November 2018 Advisory Board Report Contents

Foreword 03

Who’s who 04

Project updates 06

Demonstration Area 12

Young Researchers Conference 14

Stakeholders 15 3 November 2018 Advisory Board Report

Foreword

The past six months have seen a flurry of exciting developments for FLEXIS.

Of particular note is the progress made on the FLEXISapp, which is in the business planning stage with the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO, aiming for a January 2019 start. We are delighted to be formally partnering with Borough Council (BC) so that our Demonstration Area may become a testbed for low carbon technologies which are commercially viable. The FLEXISapp business plan is near completion, while an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) between BC and ourselves is in draft.

FLEXIS will have a new base within the Demonstration Area and we are in talks with Bay Innovation Centre, located in the Baglan Energy Park – a flagship business centre created by Neath Port Talbot BC’s successful regeneration scheme. We are recruiting a Project Manager and other team members to support the overall development of the Demonstration Area.

In terms of general project progress, we have received very positive feedback from the Mid-Term Evaluation Report. Whilst we are on track to achieve our targets of increasing research capacity in as set out in our initial Business Plan, our ambition is not to stop there. Our goal is very much to lead on energy transformation to help address local and global issues of air quality and fuel poverty. To this end, through insightful discussions within our team and with our evaluators, one of our final objectives is to engage with additional large organisations and commercial partners to form a platform for long-term relationships. It is also acknowledged that energy transformation is an expensive and ongoing enterprise, and that FLEXIS may serve as a pump-priming initiative.

Our Neath Port Talbot traction projects are well underway and include work on real-time energy monitoring, low emission vehicles, evaluating electrical grid constraints and mine water heat recovery, all with a view to enabling Port Talbot to become a smart low carbon town.

We continue to make excellent progress on a number of short-term scoping projects run with Tata Steel Port Talbot. As well as looking into means of waste heat recovery, initiative include a hot strip mill-skid cooling system (a significant issue worldwide), power flow analysis in order to unlock flexibility and assessment of the potential for export of BOS gases to assist Tata with its goal of energy self-sufficiency.

Last month we had the pleasure of presenting FLEXIS to the Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth, the RT Claire Perry MP, as part of Cardiff University’s #GreenGB Week events. FLEXIS continues to be represented at industry events including the Low Carbon Networks & Innovation Conference 2018 and we are delighted to be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice in December.

Finally, I must take this opportunity to draw your attention to the FLEXIS Young Researchers’ Conference, which took place in July. We invited all of our early-career researchers to meet for the first time and share their work as well as identify opportunities for collaboration and gain an overview of the project. Over 100 project staff attended the event, with 49 academic posters on display and a tour of the demonstration area. A better illustration of the breadth of our research capacity would be hard to find.

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Who’s who

FLEXIS is made up of approximately 100 academics, researchers and administrative staff from three of Wales’ leading universities – Cardiff, Swansea and the University of South Wales.

Prof Hywel Thomas Lead Principal Investigator and PI of Sustainable Earth Energy

Dr Aleksandra Koj Project Manager

Principal Investigators

Prof Nick Jenkins Network & grid integration of renewables; low carbon energy infrastructure in Wales Cardiff University

Prof Alan Guwy CymruH2Wales2 – hydrogen and fuel cells University of South Wales

Prof Phil Bowen SMART-POWER: enabling integrated energy systems Cardiff University

Prof Andrew Barron Energy safety research Swansea University

Prof Manu Haddad Alternative environmentally-friendly gas for electrical networks insulation Cardiff University

Profs Nick Pidgeon & Karen Henwood Public response to energy systems technologies Cardiff University

Dr Petar Igic Power electronics Swansea University

Partners Advisory Board

John Scott (Chair) Dr John Newton Director, Chiltern Power Ltd Managing Director at ITM Motive

