Chris McDonald
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Appearing on Look North to Discuss British Steel
following the announcement that British Steel are to build a new plant at Teesside, I appeared on Look North to explain what this means.
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Chris McDonald speaks to BBC Radio Tees on British Steel's plans for Electric Arc Steelmaking
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Interview with BBC about the announcement by British Steel to build an electric arc furnace at Teesside.
Interview on Wake Up to Money on New Steel Furnaces
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Following the announcement by British Steel of a new steel furnace in Teesside and Scunthorpe, I talk to Wake Up to Money about what this means for the UK steel industry.
Coke Oven Closure at British Steel - Chris McDonald Interview
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In the week that British Steel have announced the closure of their coke ovens in Scunthorpe, I talk to BBC Radio Humberside about the implications and the need for a green transition.
BBC Tees - Future of UK Steelmaking
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Steel is essential for any modern economy and governments around the world are working to support their steel industry. My interview with BBC on the future of steel and the green economy in Teesside and the wider UK. “This new investment will happen somewhere in the UK, but there is no where better than Teesside”.
New Hydrogen Production Technology - Interview
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Here I am talking to BBC Radio Sheffield about an exciting new technology to make hydrogen and recover metals from steel plant wastes.
Speaking to the House of Commons, Science & Technology Select Committee
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Government have proposed changes to innovation support for small businesses, through the R&D tax credit scheme. Here I am giving evidence to the Commons Science & Technology Select Committee on the importance of innovation in small businesses and calling for the proposed changes to be reversed.
Speaking to House of Lords Finance Committee
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Giving evidence on R&D tax credits for small business, to the House of Lords sub-committee on the Finance Bill.
Poverty Hurts Campaign Launch
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I recently chaired the launch of the Poverty Hurts appeal by the @PointNorthCF. The appeal aims to raise £1m to help people in poverty in our region this Winter. We are committed to not accepting poverty - if you would like to help, please consider donating at: www.cdcf.org.uk/
Industrial Policy for Good Jobs and to Reduce Inequality
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I gave this speech at Redhills Durham Miners Hall in 2019, but I am sharing it now, as the topics I covered are so relevant for today. With 40% of children in the North East growing up in poverty, a food and fuel crisis and workers increasingly taking industrial action, I talk here about the impact of worklessness on me, my family and my community. We need to reform our economy to reduce inequa...
Neurodivergence
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We all need to be better at understanding and valuing people who are neurodivergent. In this video I talk about what neurodivergence is and why it is important to ensure that people who are neurodivergent are included for their different abilities and ways of experiencing the world.
Port Talbot Steelworks - Risk of Closure
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My interview with BBC Radio Wales on the recent announcement from Tata Steel that the closure of the Port Talbot steel works is being considered.
Interview on the BBC Today programme, talking about currency devaluation and inflation.
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In this interview I talk through the impact of the falling pound on exports and imports of raw materials, what this means for the cost of living and energy prices with long term inflation and the likely impact on wages.
Channel 4 News Interview: Cumbrian Coal Mine
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In response to the proposal for a new coal mine in Cumbria, I speak to Channel 4 News about why the steel industry is not been calling for the mine.
Trade And Decarbonisation
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Increasingly, international trade will become dependent on decarbonisation. Here I talk about a recent example of trade tariffs being lifted using evidence of a commitment to address climate change.
My Story for St Bede's School in Peterlee
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My Story for St Bede's School in Peterlee
The Future for Redhills
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The Future for Redhills
Leadership for Health & Safety
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Leadership for Health & Safety
Electing Our Employee Director
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Electing Our Employee Director
Interview on ITV News About Hydrogen for Steel Decarbonisation
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Interview on ITV News About Hydrogen for Steel Decarbonisation
The Need for Hydrogen Demonstrators (ITV News)
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The Need for Hydrogen Demonstrators (ITV News)
Hand Over of Redhills (ITV Interview)
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Hand Over of Redhills (ITV Interview)
Handover of Redhills (BBC Interview)
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Handover of Redhills (BBC Interview)
5 Live Interview Welcoming Liberty Steel Announcement
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5 Live Interview Welcoming Liberty Steel Announcement
BBC News Interview - Restarting Liberty Steel
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BBC News Interview - Restarting Liberty Steel
Industrial Decarbonisation with BBC Tees
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Industrial Decarbonisation with BBC Tees
Shotton Steel BBC Interview
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Shotton Steel BBC Interview
Challenges for the Hydrogen Economy
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Challenges for the Hydrogen Economy
Ashok Kumar Fellowship
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Ashok Kumar Fellowship
How do we Make Hydrogen?
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How do we Make Hydrogen?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Insights4Mfg
    @Insights4Mfg 11 місяців тому

    Great to hear @Chris McDonald giving a balanced overview of the impact the new electric arc furnaces will have.

