Dr C Liyanage
No more applications being accepted
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
I. Scientific excellence:
Despite the introduction of new SRE technologies (Smart Homes, Solar PV, etc.), their widespread use in households has been hindered by numerous factors such as high capital cost, and lack of incentives. In this project, new methods of energy trading that can be used by households will be developed. This approach is novel and, if successful, not only a significant growth in households using SRE technologies can be achieved, but energy trading models could be the way forward to revolutionize the energy sector.
II. Clear aim and hypothesis:
Aim is to design and validate energy trading models that can be used by households to trade energy they save from the use of SRE Technologies with public and/or private sector. The focus of the study will be England.
III. Methodology and innovations
The project focuses on three interdisciplinary research themes - engineering, social science and business management, thus, will use a mixed methodology.
Applications
Applicants must apply using the online form on the University Alliance website at https://unialliance.ac.uk/dta/cofund/how-to-apply/. Full details of the programme, eligibility details and a list of available research projects can be seen at https://unialliance.ac.uk/dta/cofund/
The final deadline for application is Monday 8 October 2018. There will be another opportunity to apply for DTA3 projects in the spring of 2019. The list of available projects is likely to change for the second intake.
Funding Notes
DTA3/COFUND participants will be employed for 36 months with a minimum salary of (approximately) £20,989 per annum. Tuition fees will waived for DTA3/COFUND participants who will also be able to access an annual DTA elective bursary to enable attendance at DTA training events and interact with colleagues across the Doctoral Training Alliance(s).
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 801604.