Wei LiChemical Engineering

Case Studies for RISE Event

STEPforGGR: Step by Step

The ProjectSolar up-draft tower to enable atmospheric photocatalysis for non-CO2greenhouse gases removal: an emerging negative emission technology

MS/ACAcademic

MS/ACIndustry

TCAcademic

AstonPhotocatalysisNumerical Tech

UoBSolar EnergyCFD Modelling

UdMNET

Membrane

IKTSMembraneProcess Eng

PTMLPhotocatalytic 

GlassFunct Coating WHUT

CFD ModellingSUT

Solar Energy

NJTechChem Eng

Mater ChemMembrane

Overall budget €450K, 

EU contribution €300K, 

Aston share €200K 

Early Stage • Foundation: Previously failed proposal

• A big consortium bid to 2017 NERC GGR call

• Too ambitious, smaller feasibility study needed

• Starting Point: a RKE event, late 2018• Discussion with Paul Knobbs

• Information package

Engineering Environmental science Social science

Aston, UoB, Pilkington Cambridge, UEA, UCL OpenU

UdM, IKTSNJTech, WHUT

Pulling the proposal together

STEPforGGR

Chem EngProcess Eng

Aston

UoB

PTML

UdM

IKTS

WHUTNJTECHSUT

& NET

AstonUoB

PTML

UdM IKTS

WHUT NJTECH

Mater Chem

PhotocatalysisMembrane( )

Aston

UoB

PTMLUdM

IKTS

WHUTNJTECHModelling

Aston

UoB

PTML

UdM

IKTS

WHUTNJTECH

Science

Consortium

Pulling the proposal together

• Science• Consortium

• Structure• Partners• EC online administration• Third country partners 

supporting letters• Secondments and 

activities

November 2018

December 2018

January 2019

February2019

March2019

31th March2019

Starting PointStage 1: Outline Stage 2: Full proposal

• Full draft to partners• Full draft to RKE

Issues and insight

• New partners

• Prepare early 

• Chase/push politely

• Backup expertise in the consortium

• Secondment planning

• Senior members

• Industry membersThanks for your attention and 

good luck with your application!