Multi-scale ANalysis for Facilities for Energy STorage (Manifest)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: Chemical Engineering
Abstract
The rapid deployment of variable renewable electricity in the UK will make it more challenging to balance the supply and demand of energy. Over the last five years, the potential for energy storage to meet this challenge has been recognised by industry and policy makers. Other global drivers of energy system change show the wider opportunity: providing remote communities with access to power, increasing urbanisation, and ageing infrastructure. The characteristics of energy storage can range from meeting the needs of individuals and households, to local/city distribution networks, to those of the high-voltage transmission grid. But advances, in energy storage devices themselves and their integration into systems, are needed to meet the required performance and cost levels.
With a strong research and industry base, the UK can be at the forefront of innovation in energy storage, capturing value in the global market. To these ends, the Government invested £30m in energy storage facilities under the 'Eight Great Technologies' call, providing state-of-the-art equipment in five university consortia for the development and testing of technologies that span application areas. However, whilst funding was made available for capital expenditure, no dedicated funding for undertaking research was attached.
We propose a truly interdisciplinary programme building on this investment to tackle some key challenges facing the energy storage community. We have designed a programme which will draw on the collective expertise and facilities that exist in the consortia to tackle research questions that span the storage technologies being developed, and to maximise the impact of the test-bed demonstrators.
Our approach is to address a set of research questions that apply across the technologies supported by the capital investment. We will consider the key challenges, across length scales, from materials to devices, to systems, specifically addressing:
- How the materials used in energy storage technologies, including batteries and thermal energy
- How processes are modelled in the technologies, and validating the models with experiments
- How energy storage devices can be integrated into the energy system most effectively
- How data from operational runs of pilot plants can improve our understanding of the role of energy storage
This project can be the catalyst which leads to improved understanding of physical processes, accelerated technology development, and shared learning from the operation of energy storage technologies. The research will also drive further collaboration between institutions, build the national research and innovation community, increase recognition of the UK's role, and maximise the impact from these facilities in the international energy landscape.
The consortia demonstrated excellence in research capability as part of their original capital grant bids. This project draws on this expertise directly with the involvement of senior investigators who have internationally leading reputations. We will also benefit from the additional support of technology users from across the energy sector, as well as the links through the individual consortia Advisory Boards.
With a strong research and industry base, the UK can be at the forefront of innovation in energy storage, capturing value in the global market. To these ends, the Government invested £30m in energy storage facilities under the 'Eight Great Technologies' call, providing state-of-the-art equipment in five university consortia for the development and testing of technologies that span application areas. However, whilst funding was made available for capital expenditure, no dedicated funding for undertaking research was attached.
We propose a truly interdisciplinary programme building on this investment to tackle some key challenges facing the energy storage community. We have designed a programme which will draw on the collective expertise and facilities that exist in the consortia to tackle research questions that span the storage technologies being developed, and to maximise the impact of the test-bed demonstrators.
Our approach is to address a set of research questions that apply across the technologies supported by the capital investment. We will consider the key challenges, across length scales, from materials to devices, to systems, specifically addressing:
- How the materials used in energy storage technologies, including batteries and thermal energy
- How processes are modelled in the technologies, and validating the models with experiments
- How energy storage devices can be integrated into the energy system most effectively
- How data from operational runs of pilot plants can improve our understanding of the role of energy storage
This project can be the catalyst which leads to improved understanding of physical processes, accelerated technology development, and shared learning from the operation of energy storage technologies. The research will also drive further collaboration between institutions, build the national research and innovation community, increase recognition of the UK's role, and maximise the impact from these facilities in the international energy landscape.
The consortia demonstrated excellence in research capability as part of their original capital grant bids. This project draws on this expertise directly with the involvement of senior investigators who have internationally leading reputations. We will also benefit from the additional support of technology users from across the energy sector, as well as the links through the individual consortia Advisory Boards.
Planned Impact
The direct impacts of this project will be strongly felt across both the public and private sectors:
As the potential role of energy storage in the energy system is still uncertain, a better understanding of how different energy storage technologies perform individually and together will benefit those considering the technology mix under future scenarios. Recent analysis by Imperial College for the Committee on Climate Change ('Value of Flexibility in a Decarbonised Grid and System Externalities of Low-Carbon Generation Technologies', October 2015) has shown that the benefits of flexibility in the electricity system (primarily associated with the deployment of energy storage and demand side response) would be between £7.1-8.1bn per annum to meet a carbon intensity target of 50g/kWh, while the corresponding benefits for the 100 g/kWh target amount to £3-3.8bn annually. Policy makers will be keen to learn of these technological developments to inform thinking around energy markets and policy, and to guide further support for innovation. Funding agencies will value the results that show scientific advances across a wide range of disciplines.
With increasing penetration of variable renewable generation, system and network operators will value the analysis of the characteristics of energy storage technologies in different configurations, and how that could change over time through degradation in performance.
Technology developers will benefit from research into materials and process modelling, so that technology performance can be improved and costs reduced.
These impacts will be enabled for project partners by membership of the Advisory Boards of each consortium, at project research meetings and through the project's Steering Committee. The wider communities will benefit from publications in journals, the publishing of results through the energy storage observatory and presentations at conferences and other relevant meetings.
Students will benefit from having access to operational energy storage facilities, and the industrially relevant nature of the research being performed across the large number of partner universities.
In a broader sense, improved means of delivering a clean and efficient energy system will benefit the wider economy including the manufacturing sector and society.
