Posted:
16 Mar 2026
What do cornflakes, beer bottles and cement have in common? Not much at first glance, but soon the manufacturing processes for each will be linked together in a novel industrial decarbonisation project and fuelled, in part, by sustainable energy.
In June 2019, the UK legally committed to reaching net zero by 2050, an ambitious timeline for many industries already finding it hard to decarbonise. In taking part in Trinity Hall’s Undergraduate Summer Research programme, I took on the challenge of investigating this goal and how we can feasibly reach it.
Working with Fellow-Commoner, Professor Jennifer Howard-Grenville, I explored the technology and economics of ‘blue’ hydrogen, a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels.
