Awarded Projects

Explore NNZA case studies and awarded projects in collaboration with academic and business partners.

Case Studies

NNZA: Flipping Underwater Glider for Acoustic Monitoring in Offshore Energy Farms.

NNZA: Enhancing end-user acceptance of district heating technology following low-rise retrofit.

Commercialising Innovation Projects

NNZA: Accelerating subsurface exploration with Bayesian correlation software.

NNZA: Decarbonisation of data centres using novel thermochemical technology.

NNZA: Alternative Fuel Injectors for Decarbonising Powertrains in Heavy Transport.

NNZA: Assessment of pyrolysis performance of CHIcken manure in a Pyrolyser for Sustainable Energy conversion and Net-Zero Applications (CHIP-SENZA).

NNZA: Enhancing Efficiency and Stability of Triple Mesoscopic Stack Perovskite Modules In a UK Defence Setting.

NNZA: Real-time Control and Optimization for Boosting Microbial Electrolysis Cell Performance in Energy-Efficient Wastewater Treatment.

NNZA: Low Friction Coatings for Reduced Environmental Impact and Fuel Efficiency.

NNZA: Recyclable Polymer-Fibre Composites.

NNZA: BIOforLATEXpolymers: Scaling and optimizing the production of biosourced latex polymers.

NNZA: CalyChar Spin-out: Commercialising a Carbon-Negative Material for Net-Zero Transition in Agriculture and Construction Sectors.

NNZA: Closing the industrial fermentation loop for a circular bioeconomy.

NNZA: Sustainable Redesign of Industrial Air/Oil Separation Filters: A Life Cycle-Informed Proof of Concept for Emissions Reduction and Circular Innovation.

NNZA: Novel curing models for the acceleration of fibre reinforced composites-based blade manufacturing.

Fostering Partnerships Projects

NNZA: Low Carbon North: Collaborative Experiential Learning for a Sustainable Future.

NNZA: (Em)Powering People: Behavioural Insights for PV Uptake in the North East England.

NNZA: Solar Opportunities for Low-Carbon and Affordable Community Energy (SOLACE).

NNZA: Fostering Partnerships Consortium Designing a Carbon Capture Function into Infrastructure Projects DaCC-FiP.

NNZA: Smart Industrial Belt (SIB)

NNZA: Circular Textile Innovation. Quantifying Environmental Savings in Zero-Waste/Ethical Fashion Production.

NNZA: Bridging the Skills Gap and Advancing Net Zero: Generating Impact through Logistics Innovation in the Humber Region.

NNZA: Humber Geothermal Energy (HuGE) – from Model to Market.

NNZA: Closing the Performance Gap: Building Decarbonisation Partnerships across the Humber Region.

NNZA: Intelligent Loft-Mounted Dehumidifier for Social Housing-Enhancing Building Health and Energy Efficiency through Data-Driven Automation (HUMICARE).

Ideas Translation Projects

NNZA: Achieving Net-Zero Carbon Emissions And A Circular Economy In Agriculture: Biowaste Utilization For Energy And Fertiliser At The Wallington Estate.

NNZA: Installation of high-performance drag embedment anchors for floating offshore wind – a proof of concept.

NNZA: Constraining Uncertainties About the Petrophysical and Mechanical Properties of Deep Granite Geothermal Reservoirs.

NNZA: Seasonal Energy from Abandoned Mines (SEAM).

NNZA: Novel Method for Measuring Cattle Barn GHG Emissions

NNZA: Li-berating the subsurface: A Crystalline Reservoir Approach to Critical Mineral Supply.

NNZA: Taking Beamish to net zero and beyond – journey to carbon positive with nature-based solutions.

NNZA: Scaling of Membraneless Electrolyser.

NNZA: The adoption of unsupervised learning techniques to cluster second-life EV batteries for PV solar and wind energy storage systems.

NNZA: ECO-HAVEN: Energy Conservation for Households using Adaptive Edge Learning.

NNZA: Particle packing simulator for advanced energy storage materials.

NNZA: Manufacturing of Lithium-Sulfur All-Solid-State Batteries with Graphene-Reinforced Ionic-Electronic Composites.

NNZA: Energy dense supercapacitors using a novel electrode material

NNZA: Enhancing Subsea Trencher Performance with Machine Learning for Offshore Wind Projects (TrenchML-Wind)

NNZA: Personalising Running Cost Forecasts in Heat Pump Transitions Through AI.

NNZA: Photoferroics for sustainable power.

NNZA: Heat Loss Detection and Management in UK Housing Using Computer Vision.

NNZA: Weaververse- An AI-driven Yarn to Apparel 3D Weaving Platform.

NNZA: Optimising Carbon and Nitrogen Potential Within Brewery Waste.

NNZA: WindFusion – the fusion of different wind forecasting methods (mesoscale and wake models) to improve wind energy predictions.

NNZA: Waste Shell-Derived Combined Sorbent-Catalyst Materials for Sustainable Hydrogen Production through Biogas Reforming.

NNZA: Innovative Microgrid Power And Control Technology For Sustainable Datacentres (IMPACTS).

NNZA: Fast Track Processing of Ambient Noise Tomography for Geotechnical Investigations for Energy Developments.