as Ahmed shares:  ·         The positive implications AI tech holds for our better health and fitness   ·         Why it’s crucial to embed people from diverse backgrounds into early stage design processes   ·         The importance of user-focused design  “Design processes? They will take you on interesting journeys...”  Ahmed Wobi, Co-founder of Tonus Tech

In episode 6 of the IETF podcast, Jenni McDonnell MBE sits down with Simon Proctor from Mitsubishi Chemicals UK and James Findlay from Esseco Group. We explore the challenges faced by the chemicals industry as it strives to achieve the ambitious target of net zero emissions. Our conversation delves into the innovative strategies both organisations are looking to adopt, supported by the IETF. Join us for this discussion on the chemical sector's journey towards sustainability, unraveling the transformative measures shaping its commitment to a greener future. Guests: Simon Proctor | Head of Project Puma - Mitsubishi Chemicals UK James Findlay | Financial Controller & Company Secretary - Esseco Group Find more information, and earlier episodes, at https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/news/industrial-energy-transformation-fund-podcast-series/

Welcome to episode 5 of the IETF podcast, where we have the privilege of hearing from Guy Armitage of the York Handmade Brick Company and Stephane Vissiere representing Wienerberger.

In this episode, we speak to Calvin Winch from Britvic and Andy McKnight from Heineken about the decarbonisation journey faced by the food and drink industry.

In this fifth episode of Silent Designers, we explore the theme of net zero and sustainable technologies with Mark Price, professor of Aeronautics at Queen’s University Belfast, who is also the co-founder of Biohaviour, a research initiative exploring bio-inspired rules for innovative engineering design.

In this fourth episode of Silent Designers, our guest Tom Inns explores the theme of healthy living and technologies. Tom is the director of the consultancy, Cofink, a visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde, and a coach on the Innovate UK Design for Growth programme.

The third episode of Silent Designers explores the theme of Knowledge Transfer and Design with guest Marie Williams — Chartered Engineer, Design Lecturer, TEDx speaker, and Founder of Social Enterprise, Dream Networks.

The second episode of Silent Designers explores the theme of Net Zero and Sustainable Technologies with guest Cat Drew, Chief Design Officer at the Design Council.

This podcast episode focuses on critical minerals in the battery supply chain.

Join us for the inaugural episode of ’Silent Designers’ as Anna Wilson takes us on a captivating journey into the world of design.

Hosted by Debra Jones and Juan Maria Gonzalez Carballo, Chemistry Knowledge Transfer Managers at Innovate UK KTN, with special guest Alex Groombridge, Chief Technology Officer & Cofounder at Echion Technologies. This episode focuses on different chemistries for anodes and the challenges of scaling up manufacturing. Juan and Debra talk about the UK's battery anode and cathode capabilities, the desired properties of these materials and the production as well as commercialisation of this emerging technology to supply anode grade niobium oxides. Read the podcast transcript here.

This episode focuses on the funding landscape and specifically discusses opportunities and challenges within the UK battery ecosystem.

Matthew Moss, the Maritime Knowledge Transfer Manager at Innovate UK KTN is joined by Debra Jones, Knowledge Transfer Manager - Chemistry to talk about Future Sustainable Ports. During this podcast conversation, Matt and Debra discuss making vessels and port machinery sustainable by using renewable electric power or alternative fuels including biofuels, or hydrogen, ammonia and methanol. They also discuss specific examples of use cases of this technology such as hydrogen or battery powered ferries. Useful links and additional information The Maritime & Ports Innovation Network is a community that collates knowledge from the maritime and ports sector to solve challenges and share industry opportunities to succeed in the transition to a Net Zero future through building innovative maritime solutions. Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Infrastructure team. Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Transport team. Read the Maritime Innovation Podcast Episode 5 Transcript.

Nikoleta Piperidou and Neelam Mughal from Innovate UK KTN, with James Baker, CEO at Graphene@Manchester, discuss the advantages of having graphene and nanomaterials in batteries, the most exciting commercial opportunities in the future, and the technological challenges of using these advanced materials.