Prof Paul Beasley Dr Iliana Portugues Head of R & D UK at Siemens Head of Innovation for National Grid Electricity Transmission Owner Ben Burggraaf Energy Operations Manager at Stephen Phillips Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Chief Executive at Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Martin Brunnock Research, Development and Technical Dave A Roberts Director for Tata Steel UK Director of Smart Interventions, EA Technology Dr Mike Colechin Director of Cultivate Innovation Ltd Prof David Slater Honorary Professor, School of Prof Bill David Engineering, Cardiff University Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford Nick Smailes Head of Business Development Ceri Davies at Energy Systems Catapult Executive Director – Knowledge Strategy and Planning at Mahesh Sooriyabandara Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Associate Managing Director at National Resources Wales Toshiba Telecommunications Research Laboratory, Toshiba Steven Edwards Research Europe Ltd Director of Regulation & Commercial at Wales & West Utilities Dr Mark Winskel Chancellor’s Research Fellow Robert Harper on Energy Innovation, Science Gallium Nitride Programme Manager, Technology and Innovation Studies, Compound Semiconductor Centre University of Edinburgh

Roger Hey James Yu Future Networks Manager at Future Networks Manager at Western Power Distribution SP Energy Networks

Prof Ron Loveland Energy Advisor to the Welsh Government

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Project updates

Integrated Energy Flexible Power Plant Energy Storage to Power Supply Systems

During the last few months, grants In a significant strategic development A world-first facility demonstrating of £888,102 have been won from for Cardiff University’s Gas Turbine the potential use of ammonia as a the EPSRC, Royal Academy of Research Centre (GTRC), two new flexible energy storage medium was Engineering and National Grid. projects have been won with innovation- unveiled at the Science & Technologies based companies Renishaw and HiETA Facilities Council Oxford site in June. These awards allow the Cardiff relating to the utlisation of additive layer University team, in particular, Dr Liana manufacturing (ALM), commonly known A project between Siemens, Cardiff and Cipcigan, Prof Jianzhong Wu and Dr as 3D printing, in the power sector. Oxford Universities and Innovate UK, Meysam Qadrdan to expand research the demonstrator comprises a 20kW in electric vehicles and integration ALM introduces an exciting, disruptive wind turbine source which supplies and flexibility of energy systems. technology to the sector, enabling grid power when required and a green the creation of innovative component source of hydrogen when demand Fast-track project work with Tata Steel designs (burners, recuperators, injectors or price is insufficient. Ammonia is Port Talbot continues apace. Two projects etc) which can’t be manufactured generated as the hydrogen carrier by have met their first objectives as follows: traditionally. This opens up the potential the Haber-Bosch process and then for benefits such as higher efficiencies utliised when needed to generate power (1) Unlocking flexibility - develop and lower-weight components. The through a converted reciprocating an understanding of the energy projects focus on the first application of gas engine, running an optimised distribution networks and power ALM swirlers in GTRC’s model gas turbine hydrogen/ammonia fuel mixture. systems within the steelworks. combustor, alongside the development Whilst hydrogen conversion of course (2) Waste heat recovery - identify of ALM liquid fuel injectors, with detailed introduces a cost penalty, industrialists the gaps and potentials for combustion performance appraisals. claim this can be offset by the advantages optimising the energy systems. EPSRC-funded research conducted at of significantly lower liquefaction Two Knowledge Transfer Partnership GTRC via the FLEXEPLANT consortium, conditions, storage-related costs and (KPT) projects placed researchers co-funded by 12 leading energy associated ease of transportation. on secondment with private British companies, has indicated a new The demonstrator has led to a series companies seeking to futher develop their predictor for Liquefied Natural Gas of high-profile academic publications expertise in applied Power Electronics. (LNG) fuel variability when the Wobbe Number is insufficient. This could serve including an invited review in the Progress Research related to Power Electronics and to explain the cause of gas turbine in Energy Combustion Systems journal. the Demonstration Area is ongoing. The combustion instabilty reported in 2012 The Cardiff-based team are represented team purchased equipment, software by UNIPER, despite the Wobbe Index on the Royal Society Policy Review Board licences and other components, setting being within European specifications. for Green Ammonia Energy and presented them on track to meet one of their their findings at the International Energy project aims of expanding their research The research demonstrates that limited Agency meeting in Frejus in June. capacity in the Power Electronics Lab. higher-hydrocarbon components within the LNG are the likely source of In addition, the Gas Turbine Research reported problems, due to complex Centre won a project with Jacobs and secondary fuel effects (known as Elemental Energy under the BEIS HY4HEAT thermo-diffusive fuels characteristics). competition to review the capability of UK industry to convert to 100% hydrogen systems for industrial heat.