  • @ericsandelands9436
    @ericsandelands9436 11 місяців тому

    Great explanation, Chris.

  • @koolyman
    @koolyman Рік тому

    I'm starting to think in the future there will be hybrid Battery-Electric & Hydrogen Vehicles

  • @ralfhexham2847
    @ralfhexham2847 Рік тому

    Carbon Dioxode is plant food. The 'de-carbonisation' of our industry is economic suicide.

  • @mromphile5412
    @mromphile5412 Рік тому

    Im your big fan🙏

  • @sachaalepin219
    @sachaalepin219 Рік тому

    "Promo sm"

  • @cryptokirby
    @cryptokirby Рік тому

    Hello, I've been watching your videos, and I was wondering if you know a method or tool (or website), to get more involved in the stainless steel market. I would love to have a better idea if the market is going to go up, or down. I am sellling stainless steel, and it would be usefull to know, if the tendency of price, is going to go up, or down, to have better deals with the steel mill By the way, I'm in the Americas Thank u in advance, and have a great day Sir 🙂 _I tried to dm you on twitter, but your dms where locked_

  • @tomkavanagh9069
    @tomkavanagh9069 2 роки тому

    Very interesting speech! Thanks for sharing!

  • @willross5430
    @willross5430 2 роки тому

    Excellent to see Sweden sharing their knowledge of Green Steel at COP26

  • @willross5430
    @willross5430 2 роки тому

    Looking forward to seeing the venue used for Youth and using place to show "what can be created by their own endeavours"

  • @willross5430
    @willross5430 2 роки тому

    £7.5m restoration - Pitman's Parliament repurposed

  • @NetZeroTech
    @NetZeroTech 2 роки тому

    😀 Hope this year was good. Good luck for next year! Happy holidays 🎉

  • @NetZeroTech
    @NetZeroTech 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing! Great work. Hope all goes well.

  • @NetZeroTech
    @NetZeroTech 2 роки тому

    I just discovered your channel. Very interesting. Thank you!

    • @ChrisMcDonald
      @ChrisMcDonald 2 роки тому

      Thanks very much! Happy to take suggestions for future content if there are topics you would like to see covered.

    • @NetZeroTech
      @NetZeroTech 2 роки тому

      ​@@ChrisMcDonald I think your subjects are awesome (possibly not as searchable and entertaining for the masses). They really hit home for me.

  • @tommcgee5491
    @tommcgee5491 3 роки тому

    X-Heat is working with interesting technology which can be used with hydrogen to produce heat for heating and hot water on a commercial and domestic level , We are based in teeside and looking to collaborate with local companies to deliver green technology

  • @curtiscarpenter9881
    @curtiscarpenter9881 3 роки тому

    What advances can the UK make in the steel industry to give it the competitive advantage it needs while gaining growth?

    • @ChrisMcDonald
      @ChrisMcDonald 3 роки тому

      There are two aspects, first a competitive industrial environment, which is largely a matter of government policy. Second investing in the larest technology, which can boost productivity by a factor of five. With these in place we can then capture the value of our world leading research base in areas such as new alloy development and the circular economy, to supply more of our domestic market.

  • @melissabevington8799
    @melissabevington8799 3 роки тому

    It would be really great to have some of the art and images of the institute across the years reflected in our new policies. As a creative, I try and incorporate images to.firstly generate interest, and then help tell a story. This is a great initiative.

  • @tracybeckett4107
    @tracybeckett4107 3 роки тому

    This is a direct result of Thatcher’s privatisation carve up for her friends back in the 80’s. Kellingley Colliery in Yorkshire, another privatised Thatcher carve up, only wanted a £10 million loan, and would be paid back, got sweet F.A. and went to the wall. NO money to privately owned steel! Put the workforce on indefinite basic income and shut the foreign, privately owned, steelworks. Get it shut!

