- Energy Research
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- UK Research and Innovation
- 2020
- Energy Research
- 2016-2025
- UK Research and Innovation
- 2020
assignment_turned_in Project2019 - 2020Partners:4ax Technologies Limited, 4AX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED4ax Technologies Limited,4AX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 105235Funder Contribution: 67,627 GBPProduction of a prototype internal blade inspection system for use inside Offshore Wind Turbine blades including a cost benefit analysis.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2019 - 2020Partners:University of Warwick, University of Glasgow, NTU, BRE Trust, University of Strathclyde +10 partnersUniversity of Warwick,University of Glasgow,NTU,BRE Trust,University of Strathclyde,Durham University,Econotherm (United Kingdom),University of Birmingham,Confederation of Paper Industries,Durham University,BRE Trust,British Glass,Heat Pump Association,Heat Pump Association,Econotherm (United Kingdom)Funder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: EP/P005667/2Funder Contribution: 33,590 GBPTackling climate change, providing energy security and delivering sustainable energy solutions are major challenges faced by civil society. The social, environmental and economic cost of these challenges means that it is vital that there is a research focus on improving the conversion and use of thermal energy. A great deal of research and development is continuing to take place to reduce energy consumption and deliver cost-effective solutions aimed at helping the UK achieve its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050. Improved thermal energy performance impacts on industry through reduced energy costs, reduced emissions, and enhanced energy security. Improving efficiency and reducing emissions is necessary to increase productivity, support growth in the economy and maintain a globally competitive manufacturing sector. In the UK, residential and commercial buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of the UK's total non-transport energy use, with space heating and hot water accounting for almost 80% of residential and 60% of commercial energy use. Thermal energy demand has continued to increase over the past 40 years, even though home thermal energy efficiency has been improving. Improved thermal energy conversion and utilisation results in reduced emissions, reduced costs for industrial and domestic consumers and supports a more stable energy security position. In the UK, thermal energy (heating and cooling) is the largest use of energy in our society and cooling demand set to increase as a result of climate change. The need to address the thermal energy challenge at a multi-disciplinary level is essential and consequently this newly established network will support the technical, social, economic and environmental challenges, and the potential solutions. It is crucial to take account of the current and future economic, social, environmental and legislative barriers and incentives associated with thermal energy. The Thermal Energy Challenge Network will support synergistic approaches which offer opportunities for improved sustainable use of thermal energy which has previously been largely neglected. This approach can result in substantial energy demand reductions but collaboration and networking is essential if this is to be achieved. A combination of technological solutions working in a multi-disciplinary manner with engineers, physical scientists, and social scientists is essential and this will be encouraged and supported by the Thermal Energy Challenge Network.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2016 - 2020Partners:University of Manchester, University of SalfordUniversity of Manchester,University of SalfordFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 1775301Understanding and controlling the growth of mesocrystalline for novel photoactive materials. This project aims to design new functional materials by directing the assembly of light harvesting quantum dots and n-type oxide materials to produce novel photoactive materials. Surface spectroscopic techniques will be used to investigate the interaction of bifunctional ligands with oxide and sulphide/selenide materials. Molecules which are found to bind strongly between these two types of materials will then be used as linkers to build up materials composed of regular arrays of nanocrystal materials. It is envisaged that the correct choice of ligands will allow self assembled arrays to be grown with efficient charge transfer between the quantum dot and oxide nanoparticles, producing materials with potential applications in solar energy and photocatalysis. ________________________________
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2020 - 2020Partners:Cognitive.Business Ltd, COGNITIVE.BUSINESS LTDCognitive.Business Ltd,COGNITIVE.BUSINESS LTDFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 74391Funder Contribution: 77,000 GBPno public description
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2020 - 2020Partners:BLADEBUG LIMITED, Bladebug LimitedBLADEBUG LIMITED,Bladebug LimitedFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 73977Funder Contribution: 99,291 GBPno public description
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2016 - 2020Partners:Heriot-Watt University, Heriot-Watt University, Heriot-Watt UniversityHeriot-Watt University,Heriot-Watt University,Heriot-Watt UniversityFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 1813026This is a PhD research project in mechanical engineering, more specifically in floating offshore wind turbine aerodynamics. The impact on the aerodynamic performance of the rotor as the platform moves in the wind direction will be investigated using computational fluid dynamics. The scenarios considered will be those with platform motion high enough to enter the turbine into propeller state and vortex ring state, two events that can lead to a significant reduction in the turbine's performance as a result of the turbine interacting with its own wake.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2017 - 2020Partners:University of Bristol, University of BristolUniversity of Bristol,University of BristolFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 1880552An estimated 1 billion people worldwide are living in rural areas without access to electricity. In these rural areas, economic, geographic and political factors all combine to make local generation the most effective method for improving electricity access. In developing countries with appropriate geography, hydropower is one of the most economical methods for local generation. Nepal has the second richest hydropower resource in the world and with many people living in rural areas there is a requirement for local generation. In Nepal, there are at least 1800 micro-hydro power (MHP) plants generating 25MW of power. These turbines (with rated power less than 100kW) are manufactured and installed by small and medium size enterprises based across Nepal. The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) officially recognises over 75 companies as qualified or 'provisionally