Figure 1. The test site for the Green Energy Storage Demonstrator Figure 2. Prof Phil Bowen with other members of the team behind the (Credit: STFC) Green Energy Storage Demonstrator team November 2018 Advisory Board Report

Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Energy Storage Sustainable Production and Storage - Integrated Power Purification of Hydrogen, & Alternative Fuels Syngas, BioH2, BioCH4

In collaboration with Rolls-Royce, Shell In support of the FLEXIS Demonstration Work on the metabolomic analysis of and others, the Gas Turbine Research Area developments, USW staff have fermentations with IMS is ongoing. Centre (GTRC) is working on a project to liaised with Neath Port Talbot Borough A world-leading metabolic pathway appraise and characterise the emission Council’s Energy, Planning and Property analysis tool will be developed by performance of aero-engine combustors teams to take forward the Hydrogen integrating these analytical tools with operating on a range of alternative fuels. Energy Storage demonstration elements the SERCON stable isotope analyser. of their new Technology Centre in Baglan. A new rig - including a scaled additive- An initial proof of concept has been layer-manufactured air blast fuel-injector The plan is to incorporate much of the developed for the treatment of commonly employed in the aero-sector existing hydrogen energy storage and intermediate level nuclear waste using - has been designed and built to enable hydrogen vehicle filling equipment alkali silicates, resulting in a technically ‘staged’ combustion. GTRC also built and at USW’s Hydrogen Centre, as well as viable process. Funding with industrial hosts the European standard reference attracting new project funding to use partners is now being investigated and system for measurement of ultra-fine hydrogen as an energy balancing tool for there is potentially valuable IP available. particulate matter on behalf of the the Technology Centre which will embody Investigation has started into the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) the ‘buildings as power stations’ concept. which is being used on this project. efficient recovery of hydrogen from As part of the FLEXIS investigation into coke oven gas using a hybrid pressure Research into gas turbine technology practical hydrogen energy storage swing / electrochemical separation requires highly specialised, expensive systems, further development of a model and compression system. Adsorption research and development infrastructure. for simulation of a cascaded electrolyser process modelling will be validated GTRC is the leading centre of pressurised, system (compared with a single, larger through a testing rig developed at high-temperature combustion of electrolyser) has been conducted. USW Hydrogen Centre in collaboration alternative fuels in the UK, and one The aim is system optimisation and with Tata Steel Port Talbot. of few such facilities across Europe. increased flexibility. Results have Prof Richard Dinsdale hosted an invited demonstrated a higher hydrogen FLEXIS has facilitated an increase in presentation at the Biotechnology yield and increased system durability experimental operating conditions and Biological Sciences Research through a significant reduction in the (temperature, pressure and power) of Council (BBSRC)-sponsored China- number of stops and starts experienced the optical combustor (up to 10bar) UK workshop “Utilisation of C1 Gases by the hydrogen storage system. together with the development and for Green Bio-manufacturing”, at the integration of its suite of advanced Institute of Microbiology, Chinese diagnostic equipment. These enable Academy of Sciences, Beijing in June. the interrogation of the chemical and turbulent flow fields, allowing for the optimisation of combustion systems and their operation.

Figure 3: High pressure H2 test rig at GTRC Figure 4: USW Hydrogen Centre at Baglan

