The UK Government is investing heavily in the decarbonisation of transport. From hydrogen to electrification, all options are on the table and being explored.

At this event, the Connected Places Catapult convenes government, industry and academia decision-makers from two leading programmes, funded by the Department for Transport.

• Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure explores the future of airport infrastructure for hydrogen powered flight.
• Zero Emission Road Freight delves into how to decarbonise large, long-haul, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).

Join us and leading keynote speakers from the transport sector to explore the findings from each programme of work, the costs associated with different energy sources, the innovation potential and investment opportunities.

What’s on and when?

Join us for a full day, hybrid, conference with keynote sessions and deep dive breakouts, covering different elements of the Department for Transport’s programmes on the decarbonisation of transport.

General Session08:45 - 11:00Day 122nd March08:45 - 09:30Welcome CoffeeShowcase Area09:30 ? 09:40Welcome AddressFirst floor (hybrid)Nicola Yates OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Connected Places Catapult09:40 ? 10:20Keynote Discussion: The evolving priorities for the decarbonisation of transport systemsFirst floor (hybrid)Moderator: Rachel Gardner-Poole, COO, CPC & Chair of Jet Zero Council
Michelle Gardner, Deputy Director ? Policy, Logistics UK
Prof. Chris Smith, University of Exeter10:20 ? 10:30Ministerial AddressFirst floor (hybrid)The Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP10:30 ? 11:00Coffee, Networking & ExhibitionShowcase AreaConcurrent Streams11:00 - 13:00Choose a stream

• Stream 1: Aviation - Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure
• Stream 2: Road - Zero Emission Road Freight

Stream 1: Aviation - Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure

The aircraft technology to enable net-zero aviation is being developed and tested now, with recent UK test flights of hydrogen fuel cell and all-electric aircraft. Airport operators must start planning the infrastructure now to support the aircraft of the near future, and to remain competitive in a changing aviation landscape.

The Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure (ZEFI) programme brings together government, industry, regulators and academia to identify the viable infrastructure and the key requirements of enabling systems to facilitate Zero Emission Flight (ZEF) implementation in UK airports.

Day 122nd March11:00 - 11:10Making zero emission flight operations real: Understanding the scale and costFirst floor (hybrid)What are the realistic pathways for airfield and airport infrastructure to support the transition to zero emission flight aircraft operations? How does this infrastructure need to adapt for different size airports?
This session explores the energy demand, fueling capabilities of different technologies and the associated short and long-term costs.

Speaker: Catherine Hosker, Systems Engineer, Connected Places Catapult11:10 ? 11:20The UK?s Roadmap to Zero Emission Flight OperationsFirst floor (hybrid)What are the next steps to achieving zero emission flight? As technologies mature, how are capabilities going to evolve? In this session we will present an updated roadmap and link to the 5 identified archetype airports investigated.

Speaker: Kruti Joshi, Systems Engineer, Connected Places Catapult11:20 ? 11:40Q&A from audienceFirst floor (hybrid)Panellists:
Henry Tse, Director New Mobility Technologies, Connected Places Catapult
Chris Pickard, Transport System, Sustainability Specialist, Jacobs
Jamie Colquhoun, Transport Energy & Clean Mobility Adviser, Costain Group PLC
Nicolette Van Niekerk, Mobility Technology Innovation Team Lead, Connected Places Catapult
Michael Laski, Lead Systems, Engineer, Connected Places Catapult
Catherine Hosker, Systems Engineer, Connected Places Catapult11:40 ? 12:00Demonstrating ZEFI DevelopmentFirst floor (hybrid)Speakers:
Yura Sevcenco, Principal Hydrogen , Consultant, DNV
Henry Tse, Director New Mobility Technologies, Connected Places Catapult
Ben Richardson, Commercial Director, FSE
Mark Westwood, Head of the Centre of Aeronautics, Cranfield University12:00 ? 12:30 (In conversation with)Standards & Governance: The design, operation, and certification of zero emission flight infrastructureFirst floor (hybrid)How do we create and ensure the self-sustaining status of governance standards to enable the design, operation, and certification of ZEFI.
Speakers:
Gavin Summerson, Connected Places catapult
Christopher Snelling, Airports Operators Association
Dawn Hunter, Senior Standards Manager-Mobility, Materials, Manufacturing, BSI12:30 ? 13:00 (Panel Discussion)Immediate action to achieve Zero Emission FlightFirst floor (hybrid)Moderator: Rachel; Gardner-Poole, COO, and CPC & Chair of the Zero Emission Flight Delivery Group, Jet Zero Council
Kim McCann, Energy Transition Partner, PA Consulting
Jenny Kavanagh, Chief Strategy Officer, Cranfield Aerospace
Arnab Chaterjee, Vice President of Infrastructure, ZeroAvia
Greg Easter, Technology Policy - Aviation Decarbonisation Division, Aviation Directorate, DfTStream 2: Road - Zero Emission Road Freight

Large, long-haul heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are particularly challenging to decarbonise as vehicles are in use for long periods of the day and require high levels of power and energy.

Connected Places Catapult is investigating many aspects of infrastructure and standards associated with zero emissions HGVs.

Learn about:

• What is the CPC Zero-Emission Road Freight project? How will it help kick start the transition?
• Routes to standardisation
• How to shape industry consensus on safety and security
• How to enable wide-scale infrastructure deployment for zero emission HGVs.

Day 122nd March11:00 ? 11:40Introduction to ZERFAuditorium, Lower ground floor (Hybrid)What is the CPC Zero-Emission Road Freight project? How will it help kick start the transition? What are the needs of freight operators? How can organizations get invol

» Start Date: 22/03/2023

» End Date: 22/03/2023

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