Otto Simon was delighted to attend the ‘Delivering Net Zero for British Ceramics’ 2023 Conference organised by the British Ceramic Confederation.

The conference was held at Staffordshire University on 13^th September 2023. Delegates from across the ceramics, energy, and engineering industries come together to discuss the decarbonisation of the UK ceramics industry, along with associated policy changes and research which are key to the delivery of low-carbon technologies of the future.

Speakers included an update on the future of energy networks for Net Zero from the Energy Networks Association; a video message from Lord Callanan, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, on business transition planning; information about engaging the UK ceramics industry with BAT for industrial emissions from the Environment Agency; and discussions about ‘safer innovation’ and their research into hydrogen from the Health and Safety Executive.

The British Ceramics Confederation also gave an update on the status of their research into using hydrogen for the ceramics sector and We Are Liminal, gave an interesting talk about how to ‘reframe uncertainty as opportunity’.

Otto Simon is currently carrying out hydrogen fuel switching projects for a range of industries, including ceramics, and it was very interesting to discuss the role hydrogen will play in the future of the ceramics industry with a wide selection of the attendees and presenters.

https://www.ceramfed.co.uk/key-topics/industry-decarbonisation-conference/