Matthew Moss, the Maritime Knowledge Transfer Manager at Innovate UK KTN is joined by guests Elly Howe, Environmental and Sustainability Coordinator at Portsmouth International Port & Jerry Clarke, Marine Pilot at Portsmouth International Port and Marlene Mitchell, Commercial Manager from the Port of Aberdeen, exploring the topic of Green Ports.

This podcast series is dedicated to discussing and exploring technologies as well as solutions developed and used in the Ports and Maritime sector to meet the UK’s Net Zero targets. In this episode, we explore how ports are supplying electricity to vessels allowing them to switch off their diesel engines in the harbour and recharge their energy storage systems and electrical equipment.

The Battery Caffè is back and better than ever. During this episode, our podcast hosts discuss how advancements in quantum technologies can enable the development of innovative battery applications that will benefit all consumers. We also delve into a deep conversation about future commercial quantum and battery projects that will improve transportation, energy infrastructure, electronics, and online computing capabilities.

This podcast series is dedicated to discussing and exploring technologies as well as solutions developed and used in the Ports and Maritime sector to meet the UK’s Net Zero targets. In this episode, we ask: How are ports becoming better connected to their industrial and maritime ecosystems through emerging 5G enabled technology?

Welcome to the Maritime Innovation Sound Waves Podcast from the Maritime and Ports Innovation Network - a series dedicated to discussing and exploring technologies as well as solutions developed and used in the Ports and Maritime sector to meet the government’s Net Zero targets. In this episode, we discuss the use cases of Smart Ports designed to support the digitalisation of supply chain logistics and increase resilience, improve efficiency, and accelerate decarbonisation. Hosted by Mark Wray, we are joined in this episode by Thomas White, Ecosystems Director for Maritime from the Connected Places Catapult & Richard Willis, Technical Director for Port Technology at Royal HaskoningDHV. Useful links and additional information The Maritime & Ports Innovation Network is a community that collates knowledge from the maritime and ports sector to solve challenges and share industry opportunities to succeed in the transition to a net zero future through building innovative maritime solutions. Access the Smarter UK ports case studies from Royal HaskoningDHV The Mersey river transport reimagined report that Royal HaskoningDHV and Connected Places Catapult mentioned contains details about the Mersey freight and passenger transport ecosystem and future low-carbon, automated transport solutions can be viewed by clicking here. Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Infrastructure team. Contact Innovate UK KTN’s Transport team. Explore Connected Places Catapult and Royal HaskoningDHV. Click here to view the transcript (PDF).

Debra Jones, Chemistry Knowledge Transfer Manager, and Simon Buckley, Zero Emission Mobility Knowledge Transfer Manager from Innovate UK KTN, talk about green hydrogen production with their special guest  Chris Jackson, CEO & Founder at Protium. This podcast discussion centres around methods of producing clean hydrogen from renewable energy sources, the innovative projects Protium is working on and how much green hydrogen will the UK produce by 2030 and beyond. Click here to access the transcript.

In this episode of the podcast, Debra Jones, Chemistry Knowledge Transfer Manager and Ray Chegwin, Nuclear Knowledge Transfer Manager from Innovate UK KTN, talk about nuclear uses for hydrogen with special guest Allan Simpson, Technical Lead at the National Nuclear Laboratory. Useful links and additional information The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive community and an advisory group that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enabling low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost. Innovate UK KTN’s Materials Team covers a broad scope of the materials life cycle, from feedstock, processing techniques, design and manufacture, testing, standardisation, resource efficiency and circularity. Explore National Nuclear Laboratory, the organisation where our guest speaker works. Click here to access the transcript.

In this episode, Steffan Eldred, Hydrogen Knowledge Transfer Manager, and Debra Jones, Chemistry Knowledge Transfer Manager from Innovate UK KTN talk about hydrogen combustion with special guest Duncan Engeham, European Research and Development Director at Cummins Inc. Useful links and additional information The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive community and an advisory group that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enabling low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost. Innovate UK KTN’s Materials Team covers a broad scope of the materials life cycle, from feedstock, processing techniques, design and manufacture, testing, standardisation, resource efficiency and circularity. Explore Cummins Inc, the organisation that our guest speaker works at. Click here to read the Episode 8 transcript.