As the potential role of energy storage in the energy system is still uncertain, a better understanding of how different energy storage technologies perform individually and together will benefit those considering the technology mix under future scenarios. Recent analysis by Imperial College for the Committee on Climate Change ('Value of Flexibility in a Decarbonised Grid and System Externalities of Low-Carbon Generation Technologies', October 2015) has shown that the benefits of flexibility in the electricity system (primarily associated with the deployment of energy storage and demand side response) would be between £7.1-8.1bn per annum to meet a carbon intensity target of 50g/kWh, while the corresponding benefits for the 100 g/kWh target amount to £3-3.8bn annually. Policy makers will be keen to learn of these technological developments to inform thinking around energy markets and policy, and to guide further support for innovation. Funding agencies will value the results that show scientific advances across a wide range of disciplines.
With increasing penetration of variable renewable generation, system and network operators will value the analysis of the characteristics of energy storage technologies in different configurations, and how that could change over time through degradation in performance.
Technology developers will benefit from research into materials and process modelling, so that technology performance can be improved and costs reduced.
These impacts will be enabled for project partners by membership of the Advisory Boards of each consortium, at project research meetings and through the project's Steering Committee. The wider communities will benefit from publications in journals, the publishing of results through the energy storage observatory and presentations at conferences and other relevant meetings.
Students will benefit from having access to operational energy storage facilities, and the industrially relevant nature of the research being performed across the large number of partner universities.
In a broader sense, improved means of delivering a clean and efficient energy system will benefit the wider economy including the manufacturing sector and society.
Publications
A. Massi Pavan
(2018)
An ANN-based grid voltage and frequency forecaster
Abedi Varnosfaderani M
(2018)
A Comparison of Online Electrochemical Spectroscopy Impedance Estimation of Batteries
in IEEE Access
Abouelamaiem D
(2018)
Integration of supercapacitors into printed circuit boards
in Journal of Energy Storage
Adomkevicius A
(2017)
Na 0.35 MnO 2 as an ionic conductor with randomly distributed nano-sized layers
in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Akhmetov B
(2019)
Numerical study of integrated latent heat thermal energy storage devices using nanoparticle-enhanced phase change materials
in Solar Energy
Anagnostopoulos A
(2020)
Effect of SiO2 nanoparticle addition on the wetting and rheological properties of solar salt
in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Anagnostopoulos A
(2019)
Molecular dynamics simulation of solar salt (NaNO3-KNO3) mixtures
in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Anagnostopoulos A
(2022)
Microstructural improvement of solar salt based MgO composites through surface tension/wettability modification with SiO2 nanoparticles
in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Anagnostopoulos A
(2020)
Giant Effect of Negative Compressibility in a Water-Porous Metal-CO2 System for Sensing Applications.
in ACS applied materials & interfaces
Anagnostopoulos A
(2019)
Effect of temperature on the internal structure of solar salt-SiO2
| Title | Complete CS field with PCA axes from Ultra high-resolution biomechanics suggest that substructures within insect mechanosensors decisively affect their sensitivity |
| Description | Complete CS field displaying the principal component axes of the principal component analysis. Caps are in grey, sockets in colours that underline the interconnected and unconnected groups. The axes from the principal components are in blue, green and red. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| URL | https://rs.figshare.com/articles/media/Complete_CS_field_with_PCA_axes_from_Ultra_high-resolution_bi... |
| Title | Complete CS field with PCA axes from Ultra high-resolution biomechanics suggest that substructures within insect mechanosensors decisively affect their sensitivity |
| Description | Complete CS field displaying the principal component axes of the principal component analysis. Caps are in grey, sockets in colours that underline the interconnected and unconnected groups. The axes from the principal components are in blue, green and red. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| URL | https://rs.figshare.com/articles/media/Complete_CS_field_with_PCA_axes_from_Ultra_high-resolution_bi... |
| Description | - The project demonstrated how distributed energy storage facilities could be linked and therefore collectively respond to needs of the electricity system. This will be important as more energy storage devices, in particular batteries, are deployed at scale. The aggregation of many small storage units can have a large overall impact. - The multiscale (static) modelling of LAES system considering thermal energy storage materials, devices, and systems, reveals compression heat cannot be economically used in the power recovery step, leading to the development of a new LAES system for combined cold, heat and power. Such a system can be used for small and medium systems e.g. 100s kW, with a higher round trip efficiency - Multiscale (dynamic) modelling of LAES system has led to the development of a method for the integration of renewable generation with Liquid Air Energy Storage. - Techniques for constructing Compressed Air Energy Storage facilities were developed at Nottingham, in particular the management of hot high-pressure gases. - The development of an 'Energy Storage Observatory' has provided a web-based portal for academic and industry stakeholders to access and share experimental data from energy storage trials, which is often not available. The Observatory is also showing the location of commercial energy storage facilities in the UK. The Observatory is now being maintained through the Energy Storage Supergen Network+. - The UK Research and Innovation Roadmap for Energy Storage that was launched under Manifest, and accessed through the Observatory, sets out the potential role for energy storage in the UK, technological options, and barriers to deployment, alongside a timeline of actions needed to ensure the potential is maximised. |
| Exploitation Route | The project outcomes will lead to - Energy storage devices with lower cost and higher performance, that can have a beneficial impact on meeting net zero targets. - Understanding of how distributed energy storage devices can respond collectively to system needs. - Recognition of the role of energy storage, and how to maximise the potential benefits, in the energy system, for wider energy sector stakeholders in government or industry. |
| Sectors | Energy Environment Government Democracy and Justice |
| URL | https://ukesto.supergenstorage.org/ |
| Description | The Roadmap and Observatory have informed government officials and industry stakeholders on the role of energy storage in the UK and internationally. Evidence has been supplied to government and parliamentary calls for evidence, informing their conclusions, and we have seen policy proposals published, and further innovation being funded, targeted at energy storage. Technology advances have been taken forward with industry involved in development or use of energy storage devices. This includes examples of patents and IP, with industrial partnerships having been established with universities. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Energy,Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | Alternate Delegate to the Energy Storage Technology Collaboration Programme of the International Energy Agency, for Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://iea-es.org/ |
