This event will see separate talks from The University of Manchester's Dr Ian Mell and Professor Kevin Taylor
Agenda:
14:00: Welcome and introduction with event chair (TBC)
14:05: Dr Ian Mell, Reader in Environmental & Landscape Planning, School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), Manchester Urban Institute at The University of Manchester
Translating research into effective Green Infrastructure practice: Policy, finance and interventions in urban planning
14:30: Q&A with Dr Ian Mell
14:40: Kevin Taylor, Professor of Sedimentology and Tectonics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dalton Nuclear Institute & Manchester Environmental Research Institute at The University of Manchester
Geological subsurface energy storage: minimising uncertainties towards decarbonisation
15:05: Q & A with Kevin Taylor
15:15: Event Close
Presentation Overviews:
Dr Ian Mell | The increased focus on parks and greenspace due to Covid elevated the political currency associated with Green Infrastructure planning. However, there remain misconceptions regarding the costs, benefits, and value of urban greening in local government decision-making. Alternative pathways for intervention are however visible linking policy, finance, and he creation of greener and more sustainable places. However, the evidence based used to support investment is often fragmented and requires greater alignment between natural and built environment professionals. Evaluating existing Green Infrastructure in the UK provides scope to identify who, what, and how investment in urban greening be achieved. Taking a purposely multi-partner approach to assessment enables advocates to navigate the complexities of policy formation, ratification and implementation whilst also making robust economic arguments for intervention. Reflecting on existing practice allows us to set out further opportunities to integrate of green infrastructure within urban planning debates.
Professor Kevin Taylor | Short- to medium-term storage of energy, particularly heat and hydrogen, within rocks in the subsurface provides opportunities for wide-spread and large-scale decarbonisation of heating and power generation. Recent research has shown that ample storage is available in the UK, both onshore and offshore. However, the efficiencies and impacts on system behaviour as a result of repeated injection and extraction of the stored energy (fluids, gases, heat) are poorly constrained. This talk will provide an overview of multi-scale imaging (2D and 3D lab and synchrotron X-ray tomography) and characterisation (pore networks, mineralogy, water-rock-gas interactions) research that we are undertaking in order to better constrain these uncertainties.