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Project updates

Hydrogen and Syngas: Smart Thermal Energy Grid Unconventional Gas Efficient Use

USW’s technical support has informed The Caerau Heat Scheme evaluated A research project MEGAPlus the Welsh Government (and Neath Port whether a mine water heat network (Unconventional Methane Production Talbot BC) in the publication of the would be a viable option to heat from Deep European Seams through planning document for the Centre for homes and a primary school in combined Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Rail Excellence in Wales. Specifically, Caerau, Upper Llynfi Valley. and Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) technologies) began in June. USW, through FLEXIS, have advised Run in conjunction with Bridgend on the potential for the conversion of County Borough Council under the The three-year, 2.9m euro operation will renewable electricity to provide hydrogen Heat Network Delivery Unit (HDNU) evaluate the use of deep-lying, methane- fuel for the rail test facility, which would fund, the team established drilling of rich, coal deposits for enhanced coalbed enable a unique hydrogen fuel cell test an exploratory borehole to locate the methane recovery using horizontal wells facility for the UK in the Dulais Valley. former mine workings and analyse the coupled with high-pressure synthetic Energy to vehicle work continues ground conditions. They conducted natural gas- oriented UCG as well as the with regular hydrogen refuelling of a full examination of optimum heat permanent storage of carbon dioxide. the Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue generation models as a comparison with the typical individual gas boiler model. The results of the project will Service, and Swansea University fuel serve as best practice guidelines cell vehicles, together with Western A comprehensive financial appraisal for deep CBM-UCG operations in Power Distribution’s hydrogen transit of using mine water heating for a Europe and around the world. vans. There has also been continued period of over 40 years of operation engagement with Riversimple as gave an indication of the techno- Co-ordinated by the Central Mining they develop their Rasa hydrogen economic viability. Key enablers Institute (Katowice, Poland) with fuel cell vehicle, initial fuelling station within the community and political involvement from five European countries, and field trial in South Wales. sphere were identified. Cardiff University’s FLEXIS team is leading on coupled numerical modelling, small- The renewable hydrogen to 700bar The area is also a demonstrator for scale experimental investigations and the vehicle refuelling facility is nearing the Smart Systems and Heat (SSH) preparation of best practice guidelines. completion at the Hydrogen Centre and supported by BEIS and the Energy will form the basis for ongoing hydrogen Systems Catapult, which explores how One of the project’s key industrial vehicle refuelling demonstration to accelerate to market innovations partners, Tata Steel UK, will continue activies with local organisations. that decarbonise domestic heating. to work closely with the FLEXIS team to explore energy self-sufficiency and The Hydrogen Centre has also carbon dioxide reduction technology commissioned a high pressure options within MEGAPlus. component test rig and the initial cycle testing of high pressure H2 regulators has begun with Presreg Ltd. Hydrogen Centre Director Jon Maddy presented ‘Wales as a Centre for Hydrogen Innovation and Deployment: Bridging electricity and gas networks, heat, transport & industry’ at the Wales Smart Energy Systems Group in July.

Figure 1. Refuelling a hydrogen Figure 2. High pressure component Figure 3. Exploratory bore hole drilling at the Caerau vehicle at the USW Hydrogen Centre test rig at the USW Hydrogen Centre site, Upper Llynfi Valley November 2018 Advisory Board Report

Carbon Sequestration Geoinformatics and Carbon Capture and Utilisation in Coal and Soil Environmental Monitoring

This work package continues to be well- FLEXIS secured funding from the Swansea University’s Energy Safety placed with the growing need to explore Welsh Government to deliver the Research Institue (ESRI) have found a way all options to reduce CO2 emissions and second phase of the Zero Carbon Zone to convert waste CO2 into a molecule actively remove it from the atmosphere. Area Demonstrator Project in Milford that forms the basis of making plastics. Key developments have been made to Waterfront. The amibition of the project The potential of using global laboratory and numerical modelling is to establish Milford Waterfront derived from CO2 is huge, using 0.5 billion capabilities, both for the study of deep as a zero carbon area by 2030. tonnes of the carbon emitted annually. coalbeds as a store of CO2 captured at Dr Enrico Andreoli leads this work point sources and the study of soils as a Zero carbon status will be achieved by utilising local renewable energy package on capturing and storing landscape-scale carbon sink. Collaborative harmful CO2 emissions. An alternative work is in progress with the National resources including solar, biogas (AD), heat exchange from sea water and to long-term storage which can be Grid and Energy Build, the owners and expensive, is to use captured CO2 operators of Aberpergwm coal mine. hydrogen generation. The main task of the project is to draw up a business to produce useful materials. Coal swelling caused by interactions with plan for the Port of Milford Haven to Ethylene is one of the most widely-used CO2 is a critical issue being studied as implement in Milford Waterfront. Key molecules in the chemical industry it restricts the rate of CO2 injection and outcomes include a techno-economic and forms the starting point for the remains the foremost technical barrier risk assessment, carbon calculator, manufacture of detergents, synthetic to the use of remaining coal deposits environmental and social benefits as well lubricants and the vast majority of plastics, for carbon sequestration. A bespoke as the digital economy and job creation. including polyethylene and polystyrene. pressure-tapped core holder has been A second project acquired funding Currently, it’s produced at a very high designed, capable of testing CO2 flow temperature by steam from oil cracking. and storage in coal cores up to 1m in from the National Grid to develop a length to provide a world-leading insight smart geo grid in order to maximise the By using CO2, water, green electricity into coal-gas interactions. This is paired capacity of the transmission network. It and a new catalyst, Dr Andreoli’s team is with recent advances to the numerical will examine how sensor acquired data able to generate a sustainable ethylene model, COMPASS, which now better can be used to better predict thermal at room temperature. The catalyst is describes the deformation behaviour dissipation, with a view to providing the created through combining copper and of coal. The collaboration with Energy science base needed to justify de-rating. a polyamide and achieves one of the Build enables the application of these highest rates of conversion ever recorded tools in practice, with a view towards in standard bicarbonate water solutions. pilot scale tests conducted in situ. The team is now actively looking for Research proposals recently submitted industrial partners to take the potential for include realising the potential of subsoils this globally-relevant technology forward. for carbon storage (NERC) and developing a new model of mixture coupling in reactive porous media (EPSRC). National Grid funding has been acquired for two projects relating to heat dissipation from underground transmission lines.

