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Glasgow United Kingdom Applied Mathematics Electrical Engineering Energy Technologies Engineering Mathematics Mathematical Modelling

College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow

About the Project

The rapid decarbonisation to reach net zero emissions is causing unprecedented uptake in behind the meter renewables (e.g. solar panels, heat pumps, battery storage), with very few demonstrated studies critically analysing the performance of such schemes. This project will demonstrate the performance gap and routes to improvement using novel digital twin technology, capturing the operational performance of behind the meter renewable technology.

This project will have access to hundreds of use case operational data, ranging from small non-domestic to large distribution level renewables. As such, the project will focus on producing a library of analysis, demonstrating how renewable technology can be better implemented for a huge host of use cases, thus reducing the performance gap between design and operational energy conservation measures.

This project is jointly funded by SSE and Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) and the University of Glasgow. The recruited student will be jointly supervised by a team of academics from the University of Glasgow and the engineers from SSE. The student will have a unique opportunity to work on projects undertaken by SSE.

The successful student will start as soon as possible, no later than 31 March 2023.

How to Apply: Please refer to the following website for details on how to apply:

http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/opportunities/howtoapplyforaresearchdegree/.

Funding Notes

Funding is available to cover tuition fees for UK/Home applicants for 3.5 years, as well as paying a stipend at the Research Council rate (£18,668 for Session 2023/24).

Where will I study?

University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow has been changing the world since 1451. We are a world top 100 university and a member of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK research universities. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, including eight Nobel Laureates, two UK Prime Ministers, three First Ministers of Scotland, 10 Fellows of the Royal Society and 11 Fellows of the British Academy. Our past achievements inspire our current world changers. As a globally connected university, we work in partnership with others across the world to advance global solutions to real world problems. We are proud to be a founding member of the university networks Universitas 21 and The Guild of European Research Intensive Universities. We are committed to tackling the most pressing global challenges facing humanity and the natural world. We are delivering against the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and have pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030. We were the first European university to declare it would divest from fossil fuels by 2024 and the first in Scotland to declare a climate emergency.