| Description | Chair of Advisory Board of Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research Stuttgart |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.mpg.de/153319/festkoerperforschung |
| Description | Contribution to POSTnote on energy storage |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0688/ |
| Description | Member of EPSRC Energy Scientific Advisory Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | http://epsrc.ukri.org/research/ourportfolio/themes/energy/programme/further-information-about-the-pr... |
| Description | Member of Faraday Challenge Innovation Technical Advisory Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The Advisory Group has helped shape the scope of funding calls by the Faraday Challenge, which will lead to technological developments for the energy system and auto sector in the future. |
| Description | Oral evidence to House of Commons Select Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/event/17108/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/ |
| Description | Participation in IET Energy storage Code of Practice |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or Improved professional practice |
| Impact | Update code of practice with enhanced safety features around arc flash and participation in testing educational material in relation to this along with participation at a public session to inform the public. ISBN-13: 978-1-83953-041-8 |
| Description | Policy aspects |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The work has made contributions to Chinese national policy in the use off-peak electricity for space heating, as part of efforts to reduce environmental pollution. The air quality has seen to be improved significantly in large cities in north part of China |
| Description | The Royal Society Briefing Note for COP26 - CLIMATE CHANGE : SCIENCE AND SOLUTIONS: Low-carbon heating and cooling: overcoming one of world's most important net zero challenges |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Working group member of EASAC project on "Decarbonisation of Transport" |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://easac.eu/projects/details/decarbonisation-of-transport/ |
| Description | member of project evaluation committee for Brazilian energy regulator ANEEL |
| Geographic Reach | South America |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | 23 projects were selected for funding by the regulator; as the projects are executed, the results will feed into future policy and regulation such that the Brazilian energy system can be operated efficiently and sustainably. |
| URL | http://www.aneel.gov.br/sala-de-imprensa-exibicao-2/-/asset_publisher/zXQREz8EVlZ6/content/agencia-a... |
| Description | (CO-COOL) - Collaborative development of renewable/thermally driven and storage-integrated cooling technologies |
| Amount | € 892,400 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 101007976 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2021 |
| End | 05/2025 |
| Description | A multi-scale, high-resolution, tri-beam facility for fast machining and 3D characterisation |
| Amount | £1,970,212 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/T031379/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 09/2025 |
| Description | A new high-temperature carbon- based anticorrosive coating material |
| Amount | £468,711 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Baowu Steel |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | China |
| Start | 04/2021 |
| End | 04/2023 |
| Description | DEcarbonisation of Low TemperAture Process Heat Industry, DELTA PHI |
| Amount | £2,004,075 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/T022981/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 09/2024 |
| Description | Development of functional porous particulates for green ammonia production |
| Amount | £200,217 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/X018253/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | Electro- Intrusion - Simultaneous transformation of ambient heat and undesired vibrations into electricity via nanotriboelectrification during non-wetting liquid intrusion-extrusion into-from nanopores |
| Amount | € 3,651,381 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | FETPROACT-EIC-07-2020 |
| Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 01/2021 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | Electro-Intrusion - Simultaneous transformation of ambient heat and undesired vibrations into electricity via nanotriboelectrification during non-wetting liquid intrusion-extrusion into-from nanopores |
| Amount | € 3,651,381 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | FETPROACT-EIC-07-2020 |
| Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 01/2021 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | Energy Storage Integration for a Net Zero Grid (ESI4NZ) |
| Amount | £1,207,772 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/W02764X/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 10/2024 |
| Description | Flow boiling heat transfer behavior of microencapsulated phase change materials slurry and its application on battery pack thermal management |
| Amount | £6,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Birmingham |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2019 |
| End | 07/2021 |
| Description | Generation Integrated Energy Storage - A Paradigm Shift |
| Amount | £1,040,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/P023436/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2017 |
| End | 11/2021 |
| Description | Global Centers Track 1: CLEETS - CLean Energy and Equitable Transportation Solutions |
| Amount | £5,310,564 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/Y026233/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2023 |
| End | 11/2028 |
| Description | Heat Accumulation from Renewables with Valid Energy Storage and Transformation - HARVEST |
| Amount | £1,504,773 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V041665/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Description | ISCF Wave 1: 3D electrodes from 2D materials |
| Amount | £917,401 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/R023034/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) |
| Amount | £19,903,412 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V027050/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | Infrastructure systems round 3 |
| Amount | £371,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 3664 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | Investigation of thermo-mechanical performance of PCM incorporated Geothermal Energy Pile (PCMinGEEP) |
| Amount | £214,354 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S037349/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2019 |
| End | 10/2022 |
| Description | MECS - Modern Energy Cooking Services |
| Amount | £18,800,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | IATI Identifier: GB-GOV-1-300123 |
| Organisation | Government of the UK |
| Department | Department for International Development (DfID) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 09/2023 |
| Description | PATCH: Plasma Assisted Thermo-CHemical energy storage for Carnot batteries |
| Amount | £1,065,178 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2022 |