Figure 4. Swansea Evening Post article

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Project updates

Energy Vectoring Environmentally-Friendly Social Acceptability and Through Hydrogen Electrical Power Plant & Insulation Responsible Development of Energy Systems Based at Swansea University’s Energy Prof Manu Haddad, Director of Cardiff Work with Tata Steel Port Talbot and Neath Safety Research Institute (ESRI), Dr Charlie University’s Advanced High Voltage Port Talbot BC is underway to set up a Dunnill has been researching hydrogen- Engineering Research Centre, is involved series of workshop events in Port Talbot enriched natural gas as a domestic fuel. in ongoing discussions regarding a in 2019. Members of the community will partnership between the National Grid have the opportunity to discuss scenarios As part of the effort to reduce carbon and Siemens to build the next generation emissions from an ever-increasing that set out what a decarbonised energy of GIL (Gas Insulated Lines) using lower future might look like in Port Talbot. global population, it has become vital GWP (Global Warming Potential). to counteract the environment impact The purpose is to provide social of our domestic energy usage, given its During the last few months, the work intelligence on potential sources of contribution to overall carbon emissions. package has been awarded two National controversy, as well as helping FLEXIS Grid projects looking at Earthing researchers understand how energy Hydrogen has emerged as a foremost (£300k) and Electric Vehicles (£213k). candidate to offset and eventually innovation might become more replace the use of traditional gaseous Together with Allied Insulators and the responsive to community needs. This will fossil fuels. Hydrogen as the universal National Grid, Prof Haddad has been help address the cross-cutting themes of energy carrier is easily produced from all working on a prototype of a textured socio-economic benefit, environmental forms of renewable or recovered energy insulator. The prototype was featured in sustainability and responsible as a storable, transportable commodity the Low Carbon Networks & Innovation development of energy systems. that can be used on demand. This Conference (LCNI) in October 2018. A second round of interviews with decouples supply from demand, which members of the community in Caerau is often considered the downside of who are potential participants in the intermittent renewable energy storage. mine water district heating scheme has European trials have conducted taken place. As well as contributing to an evaluation of the practical FLEXIS work, this data is being used in implementation of hydrogen-enriched the Fair Futures project led by Energy natural gas (HENG) within a mains Systems Catapult, and commissioned gas supply. Dr Dunnill and his team by the Welsh Government. Analysis of have examined the limitations of the data will feed into workshops with such a strategy based on a novel community stakeholders that will look at meta-analysis of experiment studies the contribution technological innovation within the literature, with a focus can make to addressing fuel poverty. on the constraints imposed by the In partnership with the RESPONSE phenomena of flash-back and blow-off. project (Delft University, of Technology A key finding is that natural gas can be University of Sussex, ETH Zurich) a grant enriched to a degree of approximately has been won from the Lorentz Centre 30% before domestic appliances need (Netherlands) to hold a week-long to be changed, therefore making a workshop in January 2019 to develop an significant reduction in national CO2 outline of a responsible, innovation-based emissions. approach to energy system transition.

