Multidisciplinary Innovation in Energy, Environment and Transportation

ENERGYTEC CLUSTER

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FOREWORDAs Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, I have watched Harwell Campus flourish. The vibrant EnergyTec Cluster was launched in May 2018 and has the people, ground-breaking products and a scalability factor that create a platform for commercial advantage.

In the last 30 years I have witnessed the growing momentum towards addressing climate change, moving it to the front and centre of the Government’s policy today to be the first G7 nation to make a commitment to amend the Climate Change Act 2008 to become carbon neutral by 2050. Technology is spearheading the UK’s transition into a low carbon economy, creating new jobs and green growth. The UK has a great reputation for accessing the best available science and engineering analysis, finding ways to innovate technological solutions to meet this challenge.

I am particularly excited about the cross fertilisation of ideas at Harwell across the energy, space, and health clusters. Harwell is already a key energy hub with its exceptional capabilities, generating exciting new partnership opportunities with other energy hubs that will ultimately translate into economic and societal benefits.

If you have never visited Harwell Campus, I urge you to do so and to see for yourself how the EnergyTec Cluster can be of service to you.

Professor John Loughhead CB OBE FREng FTSE BEIS Chief Scientific Adviser

CONTENTS 1 Foreword

2 Harwell’s outstanding organisations

4 History

5 Our vision for the future

6 EnergyTec Cluster at Harwell

8 Attributes of a successful Cluster

10 Science and research facilities 11 Diamond Light Source 12 Central Laser Facility 13 ISIS Neutron and Muon Source 14 Research Complex at Harwell 15 Exploring radical new energy horizons 16 Optimising emerging technologies 17 Founding members of the EnergyTec Cluster 18 UK Atomic Energy Authority 18 European Space Agency

19 Innovation at Harwell

30 Harwell tomorrow

32 Life at Harwell

36 Investment, funding sources and skills

37 Links, access and parking

38 Visit us

39 Contacts

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HARWELL CAMPUS

710acres

6,000+people

200+ organisations

ENERGYTEC CLUSTER/ ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND TRANSPORTATION

900people

35organisations

TALENT from over

60 countries

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HARWELL: AN OUTSTANDING CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION

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Medical Research Council2Public Health England1

ISIS Neutron & Muon Source 3 Central Laser Facility4

Research Complex at Harwell5 6

Diamond Light Source7 R100 RAL Space8

Satellite Applications Catapult9 European Space Agency10

Scientific Computing Data11 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory12

Faraday Institution

Rosalind Franklin Institute

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Zephyr Building15 Genesis Building16

Proposed Residential Complex 17

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OUR VISIONFOR THE FUTURE2010s

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Research Complex at Harwell opened

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Active Laser Facilities at CLF expanded

2018

Faraday Institution launched at Harwell Campus

2000s 2006

Science and Innovation Minister Lord Sainsbury announces £26m investment in a new Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH)

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The Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is founded, absorbing Rutherford Appleton Laboratories

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Diamond Light Source is opened by Queen Elizabeth II

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SERC was split into the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC)

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SRC was renamed the Science and Engineering Council (SERC) to reflect an increased emphasis on engineering research

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The ISIS Neutron & Muon Source opened at the Rutherford Laboratory

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The Central Laser Facility (CLF) opened

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Appleton Laboratory merged with the Rutherford Laboratory to form the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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Work by MRC Harwell Radiobiology Unit led to a ban on the atmospheric testing of atomic weapons

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Government created the Science Research Council (SRC) to oversee its investments in scientific research. The Council assumed responsibility for the Rutherford High Energy Laboratory

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Rutherford Laboratory was established to handle high energy physics work

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January 1 – the Atomic Energy Research Establishment was formed under the Ministry of Supply

A long rich history of energy research and development at Harwell.

HISTORY

VISION“ The Harwell EnergyTec Cluster is the place to accelerate innovative solutions to meet national and international energy challenges, enabled by embedded world-leading capabilities and skills”

COLLABORATIVE ADVANTAGE Harwell is within one of the most dynamic economic regions of the UK, with access to a large network of specialist investors and the University of Oxford that’s ranked No. 1 in the world by the Times Education Supplement. University College London and the University of Manchester are part of the academic network of over 30 universities on campus daily. At 710 acres, the campus is the

£23bnGVA generated each year

of working age population educated to degree level or above3.9%

GVA growth year on year since 2016

1 of 3net contributors

to the UK exchequer

ECONOMY POPULATION

51%

THE OXFORDSHIRE ECONOMY

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size of a small town, with over 6,000+ skilled people, working inside over 200 organisations.