In this seventh episode, Steffan Eldred, Hydrogen Innovation Network Knowledge Transfer Manager and Jenni McDonnell MBE, Heating and Cooling Knowledge Transfer Manager from Innovate UK KTN, discuss why using hydrogen to generate heat is so important, and explore the hydrogen economy opportunities and challenges within this sector, alongside their special guest Jeff House, Head of External Affairs, Baxi Boilers. Useful links and additional information The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive community and an advisory group that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enabling low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost. Innovate UK KTN’s Materials Team covers a broad scope of the materials life cycle, from feedstock, processing techniques, design and manufacture, testing, standardisation, resource efficiency and circularity. Explore Baxi Boilers, the organisation that our guest speaker works at.   Click here to access the transcript.

In this sixth episode, Steffan Eldred, Hydrogen Innovation Network Knowledge Transfer Manager and Debra Jones, Chemistry Knowledge Transfer Manager from Innovate UK KTN discuss why converting waste to hydrogen is so important, and explore the hydrogen transition opportunities and challenges in this sector, alongside their special guest Rob Dent, Senior Research Engineer - Energy Linde and Application Sales Engineer at BOC UK & Ireland. Useful links and additional information The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive community and an advisory group that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enabling low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost. Innovate UK KTN’s Materials Team covers a broad scope of the materials life cycle, from feedstock, processing techniques, design and manufacture, testing, standardisation, resource efficiency and circularity. Explore the organisations that our guest speaker work at which include Linde and BOC UK & Ireland. Click here to download the transcript.

Net Zero Places Innovation Network aims to make Net Zero in the UK a reality. We do this by supporting local/regional authorities and agencies to connect, collaborate, inform, share experiences and lessons learned, adopt innovation and to level up across the UK. The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve Net Zero in places. In this fifth episode, Nilam Banks and Kezia Williamson from Innovate UK KTN explore what are the common challenges to meeting net zero alongside their special guests Peter Gudde, John Taylor and Paul Kemp, Energy Project Managers at Greater South East Net Zero Hub. Hosts: Nilam Banks | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Place, Innovate UK KTN Kezia Williamson | Head of Place, Innovate UK KTN Guests: Peter Gudde, Energy Projects Manager at Greater South East Net Zero Hub John Taylor, Energy Projects Manager at Greater South East Net Zero Hub Paul Kemp, Energy Projects Manager at Greater South East Net Zero Hub Useful links: Join Net Zero Places Innovation Network Community here Access the Greater South East Net Zero Hub Explore the Greater South East Net Zero Hub Guides Discover the Great South East Net Zero Hub Toolkits   Click here to download the transcript.

Net Zero Places Innovation Network aims to make Net Zero in the UK a reality. We do this by supporting local/regional authorities and agencies to connect, collaborate, inform, share experiences and lessons learned, adopt innovation and to level up across the UK. The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve net zero in places. In this fourth episode, Nilam Banks and Kezia Williamson from Innovate UK KTN explore how collaborations with academia can support decision-makers on climate adaptation alongside their special guests Alex Rainbow, Carbon Neutral Cornwall Assessment Specialist at the Cornwall Council and Jess Dicken, Research Fellow in European Centre for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter. Hosts: Nilam Banks | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Place, Innovate UK KTN Kezia Williamson | Head of Place, Innovate UK KTN Guests: Alex Rainbow | Carbon Neutral Cornwall Assessment Specialist, Cornwall Council Jess Dicken | Research Fellow in European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Useful links: Join Net Zero Places Innovation Network Community here Explore the Local Climate Adaptation Tool (LCAT)   Click here to download the transcript.