Figure 1. Prototype of Textured Insulator Figure 2. Prototype on display at LCNI November 2018 Advisory Board Report

Smart Energy Management

Dr Igic, Head of Power Electronics Research at Swansea University, presented on the subject of power current transducers at the Annual World Congress of Nano Science and Technology in Berlin during October 2018. Dr Igic’s team was awarded funding by EPSRC’s The Future Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub supporting the development of Swansea University’s patented Vertical GaN (gallium nitride) Device for more efficient energy conversion in August. A ground-breaking development in the field of power current transducers, specifically, magnetic sensing with GaN high-electron mobility transistors, resulted in an article in Semiconductors Today. Researchers at Swansea University and the University of Nis, Serbia, created devices featuring a split drain that allowed the deviation of electron paths due to interaction with magnetic fields to be assessed. Dr Soroush Faramehr, a Research Associate, won first prize at the UK Power Electronics Annual Conference 2018, for best EPSRC project in July. Dr Grazia Todeschini presented a talk on harmonic modelling and stability of renewable energy systems at the IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) General Meeting in August. Her work on power electronics with one of the leaders in the field, Dr Surya Santoso (Cockrell School of Engineering, University of Texas at Austin), continues with joint tutorials at the IEEE PES, conference proceedings and journal papers in both IET Power Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery.

Figure 3. GaN MagHEMT (split-current sensor) schematic showing geometrical Figure 4. Dr Faramehr (left) receives parameters used for relative sensitivity optimisation 1st place for best EPSRC project

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Demonstration Area

Latest developments

Development of the FLEXIS It is planned that FLEXISapp will be Demonstration Area has moved on apace showcased in a demonstration hub where over the last months. A Memorandum the private sector and general public will of Understanding (MOU) is being be able to see at first-hand demonstration drafted between FLEXIS and Neath projects such as multi-vector energy Port Talbot BC and recruitment for a modelling and optimisation. Neath Demonstration Area Project Manager is Port Talbot BC are planning to create a underway. Discussions are taking place Centre of Excellence – a smart building with Baglan Bay Innovation Centre, to showcase cutting-edge, renewable located within the Demonstration technologies - and have suggested Area, with a view to securing a base for it as a potential venue for the hub. FLEXIS Demonstration Area activities. The core outcomes of the FLEXISapp As mentioned previously, the include the full-scale development of Demonstration Area will provide an the Energy Systems Commercialisation opportunity to carry out full-scale Demonstrator and the creation of a demonstration projects, based on plans centralised ‘fleet of foot’ platform to drive being made by Neath Port Talbot BC forward and create new interactions and ideas being developed by FLEXIS. between industry and FLEXIS. Research funding will be sought to enable the projects to proceed, thus adding to To further facilitate new interactions FLEXIS’ ability to draw down research between industry and FLEXIS, income, as required by the contract. consideration is being given to the development of a not-for-profit, Special FLEXISapp is a new project, currently in Purpose Vehicle (SPV). FLEXIS core Business Plan development with WEFO. members Cardiff University, the University The objective is to complement current of South Wales and Swansea University FLEXIS activities via the development will be partners in the SPV, together with of the demonstration site further to Neath Port Talbot Borough Council. include the commercialisation of new products and systems emerging from FLEXIS and other academic research and development. FLEXISapp is scheduled to run for three years, from Jan 2019, with a budget contribution of some £3m from WEFO. It will have its own set of targets, related to so-called economic development indicators. It will support the roll-out and scale-up of energy solutions, resulting in new products, energy systems and jobs.

Figure 1: Baglan Bay Innovation Centre Figure 2: Baglan Energy Park M4 NEATH

DEMONSTRATION AREA

A483 A SWANSEA

A4067 B

M4

Proposed Tidal Lagoon PORT TALBOT Demonstration area boundary SWANSEA BA Y M4 C

A • Swansea University Bay Campus B • Hydrogen Centre • Gas fired power station • Water treatment works • Council offices • Schools / Hospital • Paper mill • Solar technology provider • Energy Park • SPECIFIC Buildings as Power Stations D

C • Tata Steel Port Talbot D • Gas Turbine Research Centre (Cardiff University) • Cement works • Biomass power station • Water treatment plant with • Gas & electricity networks electrical generator • Industrial gas & equipment supplier

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FLEXIS Young Researchers Conference

In July, FLEXIS hosted the Young Researchers Conference.