| End | 06/2024 |
| Description | PCM based Thermal management of battery systems |
| Amount | £26,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Europe GmbH |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Germany |
| Start | 02/2018 |
| End | 01/2022 |
| Description | Research on Hydroxide-Based Thermochemical Energy Storage Technology |
| Amount | € 329,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Europe GmbH |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Germany |
| Start | 12/2022 |
| End | 11/2024 |
| Description | Research on high temperature thermal energy storage device with high effective storage densities for flexible heat supply |
| Amount | £208,333 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Europe GmbH |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Germany |
| Start | 07/2020 |
| End | 01/2023 |
| Description | Salt Science - Physical Properties |
| Amount | £164,874 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NNL/NIP/031 - Lot 3 |
| Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 06/2021 |
| Description | Salt Science - Salt Handling |
| Amount | £239,667 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NNL/NIP/031 - Lot 4 |
| Organisation | National Nuclear Laboratory |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 06/2021 |
| Description | Solar-driven thermochemical fuel conversion from carbon dioxide for energy accumulation and storage |
| Amount | £12,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | Sorcerer |
| Amount | € 1,650,632 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 738085 |
| Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 02/2017 |
| End | 01/2020 |
| Description | Supergen Storage Network Plus 2019 |
| Amount | £1,012,009 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S032622/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2019 |
| End | 09/2024 |
| Description | UK-China Workshop on Renewable Energy and Latent Heat Storage Integration for Buildings |
| Amount | £24,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2019-RLWK11-10724 |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | crescendo |
| Amount | € 2,739,602 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | http://www.crescendo-fuelcell.eu |
| Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Title | Data used in the paper "High Performance H2-Mn Regenerative Fuel Cells through an Improved Positive Electrode Morphology " |
| Description | The data in this spreadsheet was used to produce the figures in the paper Authors:Javier Rubio-Garcia, Anthony Kucernak, Barun Kumar Chakrabarti , Dong Zhao , Danlei Li2, Yuchen Tang , Mengzheng Ouyang , Chee Tong John Low and Nigel Brandon Title:High Performance H2-Mn Regenerative Fuel Cells through an Improved Positive Electrode Morphology Journal:Batteries DOI: Please cite the above reference if you wish to use this data DOI of data:10.5281/zenodo.7599405 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/7599404 |
| Title | Dataset for the paper: "Carbon Aerogel Based Thin Electrodes for Zero-Gap all Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries - Quantifying the Factors Leading to Optimum Performance" |
| Description | The data in this spreadsheet was used to produce the figures in the paper Andres Parra-Puerto, Javier Rubio-Garcia, Matthew Markiewicz, Zhuo Zheng and Anthony Kucernak Carbon Aerogel Based Thin Electrodes for Zero-Gap all Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries - Quantifying the Factors Leading to Optimum Performance DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202101617 Please cite the above reference if you wish to use this data DOI of this data file is: 10.5281/zenodo.6261512 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://zenodo.org/record/6261511 |
| Title | Development of the UK Energy Storage Observatory - an energy storage data repository |
| Description | Part of the MANIFEST project, the UK Energy Storage Observatory (UKESTO) delivers free, current information from the UK's energy storage capital grant facilities, new demonstrator projects and research grants. UKESTO works as a portal where users can access comparative studies of energy storage technologies. UKESTO was developed as an idea between thirteen leading Universities in conjunction with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The key question behind UKESTO's construction is - how do we maximise value from previously funded energy storage facilities and associated research projects in energy storage? The web pages cover the MANIFEST project, the UKESTO database and information on capital funded energy storage facilities in the UK (including an interactive map). Through Manifest's creation of a network of national energy storage facilities and through providing access to their outputs (testing, operational runs, experiments etc.) through UKESTO, the UK can be established as an energy storage hub and leader within the space. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The first experimental datasets from two energy storage calibration exercises have now been uploaded to the database. This has resulted in the development of a detailed schema/pro-forma to be developed by the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (a MANIFEST partner), in order to speed up future dataset uploads. UKESTO has generated interest from other stakeholders in the energy sector, including members of the Energy Systems Catapult (ESC). Dr Jonathan Radcliffe (MANIFEST project PI) met with a member of the ESC and a consultant from the region to discuss an ESC - funded tool called the Energy Knowledge Exchange (EKX). EKX is effectively a search engine for energy related data. In principle, it has been agreed that all of UKESTO's data will be made searchable via EKX in future and discussions are ongoing in how this will be achieved. |
| URL | http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/ukesto |
| Title | EPSRC Manifest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Efficiency Tests, The University of Sheffield |
| Description | The data is from efficiency tests performed at The University of Sheffield, on a 1MWh/2MW lithium-titanate battery energy storage (BESS) by Toshiba SCiB Technology, within the EPSRC funded Multi-scale ANalysis for Facilities for Energy STorage (Manifest) Project EP/N032888/1. The system is connected directly to the grid through an 11kV feed, located at Willenhall Primary Substation. Interfacing to grid is achieved through a 2.2MVA ABB PCS100 inverter, and a 2.1MVA dry-type transformer with 1:30.55 ratio. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | he data presented here has contributed to the following publications:'Experimental Analysis of Efficiencies of a Large Scale Energy Storage System', S. Mori, M. J. Smith, D. T. Gladwin & D. A. Stone, 'Practical state estimation using Kalman filter methods for large-scale battery systems', Z. Wang, D. T. Gladwin, M. J. Smith, S. Haass (Under review) |
| URL | https://ukerc.rl.ac.uk/DC/cgi-bin/edc_search.pl?WantComp=164 |
| Title | Energy storage equipment list |
| Description | This database is a growing repository of information on energy storage related equipment. It covers equipment, apparatus and instruments for experimentation across a huge range of energy storage applications and multiple scales (from atomic level to grid scale). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Initial discussions have been held with staff from the University of Liverpool and representatives of the Faraday Institute on how we might collaborate or coalesce our work on the equipment list with a related, emerging initiative on battery infrastucture. |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/energy/research/centre-energy-storage/uk-energy-stora... |
