Energy Technologies (field) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD studentship - Optimizing Pulse-Jet Cleaning for Sustainable Energy: A CFD Approach to Emissions Control

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

This PhD project is part of the CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero. About the CDT. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Lee

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Identification and classification of coherent flow structures in the plasma of the Sun’s photosphere

The Sun is a star with a cyclic magnetic activity that can impact all the solar system. Thus, the solar magnetic field can interact with the Earth's magnetic field, permitting the entrance of energetic particles in the upper atmosphere, affecting technological devices, telecommunications and human health. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Fedun

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

PhD Studentships - Process Industries: Net Zero Data Driven Optimisation for Process Scale-up

Supervisor: Prof A Harvey

Award summary. These studentships provide 100% fees (Home & international), a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £18,622 (2023/24 UKRI rate), and a research training support grant of £20,000. Read more

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

Simulating Dynamic Battery Interfaces: In Search of Next Generation Lithium Batteries

Supervisors: Dr AF Finney, Prof LH Hardwick

Improving battery technologies is essential to power the next generation of electric vehicles, and for future energy storage systems that will facilitate the transition to net-zero. Read more

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

University of Exeter Department of Geography

Biodiversity and solar farms: risks and opportunities Ref: 5099

Location: The academic supervisors are based at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus in Penryn, Cornwall, and field work will be undertaken in South-East England – the balance between time spent at each location will be discussed at offer stage and during the project. . Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Bennie, Prof R McDonald

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

PhD Studentship Development of Water-Soluble and Biodegradable Detergent Ingredients from CO2 and Bio-renewable Sources

Supervisor: Dr F Russo-Abegao

Award Summary. 100% fees (Home & international), a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £18,622 (2023/24 UKRI rate), and a research training support grant of £20,000. Read more

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

PhD Studentship - Process Industries: Net Zero Optimisation of the cryogenic bulk liquid production and supply market

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

This PhD project is part of the CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero. About the CDT. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Willis

Australian National University School of Engineering

Atomic Layer Deposition of Novel Nanolayer Materials for Solar Cells

Project Description. Solar photovoltaics (PV) has emerged as THE breakthrough technology which will underpin the coming clean energy transition and allow us to address the epochal challenge of climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Black, Prof D Macdonald

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

Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

PhD student (f_m_x) Chemical Engineering: Extraction of Critical Raw Materials from Geothermal Fluids

The Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences is the national centre for research into the geosphere. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Kranz

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

Resilient design of floating wind turbines exposed to climate change effects based on sustainable structural health monitoring and early warning systems

Supervisor: Dr L Di Sarno

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

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

PhD in Mechanical and Systems Engineering: Manufacturing of the Next Generation All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

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

Award summary. 100% home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £19,237 (2024/25 UKRI rate). Overview. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CC Cheng

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

Assessing how climate change will impact Cumbrian Coastal Lines (low value of service, but strategically important routes), with a focus on critical infrastructure for freight and energy material transport

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisor: Prof NM Macdonald

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

Improved structural integrity assessments for wrinkling defects in composite turbines

Supervisor: Dr W Christian

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

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

Optimising Trenching Techniques for Subsea Cable Installation

Supervisors: Dr X Zhang, Dr YZ Zhou

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

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

University of Liverpool School of Environmental Sciences

Vulnerability of Coastal Energy Infrastructure to Climate and Environmental Change

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Plater, Dr R Smedley, Dr C Lyddon

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