As we shift towards more weather-dependent renewable energy sources, the increased frequency of extreme weather events may have a negative impact on UK energy infrastructure. In this episode, we seek to understand the implications of this extreme weather, and explore the role that geospatial data, and in particular digital twins, play in developing a greener, and more resilient energy infrastructure. Guests:Lucy Kennedy - Co-founder and CEO, SpottitSarah Hayes - Climate Resilience Demonstrator (CReDo) Strategic Engagement Lead, Connected Places Catapult Moderators:  Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of Leicester Dallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter Click here for the Episode 8 transcript.  Useful links: - Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in our newly launched report, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Click here to explore the report and get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered. - Innovate UK KTN’s Space & Geospatial team

The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve net zero in places. In this episode, Nilam Banks explores the UK Electric Vehicles Infrastructure Strategy along with her special guests Simon Buckley, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Low Emission Mobility at Innovate UK KTN and Peter Brown, Senior Policy Advisor at the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV). Useful links: Join Net Zero Places Innovation Network Community here Explore the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles Grant schemes Read the UK electric vehicle infrastructure strategy Learn more about the Sub National Transport Bodies Discover the Energy Saving Trust programmes Read the ‘Attitudes Toward Electric Infrastructure’ Report from Britain Thinks Learn more about the Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund Click here to download the transcript.

Net Zero Places Innovation Network aims to make Net Zero in the UK a reality. We do this by supporting local/regional authorities and agencies to connect, collaborate, inform, share experiences and lessons learned, adopt innovation and to level up across the UK. The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve net zero in places. In this episode, Nilam Banks discusses the importance for local authorities of decarbonising buildings to meet net zero, with special guests Mike Moseley, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Construction at Innovate UK KTN, and Jo Gay, Head of Climate Change at Southend City Council. Useful links: Join Net Zero Places Innovation Network Community here Watch the ‘Heating for Net Zero’ webinar series recordings Explore the current Funding: Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Explore the tool to support creating the approach to Net Zero: Net Zero Navigator Tool Find some guidance on creating a Local Area Energy Plan (LAEP) Find some support in building a business case for net zero projects, contacting your local Net Zero Hub Discover Mike Moseley's personal experience in decarbonising buildings by watching the recording of the webinar ‘Towards Zero Carbon Homes and Buildings: a Personal Journey’ Click here to download the transcript.

How can we best decarbonise the transport sector, and what role does geospatial data play in this? Can things like digitisation, route optimisation or emissions monitoring impact the nature by which transport providers operate? Join our guest speakers to learn more about the biggest challenges (and opportunities!) that transport networks have, both abroad and in the UK, and how geospatial intelligence can enable the implementation of sustainable practices.  Paul Campion - CEO, TRL Andreas Zachariah - Co-founder & CEO, TravelAi, EV Serious Moderators:  Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of Leicester  Dallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter   Click here for the Episode 7 transcript.     Useful links: - Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in our newly launched report, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Click here to explore the interactive report and get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered. - Innovate UK KTN’s Space & Geospatial team

Net Zero Places Innovation Network aims to make Net Zero in the UK a reality. We do this by supporting local/regional authorities and agencies to connect, collaborate, inform, share experiences and lessons learned, adopt innovation and to level up across the UK. The Net Zero Talks Podcast series aims to hear from experts and Local Authorities on challenges and practical insights into different topics relating to how to achieve net zero in places. In this episode, Nilam Banks and Kezia Williamson from Innovate UK KTN explore with their special guest Patrick Allcorn, Head of Local Net Zero Team at BEIS, and Katie Greenhalgh, Environment and Net Zero Carbon Programme Lead at the Leicestershire County Council, the key challenges for local authorities in meeting net zero, and ask: what can be done to support them?   Click here to download the transcript.

What are the nature-based solutions exactly, why are they important for reducing deforestation? And what is the role of data, and in particular geospatial data, in monitoring land-use change and nature-based solutions? In this episode, our guest speakers will explore the vast topic of ‘Nature’ in tackling climate change, and why reasons why businesses should prioritise reducing their environmental and social impact.   Guests: Andrew Deutz - Director, The Nature ConservancyVictor Ohuruogu - Senior Africa Regional Manager, Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) Moderators:  Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of Leicester  Dallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter   Useful links - Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in our newly launched report, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Click here to explore the interactive report and get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered.  - Innovate UK KTN’s Space & Geospatial team   Click here to read the episode 5 transcript.

