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A smart approach to baking bread
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Professor Kang Li from the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ has devised a smart energy system specifically for SMEs, using high-tech sensors and complex data analysis to identify the highest energy use and find where savings can most effectively be made.
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Bioenergy: turning a pest into energy
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We are working with researchers from the Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation (CREEC) and colleagues in India to try and turn an invasive aquatic plant into a source of energy.
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Easing the pressure on nuclear waste
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A partnership between the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ and Sellafield, the Sludge Centre of Expertise is dealing with the challenge of safely managing nuclear waste created by the UK’s nuclear power programme.
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Glass in the machine
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Mechanical engineers from the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ have been able to accurately quantify the viscosity – or resistance to deformation – of ultra-thin films that protect our engines’ moving parts.
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Helping the UK's progress towards carbon targets
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Professor John Barrett and his team from the University’s Sustainability Research Institute have created a complex emissions model that calculates the UK’s overall carbon footprint.
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Hydrogen production from green ammonia and biogas
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The NWaste2H2 team at the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ have demonstrated an innovative process for producing hydrogen at anaerobic digestion (AD) plants processing for example food and agricultural wastes or sewage sludge.
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Neither coal, nor gas, but hydrogen
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Researchers at the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ are central to one project within Hy4Heat, looking at using hydrogen in coal-effect domestic gas fires, the most popular type of gas fire in the UK.
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Pioneering bond enables solar panel project
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A new model of financing devised by the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ is helping to bring residents and local authorities together to fund local projects that help to tackle climate change.
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Taking the carbon out of transport
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The Local Government Association (LGA) worked with experts at the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ to help local authorities identify what action they could be taking to progress their transport path towards net zero CO2 emissions.
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The reality of life in fuel poverty
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Dr Lucie Middlemiss’ research looks at the impacts of environmental problems and policy on people’s lives, particularly in relation to how people access and consume resources.
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