Integrating Electrical Machines into Wave Energy Converters
Integrating Electrical Machines into Wave Energy Converters
About the Project Wave energy is a potential source of renewable electricity production. There is a huge national and global potential, yet relatively few devices have been demonstrated at scale, … Read More Read More
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Novel Hydrogen Energy Materials
Novel Hydrogen Energy Materials
About the Project Hydrogen represents a clean and sustainable energy source but its safe use depends on the reliability of the materials used for the production, transport and storage of … Read More Read More
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Future-Proofing Urban Water Supply: Antifragile Design for Flood Resilience
Future-Proofing Urban Water Supply: Antifragile Design for Flood Resilience
About the Project In the wake of increasing climate variability, urban areas worldwide are experiencing more frequent and severe flooding events, posing significant threats to water supply systems. This PhD … Read More Read More
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Monitoring the Impact of Green Infrastructure using Citizen Science in Urban and Rural Catchments
Monitoring the Impact of Green Infrastructure using Citizen Science in Urban and Rural Catchments
About the Project Urban and rural environments face a range of pressures and impacts as a result of extreme weather events, including flooding, which are projected to increase in frequency … Read More Read More
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Prediction of dynamic behaviour of lightweight alloys in extreme conditions for sustainable mobility.
Prediction of dynamic behaviour of lightweight alloys in extreme conditions for sustainable mobility.
About the Project Lightweight engineering materials offer a promising avenue for achieving carbon neutrality from the transport sector, with titanium alloys emerging as particularly attractive due to their exceptional strength-to-weight … Read More Read More
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Biological self-healing for sustainable construction
Biological self-healing for sustainable construction
About the Project Biological processes, such as biomineralization, have been explored for consolidating porous materials and as a new class of self-healing cement-based building materials. However, the technologies have yet … Read More Read More
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Biochar-amended soil for resilient agriculture, soil health and climate change mitigation- An Integrated Assessment
Biochar-amended soil for resilient agriculture, soil health and climate change mitigation- An Integrated Assessment
About the Project Background: Biomass releases greenhouse gas emissions through natural decay or when burnt. Processes such as pyrolysis, a thermochemical conversion of biomass, converts carbon dioxide captured in biomass … Read More Read More
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Resilient Levees: The impact of changing climate on the performance of UK Flood Embankments
Resilient Levees: The impact of changing climate on the performance of UK Flood Embankments
About the Project There is no more important challenge in engineering than that presented by climate change. This project aims to establish the vulnerability of the UK levee (flood embankment) … Read More Read More
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Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Renewable Chemicals and Fuels
Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Renewable Chemicals and Fuels
About the Project Achievement of Net Zero in chemicals and fuels industries is crucial for mitigation of climate change effect and it is dependent on development and implementation of efficient … Read More Read More
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Understanding the changing nature of electrolyser catalysts
Understanding the changing nature of electrolyser catalysts
About the Project Proton exchange membrane wate electrolysers (PEWEs) will play a critical role in the net-zero economy by enably the storage of excess renewable energy in the form of … Read More Read More
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