| Title | Supplementary information files for An open-source platform for 3D-printed redox flow battery test cells |
| Description | Supplementary files for article An open-source platform for 3D-printed redox flow battery test cells The development of new, large-scale stationary energy storage technologies, such as redox flow batteries, is vital to fully utilise renewable energy resources. However, test cells capable of assisting in this development can be prohibitively expensive and unreliable. Here, an open-source, low-cost, customisable 3D-printed test cell is presented as an alternative. These newly developed cells are designed to be printable using affordable desktop 3D-printers and readily available polymers. A simulation-led design optimisation yielded an improved internal manifold geometry that demonstrated improved real-world performance. The polymers used have been tested for chemical compatibility and through the use of advanced X-ray micro-CT, optimised parameters for 3D-printing have been identified. This framework provides a straightforward process enabling researchers to produce robust cells at an extremely low cost, helping to democratise research and widen accessibility to flow electrochemistry. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Supplementary_information_files_for_An_open-source_p... |
| Title | UKERC Energy Data Centre |
| Description | Originally known as the UKERC Research Atlas, the system was originally set up in 2005 as part of the UK Energy Research Centre (or UKERC) to create a hub for information on all publically funded energy research happening in the UK. The system consists of five components, all originally distinct but now being brought together: 1) Data Catalogue - a collection of energy-related datasets; some are curated here at the Energy Data Centre, but there are links to others held elsewhere; 2) Project Catalogue - this contains information about publically funded research in energy derived from a range of funding bodies. This can be searched, and once searched, filters can be applied to narrow down your search for more targeted results. It was formerly known as the Research Register; 3) Landscape Documents ("Where we are today") - these provide a comprehensive account of competencies and publicly funded activities in energy research, and development and demonstration in the UK; 4) •Roadmap Summaries ("Where we should be going") - a collection of national and international documents summarizing the problems to be overcome before new technologies can be commercially viable; 5) UKERC Publications - publications published by UKERC, or produced as a result of UKERC's activities. all the above components can be searched for specific titles, or a category/research theme can be chosen to search through; 6) Visualisation functions eg GIS maps . |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The Energy Data Centre is widely used by a broad range of users : a) individuals entering a new energy research area can quickly understand what research has already been undertaken, who the relevant funding bodies are, and have access to details and track record of potential collaborators; b) Industry seeking to understand the research that has been carried out by academia;; c) policy makers needing to be able to obtain an overview of the field; d) overseas collaborators trying to locate specialists in the UK; and e) students accessing to information and data about particular energy subjects. Key recent deposits : 1) The ETI and the Data Centre have been working to make data, acquired during ETI's extensive research programme available to the UK energy research community; 2) Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE) have deposited data collected during the Ofgem Low Carbon Network Fund project "New Thames Valley Vision" project. Evidence of impact : The UKERC Energy Data Centre was cited in the Clean Growth Strategy (page 159) |
| URL | http://ukerc.rl.ac.uk/ |
| Description | CRRC |
| Organisation | CRRC Corporation Limited |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Development of next generation air-conditioning technology based on thermal energy storage for train carriages |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of application conditions and funding |
| Impact | Results not allowed to report before the project is completed - will report in the future. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Composite PCM production and demonstration |
| Organisation | Nanjing Jinhe Energy Materials Co Ltd |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | We have helped with the process design of the world first large scale commercial demonstration plant using composite phase change materials for the use of the curtailed wind power. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partner has helped us in the development of our materials for engineering applications. We have also be able to access their facilities for measuring our materials properties. |
| Impact | The collaboration has led to a new collaborative project funded by Innovate UK and Jiangsu Provincial Government. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Title | OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYSTS |
| Description | The present invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst which can be used to catalyse the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The invention also provides a catalyst obtained from the method and its use as an electrode, for example, in a galvanic cell, an electrolytic cell or an oxygen sensor. |
| IP Reference | WO2015049318 |
| Protection | Patent application published |
| Year Protection Granted | 2015 |
| Licensed | Yes |
| Impact | Used to manufacture catalysts and spawned other research |
| Company Name | Cheesecake Energy |
| Description | Cheesecake Energy develops energy storage systems for renewable energy. |
| Year Established | 2016 |
| Impact | Won contracts worth £1m |
| Website | http://www.cheesecakeenergy.com |
| Company Name | Kelvin Thermotech Ltd |
| Description | |
| Year Established | 2019 |
| Impact | Just started, to be updated next year |
| Description | "Decarbonising UK Energy" Joint Royal Society/RAEng/BA meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talks and discussions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2017/10/decarbonising-uk-energy/ |
| Description | 1st CPFL International Workshop for Energy Storage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The "1st CPFL International Workshop for Energy Storage" gathered technical, commercial and regulatory knowledge, approaching how Energy Storage is being discussed internationally. The event also aimed to share experiences and knowledge about the theme for the electrical sector and show the importance of energy storage systems associated or not to Distributed Generation. This opportunity was to bring knowledge of another component of Smart Grids and allow evaluate the possibilities of new business, in addition to the improvement in the electrical energy supply. Over 50 people attended the workshop with live streaming of the event. Questions and discussions followed presentations, informing participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.rge-rs.com.br/energias-sustentaveis/inovacao/workshop-energy-storage/Paginas/default.aspx |
| Description | Article in The Conversation on energy storage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An article on 'Energy storage technology is accelerating - but grids aren't ready for the transition', which had >30 responses in the comments section. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/energy-storage-technology-is-accelerating-but-grids-arent-ready-for-the-... |
