Engineering Structural Integrity: A Vital Enabler for Net-Zero
The UK’s journey to net-zero carbon emissions depends on Engineering Structural Integrity (ESI) skills, methods, and activities for reducing whole-life carbon costs and maintaining a sovereign capability for safe operations and readiness. ESI activities seek to minimise the impacts of ageing and maximise the life of our extensive existing infrastructure to increase the return on investment.
A Position Paper, commissioned by the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials (Royce) and prepared with the UK Forum for Engineering Structural Integrity (FESI), summarises the criticality of ESI to the UK economy and the opportunities afforded through a nationally co-ordinated approach to ESI technology, research, and training.
The full Position Paper or Executive Summary on its own can both be read and/or downloaded FREE OF CHARGE.
A workshop is being held at the Royal Academy of Engineering on December 16, 2024 to launch and discuss the Position Paper, as being a consultation document and develop initial plans for taking the recommendations forward involving the appropriate community.