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School of Engineering Sustainable Energy Research Phil Bowen BowenPJ@cardiff.ac.uk Cardiff School of Engineering. OVERVIEW. Context Energy Research- Engineering Recent Investment Energy Research Strengths Summary. CARDIFF ENGINEERING: Interdisciplinary Research Matrix. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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School of Engineering
Sustainable Energy Research
Phil BowenBowenPJ@cardiff.ac.uk
Cardiff School of Engineering
• Context
• Energy Research- Engineering
• Recent Investment
• Energy Research Strengths
• Summary
OVERVIEW
Institutes ->/X-cutting
themes
Inst.1
ISEEM
Inst.2
IAMES
Inst.3
IMS
Inst.4…
Sustainable ENERGY
√ √ √
…..
CARDIFF ENGINEERING: Interdisciplinary Research Matrix
CARDIFF ENGINEERING – ENERGY(25 Academic Staff publishing in ‘Sustainable Energy’)
1. PowerGen/Energy Conversion
2. Electrical Power Distribution
4. Energy Systems Risk/Hazard Environmental Assess.
3. Energy-efficient Elec. Materials
> £1M each
CARDIFF ENGINEERING – ENERGY(25 Research-Active Academics)
• Energy Conversion/Power Generation- Centre for Research in Energy, Waste, Environment
(Profs.Syred/Griffiths)
• Electrical Power Distribution- National Grid/Transco University Centre (Dr. Haddad)
• Novel Electrical/Electronic ‘Materials’- ‘Nedo’ Thermo-Electric (Prof. Mike Rowe)- ‘Wolfson’ Magnetics (Prof.Tony Moses/David Jiles)- Superconductivity (Dr. Adrian Porch)
• Energy/Env. Impact Assessment and Hazard Analysis- Geo-environmental Research Centre (Prof. HR.Thomas)- Hydro-environmental Research Group (Prof. Falconer)- Centre for Research in Energy, Waste, Env. (Prof. Bowen)
• Energy Systems Monitoring and Control
- Fluid Power Group (Prof. John Watton)- Systems Analysis Group (Dr. Roger Grosvenor)
RECENT INVESTMENT
• £ 1.5M SRIF ‘Sustainable Energy’ (2004)
• £ 2.4M SRIF ‘Environmental Laboratory’ (2004)
• Led £4.3M ERDF proposal to establish interdisciplinary ‘Welsh Energy Research Centre’
(WERC - interact with UKERC) (2004)
• £1M for National-Grid/Transco Centre (2005)
• £0.3M ‘Sustainable Energy Systems’ - EU Marie-Curie Fellowship Centre (2006-9)
• £0.35M EU to relocate QinetiQ Gas Turbine Combustion Research Centre (2005)
• £ 0.3M CTA MSc - ‘Sustainable Energy’ (2006)
CREWE
‘ENERGY CONVERSION’ –Track Record
• 25 academics/researchers (5 Professors)
• 15+ years supporting WDA as ‘Centre of Excellence/Expertise in ENERGY’
• First Solar-Powered Car to cross Europe (1986)
• First House in UK completely powered on renewables (1995)
• ‘Institute of Energy’ Townsend-BCURA Award for ‘Best Paper’ on Coal utilisation (1996)
CREWE
ENERGY CONVERSION:Internationally Leading• Co-ordinator of EU Round Table on ‘Energy’
Large-Scale Research Infrastructures (1995-2004)
• ‘Integrated Sustainable Energy Systems’EU Marie Curie centre : UK partner (2006-09)– largest Marie-Curie programme awarded
• Only EU-accredited ‘Infrastructure Facility’ in UK for Large-Scale CombustionResearch and Training (1994-2004)
• ‘NATO Science Prize’ for international collaborative Research on Gas Turbine Efficiency with Russia, Ukraine (2002)
• Hosting NATO Advanced Workshop in Aero-Thermal Technologies (Kiev, 2006)
BIOFUELS, WASTE, LOW-QUALITY FUEL UTILISATION
Cardiff ‘Leading in Europe’
- Co-ordinator of 3M€ EU project ‘CO-FIRING BIOMASS/WASTE WITH COAL IN UTILITY BOILERS’ (10 major EU partners : ENEL, etc..)