Sector clusters comprising organisations of all sizes, knowledge, skills and facilities enable connection, collaboration and innovation. They are outward looking and open to regional, national and international partnerships that create a strong global network within the sector.

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Powering our increasingly energy-hungry world without causing catastrophic damage to the environment through climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.

The EnergyTec Cluster comprises 35 organisations employing more than 900 people on campus and directly links to a wider network of over 30 organisations across the UK. Cluster organisations include Siemens, Toyota, Johnson-Matthey, Williams Advanced Engineering and the Energy Systems Catapult among others. It leverages Harwell’s assets supporting the priorities set by the UK Industrial Strategy. This well-established entrepreneurial ecosystem facilitates collaboration, risk sharing and makes it easier to attract new investment. It is an ideal environment to gain economies of scale and tap into a pool of highly skilled labour.

In 2018 the Faraday Institution, the UK’s independent research institute for electrochemical energy storage, headquartered at Harwell, received a Government investment of £78m and is a key stakeholder in the EnergyTec Cluster. Harwell Campus brings together UK public bodies, academia and industry to share knowledge, identify gaps and focus on areas where organisations can combine their strengths.

Harwell Campus has a raft of business support available such as the ‘Connect Harwell’ networking events, core cluster events and Proof of Concept Calls that inject investment into cross sector partnered projects, for example energy and space. These provide an unrivalled springboard for ambitious organisations to progress.

Clusters create a fertile environment for the commercialisation of innovative ideas through easy access to collaborators and cutting edge technologies. At Harwell, EnergyTec, Space and HealthTec clusters have been instrumental in driving innovation and growth within the sectors they represent but also in fostering a multidisciplinary ethos across sectors. We look forward to progressing this journey with a growing and vibrant stakeholder community.

Dr. Barbara GhinelliDirector, Clusters & Harwell Campus Business Development UKRI – Science & Technology Facilities Council

ENERGYTEC CLUSTER AT HARWELL A rich eco-system tackling today’s energy challenges.

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The UK and Harwell itself has a world-renowned heritage in the energy sector and will continue to have a global impact on tackling climate change. Renewable innovation and Intellectual Property create jobs which facilitate de-carbonisation and augment economic growth.

Critical mass of companies and science

• With an outward facing culture, Harwell has many R&D related organisations on site that are inter-connected with over 100 organisations across the region belonging to Oxfordshire’s Energy Cluster and industry.

• The Faraday Institution is linked to 20 major universities and 30 industry partners, many through its ‘Fast Start’ projects to accelerate battery technology.

• There are over 60 nationalities represented on campus every day, offering a global perspective.

A multi-talented workforce

• 51% of Oxfordshire county’s workforce is educated to degree level, well above the national average of 36%.

• The Government has invested in the Rosalind Franklin Institute (with links to 240 scientists and 10 universities) and National Satellite Test Facilities, that are located at Harwell Campus.

Pro-active collaboration

• A world-class science infrastructure including: Diamond Light Source, the Central Laser Facility, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, the Medical Research Council and Public Health England. These have been further complemented by The Faraday Institution.

Room to expand with labs, offices & technical space

• Phase 1 of the Masterplan is already well underway encompassing 400,000 sq ft, with new buildings and refurbished legacy buildings set within an attractive, mature landscape. Land can also be made available for future expansion.

• A new conference centre is planned, plus affordable homes for sale and rent, boosting the existing amenities.

Access to finance

• Several top tier funds are based locally, investing in innovative UK based early stage companies. These include Invesco Perpetual, Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI) and Oxford Capital.

• Longwall Ventures and Midven are located on campus, providing a direct link to start up investment.

• Partnerships with angel investment networks such as OION (Oxford Investment Opportunity Network). Emma Southwell-Sander

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ATTRIBUTES OF A SUCCESSFUL CLUSTER

“ The incredible people working within the cluster are the innovators, problem solvers and investors who will lead the way in creating low-carbon technologies and solutions. We have a history of over 75-years in energy at Harwell and look forward to the next 75 years as we continue to grow the cluster, attracting more organisations and investment.”

Emma Southwell-Sander Harwell EnergyTec Cluster Manager

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Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron facility. It harnesses the power of electrons to produce light (mainly X-rays) 10 billion times brighter than the Sun that scientists and engineers from academia and industry can use to study anything from aerospace components and batteries to viruses and vaccines.

Diamond has an advanced industrial engagement programme, working directly with over 150 companies in 19 countries. Diamond hosts over 8,000 visiting scientists performing experiments each year and 40% of these projects have industrial engagement. With state-of-the-art advanced materials characterisation facilities and expert staff, the techniques available allow scientists to examine the structure and chemistry of materials and processes in unprecedented detail.