In episode 3, we speak to Richard Pyatt from CR Plus and Animesh Ghosh from Envirya about the decarbonisation journeys of industrial sites they have supported. The podcast discusses how to approach industrial decarbonisation, what energy efficiency and decarbonisation technologies are available and how delivery partners can help to advise industrial sites on how to reduce their energy demand and carbon emissions. Guests: Richard Pyatt | Director - CR PlusAnimesh Ghosh | Managing Director - Envirya Click here to download the episode 3 transcript.

What is the role of collaboration and trustworthy data in mapping our urban environment to fight climate change and build more resilient cities? In this episode, we explore how collective intelligence and open data sharing can protect cities from natural disasters. Together with our guest speakers, we will also be discussing the rules and agreements needed to be established in order to enable this kind of resilience. Guests: Holger Kessler - NUAR Stakeholder and Communications Lead, Geospatial Commission Denise McKenzie  - Community and Ethics Partner, Place Moderators: Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of LeicesterDallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter Click here for the episode 6 transcript. *Please note that Episode 5 will be published with a delay on 11 August. Additional Resources We are excited to launch our latest publication, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in the report, allowing you to get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered. Click here to explore the interactive report. Want to join the discussion or ask for support in solving a challenge? Get in touch with us!Luca Budello - Geospatial Lead at Innovate UK KTNAndy Bennett - Space Lead at Innovate UK KTN

In this episode of the IETF podcast we will hear from industrial sites both large and small who are actively decarbonising their manufacturing operations with support from the IETF. Focussing on industrial energy efficiency, we speak to Tim Shire from Essar UK and Alex Patrick-Smith from Hinton Perry and Davenhill on why industrial decarbonisation is important to them and what they plan to deploy on their sites in the North West and Midlands respectively.   Guests:    Tim Shire  | Energy Management and Combustion - Essar Oil    Alex Patrick-Smith | Executive Chairman - Hinton Perry & Davenhill   Transcript   Click here to download the transcript.

This podcast series will explore why we need to support industrial decarbonisation - what policies and standards are helping to drive a change and move the industrial sectors, such as manufacturing, towards net zero carbon. In episode 1, we speak to Rachel Arber from the Dept for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Sebastiaan Van Dort from BSI Group. In order to have a thriving industrial sector whilst also meeting the UK’s net zero carbon targets we need to support the energy intensive industries to reduce their energy demand and carbon emissions associated with their industrial processes. The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) provided by the Dept for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is providing capital investment to industrial sites to help them to deploy industrial energy efficiency and decarbonisation technologies and make a difference right now. Innovate UK KTN and BEIS are pleased to share this short podcast series with you. The discussions led by Innovate UK KTN’s Jenni McDonnell MBE will talk to different stakeholders including policy makers, industrial sites and delivery partners who are helping industrial sites to understand what they could achieve by taking advantage of this opportunity. Whether you are an industrial site owner, technology provider or someone who is interested in our journey to net zero, why not tune in? We would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on the topics covered and hope you enjoy this short podcast series.  Click here to download the episode 1 transcript. (This has been transcribed verbatim).

It is said that you ‘cannot change what you cannot measure’. Geospatial data has been central to estimating and understanding the current trends, and predicting the effects in climate change. In this episode, we discuss this incredible important role that data plays supporting resilience and adaptation to climate change, with the help of practical case studies from those deeply affected by it, and those providing solutions.   Guests:  Titus Letaapo - Co-founder, GEO Indigenous Alliance Andrew Zolli - Chief Impact Officer, Planet Moderators:  Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of Leicester  Dallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter   Click here for the transcript.   Click here to explore the interactive report and get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered.

What is the role of finance in supporting the efforts towards reaching net zero and reducing carbon emissions? In this episode, we will explore how finance can tackle injustice by supporting business to understand financial risk, and transfer wealth from developed to developing countries for the benefit of the environment and the people that look after it.Guests: Josh Gilbert – CEO, SustGlobalFederica Bietta – Managing Director, Coalition for Rainforest NationsModerators: Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of Leicester Dallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter Transcript coming soon. Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in our newly launched report, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Click here to explore the interactive report and get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered.