qualified' to build and install MHP turbines. The process of qualification does not regulate the overall quality of each project and there are no particular national standards to adhere to. Once commissioned and handed over to a community, operation and maintenance is typically carried out by a trained operator. Whilst the training is comprehensive, the quality and regularity of maintenance is highly variable. The results of poor maintenance and system quality are under-performance, improper operation and in worst cases, system failure. Previous research has suggested that the quality of all aspects of turbine installations in Nepal is highly variable. Without standards in place, there is no means to manage the quality of installations completed by micro-hydro manufacturers. Complacency during feasibility studies leads to incorrect sizing of turbines resulting in low load factors and operation away from rated power. In addition, poor education results in consumer misuse which can exacerbate technical problems. Field based research will use site assessment and questionnaire surveys to assess the technical and social performance of micro-hydro plants. Issues identified during the field testing will be used to make a targeted study of all stages in a project process at a micro-hydropower manufacturer. Concurrently, the understanding of the complete design life cycle will be used to find opportunities to introduce greater quality assurance and standardisation. Through modelling and parameterised CAD, a standardised prototype will be developed for environmental conditions typical in Nepal. A hydrodynamically scaled version of this will be tested to ascertain its applicability for use with a range of heads and flow rates.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2018 - 2020Partners:Swansea University, Swansea UniversitySwansea University,Swansea UniversityFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 2136203This project aims to investigate the photochemistry of perovskites to better understand their performance and degradation behaviour, particularly in printable perovskite devices. To assess the environmental impact of lead-based perovskites and investigate methods to reduce this impact. The main focus of reducing the lead impact is to account for all the lead at end-of-life and thus the project is aiming to systematically determine the lead content of devices before and after manufacturing and after multiple re-manufacturing cycles with UV/Vis, fluorescence spectroscopy and microwave plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy. The work also involving tuning the deposition of the perovskite material to understand the effect of deposition (i.e. 1 step vs 2-step deposition) on the degradation and the subsequent re-manufacture to determine the "re-manufacturability" of devices. The ultimate aim is to understand how re-manufacturing cycles affects the fundamental properties of the perovskite material, how many times the material can by cycled and to determine standardised protocol for doing so with accounting for all the lead in the system and ensuring no lead leeching from devices. For the studies on remanufacturing the photophysical properties of the film are studied with UV/Vis and steady state and time resolved fluorescence measurements and the morphology is monitored with XRD.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2016 - 2020Partners:University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 1801906Sustainable energy production is a critical challenge faced by mankind currently and one that will persist in the coming decades. Production of electricity from sunlight is a key technology in the global search for a solution to this problem. Current photovoltaic technologies, especially silicon-based photovoltaics, are widely deployed, however concerns remain over the ability of solar to compete with traditional electricity generation in a truly free market. To this end, secondary and tertiary photovoltaic technologies at the forefront of research are focused on low-cost production methods while at the same time reaching and maintaining the high efficiencies currently on the market. One current exciting approach taken by research is that of quantum dot photovoltaics. By creating nanoparticles out of semiconductor materials, quantum effects cause the band gap to increase and shift relative to their position in the bulk material. This can be harnessed to convert a larger proportion of sunlight into electricity, and to expand the catalog of suitable photovoltaic materials. Quantum dots can be made at low cost, and their small size allows them to be used in printing technologies for low cost, large area device processing. Of paramount importance to this technology is the separation of these quantum dot nanoparticles, aggregation in close proximity causes the particles to interact in such a way as to destroy their quantum properties. To prevent this, large organic ligands are attached to the quantum dots during their synthesis. These large organic ligands are then exchanged for smaller ones during device production, and different ligands can affect the position and size of the band gaps in quantum dots. Currently, the ligands used to ensure a uniform dispersion of the quantum dots do not contribute to the performance of the photovoltaic device beyond separating the quantum dots and modifying their band gaps. In fact, we believe that the insulating layer of ligands hinders the movement of charges within the device by providing large barriers to electron tunneling between the dots, preventing the charge from leaving the device and reducing efficiency. This research aims to improve device efficiency by using ligands that provide a smaller barrier to electron tunneling. We aim to use ligands with conjugated double bonds commonly seen in plastic electronics and organic photovoltaics. This should make it easier for electrons to tunnel out of the dots, improving charge transport within the device and subsequently its efficiency. EPSRC's research area is Energy
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euassignment_turned_in Project2018 - 2020Partners:BRAENDLER ENGINEERING LTD, Braendler Engineering LtdBRAENDLER ENGINEERING LTD,Braendler Engineering LtdFunder: UK Research and Innovation Project Code: 103990Funder Contribution: 535,389 GBPThe Palantir project will address the cost, environmental and health risks associated with carrying out inspections of wind turbine blades. The Palantir project will develop a remote sensing electronic package consisting of visual and acoustic sensors and will utilize advanced machine vision and machine learning analytics to continuously and automatically monitor the state of wind turbine blades. The main beneficiary of the project will be Braendler Engineering, a leading UK headquartered provider of inspection systems and data analytics which are based on advanced machine vision and machine learning technology. The University of Bristol will develop key aspects of the machine vision systems for this project, and ORE Catapult will test and demonstrate the Palantir product at its world class test facilities.
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