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The Advanced Net Zero Innovation Centre (ANZIC) is a major new open-access facility designed to drive the UK’s transition to a net zero economy.
Strathclyde launches national innovation centre to accelerate net zero transition
ANZIC brings together cutting-edge research, industrial-scale testing, advanced manufacturing, and skills development to support business-led innovation in clean energy, transport, and digital technologies.
As part of Strathclyde’s mission as an International Technological University, ANZIC builds on the University’s established strengths in decarbonisation through the Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC) and National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).
The Centre is strategically aligned with the UK Government’s Net Zero Strategy, the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Plan, and national ambitions in semiconductor innovation and manufacturing.
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The Advanced Net Zero Innovation Centre is open to industry, academia, and public sector partners seeking to collaborate on the development and deployment of next-generation net zero technologies.
Strategic capabilities
Technology & test at scale
ANZIC offers megawatt-scale testing infrastructure, including high-capacity power supplies, dynamometers, and a dedicated outdoor test environment.
These capabilities allow organisations to validate and optimise electric propulsion systems, grid-connected technologies, and integrated energy solutions under real-world conditions, bridging the gap between lab and deployment.
Semiconductor & digital manufacturing
Through NMIS, ANZIC supports the UK’s semiconductor strategy with advanced packaging and integration capabilities.
This strengthens domestic supply chains and enables innovation in power electronics, AI, photonics, and quantum technologies - critical enablers of the UK’s future competitiveness in clean and digital industries.
Skills & industrialisation
ANZIC is also a hub for workforce development and industrial scale-up.
It supports the creation of high value jobs and ensures that the UK not only leads in innovation but also in the manufacturing and deployment of the technologies that will define the next industrial era.
Location
The Advanced Net Zero Innovation Centre is based within the Rolls-Royce manufacturing facility at Inchinnan, supported by a powerful network of partners, including Innovate UK, DER-IC, and the wider Scottish innovation ecosystem.
It serves as a national asset where academia, industry, and government collaborate to deliver sustainable growth, energy resilience, and global impact.
ANZIC represents a bold step forward in our commitment to tackling the climate emergency through innovation. By bringing together world-class capabilities and strategic partnerships, we are creating a platform for transformative change in how we power our world, manufacture our technologies, and train our future workforce.
Professor Sir Jim McDonald GBE, Emeritus Principal, University of Strathclyde
Climate change presents us with an existential threat. Throughout my career I have been working on delivering and supporting the solutions required for the net zero transition. ANZIC is a unique opportunity to bring together the best of industry, academia, and government to accelerate that transition. It’s about making a real difference - through innovation, collaboration, and action.
Dr Will Drury, ANZIC Senior Responsible Officer and CEO of PNDC