What is the role of geospatial data in building a more prosperous, yet sustainable tomorrow? In this episode, we will explore why innovation is so important for turning challenges into opportunities, as well as building economic resilience. In this episode, we will also challenge our understanding of what innovation actually means in the context of climate action, and discuss about the need for incremental versus transformational change.   Guests: Geoff Kendall - Co-founder & CEO, FutureFit Luca Budello - Geospatial Lead, Innovate UK KTN Moderators: Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of Leicester Dallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter   Click here to download the transcript.   Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in our newly launched report, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Click here to explore the interactive report and get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered.

Steffan Eldred and Neelam Mughal from Innovate UK KTN discuss how the glass industry is driving new hydrogen developments, and research and explore the hydrogen transition opportunities and challenges in this sector, alongside their special guest Rob Ireson, Innovation and Partnerships Manager at Glass Futures Ltd.

What is the state of play post COP26? How can we continue to implement the actions discussed during COP? And how can we maintain action and public interest in the climate emergency when dramatic international events take up the news headlines? These are the key questions that we will look at in the first episode of the Geo for Earth podcast.    We are also excited to launch our latest publication, ‘Meeting Net Zero with the Power of Place’. Each podcast episode builds on a corresponding chapter in the report, allowing you to get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered. Click here to explore the interactive report and get a more in-depth understanding of topics covered.   Guests:  Chris Stark - CEO, UK Climate Change Committee (CCC)  John Remedios - Director, the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO)  Moderators:  Suzie Imber - Space physicist, University of Leicester  Dallas Campbell - Science and technology TV presenter   Click here to download the transcript.   About the series Geo for Earth is a podcast series that explores the critical role that location intelligence and space data have in helping us tackle climate change, and reach our Net Zero ambitions across sectors. Organised by Innovate UK KTN's Space and Geospatial Leads, Andy Bennett and Luca Budello, the eight 40-minute episodes will feature discussions around COP-specific topics with two guest speakers, featuring policy makers, sector specialists, and emerging thinkers.

In our past episodes, we have been introducing how hydrogen is produced and where it should be used, delving into where it will be most effective in decarbonising energy, industrial and chemical industries, and dedicated the last episode to focus especially on the aviation industry. In this fourth episode, Simon Buckley and Matthew Moss from Innovate UK KTN are exploring the use of hydrogen in the global maritime industry alongside their special guest Chester Lewis, Business Development Manager at Ryze Hydrogen. Guests Simon Buckley | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Zero Emission Mobility Matthew Moss | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Maritime Chester Lewis | Business Development Manager - Ryze Hydrogen Useful links and additional information The Hydrogen Economy Innovation Network is a non-competitive advisory group and community that pools knowledge from existing hydrogen communities to validate views on the current challenges to enable low-carbon hydrogen uptake at scale and cost. Innovate UK KTN’s Energy Team is at the centre of Innovate UK KTN’s work contributing to delivering the UK’s ambitious Net Zero targets. Innovate UK KTN’s Maritime Team Ryze Hydrogen Website Click here to access the transcript.

In this third episode, Steffan Eldred and Hannah Abson from Innovate UK KTN are exploring the scale of the opportunity that hydrogen and aviation present alongside their special guest Katy Milne, Head of Industrial Strategy at FlyZero. Innovate UK KTN is a member of the Jet Zero Council (JZC) – a partnership between industry and government convening ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver zero-emission transatlantic flight within a generation. Learn more here. Guests Steffan Eldred | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure Hannah Abson | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Aviation Katy Milne | Head of Industrial Strategy at FlyZero Click here to download the transcript.

With our first episode introducing how hydrogen is produced, we now delve into where it will be most effective in decarbonising energy, industrial and chemical industries. We also look at relevant government policies and programs that ascertain the end use of H2. The Innovate UK KTN Hydrogen Innovation Network is bringing you this second episode with Steffan Eldred and Simon Buckley from Innovate UK KTN who continue their ‘back to basics' approach and delve deeper to understand where hydrogen should be used with their special guest Joanna Richart, Head of Hydrogen Business at Ricardo. As with any technology or fuel, discussions can get carried away, implying they are the solution to all things but at Innovate UK KTN, we strongly believe that we should ensure hydrogen is used where it can be most effective for decarbonising energy, industrial and chemical industries. GuestsSteffan Eldred | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure, KTNSimon Buckley | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Zero Emission Mobility, KTNJoanna Richart | head of Hydrogen Business - Ricardo Click here to download the transcript.

