green energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD project: Integration of direct air capture into industrial clusters and renewable energy systems

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Green Industrial Futures

Large scale direct air CO. 2. capture may be needed to counter greenhouse gas emissions from so-called ‘hard to abate’ sectors (aviation, agriculture, certain industrial activities). Read more

Supervisor: Dr M van der Spek

27 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Energi Simulation Chairs: Numerical Modelling of EOR Processes and energy transition

Heriot-Watt University

Two Chairs in CCUS and Reactive Flow Simulation and on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR)/energy transition are supported by the charitable foundation Energi Simulation in the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) 4 Year PhD Programme

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Sustainable Solar Fuels: from Material Innovation to Circular Economy

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Join our groundbreaking PhD project, as part of the "REFINE. From Solar Energy to Fuel" consortium, and be at the forefront of transforming solar energy into sustainable solar fuels. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Neagu, Dr X Zhang

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Development of solar concentrator for hydrogen production in solar thermochemical water-splitting cycle

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The UK has set an ambitious commitment of achieving net zero by 2050. Low carbon hydrogen is expected to play a vital role in the next few decades. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Sukki, Dr NS Sellami

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD project: Developing non-critical raw materials-based electrocatalysts for green hydrogen generation from wastewater

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Green Industrial Futures

The project focuses on the development of cost-effective electrocatalysts derived from non-critical raw materials, aiming to replace expensive platinum group metals in the electrolysis process. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof Dr Pitchaimuthu

27 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Explainable, Ethical, Green Artificial Intelligence

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Starkey, Dr M N Campbell-Bannerman

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Impact of dielectric loss on performance of piezoelectric energy harvester

Griffith University School of Engineering and Built Environment

The goal of the project is to investigate the impact of the dielectric loss on the performance of piezoelectric energy harvester. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Mohd-Yasin

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Photonics for Net Zero Enabled by Patternable Boron-Phosphide Polymers

University of York Department of Chemistry

The manipulation of light in optoelectronic devices is a cornerstone for the delivery of Net Zero, for example in low-energy optical computing (silicon-photonics) and green hydrogen generation from water (photocatalysis). Read more

Supervisors: Prof A S Weller, Dr Y Wang

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Rational design of photo/electrocatalysts towards Green Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonia Production

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

In an era marked by the urgent need for sustainable solutions, this project stands at the forefront of innovation in catalysis, focusing on the rational design of photo/electrocatalysts for nitrogen fixation and ammonia production. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Xu, Prof C Hardacre, Prof R Catlow

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Rational design of photo/electrocatalysts towards Green Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonia Production

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

In an era marked by the urgent need for sustainable solutions, this project stands at the forefront of innovation in catalysis, focusing on the rational design of photo/electrocatalysts for nitrogen fixation and ammonia production. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Xu, Prof C Hardacre

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Preparation of InP Quantum Dots

King’s College London Department of Physics

Applications are invited for a funded studentship to work on the synthesis and analysis of luminescent InP-based quantum dots using colloidal/air-sensitive inorganic chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Green

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Reimagining Urban Water through Regenerative Technologies

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Exponential growth of the built environment, associated with rapid urban expansion and increasing urban populations, is already placing considerable pressure on the urban water cycle, critical infrastructure, and urban waterways that represent primary pathways (or conduits) within this cycle. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Cuthbertson, Dr A Black, Dr S Halliday

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Hydrogen production from electrolysis of waste biomass

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Established water electrolysis technologies rely on valuable high-purity water which adds significant demand pressure to worldwide resources needed for drinking water, irrigation and sanitation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Brightman

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Fully funded PhD Studentship in Membrane bioreactor for agri-food wastes biotransformation in platform chemicals.

Lancaster University School of Engineering

Background. The biorefining industry, where biomass undergoes various processing steps to produce a range of added-value products and energy, is crucial for advancing the European Circular Economy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Papaioannou

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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GREEN CDT The evolution of volatile species during thermal treatment of PCM and plutonium residues

University of Sheffield EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Nuclear Energy - GREEN

This PhD project will contribute to the implementation of new thermal treatment technologies that will make a vital contribution to the UK national mission to clean-up the UK’s nuclear legacy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Hand, Dr LB Blackburn

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 88 green energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

green energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 88 green energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD project: Integration of direct air capture into industrial clusters and renewable energy systems

Energi Simulation Chairs: Numerical Modelling of EOR Processes and energy transition

Sustainable Solar Fuels: from Material Innovation to Circular Economy

Development of solar concentrator for hydrogen production in solar thermochemical water-splitting cycle

PhD project: Developing non-critical raw materials-based electrocatalysts for green hydrogen generation from wastewater

Explainable, Ethical, Green Artificial Intelligence

Impact of dielectric loss on performance of piezoelectric energy harvester

Photonics for Net Zero Enabled by Patternable Boron-Phosphide Polymers

Rational design of photo/electrocatalysts towards Green Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonia Production

Rational design of photo/electrocatalysts towards Green Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonia Production

Preparation of InP Quantum Dots

Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Reimagining Urban Water through Regenerative Technologies

Hydrogen production from electrolysis of waste biomass

Fully funded PhD Studentship in Membrane bioreactor for agri-food wastes biotransformation in platform chemicals.

GREEN CDT The evolution of volatile species during thermal treatment of PCM and plutonium residues

We have 88 green energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

green energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 88 green energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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