UK Net Zero Capabilities: Understanding the Net Zero Technology Market

This report aims to answer the question of ‘what is the UK good at, in terms of Net Zero technologies?’ focusing specifically on the potential to generate economic value from Net Zero technologies. To answer this question, we explore secondary data sources, namely, patents, exports, and ‘real time’ investment data, using a range of analytical tools to understand the complexity of the UK Net Zero technology landscape.

We find that there are different strengths in the UK Net Zero technology landscape, with little crossover between insights generated by the different data types. For example, while the patent-based analysis suggests Tidal Stream, Offshore Wind, Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), Nuclear technologies, Smart systems and Building fabrics are strengths, the export data suggest Gas flaring emissions reduction, Environmental monitoring, analysis and assessment, Clean up/remediation of soil & water and Natural risk management is where the UK export strengths are. The real time data on the other hand, shows that a company signalling they use a particular technology in their company description does not increase their likelihood of funding.

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