Energy research is a key area and research and development projects performed at Diamond include understanding chemical and structural changes in battery materials over long term charge and discharge cycles. Alternative energy storage technologies such as fuel cells and gas storage materials have been investigated.

Maximising the safety and efficiency of existing energy sources is also of significant importance and to this end, Diamond has worked with Infineum to help develop better lubricants for use with biofuels; with the University of Cambridge and partners on understanding mechanisms at play in enhanced oil recovery and with the University of Manchester to provide data to support models for long duration nuclear waste remediation.

SCIENCE AND RESEARCH FACILITIES Harwell Campus has a unique grouping of national science facilities under the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), with future developments underway including the National Satellite Test Facility and Rosalind Franklin Institute.

Facilities looking to engage in solving complex problems for both academics and companies.

1,200 STFC staff support the work of 10,000 scientists and engineers.

Combining the extraordinary technology strengths of the STFC, industry, government and academia at Harwell Campus, provides an outstanding setting for the EnergyTec Cluster to develop. By working with the cluster’s many stakeholders, UKRI will enhance capacity to support the development of innovators and industry. This complements the founding objectives of the EnergyTec Cluster set up by the STFC and its partners at Harwell.

Sir Mark WalportChief Executive, UK Research and Innovation

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DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE

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The CLF’s wide-ranging applications include experiments in physics, chemistry and biology, accelerating subatomic particles to high energies; from advanced, compact, tuneable lasers that can pinpoint individual particles to high power laser installations that recreate the conditions inside stars. A vigorous development programme ensures that the CLF’s facilities maintain their international competitiveness and an example of this is Vulcan, a petawatt laser system used for experiments researching High Energy Density (HED) science including fusion energy, electron and ion acceleration, laboratory astrophysics and plasma physics.

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Artemis

Artemis is the CLF’s facility for ultrafast XUV science. Experiments on Artemis investigate ultra-fast electron dynamics in condensed matter and gas-phase molecules.

Gemini

Gemini is an extremely high power, ultra-short pulse laser system delivering dual beams of 15 J, 30 fs laser pulses, at a rate of one shot every 20 seconds, focused to intensities in excess of 1021 W cm-2.

Octopus

Octopus (Optics Clustered to OutPut Unique Solutions) imaging cluster offers a range of imaging techniques including multidimensional single molecule microscopy, confocal microscopy and optical profilometry.

Ultra

Ultra combines laser, detector and sample manipulation technology to probe molecular dynamics on the femtosecond to microsecond timescales.

Vulcan

Vulcan is a petawatt laser system, used for experiments researching High Energy Density (HED) science including fusion energy, electron and ion acceleration, laboratory astrophysics and plasma physics.

The Central Laser Facility has state-of-the-art laser imaging systems for scientific research.

CENTRAL LASER FACILITYThe Central Laser Facility (CLF) at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is one of the world’s leading laser facilities, providing scientists from the UK and Europe with an unparalleled range of state-of-the-art laser technology and expertise across the scientific disciplines.

Fuel cells and the scientific understanding of them is crucial as a way of making clean hydrogen-powered cars and other vehicles for the future. Equally important are batteries and exploring new materials for battery electrodes and electrolytes. This work will reduce the weight of the most common energy storage medium, batteries, increasing the range that electric vehicles can travel.

ISIS is aiding organisations in the development of solar power, through ground-breaking polymers with the potential to improve the performance, efficiency and economic attractiveness of solar cells, encouraging more widespread deployment of this renewable energy technology.

One possible way to alleviate pollution is to capture pollutant gasses such as CO2 and SO2. Recent work between ISIS and the University of Nottingham has identified a family of cheap, green metal organic framework (MOF) materials that show enhanced selectivity for these and other pollutant gasses, offering the possibility of gas separation.

ISIS NEUTRON AND MUON SOURCE

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The EnergyTec Cluster is an incredibly exciting opportunity for the UK, driving innovation by bringing together the business and research communities, along with access to a unique suite of major scientific facilities. Our clusters are born out of a deep knowledge of the UK economy and what is driving productivity and growth, and we align our own strategy with that.

Professor Mark ThomsonExecutive Chair, Science and Technology Facilities Council

The Harwell EnergyTec Cluster builds not only on the basic energy science research at Diamond and ISIS and decades of energy research and development at Harwell but also on strategic developments, such as the Faraday Institution, and a growing cohort of energy-based companies from small start-ups to global leaders. Harwell has the scale and ambition to lead in energy innovations and developments that will produce technological solutions that will decarbonise the UK and help reduce CO2

emissions globally.