| Description | Asessment meeting TCP crossing Annex 'Energy storage with heat pumps' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to discuss establishing a new Annex relating to low carbon heating and cooling. The meeting was chaired by the Operating Agents leading two Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCPs) in Energy Storage and Heat Pumping Technologies. The intention is to set up a new TCP to investigate integration of thermal energy storage with heat pumps in order to improve heating/ cooling system efficiencies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | BBC Radio 4 Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | It was for the opening of the first commercial demonstration plant of the liquid air energy storage in Pilsworth, Manchester |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | British Council workshop on "Bilateral Cooperation between Mexico and the United Kingdom in Energy Sustainability" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A bilateral workshop to identify the strategic priority areas where UK and Mexican researchers can collaborate in joint R&D projects, which led to a call for research proposals under the Newton Fund. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Chair of IoT Meeting, 12 April, Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Chair of the CAM-IES Industry Workshop on Energy Harvesting for Sensors and IoT, held at Trinity College, Cambridge on 12 April 2018. Talks were given by speakers from ARM, CDT, Perpetuum, Lightricity, wordl-leading companies in IoT and energy harvesting. The workshop was to bring industry and academic researchers together to agree on metrics, performance targets, and how to bring basic research into downstream product development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cam-ies-industry-workshop-on-energy-harvesting-tickets-40779069294 |
| Description | Chair of student and early career scientist event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Chaired a day of non-technical presentations of research work and impact by early career scientists at "CAM-IES Science Day" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | China-UK Workshop on Renewable Energy Systems in Zero Carbon Villages |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | I was the mentor of this event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Contribution to IEA Expert Group on R&D Priority Setting and Evaluation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The goal of the workshop was to learn from examples of how the transition from blue skies research to application has been successfully undertaken in other sectors for example, space research, medicine or solid state physics in the context of microelectronics, and to identify from current basic research selected areas or ideas that might potentially have a huge impact on the energy sector. This should inform an understanding of how different governments engage in, fund, and structure their investments in energy-related basic science programmes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.ieadsm.org/wp/files/IEA_EGRD_Blue_Sky_Workshop_Final.pdf |
| Description | Discussion Meeting (Royal Society) on energy materials |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk and discussion session on "Energy materials for a low carbon future", held at the Royal Society |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/science-events-and-lectures/2018/09/low-carbon-future/ |
| Description | Discussion at UK Redox Flow Network Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Discussion panel at second annual UK Redox Flow Battery Network Meeting, where the research community explored challenges in the field and methods for collaboration to overcome such challenges, increase visibility of the research field, attract further funding, generate commercial ventures etc. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://sites.google.com/view/ukrfbnetwork/home |
| Description | EPSRC - ERA webinar: Decarbonising a region |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Webinar event organised by the Energy Research Accelerator with EPSRC as part of the Engineering Net Zero week, I talked on decarbonising industry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/epsrc-era-decarbonising-a-region-tickets-368214398177 |
| Description | EU BRIDGE coordination meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | BRIDGE is a European Commission initiative which unites Horizon 2020 Smart Grid and Energy Storage Projects to create a structured view of cross-cutting issues which are encountered in the demonstration projects and may constitute an obstacle to innovation. The coordination meeting engaged with Commission officials to inform policy on energy systems, with a number of H2020 projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.h2020-bridge.eu/bridge-coordination-meeting-march-2019-brussels/ |
| Description | Energy Research Partnership meeting on 'Net Zero' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by me, followed by discussion in plenary, on the role of energy storage in 'net zero' scenarios for the energy system. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| Description | Energy Storage Roadmap launch event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The UK Roadmap for Energy Storage Research and Innovation was launched in an open webinar with a presentation on the Roadmap, and contributions from stakeholders, including industry and academia. A panel Q&A followed. Over 50 attended the event, which was recorded and made available publicly through YouTube, viewed so far by 150+ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BvHvr6RX-Y |
| Description | Energy Storage Seminar Series, INEEL, Brasilia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A series of seminars over four days, delivered to industry, policy makers and regulators in Brazil, describing technical and non-technical aspects of energy storage. This has led to joint proposals being submitted and further invitations to present in Brazil. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | IEA Task 36 - Carnot Batteries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | This is an international Energy Agent activities, I led of the Sub-tasks, leading to a report to be submitted this month. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020,2021,2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.eces-a36.org/ |
| Description | International Energy Agency's Grid Integration of Variable Renewables (GIVAR) Programme meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invited to the International Energy Agency's Grid Integration of Variable Renewables (GIVAR) Programme meeting in Paris with World Bank Consultation on Energy Storage Partnership; about 30 people at the meeting, with discussions to inform decisions made by the World Bank. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Interview - Peter Bruce interviewed by the Financial Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview - Peter Bruce interviewed by the Financial Times, 16 Aug 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Interview on BBC World Service programme "Click" (August, 2018) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Was interviewed on BBC World Service programme "Click" (August, 2018) about fast charging of batteries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cswhdm |
