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Energy Technologies (built environment) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 30 Energy Technologies (built environment) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Net zero housing retrofits - assuring a sustainable low-carbon transition in the domestic sector

University of Reading School of the Built Environment
The UK has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The UK's 29 million houses represent 14% of total emissions (CCC, 2019), with nearly 90% of these built more than 20 years ago before stricter energy efficiency standards came into force (Ince & Marvin, 2019). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Mohareb
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Adaptive thermal comfort in office buildings: an Adaptive Predict Mean Vote model

University of Reading School of the Built Environment
In recent years, adaptive thermal comfort studies played a positive role in sustainability in buildings. The exploration of thermal adaptation in different regions, different types of buildings, and different demographic groups are the research trend internationally. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Yao
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Novel approaches to design and building of digital infrastructures for energy transition (Orkney campus)

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
  Research Group: Institute of Life and Earth Sciences
This project will be based at Heriot Watt Orkney campus. This research project asks the question. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Krumdieck
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Transition Engineering Lab on the Housing Ecosystem. The Problem of Finding an Affordable, Decent Place to Live, within a Net Zero Community. A breakthrough in the accelerated transition of cities to net zero, thriving environments

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
  Research Group: Institute of Life and Earth Sciences
This project will be based at Heriot Watt Orkney campus. Rapid emissions reductions[1] require transition of personal transport and freight, and reduction of energy in buildings and embedded in vehicles, and construction in urban areas. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Krumdieck
 30 April 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Non-Imaging Cheap Highly Efficient solar concentrator for building integrated photovoltaic (PV) system - (NICHE-PV)

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Solar photovoltaic (PV), which is one of the technologies that harness solar energy by converting the sunlight directly into electricity, grew by more than 100 folds from 2000 to 2013. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Sukki, Dr NS Sellami
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Developing a coordinated control for hybrid ac/dc microgrids with renewable sources-battery storage under dynamic generation and load conditions

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Due to the ongoing high penetration of renewable energy sources into the grid, the energy landscape is going through a major transformation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Ahmad, Dr F Kahwash
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Energy Harvester in Renewable Energy and Sensor Networks

Griffith University School of Engineering and Built Environment
In this project, we will develop an energy harvester capable of harvesting vibrational energy from the environment and converting it into electrical energy to power no-battery sensors. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof Y Zhu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Modular and industrialised solutions for building retrofit

University of Reading School of the Built Environment
More than 85% of the 2050 building stock is already built and almost all will require some form of retrofit/renovation in order to meet global carbon emissions reductions goals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Fuertes
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Manufacture of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Electroless Co Deposition

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) are promising energy technology devices for the highly efficient conversion of chemical to electrical energy. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Shearer
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Solar Atmospheric Water Generation from air

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
1.1 billion people worldwide do not have access to water, and a total of 2.7 billion cannot access clean water for at least one month of the year. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NS Sellami
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PV soiling – Design of sustainable cleaning system

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Global warming is mainly due to the high growth in carbon emissions and pollution worldwide. At present, most countries have set carbon reduction goals. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr NS Sellami
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Modelling of microbial induced hydrogen loss for underground hydrogen storage

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
Hydrogen is identified to play a key role in the UK’s goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. To meet this target, the UK needs hydrogen storage capacity of at least 15 TWh (~ 450k tonnes) meet short-term and seasonal supply and demand variability. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Cai
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Using multi-agent systems to help households reduce peak electricity consumption in ways they perceive as fair

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
The UK and the EU have both recently updated their legislation to put net zero emissions targets in place for 2050. This requires moving away from using fossil fuels for energy generation, and moving towards renewable sources such as photovoltaic cells and wind turbines. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Powers
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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
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Biocoal research for use in heritage steam railways

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
The UK has over 200 heritage railway lines in operation. Traditionally these have run on coal, preferably Welsh steam coal, a form of bituminous coal known for its good calorific values, low sulphur content and semi smokeless properties. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Ryan, Dr Z Cai
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