100 attendees Early career researchers were given the opportunity to learn more about FLEXIS and take a tour of the Demonstration Area.

49 academic posters The researchers produced academic posters to showcase their work, identify opportunities for collaboration and win prizes based on peer and Principal Investigator votes.

A chance to hear from the project partners Presentations were given by Steven Phillips, CEO of Neath Port Talbot Borough Council and Martin Brunnock, Manufacturing Director at Tata Steel in Europe.

FLEXIS Young Resarchers Conference July 2018 Our stakeholders include:

3M Engineering and Physical Neath Port Talbot County Torfaen County Sciences Research Borough Council Borough Council ABB Group Council (EPSRC) Natural Environment Toshiba Akzo Nobel Energy Technologies Research Council (NERC) Institute (ETI) TNEI Airbus Newcastle University Future Generations UCL (University College London) Amazon Port of Milford Haven Commissioner for Wales UKCCS Research Centre Bangor University Global Challenges Port Talbot Waterfront Enterprise Zone UK Energy Research BIS Group Research Fund (GCRF) Centre (UKERC) Power Networks Research Bridgend County General Electric (GE) UK Power Networks Borough Council Academy (PNRA) Gexcon AS UK Research and Innovation BP Ofgem (GB Electricity Grid Solutions Distribution Network) Uniper SE Calon Energy GW4 Alliance (Bath, Bristol, Queen’s University Belfast University of Bath Cardiff & Exeter Universities) Carbon Conversations REHAU University of Bristol Honeywell Cardiff County Borough Council Renishaw University of Edinburgh Indian Institute of CCS (Carbon Capture & Technology Roorkee Rhondda Cynon Taf County University of Leeds Storage Association) Borough Council Initiative for Managing University of Manchester Celsa Steel UK Ricardo plc Policymaker-Academic University of Nottingham Centre for Radiation, Chemicals Cooperation and Transfer RICE (IMPACKT), Swansea University University of Reading and Environmental Hazards Riversimple (CRCE), Public Health England Imperial College University of Sheffield RMIT University CIIIA (Centro de Investigacion Innovate UK University of Southampton e Innovacion en Ingenieria Rolls-Royce Aeronautica), UANL (Mexico) Institute of Electrical and University of Strathclyde Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Royal Society Climate Change, Environment University of Warwick Institute of Welsh Affairs RRI Tools and Rural Affairs Committee, Virgin Atlantic National Assembly for Wales Council on Large Electric RWE nPower Wales Council for Voluntary Systems (CIGRE) Compound Semiconductor Schneider Electric Action (WCVA) Centre Integral SSE plc Wales and West Utilities Cranfield University Intellectual Property Office SP Energy Networks WEFO (EU funds in Wales) Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / International Energy SER Cymru II Welsh Government Natural Resources Wales Agency (IEA) Severn Trent Water Westminster Energy, Department for Environment, ITM Power Food & Rural Affairs Shell Environment and (UK Government) Jaguar Land Rover Transport Forum Siemens Department for Business, Khalifa University Western Power Distribution Energy & Industrial Strategy SINTEF WRAP Cymru (UK Government) Kingsmill Industries (UK) Ltd SPECIFIC Buildings as ZF Department for Transport KU Leuven Power Stations (UK Government) Lancaster University SP Energy Networks DNV GL Life Sciences Hub Wales Stainless Metalcraft Ltd Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Liverpool John Moores Supergen Bioenergy EA Technology University Swansea Bay City Deal EERA (European Energy Local Partnerships LLP Swansea University Research Alliance) Loughborough University Tampere University eCORP International, LLC Low Carbon Swansea Bay of Technology Ecole Centrale de Lyon Materials Processing Institute Tata Steel UK Electronic Systems Minister of State for Climate Tecnalia Design Centre (ESDC), Change and Industry Swansea University The Behavioural Insights Team National Grid Energy Systems Catapult Tianjin University National Physical Energy Saving Trust Laboratory (NPL) Tidal Lagoon Power

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