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The march towards Net Zero Carbon is picking up pace, but Ports appear to be bringing up the rear
News
18/12/2020

The march towards Net Zero Carbon is picking up pace, but Ports appear to be bringing up the rear

As activities towards achieving Net Zero Carbon ramp up, KTN’s Mark Wray (Buildings & Infrastructure) and Matthew Moss (Maritime) share their thoughts on the recently published Spending Review and Carbon Budget, and what these mean for the sector.

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Spending Review sees a strong commitment to decarbonise transport
News
18/12/2020

Spending Review sees a strong commitment to decarbonise transport

The Prime Minister’s commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050 was given a boost in the recent Spending Review with a sizeable budget allocated to supporting the transport sector’s transition to decarbonised energy sources.

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Global transport challenges: how can international collaboration meet some of the needs?
perspectives
18/12/2020

Global transport challenges: how can international collaboration meet some of the needs?

Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain, KTM for Rail, discusses international transport collaboration through the lens of her recent experience as a UK representative at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament 2020.

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What does the Transforming the Foundation Industries (TFI) Challenge mean for the Chemicals Sector?
News
17/12/2020

What does the Transforming the Foundation Industries (TFI) Challenge mean for the Chemicals Sector?

The foundation industries are worth approximately £45bn to the UK economy and employ 500,000 people. However, these sectors are the largest polluters generating 10% of all UK CO2 emissions. What can be done?

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CyberASAP Demo Day 2020/21 (Year 4)
Event
18/02/2021 Online

CyberASAP Demo Day 2020/21 (Year 4)

See our most recent Alumni from 2021 in action presenting their Pitches and Demonstrators at the online Demo Day in February 2021, or read their profiles in the Demo Day Booklet.

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Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Defence
Event
13/01/2021 Online

Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Defence

This webinar series will look into the opportunities and trends for Batteries in Defence, Maritime and Rail.

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Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Maritime
Event
10/02/2021 Online

Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Maritime

This webinar series will look into the opportunities and trends for Batteries in Defence, Maritime and Rail.

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Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Rail
Event
17/03/2021 Online

Cross-Sector Battery Systems Innovation Network: Batteries for Rail

This webinar series will look into the opportunities and trends for Batteries in Defence, Maritime and Rail.

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Zero Emissions Road Freight Workshop
Event
20/01/2021 Online

Zero Emissions Road Freight Workshop

A webinar for organisations involved or interested in zero emission road freight and its supporting infrastructure.

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Innovation Recommendation: Levelling up and Place-based Innovation
perspectives
17/12/2020

Innovation Recommendation: Levelling up and Place-based Innovation

“Place” has become part of the political conversation, and KTN welcomes the place-based innovation strategy in the Government’s R&D Roadmap.

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