How is hydrogen currently produced? How will it be produced in the future? How will it fit in with the energy system? These are the key questions that we will look at in our first Hydrogenerally podcast, including a simple key to understand all the different colours of hydrogen. Click here to download the transcript on Innovate UK KTN's website. About the series HydroGenerally is a podcast series that is giving a voice to explore the applications, opportunities and challenges of the hydrogen economy - a series of 20-minute episodes around discussions led by Innovate UK KTN’s experts in Hydrogen Steffan Eldred and Simon Buckley. Each episode covers a specific topic with one or two select experts.

In this episode, Astrid Ayel interviews Professor Tim Vorley, Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of Oxford Brookes University, who is leading the “Innovating Next Generation Services through Collaborative Design” research project also called NextGenPSF.  Tim shares his experience working with mid-sized accountancy and law firms to approach the AI readiness challenge through a process of collaborative design. Read more about the interview here. Read the transcript here.

One of QinetiQ’s key roles is to create, apply and scale up new research and technologies. In this third and last episode, Duncan Foster Fitzsimons and our special guest Dr Kevin Mitchell, Metamaterials Lead at QinetiQ, discuss the journey of Metamaterials development from research to commercialisation. Kevin Mitchell especially tries to answer how he undertakes the R&E process and shares his view about where Metamaterials might find business & development opportunities in the coming years. Read the transcript here

Textiles are so much more than clothing and soft furnishings; they impact almost every aspect of our lives, and their potential is only as limited as our imaginations...Are textiles the ideal industry to be focusing on smart materials, such as metamaterials? What are the challenges with environmental and resource issues? How could we bring together materials development, manufacturing and design product companies around a shared vision?In this second episode, Duncan Foster Fitzsimons and Anne Toomey try to answer these questions and discuss design, manufacturing, and applications of smart textile materials (including metamaterials).   Read the transcript here.

In this first episode, Duncan Foster Fitzsimons and James Johnstone try to define  what a metamaterial is, explore the applications of this material, and discuss its manufacturing processes, risk and challenges. They also exchange views on potential opportunities in emerging markets and applications for these technologies.  Speakers Duncan Foster Fitzsimons, Director at 7TH Design & Invention, Salar Surgical James Johnstone, Director of Programme Management at Advanced Materials Development Ltd

In this fifth and last episode of the Battery Caffè series, Nikoleta Piperidou and Sheena Hindocha of KTN are discussing batteries for off-highway vehicles together with Steve Abbott of Hyperdrive and Jon Regnart from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (UK). Listening to this podcast, you will get an overview of some of the challenges associated with the decarbonisation of off-highway vehicles, discover some of the potential solutions that can be adopted including the role of batteries and what are the limitations for their adoption.    Guests Steve Abbott | Business Development Manager at Hyperdrive Jon Regnart | Automotive Trend Strategist at Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC)   Hosts Sheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Materials Chemistry at KTN Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN Make yourself a coffee and enjoy your podcast!

In this 4th episode of the Battery Caffè, Nikoleta Piperidou and Sheena Hindocha from KTN focus on electric vehicle fire safety - a broad topic of interest for sector specialists as well as the wider public.  With their special guests for this episode, Thomas Bartlett, Innovation Lead - Batteries at Innovate UK, and Jonathan Buston, Principal Scientist at the Health and Safety Executive, Nikoleta and Sheena attempt to determine the electric vehicle fire safety challenges and the key issues that need to be addressed. They also explore what causes a battery cell to fail and what happens to the battery of an electric vehicle after a car crash.    Guests Thomas Bartlett, Innovation Leads - Batteries at Innovate UK Jonathan Buston, Principal Scientist at Health and Safety Executive [HSE]   Hosts Sheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Materials Chemistry at KTN Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN   Read more and download the transcript here.