Professor Bill David FRS

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source and University of Oxford

Siemens has benefitted from engagement with experts at the research facilities at Harwell Campus. We have found there to be a strong collaborative approach which accelerates innovation with our exploratory energy programmes. We view the growing EnergyTec cluster at Harwell as playing an increasingly important part in the UK’s innovation landscape.

Dr Ian WilkinsonProgramme Manager, Siemens Corporate Technologies

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EXPLORING RADICAL NEW ENERGY HORIZONS

The EnergyTec Cluster’s focus is on developing new energy options inspired by nature and opening up revolutionary vistas in energy generation.

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Physical sciences, life sciences and laser researchers work alongside each other, to mutual benefit. These multidisciplinary groups act as an on-site interface to the national facilities for non-expert users, from battery electrode characterisation to a design of novel photo voltaic systems. Well-founded laboratories, complemented with analytic equipment from electron-microscopy to protein characterisation, enable world-class academic-industrial collaborations that benefit from, and are of benefit to the national facilities.

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RESEARCH COMPLEX AT HARWELL

Climate change, pollution pressures, the reduction of our carbon footprint, expanding populations and finite supplies of traditional energy resources make the quest to develop sustainable, secure and efficient energy technologies critical to our future.

• Fast Ignition: The Central Laser Facility is probing the potential to generate fusion energy by guiding and focusing electron beams with magnetic fields – an approach that could offer big cost benefits over other laser fusion options.

• Artificial Photosynthesis: The Central Laser Facility is studying and synthesising molecules that could make it possible to mimic the process used by plants to turn sunlight into energy – harnessing it to generate electricity.

• Ammonia Demonstrator: A range of storage technologies are required to meet our decarbonised energy system needs. It is accepted by UK policy advisors that chemical energy vectors have a role to play in decarbonising the UK’s energy system. Producing hydrogen in low-carbon ways and using it to meet challenging demands in transportation, industry and power generation is an important part of the next stage of the UK’s energy transition.

Ammonia is a vector that enables the practical, carbon-free storage and transportation of hydrogen in bulk, as it has a high hydrogen density (both volumetric and gravimetric), and established infrastructure and procedures for storage and use. The ammonia synthesis and energy storage system at Harwell Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is the only practical demonstration system in the UK, and was the first of its kind in the world. The system was designed and built both to show that such a system can be constructed and operated today by mature technology (and is therefore scalable), and to provide a development platform for further improvements in the processes involved.

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The Faraday Institution

The Faraday Institution is powering one of the most exciting scientific developments of the 21st century – Britain’s battery revolution. As the world competes to define the future of energy and automation, the Faraday Institution is accelerating the fundamental research needed for future battery development to power the automotive and energy revolution for the UK.

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FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE ENERGYTEC CLUSTER

OPTIMISING EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED TECHNOLOGIESThe aim of the UKRI’s Science & Technology Facilities Council is simple:

To maximise the benefits offered by a whole range of energy technologies and surmount barriers to their efficient and economic use.

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• Hydrogen Storage: Utilising expertise in innovative materials to deliver advances vital to realising hydrogen’s huge potential as a clean energy carrier. For instance, the ISIS neutron-scattering source is producing insights into the structure and properties of promising hydrogen storage materials, including very recent work conducted with Toyota.

• Fuel Cells: Contributing to the fundamental scientific understanding crucial to the ongoing development of fuel cells, a technology that promises to make clean, hydrogen-powered cars and other vehicles a familiar sight on the world’s roads in the years to come.

• Batteries: Helping scientists investigate new materials for battery electrodes and electrolytes, increasing their capacity and life-time, including super capacitors, whilst reducing the weight of the world’s most ubiquitous energy storage medium to increase the range of electric vehicles.

• Solar Power: Developing improved solar cells using polymers, that will encourage greater mainstream adoption of this renewable technology.

• Catalysts: ISIS and the UK Catalysis Hub at The Harwell Research Complex is helping scientists understand the mechanism of catalysts, to enable better and more efficient catalytic processes to be developed.

A new research institution located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus and initially funded through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Faraday Institution brings together experts in science, business and policy making to help make the UK the world leader in battery technology. By helping to promote battery research, we will create new jobs, new industries, and develop tomorrow’s technologies.

Doing so will make the UK the go-to place for research into the development, manufacture and production of new battery technologies. The Faraday Institution was established as the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage science and technology in 2017 as part of the UK government’s £246 million investment in battery technology through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Faraday Battery Challenge.

The growth in battery technologies, particularly those used in electric vehicles, is fuelling a rise in electrochemical energy storage in a range of other static and dynamic applications. The UK aspires to be a world-leader in the development of new battery technologies in both the automotive and other energy storage sectors and we are creating new opportunities that will help us address the current markets for energy storage, particularly in emerging economies where the grid infrastructure is weak or has not reached large portions of the population.

