DeCarbonising Process Heat

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Seminar
25 March 2026 09:30 - 16:00
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Description




Join us for an essential in-person seminar that tackles one of the most pressing challenges in the journey to net zero : the decarbonising  of industrial process heat. As Industry accounts for a significant share of global carbon emissions, transforming how we generate and use heat in manufacturing and production is critical. This seminar concludes a series of webinars presented over the past 18 months and brings together experts, innovators, and decision-makers to explore new and emerging technologies, policy frameworks, and practical strategies that are reshaping the industrial energy landscape. Whether you have an interest engineering, sustainability, operations, or policy, this is your opportunity to gain actionable insights and be part of the solution.

Days Agenda

 

Simon Sprackling Technology Centre, Collaboration Room :

09:15 – 09:45

Chair Bob Hayes – Pharmaceutical Technical Advisory Committee

Welcome & Coffee

Health & safety briefing

IMECHE Process Industries Welcome Address / Housekeeping

 

09:45 – 10:15

Use of biomass resources for renewable process heat

Professor Michael Bradley - University of Greenwich

 

10:15 – 10:45

Integration of Energy Storage

Professor Stuart Scott - University of Cambridge

 

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee

11:15- 11:45

High Temperature Industrial Heat Pumps

Abishek Bhatia - MD - Integro Design Engineering Associates

Inigo Matas – Technical Director - Integro Design Engineering

Associates

 

 

11:45 – 12:15

Typical Thermal Reduction Opportunities in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Paul Aither – Johnson Matthey

 

12:15 – 13:00

Q & A / Morning Session

13.00 – 13:45

Networking Lunch – Simon Sprackling Technology Centre

13.45 – 14:15

Food for thought – How to decarbonise the Food and Drink industry

Martyn Ralph – Chair Food and Drink Engineering Committee

IMechE Process Industries Division

14:15 – 15:00

Optimisation & Measurement before Innovation

Daniel Wells - National Consultant Specialist, UK & Ireland,

Spirax Sarco

15:00 – 15:30

An overview of Spirax Sarco’s ‘Project Clearsky’ and their journey to achieve sustainable, decarbonised thermal energy at their global head offices and manufacturing facility in Cheltenham

Josh Wakeford - NPI Engineer, Spirax Sarco

 

15.30 - Close

Q & A / Afternoon Session

Close

 

 

Abstracts –will be added later as a download

 This Event is being hosted by Spirax Sarco Runnings Road and Technology Centre   GL51 9NQ in Cheltenham

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It has been organised by the “Decarbonising Heating and Cooling ”  Working Group of the Process Industries Division of the IMechE and promoted across the Process Industries Division and  the Centres in the North West and Yorkshire Regions, the Aberdeen Area, the North East Region, and the Midlands, all part of the Process Industries Community.. 

Click here to see all upcoming IMechE Process Industries local events NearYou or visit www.imeche.org/industry-sectors/process

 

 

Speaker(s)

Abstract will be available for download later

Address

Spirax Sarco, Simon Sprackling Technology Centre
Runnings Road, Cheltenham, GL51 9NQ
United Kingdom

Contact Details

Noel Hensman
United Kingdom
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Alternative contact Murat Islam
United Kingdom
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