The Future of Insurance and Risk Management Scott Nelson is CEO of Sweetbridge and founder of the KnowRisk Consortium. The consortium combines information from accounting and audit, corporate ERP systems, insurance and legal information, enabling risk to be managed in real time across the supply chain.   The Covid health crisis and associated shortages of goods, including PPE, has highlighted why supply chains matter. In this podcast, Scott explains how the KnowRisk Consortium is building the infrastructure to manage and insure supply chain disruption risk. Read more here.

In this 3rd episode of the Battery Caffè, Nikoleta Piperidou and Sheena Hindocha of KTN are exploring the market trends for solid state batteries together with two leading organisations in the space - Blue Solutions and Ilika. Listening to this podcast, you will learn how commercially viable solid state batteries are today and in which applications they are being used. You will also get an overview of the EU and global market trends, and understand the innovation needs for next generation batteries. Guests Adrian Tylim | Head of Business Development Americas at Blue Solutions John Tinson | VP of Sales & Marketing at Ilika Hosts Sheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Materials Chemistry at KTN Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN Make yourself a coffee and enjoy your podcast! Read more and download the transcript here.

A Net Zero future: Developing climate ready financial products Gavin Starks has a long pedigree in setting up innovative programmes. He was the founding CEO of the Open Data Institute, co-chaired the Open Banking Standard and is now the CEO of Icebreaker One.  In this podcast, Gavin introduces us to the SERI (Standard for Environment, Risk and Insurance), a UKRI funded programme bringing partner organisations and leading institutions to bridge the data gaps between finance and climate change.   Read more here.

AI for Services Podcast Episode 2: Conversation with Sally Sfeir-Tait, CEO and Co-founder of RegulAItion Where the regulators and the regulated don’t just exist together but positively flourish In this interview, Sally Sfeir-Tait opens up about her journey from lawyer and regulator to starting her own business and talks about “balancing the interests of the few with the interests of the many, in a harmonious way”.  Read more here.

In Episode 2 of the Battery Caffè podcast, presented by Nikoleta Piperidou, Sheena Hindocha discusses the life-cycle of batteries. She explains the recycling limits, challenges and solutions in order to decrease the environmental impact in this sector, especially focusing on battery end-of-life. Alberto Miguela, involved in the Faraday Battery Challenge project, sets out the objectives and results of this project. Finally, Dr Laura Lander presents her research in techno-economics. Guests Dr. Laura Lander | Postdoctoral Research Associate - Electrochemical Science and Engineering Group, Imperial CollegeAlberto F Minguela | Manager - Research & Innovation, HSSMISheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Materials Chemistry at KTNNikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager - Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN Make yourself a coffee and enjoy your podcast! Click here to read the transcript for episode 2.

Self-confessed serial entrepreneur Shamus Rae shares his passion for data models and talks about the purpose that drives his company forward.

In episode 1 of the Battery Caffè podcast, we discuss the major challenges for companies seeking investment in this area, explore which other sectors companies can look at and/or learn from, and give some tips for companies seeking investment. This first episode was inspired by our work on the Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme over the past few months. The Programme, launched in January 2021, took a selection of UK-based SMEs on a journey of training and bespoke workshops and culminated in an Investment Showcase in April 2021. Guests Sheena Hindocha | Knowledge Transfer Manager – Materials Chemistry at KTN Charlotte Thompson | Knowledge Transfer Manager ‑ Digital Economy at KTN Nikoleta Piperidou | Knowledge Transfer Manager – Energy & Infrastructure / Lead Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network at KTN Useful links and additional info The Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network is co-funded by KTN and the Faraday Battery Challenge; visit ukbatteriesnetwork.org to find out more. Don’t forget to sign up if you’d like your organisation to feature in our landscape map. The Faraday Investment Readiness Programme is delivered by Innovate UK and KTN – read more about the programme and meet the cohort here. The Chemistry & Industrial Biotechnology SME accelerator programme is led by KTN and sponsored by Innovate UK. Read more about the programme here. Click here to read the transcript.