Ian Ellerington, Head of Technology Transfer, The Faraday Institution

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The European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) is based at Harwell and is the most recent addition to the European Space Agency’s operational sites across Europe. Approximately 100 people are based in ECSAT, supporting activities related to telecommunications, integrated applications, climate change, technology and science. ECSAT focuses on the development of commercial space related products and services, downstream applications and the ‘spin-out’ of space into non-space sectors.

This includes the use of technology and micro-gravity research developed for human space flight. Harwell Campus is also home to one of ESA’s Business Incubation Centres. The ESA BIC at Harwell is managed by STFC and provides an opportunity for start-ups to access world class scientific facilities and research. More than 70 start-ups have been nurtured at the ESA Business Incubation Centre since 2011, addressing a wide range of markets.

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)

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UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITYUKAEA’s mission includes leading the commercial development of fusion power and related technology. Fusion - the process that powers the Sun - could play an important role in the future production of low-carbon energy. UKAEA operates one of the world’s leading fusion research laboratories at Culham, just 15km from Harwell.

INNOVATIONAT HARWELL

Harwell is home to a number of energy companies, that have been highlighted on the following pages.

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enersys.com

EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. EnerSys manufacture and distribute reserve power and motive power batteries, battery chargers, power equipment, battery accessories and outdoor equipment enclosure solutions to customers worldwide.

The EnerSys Advanced Systems group, including ABSL Space Products, Enser and Quallion, design and manufacture custom, state-of-the-art batteries for military, space and aviation applications. The wide breadth of technologies and capabilities allows EnerSys to provide customers with the best performing products and highest quality services at the best possible value.

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The Energy Systems Catapult has developed a range of unique capabilities and assets to help innovators, SMEs, industry, academia, regulators and Government to transform the UK energy system to meet carbon reduction targets and achieve clean growth ambitions. The Catapult’s capabilities were chosen and developed based on in-depth energy sector consultation and in alignment with the government’s Industrial Strategy they are informed by a ‘whole systems’ approach. This means considering the interactions of the power, heat and transport systems. It also means understanding how the physical energy system, market arrangements and policy instruments work together, and how they will incorporate a new digital infrastructure. Crucially, it means understanding how the consumer interacts with the wider energy system and infrastructure.

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Element Six is a global leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond super-materials for industrial applications. Providing solutions for industries such as automotive and consumer electronics manufacturing, mining and road planing, and oil and gas drilling. Element Six is also opening up new applications for synthetic diamond in a wide range of industries such as optics, power transmission, water treatment, semi-conductors and sensors.

ELEMENT SIX

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Goodrich Consulting specialises in energy efficiency in industry, buildings and transport, bringing in-depth knowledge of climate change. Projects have included work on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and UK Climate Change Agreements. Practical services include the introduction of energy management systems, energy audits for manufacturers and evaluation of savings opportunities.

hydrogenhub.org

Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies offer the UK a unique opportunity to secure cost effective, clean, secure energy for power, heat and transportation. The Hydrogen Hub is an industry-led community of stakeholders from across the hydrogen and fuel cell supply chain, Government, local authorities, businesses and current and potential users. The Hydrogen Hub establishes communities or “Hubs” of stakeholders who work together to drive investment in hydrogen and fuel cell technology on a local and national scale.

HYDROGEN HUB

I-EM Sat provides a system for the intelligent management of energy, incorporating satellite data and innovative analysis. Advanced data analysis enables a decision support tool providing accurate, updated and necessary information such as performance, diagnostics and energy production predictions.

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Johnson Matthey is a global science and chemicals company, and a leader in sustainable technologies that applies cutting-edge science and chemistry to create solutions. These include: Emission Control Technologies manufacture catalysts for light and heavy duty vehicles and stationary exhaust emission control and they supply catalytic systems for controlling heavy duty diesel vehicle pollution; Process Technologies supplies catalysts, licenses technologies and delivers services. New business targets areas which align with core technology including Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells and Battery Technologies.

Nuvia is a nuclear specialist, covering both civilian and defence sectors, across the complete lifecycle from new build, through operations and maintenance, to final decommissioning and waste management.

For large, complex challenges Nuvia offers an integrated approach, from design to construction and implementation on site. Nuvia’s clients trust their expertise and rely on advice, products and services to ensure the safe and cost effective management of their radioactive waste.

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Oxford NanoSystems develop innovative coatings to improve two-phase heat transfer surfaces. The technology uses a low temperature process which can be quickly and easily implemented in components post-manufacture to add significant value. The coatings enable the production of cheaper, lighter and more efficient products which consume less fuel, limit environmental impact and reduce manufacturing costs.