  • @tracybeckett4107
    @tracybeckett4107 3 роки тому

    This is a direct result of Thatcher’s privatisation carve up for her friends back in the 80’s. Kellingley Colliery in Yorkshire, another privatised Thatcher carve up, only wanted a £10 million loan, and would be paid back, got sweet F.A. and went to the wall. NO money to privately owned steel! Put the workforce on indefinite basic income and shut the foreign, privately owned, steelworks. Get it shut!

  • @tracybeckett4107
    @tracybeckett4107 3 роки тому

    This is a direct result of Thatcher’s privatisation carve up for her friends back in the 80’s. Kellingley Colliery in Yorkshire, another privatised Thatcher carve up, only wanted a £10 million loan, and would be paid back, got sweet F.A. and went to the wall. NO money to privately owned steel! Put the workforce on indefinite basic income and shut the foreign, privately owned, steelworks. Get it shut!

  • @tracybeckett4107
    @tracybeckett4107 3 роки тому

    This is a direct result of Thatcher’s privatisation carve up for her friends back in the 80’s.Kellingley Colliery in Yorkshire, another privatised Thatcher carve up, only wanted a £10 million loan, and would be paid back, got sweet F.A. and went to the wall. NO money to privately owned steel! Put the workforce on indefinite basic income and shut the foreign, privately owned, steelworks. Get it shut!

  • @chriswilliams5803
    @chriswilliams5803 3 роки тому

    Well done Chris

  • @jamesc9969
    @jamesc9969 3 роки тому

    I believe energy prices has been a huge factor in the viability of the port talbot steel works for years.

  • @jamesc9969
    @jamesc9969 3 роки тому

    Fantastic scheme!

  • @TomBray-LowCarbonLifestyle
    @TomBray-LowCarbonLifestyle 4 роки тому

    Really interesting points Chris, particularly acknowledging the wider benefits of a thriving industrial sector. I agree that the low carbon energy story is the important thing from here, until we can decarbonise much more broadly we should be encouraging demand reduction rather than incentivising energy use. Although I am nervous about Hydrogen and the long timescales involved with carbon capture at scale. I think it will be part of the story but, as I heard Scottish Power Chief Exec say earlier this year, (my paraphrase) 'we have a solution to decarbonisation so we need to electrify, electrify, electrify' - rather than wait for Hydrogen to compete on cost, or on carbon. Great video though!

    • @ChrisMcDonald
      @ChrisMcDonald 4 роки тому

      I agree with you Tom about the need to electrify. I guess where I am most concerned are energy intensive applications where, for technical reasons, electrification isn't an option. This includes industries such as steel, ceramics and chemicals. In other cases it is generally more efficient and effective to move first to electrification, though there are issues about infrastructure of course...

  • @clairemcdonald1927
    @clairemcdonald1927 4 роки тому

    🖒💖

  • @gerardstephens7029
    @gerardstephens7029 4 роки тому

    I fully agree with your view that steel is special and that the future of steel should be a national strategic priority. To what extent do your comments also apply to other foundation industries (basic chemicals, ceramics, glass, paper, cement)? These industries face similar challenges in capital and energy intensive processes, long investment cycles and national government support for competitors in other countries. Would you say there are potential benefits for these industries working together, with expert technical support, to identify and address common challenges, and that encouraging, enabling and supporting this should be national industrial strategy?

    • @ChrisMcDonald
      @ChrisMcDonald 4 роки тому

      Gerard, thanks for taking the time to comment. My comments do apply to some extent to other foundation industries, but I think when it comes to government support and the difficulty of competing in the market, there is no industry quite like steel. These industries do though share common challenges and yes, by working together, in the framework of a national industrial strategy, it is possible to create a business environment that would allow all of these vital sectors to flourish.

    • @ChrisMcDonald
      @ChrisMcDonald 4 роки тому

      Gerard, your comment has inspired me to post a blog on the major challenge facing this industrial sector - climate change. It is called 'Zero Carbon Materials'. I will be uploading the blog shortly, so do click on to subscribe and receive a notification when it is ready.