- EPSRC grant to develop ‘BIOMASS, CHARCOAL & CHP’ (2001-2004
- DTI assessor on Biomass programme
- QinetiQ/EU consortium (pending): ‘ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR GAS TURBINES’
- EPSRC grant for ‘DNS MODELLING OF LIQUID FUEL (inc. biofuel) ..IN POWERGEN’ (2002-5)
- Combustion Institute ‘Best UK Combustion Paper’ (1997)
ENERGY CONVERSIONClean Coal, CAT, ….
• Coal co-firing with renewable/waste fuels
• Oxy-fuel burner development programme (2004) with leading US manufacturer- product marketed
(USA)
• Represented on government ‘Coal Review’ taskforce (1994)
• Institute of Energy Townsend-Bcura best paper award for ‘Coal Utilisation’ (1997)
Transport Energy Conversion
• Ricardo – 10 year Partner/Consultants on IC Engine Research (G-DI, particulate lifecyle, .., Japanese, US)
• QinetiQ-chosen partner for Gas Turbine Research (2005-)
• EU Gas Engine project : 27->43% efficiencynow marketed
16 bar900 K5 Kg/s
HIVES
future electrical energy systems and plant
Funding sources
NGT, SP, PowerGen, EPSRC, DTI, EDF Energy, Dow Corning, Network Rail , Allied Insulators…
Income (past 5 years)
35 Research Projects
£2.6M
NGT Research Centre established
Join IEE Power Academy
Work with EPSRC, other utilities and manufacturers
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
• Earthing of Power Systems - Characterisation- Condition Monitoring- Risk Assessment/Safety
• Transient Overvoltages & Insulation coordination
• Polymeric Insulating Materials and Systems
- Monitoring (using AI)- Characterisation- Pollution
• Others- Corona and gas discharge- Lightning protection &
Electrostatics
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTIONELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION
NEDO CENTRE FOR THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS
CARDIFF ‘LEADING IN EUROPE’1981 : First demonstrate fine grain alloys in ‘Nature’
– adopted by NASA in deep space missions, including last months mission to Pluto
1988 : First ‘Silicon on Sapphire’ miniature T-E generator patented
1993 : £2.2M research contract from Japanese gov. to develop 1.5kW generator to recover low-temp, waste heat
1995 : First ever 100W T-E generator built at Cardiff, demonstrated to UN at Kyoto
2003 : Co-ordinate 7-country EU programme develop bulk nano size T-E materials
2005 : 2 vols. Definitive texts on T-E :‘CRC Handbook on Thermoelectrics’
Electrical Power from waste heat
• Founded in 1969
• Recent EPSRC ‘Platform Grant’ Holder (Prof. Tony Moses)
• WDA accreditation as a “Centre Excellence for Technology and Industrial Collaboration”
• Over 250 publications in the last 5 years
• Recent major awards exceeding £2M for new equipment and the refurbishment of laboratories
• Professor David Jiles (Ames, USA) and team joined recently
• Recent clients and collaborative partnersRolls-Royce, Cogent Power, Daido Steel, Thyssen-Krupp Stahl, Silverwing, Vector Fields, Smiths Aerospace, Areva, TRW, UK National Physical Laboratory, QinetiQ, Siemens Flowmetering, AT Engine Controls, FR Hi-Temp, Emersen, Unipath Medical, etc…
Wolfson Centre – An Overview
Examples of equipment and facilities
Production of new energy efficient amorphous materials
Localised energy loss measurement
Measurement system for hysteresis energy losses
• New Energy Systems and processes introduce new risks and hazards e.g. H2, LNG, flooding, Nuclear
• Terrorism threat exacerbates risk
• Risks and hazards have to be quantified, mitigated where appropriate
• e.g. Nuclear Waste, explosion/dispersion,
water environment impact
Energy/Env. Risk/Hazard Analysis
‘9/11’, 2001
‘Ladbroke Grove’,1999
‘Piper Alpha’, 1987
Alaskan Oil Wells, 2001
SUMMARY
• Broad range of energy research
• Identified 4 of international quality
• Developing ENGIN ‘pilot’ for interdisciplinary research matrix approach
• Large Infrastructural investments from government and industry
• Leading National Energy Research Co-ordination (WERC)
• Exploring operational research funding opportunities (EPSRC, DTI..)
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