Founded in 2012 Oxford NanoSystems has spent five years developing a ground-breaking coating technology which has shown substantial enhancements in heat transfer capabilities when applied to heat exchanged and other two-phase systems. This now includes coatings for single phase transfer. The goal of Oxford NanoSystems is to enable the production of higher value and more

efficient products which consume less energy, limit environmental impact and reduce costs for consumers and manufacturers. The coatings have been independently assessed by world-leading thermal engineers at Brunel University and displayed heat transfer coefficient increases of over 534% compared to untreated surfaces which is a 70% improvement in the system.

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Oxsensis is a British based engineering business supplying harsh environment instrumentation for energy-intensive assets such as aero-engines, land based gas turbines, airframes, and oil & gas applications. Oxsensis optical sensor technology operates 300°C hotter than electrical systems, is EMI-immune, and can operate at kms distance from the physical measurement point. Oxsensis is pioneering a new breed of pressure and temperature sensors that can improve fuel efficiency, lower CO2 and NOX emissions, increase lifetime, cut maintenance and operation costs, and reduce downtime of power generation assets.

MIRICO was founded in 2015 as a spin out from the Laser Spectroscopy Group at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

Combining the use of advanced mid infrared lasers with the patented Laser Dispersion Spectroscopy (LDS) technique for high-resolution chemical analysis, MIRICO’s instruments revolutionise gas sensing, and offer the unique combination of real time analysis with high sensitivity, accuracy and stability, a wide dynamic range and the ability to perform remote sensing in inclement conditions.

MIRICO’s specialist team of experts are actively designing and developing LDS to set new standards for gas sensing in challenging measurement conditions for targeted applications in the oil and gas and environmental science.

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plasma-app.com

Plasma App Ltd has developed an advanced film deposition technology called “Virtual Cathode Deposition” (VCD). VCD works using a pulsed electron beam ablation process making it very fast and efficient compared to existing Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) techniques. VCD enables industrial scale manufacturing of thick and multi-layered functional coatings, such as electrodes for Li-ion batteries and super capacitors, full stack solid-state batteries, thermoelectric devices, thermally efficient substrates

PLASMA APPand other applications. VCD is therefore a platform technology, enabling the growth of complete devices in one technological step.

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Qdot develops heat transfer technology for the most challenging thermal environments. There are numerous thermal engineering challenges in an electric vehicle. Q-dot is currently focusing on the development of compact, high performance and lightweight power electronic cooling systems to help alleviate the range anxiety issue.

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Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) was established as a subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). RWM is responsible for implementing geological disposal of higher activity radioactive wastes in the UK and for the provision of radioactive waste management solutions.

Working together to protect the future

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RAL Space undertakes world-leading space research and technology development and has had significant involvement in more than 210 spacecraft. It provides space test and ground-based facilities, designs and builds instruments, analyses and processes data and operates ground-station facilities, as well as leading conceptual studies for future missions. As the UK’s national space laboratory it is an integral part of STFC and works alongside UK and overseas space agencies, universities and industrial companies on space and ground based space projects.

vsector, which includes testing batteries for spacecraft to ensure they can withstand launch. Scientists at RAL Space also conducts environmental and atmospheric research and technology development and provides calibration facilities for the development of Earth observation instrumentation. RAL Space is also home to the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, which provides data centres for climate and environmental science research. Research using CEDA services includes studies into the impact of weather on the generation and use of renewable energy sources.

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Ricardo is a multi-disciplinary consultancy helping to create a world fit for the future. Ricardo’s energy team are specialists in power sector investment planning; renewable electricity and heat; energy storage; transmission, distribution and smart grids; community energy; international electricity markets; and industry regulation. The strength of Ricardo’s energy team lies in their ability to combine strategic, financial / economic and technical advice as an integrated consultancy service to public and private sector clients around the world.

Ricardo’s energy specialists have expertise in the business and technical issues involved in connecting renewable and conventional energy technologies into existing energy

Ridgeway Kite has developed a parallel reservoir simulator (6X) for both conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon resources. For unconventional resources, 6X has unique differentiating functionality that addresses both geomechanics and flow dynamics in an implicit method. This enables the ability to model the opportunity, impact and interference of hydraulically fracturing wells in a multi-well context for field development planning and management. The technology has been extensively applied in the US shale basins via partner consulting organisation NITEC LLC, and with EOG, SM Energy and Equinor amongst others.

SerraLux is a global company focused on daylighting technologies designed to increase desirable natural daylight within buildings, thus reducing energy consumption required by artificial lighting. This then decreases glare by better distributing light.

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Siemens AG is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovations, quality, reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalisation. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of efficient power generation and power transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as well as automation and software solutions for industry.

