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energy engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 818 energy engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Carbon- and Cost-Aware Data Engineering for Lakehouse Platforms

Modern analytics and artificial intelligence increasingly rely on lakehouse platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake, which combine large-scale data storage, transformation and analytics within a unified architecture. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Kumarapeli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Computational Prediction of Minimum Ignition Energy for Hydrogen and Mixed Fuel Systems at Elevated Pressures

Hydrogen is central to global decarbonisation plans, with demand projected to grow substantially as industries move away from fossil fuels. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Muppala
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Engineering of Smart and Sustainable Biomaterials for Regenerative Orthopaedics

This PhD project explores the development of next-generation biomaterials for orthopaedic regeneration, focusing on engineering sustainable ceramic-based implants that address both clinical needs and environmental pressures. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Gnanasagaran
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Generative AI in Energy Forecasting

Project Overview. Meeting Net Zero targets will require fully utilizing smart solutions at all levels of the electricity network. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Engineering Additive Manufacturing Processes for the Design and Fabrication of Resilient Fusion Reactor Components

Delivering reliable and economically viable fusion power depends on the ability to design and build reactor systems that operate safely under extreme thermal and mechanical conditions. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Zhang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Waste Heat Recovery and Upgrading from Data Centres for Low-Carbon District and Building Heating- ReNU+27/SE/EPM/AHMAD

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities Plus (ReNU+) is a collaborative doctoral training programme run by the Universities of Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr MA Ahmad, Dr MW Shahzad
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Interfacial chemistry of High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic PhD student to join our battery research team within the Nottingham Applied Materials and Interfaces Group (NAMI, https://www.thenamilab.com/) at the University of Nottingham. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Johnson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Condition-Aware Robotic Disassembly of Threaded Fasteners in Non-Optimal Conditions

Threaded fasteners are ubiquitous across fusion systems, plant and infrastructure, and their removal is a routine but critical task in remote maintenance and decommissioning. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Wang, Dr M Mansouri
 31 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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van der Waals semiconducting ferroelectrics for programmable on-chip optoelectronics

Supervisor. Dr Soumya Sarkar. This PhD project explores van der Waals semiconducting ferroelectrics for programmable, energy-efficient optoelectronic devices. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Sarkar
 31 August 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Life-Cycle Driven Design of Sustainable Electric Machines

Electric machines are essential to our everyday lives, powering everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines. However, making these technologies more sustainable is a key challenge in achieving net-zero emission targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Sarma
 1 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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PhD Scholarship Project: Advanced NMR Techniques for Porous Materials Characterisation

Porous materials are central to the transition towards a net-zero economy, underpinning technologies for carbon capture, low-energy separations, atmospheric water harvesting, sustainable construction, air purification, and the storage of hydrogen and natural gas. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof D Williams
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship Project: Engineered Sorbent Structures for Carbon Capture and Utilisation

Join the Multiphase Systems Laboratory at Imperial College London to develop next-generation porous materials and structured sorbents for clean energy and sustainable industrial processes. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof R Pini
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship Project: Closing the Loop on Vanadium: Techno-Economic Process Development for Recovering Critical Raw Materials and Low-Carbon Cement Additives from Spent Sulfuric Acid Catalysts

Spent vanadium pentoxide catalysts from sulfuric acid manufacture are produced at large scale worldwide and currently disposed of as hazardous waste, despite containing both a critical raw material (vanadium) and a silica-rich diatomaceous earth capable of substituting for carbon-intensive Portland cement. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Hallett
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship project: Application of CFD, Machine Learning, and Shape Optimization to flow chemistry applications

This project applies modelling and simulation to investigate impinging-jet mixers, a key technology in pharmaceutical manufacturing where precise mixing governs product quality and consistency. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof O Matar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Intelligent optimisation and control for future power systems

Future power systems will integrate large numbers of diverse resources, ranging from uncertain renewable generation to flexible, controllable, and data-preserving assets such as data centres, electric vehicles, energy storage, and heat pumps. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Huo
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)