| Description | Interview on Radio 4 Programme "The Life Scientific", March 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Was interviewed in "The Life Scientific" Radio 4 Programme on "The Big Battery Challenge", March 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09tdr0r |
| Description | Joint UK-China prospective workshop on Building Energy Efficiency |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | I was a mentor of this event held in Xi'an China |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Keynote speaker at policy conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | I was keynote speaker at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum policy conference on 'Next steps for energy storage in the UK', speaking on 'Integrating storage into the energy system - innovation and policy challenges'. The conference provided an overview of energy storage developments and future prospects to a high-level audience, with discussion around many topics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/publication/Energy-Storage-23 |
| Description | Medium-duration energy storage 2022 event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The event provided an updated view on medium duration energy storage and new technologies being developed. The event brought together academics, industrial stakeholders, and policy makers together to discuss: - what is the extent of the role for medium duration energy storage? - what are some of the current blockers? - what new policies are required to support the deployment of medium duration storage technologies. c. 30 attendees attended in person, and more online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.era.ac.uk/Medium-Duration-Energy-Storage-2022 |
| Description | Panel chair at Dubai Future Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Using text from the website below: The inaugural Dubai Future Forum convened over 400 of the world's top futurists to Dubai to anticipate challenges, imagine opportunities, share foresight, and shape the future. The Forum provided an international platform for futurists and thought leaders, from diverse sectors, to build a long-lasting community by engaging on tomorrow's most pressing issues. I chaired a panel 'Can We Depend on a Sustainable Energy Future?' with five international experts from industry and academia, and took part in the wider event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.dubaifuture.ae/dubaifutureforum |
| Description | Plenary talk at International Battery Association Meeting, San Diego, March 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Gave plenary talk at the International Battery Association Meeting, San Diego, March 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://iba-2019.org/ |
| Description | Presentation at International Flow Battery Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The purpose of the IFBF is to raise the profile of flow batteries as a crucial technology within the electrical energy storage sector, to educate and inform a wide audience of the benefits, features and attributes of flow batteries. >200 delegates from 24 countries attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.flowbatteryforum.com/ifbf-2017/ |
| Description | Presentation on future energy system for WMCA Net Zero Bootcamp |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk on 'Legislative and Socio-economic Factors affecting Energy' to group with discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/short-courses/eps/skills-bootcamp-net-zero-togethe... |
| Description | Presentation to an All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to an All-Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group event, 'Energy storage and the transition to a low carbon economy', Houses of Parliament, London, July 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.policyconnect.org.uk/appccg/news/energy-storage-and-transition-low-carbon-economy-summary |
| Description | Quoted in BBC online news article on energy storage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed and quoted by journalist for an article on novel energy storage |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60066690 |
| Description | Radio 4 Programme on Mitigating Air Pollution in Cities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | "Putting Science to Work" Radio 4 Programme on Mitigating Air Pollution in Cities, with Jim Al-Khalili. As described in the BBC website: As the recent VW scandal reminds us, the exhaust from petrol and, in particular, diesel cars are damaging our health. So what can science do to help? Jim Al-Khalili invites three scientists into the studio to explain how their research or technology could help reduce pollution from dirty car exhausts. Professor of Chemistry, Tony Ryan makes the case for smart materials that absorb noxious gases. If only everyone could treat their jeans with nanoparticles that that clean up the air as they walk around town. Professor Clare Grey and her team are working on the next generation of batteries for electric cars. And engineer, Bernard Porter is a champion of hydrogen fuel cells. So, which technology is best designed to help us reduce air pollution in our cities? Who deserves the lion's share of Jim's imaginary pot of research funding to help us tackle this problem?. Outcome - lion share of funding allocated to CPG |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06rxyct |
| Description | Renewable Fuel Generation and Energy Storage |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Renewable Fuel Generation and Energy Storage Symposium 2nd November 2018 Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Imperial College London PROGRAMME 09:00 - 09:30 Arrival and light breakfast 09:30 - 09:40 Introductory remarks: Dr. Andreas Kafizas MATERIALS Chair: Dr. Franky Bedoya 09:40 - 10:10 Life beyond titania: new materials for solar fuel generation Prof. Aron Walsh, Department of Materials 10:10 - 10:40 MOF-based composites as bifunctional materials for CO2 capture and photoconversion Dr. Camille Petit, Department of Chemical Engineering 10:40 - 11:00 Coffee & Poster session 11:00 - 11:30 Photoelectrocatalytic properties of atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides Dr. Cecilia Mattevi, Department of Materials 11:30 - 12:00 Lead-acid batteries recycling for the 21st Century Dr. David Payne, Department of Materials 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch & Poster session TECHNIQUES AND FUNDAMENTALS Chair: Dr. Anna Hankin 13:00 - 13:30 Measuring the intrinsic catalytic performance of catalysts for fuel cells and electrolysers Prof. Anthony Kucernak, Department of Chemistry 13:30 - 14:00 Towards a parameter-free theory for electrochemical phenomena at the nanoscale Dr. Clotilde Cucinotta, Department of Chemistry 14:00 - 14:30 Transient spectroscopic studies of approaches to artificial photosynthesis Prof. James Durrant, Department of Chemistry 14:30 - 15:00 In-situ ultrafast methods for solar fuels: Can we push efficiencies? Dr. Ernest Pastor, Department of Chemistry 15:00 - 15:20 Coffee & Poster session DEVICES AND IMPLEMENTATION Chair: Dr. Ernest Pastor 15:20 - 15:50 Upscaling battery technology: From material science to pack engineering Dr. Billy Wu, Dyson School of Design Engineering 15:50 - 16:20 Electrochemical synthesis of fuels and valuable chemicals: from fundamental catalysis studies to real devices Dr. Ifan Stephens, Department of Materials 16:20 - 16:50 (Photo-)electrochemical reactors for energy conversion and storage Prof. Geoff Kelsall, Department of Chemical Engineering 16:50 - 17:20 Renewable gas from offshore wind and offshore electrolysers Dr. Malte Jansen, Centre for Environmental Policy PANEL DISUSSION Chair: Prof. Geoff Kelsall 17:20 - 18:00 Question for the panellists: Learning from the presentations today, what disruptive technologies and collaborative projects would you like to see at ICL? Panellists: Prof. James Durrant (Chemistry), Prof. Richard Templer (Chemistry & Grantham Institute), Dr. Judith Cherni (Centre for Environmental Policy) and Dr. Sam Coper (Dyson School of Design Engineering). 