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Ramboll is a leading engineering, design and consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. The company employs more than 15,000 experts globally and has especially strong representation in the Nordics, UK, North America, Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. With 300 offices in 35 countries, Ramboll combines local experience with a global knowledge-base constantly striving to achieve inspiring and exacting solutions that make a genuine difference to clients, the end-users, and society at large. Ramboll works across the following markets: Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting.

Ramboll have over 1800 employees working within the Energy sector. Clients include public and private utilities,

SolarKW are an established PV installation firm offering a range of energy saving solutions for the home. Their renewable energy systems include Solar PV, Solar Thermal, Heath Pumps and Energy Management platforms.

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energy companies, developers, contractors, banks, local authorities, governments and governmental institutions. Services include: Power Generation (conventional and biomass), waste to energy, district heating and cooling, power transmissions and smart grids, on and offshore wind.

networks – whether large hydropower schemes, conventional thermal power stations or dispersed generation projects, such as wind farms and biomass-fired plants. They also provide world-leading smart-grid solutions to help clients implement networks that are intelligently integrating generation, storage and demand in real-time, while protecting the network assets.

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Swep produce brazed plate heat exchangers which are one of the most efficient ways to transfer heat. They are designed to provide unparalleled performance with the lowest life-cycle cost. Brazed plate heat exchanges make efficient use of energy, material and space in HVACR and industrial applications.

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Spottitt provide self-service satellite imagery and analytics to help solar and onshore wind energy developers to find sites with suitable geography for development. Spottitt can provide automation, centralised project data storage and sharing features. There is an ability to access reliable data, reduce cost on site prospecting and selection, increase team efficiency through automation, centralised project data storage and sharing features.

SPOTTITT

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Veolia focuses on remote handling including processing material, installation, repairs and dismantling components. The Complex Plan Assembly manoeuvres complex and heavy equipment in restricted areas. Ultra High Vacuum Engineering involves selecting materials and running operations in an ultra-clean UHV vessel and Radiation-hard systems to withstand lethal radiation levels.

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The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) carries out interdisciplinary, whole systems research driven by real-world energy system challenges. It informs UK policy development and strategies of public, private and third sector organisations. UKERC also acts as a focal point for UK energy research and a gateway between the UK and the international energy research communities. STFC’s Energy Research Unit, which has carried out innovative energy research for over 40 years, has created the UKERC Energy Data Centre (EDC) which is a key information and data source for academia and industry. The EDC provides a projects catalogue with details of

over 6000 publicly funded energy projects, landscape review documents, technical roadmaps, and over 700 UKERC publications, plus data for researchers. Over 900 publications produced by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) will shortly be accessible via the EDC.

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ZapGo Ltd (Zap&Go) is a high technology business founded in Oxford, UK, in 2013. The goal is to develop the next generation of batteries beyond lithium. Today these lithium and cobalt based batteries are in widespread use, in our phones, laptops, cordless appliances and power tools, and also in electric vehicles. However, it was apparent that in the demanding world of grid energy storage a more robust solution is needed.

To meet the demands of the grid Zap&Go are improving the performance of supercapacitors so they perform like batteries. This is achieved by using different materials than conventional supercapacitors which allow us to retain a long life, excellent power density and fast charging capability of supercapacitors, but also have the energy density of the best performing batteries. Zap&Go exclude all rare earth materials in the cells, they do not use any lithium or cobalt, and do not use anything that can catch fire – excluding all chemical solvents and organic electrolytes.

This not only makes our cells safe, because there is nothing in them that can catch fire no matter how fast they are charged, but also means at the end of life they can be recycled.

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Wood is a global leader in project delivery, engineering and technical services, employing over 60,000 people across more than 60 countries. Prominent in oil and gas, power and process, nuclear, renewables, automation and control, Wood combines award winning engineering and technical excellence with innovation and research. Unrivalled knowledge and experience provide unique insight across the lifecycle. Working at the forefront of technology, specialists’ partner closely with customers to solve the world’s most complex energy problems.

Pioneering energy research has been carried out at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory for over 40 years – much of the early UK wind energy research was based at RAL in the 1980’s, more recently we have worked with Siemens and University teams to build the World’s first green energy storage demonstrator – which is a practical example of an integrated energy system. In recent years we have worked with the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) to create an on-line “Energy Data Centre” which holds a wealth of data and information for energy researchers, both academic and industrial. I would urge anyone involved in energy R&D to visit the Energy Data Centre as it holds huge amounts of information about recent and ongoing projects, publications and data, and so could help you find potential partners as well as saving time and money.

