date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 13:08:00 GMT from: "Simon J Shackley" subject: various to: m.hulme@uea.ac.uk dear Mike 1) We had a useful ETSU / DTI meeting in London on friday attended by four people from UMIST (Geoff, myself, some one from Nick's department and some one from process integration). TC got a good plug from Catherine Coates. Basically, ETSU will manage the 'carbon trust' pot of money for R&D on technologies for decarbonisation - so fits very well into RP2, though is more 'single discipline' than TC. The first funding round is very soon - 10th Nov. - but is only for short scoping studies (circa. 20K), though external funding required. However, I would like to see us put in one TC proposal so we get visibility in what will be a major programme in the next few years. (perhaps £10 million a year!!!!). I had a chat to some of the key people in ETSU who were receptive. I may try and see if we can put a modified version of Robin Smith's proposal to ETSU for the 10th. We have a TC North meeting on friday at which we'll discuss the carbon trust opportunity further. 2) My 200 words on RP2 is coming to you later on today when Clair / Jonathan have checked it. 3) Do the scoping studies submitted under the first round have to produce 6 pages like the full proposals? Could I say something like - you can submit a maximum of six pages but you do not need to submit 6 pages if it is not felt to be necessary? 4) What is the news on the RD? Bfn Simon