18:00 - 18:10 Closing remarks and prize-giving: Dr. Andreas Kafizas 18:10 - Late Wine and mingling |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Royal Society, Net Zero panel, 2019 - present |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Royal Society, Net Zero panel, 2019 - present |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Speaker at 'Net Zero Together' bootcamp |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The 'bootcamp' "focuses on upskilling employees so they become champions in the understanding of green skills, sustainability, and net zero within their organisations, and to encourage discussion around the three pillars of the course: sustainability, net zero, and life cycle assessment (LCA) & circular economy (CE)". I spoke on 'Overview of Factors affecting Energy in the UK' to a group of about 20, which involved much discussion on the various energy/net zero topics from across my research areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| Description | Speaker at Low Carbon Agriculture Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presented on "How energy storage will help the UK reach Net Zero targets" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.lowcarbonagricultureshow.co.uk/ |
| Description | Stand demonstrating technology at "The great exhibition rd festival", 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Stand at the "Great Exhibition Rd festival in June 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk/whats-on/ |
| Description | Symposium on Clean Energy and Industrial Decarbonisation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | On August 24-25, 2023, the "Symposium on Clean Energy and Industrial Decarbonisation" unfolded as a resounding success at the esteemed University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. This pivotal event was conceived and orchestrated by the Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage (BCES) at the University of Birmingham. Significantly, the symposium embraced a hybrid format, offering both in-person participation and online synchronous broadcasting via the VOOV Meeting platform. The symposium drew a diverse and engaged audience, with approximately 50 attendees from various universities in both China and the UK gracing the event in person. An additional 50-plus experts and researchers joined the proceedings remotely through the online broadcasts. The symposium's formal inauguration commenced with an insightful opening address delivered by Professor Yongliang Li, the Deputy Director of BCES, marking the outset of two days filled with illuminating discussions and knowledge sharing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Talk for U3A Macclesfield |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | About 35 attendees to a online talk on energy storage for Macclesfield U3A |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Talk to university student Energy Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk to student members of the Energy Society on decarbonisation in the West Midlands, with discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Talk: CIMTEC 2022, Perugia, Title: Operando Optical Diagnostics of Battery Chemistries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A talk |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | The Hydrogen Economy in The Future Energy Landscape |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The hydrogen economy is steadily gaining increasing importance as a realistic and affordable option in the context of the de-carbonisation challenge that the UK and other countries have set themselves to for the next few decades. To explore this subject, we are delighted to invite you to a workshop taking place in November to explore what a possible hydrogen economy landscape may look like in the UK in 2035, what the implications may be for the various actors within the energy system, and what decisions may be required to translate that vision into a realistic plan. Building on the scenario described in the Arup publication " Energy systems: A view from 2035", this workshop is part of Arup's thought leadership initiatives to explore the future of energy in the upcoming decades. It will be a unique opportunity to come together with colleagues and peers across government, to consider the commercial models, regulatory framework and policy decision required to develop and implement a potential future hydrogen economy. This workshop is the second of a series where we will be exploring the challenges and opportunities of the hydrogen economy with experts across the industry: Workshop - Hydrogen economy: industry stakeholders (28th November 2018 - Breakfast served from 8.45 for a 9.00 start. Close at 3.30) Breakfast event: Hydrogen economy: route map review with government and industry representatives (12th December 2018) Each event will be facilitated by our subject matter experts, who can leverage Arup's understanding of the hydrogen economy, of the regulatory framework and commercial models, as well as of the broader hydrogen stakeholders' community. They will be highly interactive sessions, which will challenge common assumptions and will encourage attendees to consider the hydrogen economy on its multiple aspects and from different perspectives - each stakeholder for example will be asked to 'role-play' different actors in the system. In each session we will be producing a route map to a possible hydrogen economy system in the UK, which will then be reviewed and tested during the breakfast event in December 2018, with representatives from government and the industry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | UK-China Energy Storage Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The workshop is to bring together academia, industrialists, policymakers, NGOs and government officials between UK and China, building close links for future collaborations, and trading relationships. Over 100 participants attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | UK-China Workshop on Clean Energy Utilisation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This is for building close and sustainable collaborations between UK and Chinese early career researchers working on clean energy generation, storage and utilisation. Over 70 people attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | UK-France Joint Smart Energy Technology Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | At the 2018 UK-France leadership summit, the two countries agreed to hold a bilateral smart energy technology workshop, bringing together industry, academia and policy makers to share ideas on common challenges in this area. The workshop comprised about 40 participants from UK and France, across industry, policy and research, to discuss future bilateral activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | UKRI Research and Innovation Infrastructure workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) was commissioned by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Ministers to develop the first national research and innovation infrastructure roadmap. About 30 people at the workshop on energy infrastructure, providing input and expertise that informed the roadmap. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.ukri.org/research/infrastructure/ |