Innovation Zero World Congress to converge on London

Innovation Zero World will host to a range of innovative displays, announcements, and new opportunities to discover cutting-edge solutions. Attendees will have the chance to network with industry leaders and explore the innovative technologies driving the transition to a sustainable future.

Exhibitors at this year’s Congress will include key players engaged in enabling the Net Zero Transition, such as UK Power Networks, National Gas, e-on next, Schneider Electric, and more.

A sneak preview at the exhibitor profiles and what to expect on the day:

Space4Climate is a UK-based initiative chaired by the UK Space Agency, uniting members from across government, industry and academia. With a working date of 29th April, during the Congress, Space4Climate hopes to screen live the launch of the Biomass Climate Satellite, which will provide a new way of monitoring tropical forests around the world. The Biomass Climate Satellite Mission, a UK-conceived mission, led by the European Space Agency UK, will drastically reduce the current uncertainty regarding the amount of carbon stored in forests and how this changes with time, providing essential information to support decision making around climate change.

It will be a landmark achievement for the UK space sector, and a massive step for global climate monitoring.

“The ESA Biomass mission launch is an exciting milestone.  UK experts in our universities and industry, in collaboration with teams across Europe have led the build of this world first P-band mission.  It is innovation in the instruments we can deploy to space that will provide a vital tool in the strive for management of our planet and the drive to net zero," said Beth Greenaway, Chair of Space4Climate and Head of Earth Observation and Climate, UK Space Agency.

There have been many developments in the world of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in recent years, but perhaps none quite so pivotal as Lanzajet’s patented Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology. By converting Ethanol into SAF, LanzaJet has become the first SAF company to deliver a fully drop-in, non-oil based fuel solution for the airline industry. The company opened the world’s first commercial demonstration AtJ production plant in Georgia, USA last year, and was named as one of TIME100’s Most Influential Companies for 2024.

The company has now recently announced that it has selected Teesside, UK for its second commercial production site, which will create 30 skilled jobs, in partnership with Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited and British Airways. The fuel produced is expected to reduce the net carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 230,000 tonnes per year — equivalent to 26,000 British Airways UK domestic flights.

“LanzaJet is the first company to construct a commercial-scale demonstration facility for the ATJ SAF pathway, delivered at our Freedom Pines Fuels facility in the town of Soperton, GA, USA. Building off this development, we’ve just announced that our second commercial-scale facility, Project Speedbird, will be based in Teesside’s Wilton International, together with our partners Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Limited and British Airways,” said Daniel Bloch, Director of Partnerships at LanzaJet. “As we continue to build out our presence among local stakeholders and industry collaborators, working toward the UK Government's SAF Mandate objectives, we cannot wait to exhibit at Innovation Zero World Congress. We look forward to strengthening our connections across the UK SAF and Net Zero network, with Innovation Zero providing an exceptional platform to engage with the key players central to driving our broader energy transition goals. We look forward to meeting you!”

Carbon Neutral Fuels is a UK-based start-up, which was formed by Sophie Zienkiewicz and Alasdair Lumsden, after they met at COP26 in 2021, and were united by their shared vision to pioneer a modular and scalable ‘Power-to-Liquid’ e-fuel production technology, which can be rapidly deployed close to where sustainable fuels are needed. The company won Pro Manchester's Tech Trailblazer of the Year Award in 2024.

Carbon Neutral Fuels has just closed a highly successful crowdfunding campaign, which attracted more than 260 investors raising over £1.15m in under a month. The campaign allowed everyday investors to co-own their revolutionary e-fuel company and invest in the organisation's mission to tackle aviation emissions whilst holding responsible business practices and social impact at its core.