海角直播

Awards success for 海角直播

海角直播 has won a prestigious environmental award for its innovative new building and has donated the prize money to a local school to inspire a generation of future scientists.

A talented 海角直播 student also had her achievements recognised at the NEPIC (North East Process Industry Cluster) Annual Awards. 海角直播 won the Corporate Environmental Award from NEPIC for its Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre (NZIIC) while Amy Summerton, a BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering students was a winner in the Young Achiever category.

The awards ceremony took place on March 24th where NEPIC, a not-for-profit organisation that supports the needs and interests of the processing sector in the North East of England, presented the winning award of 拢2,000 to 海角直播 in recognition of its work.

The prize money will be donated by 海角直播 to Macmillan Academy in Middlesbrough to go towards a science initiative.

Through NZIIC, 海角直播 will continue its work to empower industries to develop innovative ways to tackle the climate and energy crisis on a local, national, and international level.

The 拢13.1m building is set to play a key role in the region, shaping and creating a cleaner and greener future.

The centre is committed to helping businesses achieve their net zero ambitions through pioneering research and state-of-the-art facilities. Fusing links between industry, research facilities and higher education, NZIIC will help super-charge the region鈥檚 ambition to become the first and largest decarbonised industrial cluster by 2040.

Dr Gari Harris, Director of NZIIC, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to receive this fantastic recognition for our work.

鈥淲e are looking forward to harnessing our research expertise within NZIIC to deliver clear impact across environmental and business sustainability.

鈥満＝侵辈� is committed to enthusing and inspiring the next generation, so it is fantastic to be able to donate the winning prize money Macmillan Academy, to help inspire the scientists of the future.鈥�

NZIIC is one of the projects in 海角直播鈥檚 ongoing campus masterplan, which has seen 拢280m invested to date 鈥� including the award-winning Student Life Building, Cornell Quarter student accommodation and the National Horizon鈥檚 Centre at the University鈥檚 Darlington Campus.

The Net Zero project has already had a substantial commercial impact in the Tees Valley, having played a pivotal part in winning 拢4.8m of funding from the Research England Development Fund.

In just 11 months, 15 members of the staff have been recruited to support the delivery of the Net Zero project. Furthermore, the University will be recruiting six new professorial staff and 14 new research associates.

As part of 海角直播鈥檚 commitment to reaching net zero by 2030, the University has made significant environmental considerations across campus, including a Green Travel Plan, zero commercial waste going to landfills, and setting best practices through sustainability in the curriculum.

Amy, who took home the Young Achiever Award at the event, carries out her studies at 海角直播 alongside her role as Research Chemist at chemical manufacturing company SABIC.