Dr Jim HallidayHead of STFC Energy Research Unit, and Co-Director of UKERC

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MAJOR FUTURE BUILDING PROJECTS• Expanding EnergyTec cluster –

500,000 sq ft

• Rosalind Franklin Institute

• Expanding the National Satellite Test Facilities to enlarge the Space Cluster – up to 200,000 sq ft

• Residential housing offering affordable homes to rent or buy at Harwell

NEW AMENITIES• Gym

• Café

• Work pod ‘hides’ in a newly landscaped water feature area

BESPOKE DESIGN & BUILD• From 20,000 sq ft

HARWELLTOMORROW

The vision for the campus is guided by a coherent masterplan offering room for growth, with a 5 million sq ft footprint of specialist accommodation, set in an attractive area and with the option of bespoke solutions for individual organisational needs.

Soon, residential homes will arrive to accompany the other amenities on site which include places to eat, exercise and relax for the ideal work-life balance.

MILLIONSmore square feet of new buildings

TENS of thousands

of people

NEW PUBLIC realm and campus

amenities

HUNDREDS of new homes

ENTERPRISEZONE

benefits

LIFE ATHARWELL

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INVESTMENT FUNDING SOURCES

SKILLS

LINKS, ACCESS AND PARKING

A34

A34

HEATHROW

DIDCOT PARKWAY

STANSTED

BIRMINGHAM

GATWICK

BRISTOL

LUTON

SWINDONREADING

Harwell

LONDON

CAMBRIDGE

OXFORD

M25

M40

A1(M)

M11

M6 TOLL

M3

M4

M4

M5

M5

M6

A1

M1

M3

M25

M25

45MINUTES TRAIN

RIDE TO LONDON

40MINUTES DRIVE TO

HEATHROW AIRPORT

25MINUTES DRIVE

TO OXFORD

The map shown is not to scale and all times quoted are approximate with rail times from Didcot Parkway Station. Sources: Nationalrail.co.uk; google.co.uk; Crossrail.co.uk.

‘Oxfordshire is the one of the best regions in the UK for emerging companies to raise funds and Harwell lies at the heart of the Oxfordshire - Thames Valley region. Many of the most important investors are local: Oxford Sciences Innovation, the world’s largest spinout fund; Invesco Perpetual; and OION (Oxford Investment Opportunity Network).

Other close investors include the Wellcome Trust; Oxford Capital Partners, Longwall Venture Partners, Midven and IP Global.

Travelling to and from Harwell Campus is easy. Next to the A34, the Campus lies just 16 miles from Oxford, offering easy access to the UK’s two largest cities – London and Birmingham via the M40 and M4 motorways. It is also less than a forty-minute drive from London Heathrow Airport, the UK’s premier hub airport. Frequent direct trains from nearby Didcot Parkway station take around 45 minutes to London Paddington or Bristol Temple Meads and 15 minutes to Reading.

The Harwell Campus partnership exists to provide you not only with the perfect, cost-effective, property solution but also is here to help you access funding faster and to open doors to new value–add commercial partners and technologies.

Gordon DuncanPartner, Harwell Campus

The Harwell Campus has direct bus links to Didcot (including Didcot Parkway), Wantage, Abingdon and Oxford, surrounding towns and villages.

All buildings are easily accessible by road, with on-campus parking adjacent and nearby.

Oxfordshire Advanced Skills is a skills training centre that enables technology businesses to offer young people apprenticeships of the highest quality. Located at Culham Science Centre near Oxford, it is a partnership between the UK Atomic Energy Authority and the Science & Technology Facilities Council.

Phase 2 of the OAS project will see a purpose-built training centre constructed at Culham to open in September 2019, with the capacity to train up to 350 apprentices per year.

Facilities like these are providing the skills that the UK needs for the future. They are training both the next generation of researchers and apprentices for businesses across Oxfordshire and beyond.

Patron of Harwell Campus,The Duke of York

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Whether you are interested in a small 5,000 sq ft local team office or 500,000 sq ft bespoke offices, laboratories and production facilities, the campus team at the Harwell Management Office would be delighted to talk to you about how Harwell can contribute to your success.

There is Business Incubator space here and we can help you to engage the skilled people that you need, discuss how to access the scientific equipment and knowledge at Harwell, and tell you everything you need to know about moving to our world-class science and innovation campus.

The best way to appreciate the breadth and depth of the facilities and opportunities at Harwell Campus is to visit us.

VISIT US

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Harwell Management OfficeHQ Building, Thomson Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0GD

CONTACTS

Angus Hornerakh@harwellcampus.com

Dr Barbara Ghinellibarbara.ghinelli@stfc.ac.uk

Emma Southwell-Sander emma.southwell-sander@stfc.ac.uk

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