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SUMMARY:Energy Catalyst - Michael Priestnall\, Lead Technologist in Energy
  for Innovate UK
DTSTART:20160519T150000Z
DTEND:20160519T160000Z
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CONTACT:Nalin Patel
DESCRIPTION:A Winton teatime discussion hosted by Michael Priestnall\, Lea
 d Technologist - Energy Catalyst at Innovate UK.\n\nAbstract:\n"Energy Cat
 alyst" is a competition for grant-funding aimed at accelerating the best o
 f UK energy innovation (from academia & business) to commercialisation. Th
 e competition is run twice-yearly by Innovate UK and projects can be propo
 sed and led by universities and spin-outs. It is co-funded by Innovate UK\
 , EPSRC\, DECC and DFID. Almost £50m in grants has been committed to ~100
  projects since 2014. The scope\, rules and future direction of Energy Cat
 alyst will be outlined and illustrated with some examples. (https://www.go
 v.uk/government/collections/innovation-grants-for-business-apply-for-fundi
 ng)\n\nBio: Michael Priestnall is Lead Technologist in Energy for Innovate
  UK\, which deploys an annual budget around £0.5bn to support UK industri
 al technology innovation. Previously\, Michael was a founder of three Camb
 ridge energy venture companies\, taking one to a listing on AIM\, and also
  led Energy Consulting at Sagentia. Michael held an EPSRC Energy Research 
 Fellowship at Cambridge (Materials) and was a British Gas Research Scholar
  in ceramic fuel cells at Imperial College.
LOCATION:Maxwell Centre\, JJ Thomson Seminar Room
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