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renewable energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 204 renewable energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD Scholarship in Hydrogen Storage for Clean Energy

  Research Group: www.merlin-H2.com
Scholarships are available for PhD candidates to contribute to the development of advanced hydrogen storage systems in a multidisciplinary research team. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof FAZ Aguey-Zinsou
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Electrochemcial lithium extraction - EPSRC DLA studentship for September 2027 entry

Lithium-ion batteries are essential to achieving net zero by 2050, supporting electric vehicles, energy storage and the continued expansion of renewable energy. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Zhang
 8 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Offshore Wind to Household Benefits (Ref: AURA27-AB)

This PhD project examines how retail electricity tariffs can help UK households benefit more directly from the transition towards an electricity system increasingly powered by renewable energy, with offshore wind playing a central role, while ensuring that tariff innovation does not disadvantage vulnerable consumers. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr AR Bennato, Dr M Adetutu, Dr A.Burlinson Burlinson
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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The hidden cost of waves: Mitigating wake-induced power loss in floating wind farms (Ref: AURA27-JF)

As the most suitable UK near-shore sites for fixed foundation turbines are taken up, further growth requires moving into deeper waters. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Fleming, Dr J Su, Dr Q Hawari
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Experimental Study of Stratified Waters to Enable Deep Water Offshore Wind Farms (Ref: AURA27-LC)

Offshore wind is at the heart of the UK's transition to a clean-energy future. As wind farms move into deeper waters, engineers and scientists face new challenges that have never been encountered at scale before. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof R Dorrell, Dr L Corredor-Garcia
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Machine Learning-Assisted Multi-Scale Modelling, Design and Optimisation of Flexible Green Ammonia Production Systems

Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production and is increasingly recognised as a potential carbon-free energy carrier and hydrogen vector. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Li, Dr S Xu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PhD Scholarship project: Solar PV-X: Next-generation renewable heat, power, clean water and fuels from a single device

Solar energy has the potential to provide far more than electricity. Yet, PV panels convert less than 20% of the Sun’s energy into electricity, with most of the remaining energy lost as heat. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Markides
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Physics-Guided Causal-Volatility Modelling for Renewable Power Forecasting

The rapid growth of renewable energy has made electricity systems cleaner but also more variable and harder to predict. Unlike traditional power plants, renewable generation depends heavily on changing weather conditions, leading to sudden fluctuations and large ramp events that challenge grid stability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Ma
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Hybrid Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Multi-Vector Energy System Optimisation

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6 year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Shamsul Masum, Dr Anton Hettiarachchige Don and Dr Edward Smart. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Masum, Dr A Hettiarachchige Don, Dr E Smart
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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CO2 catalytic conversion using renewable hydrogen sources

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 I Graca, Dr C Fernandez-Martin, Dr A McCue
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Electrified catalytic processes for green fuels production via co2 hydrogenation

The transition to a low-carbon energy system requires sustainable methods for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful fuels and chemicals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr X Fan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Novel Semiconductors and Devices

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 Supervisor: Dr M Nielsen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Innovative DPhil (PhD) Programme in Zero-Carbon Energy at Oxford University

Thinking about a PhD researching the energy transition? We've got you covered. Our newly launched DPhil (PhD) Programme combines individual research projects with a unique, multidisciplinary training programme at Oxford University led by the ZERO Institute. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  PhD Opportunities
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Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Passive Flow Rectification for Hydrogen and Energy Systems

This project is one of a number in competition for a studentship from the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Sell
 29 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Plastic upcycling using renewable hydrogen sources

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 I Graca, Dr C Fernandez-Martin, Dr A McCue
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only