From Jet Engines to Hydrogen: Why the Midlands Still Invents the Future

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This episode discusses the East Midlands' history of innovation and its current role in developing clean energy technologies.

Recorded during rehearsals for the very first East Midlands Tech Week, this special edition of Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast celebrates 10 years of the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) and the Midlands’ extraordinary history of innovation. From Derby, birthplace of the modern factory, to Leicester’s DNA fingerprinting breakthroughs, Nottingham’s MRI and ibuprofen innovations, and Lutterworth’s jet engine legacy, the East Midlands has long shaped the technologies that changed the world. Now, a new generation of innovators is building the future of clean energy, hydrogen, sustainable transport and net zero industry. In this episode, we speak to leaders from ERA and industry partners including Cadent about how the region is helping commercialise breakthrough technologies, develop talent, support startups and drive the UK’s transition to a cleaner, greener economy. The programme is presented by Ania Lichtarowicz. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/somewhere-on-earth-the-global-tech-podcast--6924871/support . Production manager: Liz Tuohy Editor: Ania Lichtarowicz Somewhere on Earth Productions UK Ltd. We’re a UK based production…

People in this episode

Host: Ania Lichtarowicz

Topics covered

• clean energy
• innovation
• sustainable transport
• net zero industry
• technology commercialization
• startup support

Keywords

• East Midlands
• Energy Research Accelerator
• Cadent
• clean energy
• hydrogen
• sustainable transport
• innovation
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Energy Research Accelerator, Cadent

Places: East Midlands, Derby, Leicester, Nottingham, Lutterworth

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