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EPSRC Support by Research Area in End Use Energy Demand (Energy Efficiency)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. All the grants listed below have some relevance to this research area. The value of the investment is the total awarded by EPSRC and does not reflect the proportion assigned to this research area.

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Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
A Network for Heating and Cooling Research to Enable a Net-Zero Carbon Future (H+C Zero Network)Smallbone, Dr AJDurham, University ofEngineering 1,159,698
A Pioneering, Near-Zero-Carbon and All-Climate-Adaptive Air Conditioning System Using Atmospheric Latent Heat and Natural Light EnergyZhao, Professor XUniversity of HullEnergy and Environment Institute 814,323
A Pioneering, Near-Zero-Carbon and All-Climate-Adaptive Air Conditioning System Using Atmospheric Latent Heat and Natural Light EnergyPerera, Professor SPUniversity of BathChemical Engineering 523,898
A versatile PCM energy storage system for building applications (Versatile PCM)Riffat, Professor SUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 829,926
Adaptive Decision Making for Urban Energy TransformationRoelich, Dr KUniversity of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment 825,888
Advanced building façade design for optimal delivery of end use energy demandWu, Professor YUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,653,108
Advanced hybrid thermochemical-compression seasonal solar energy storage and heat pump system (Solar S&HP)Ma, Dr ZDurham, University ofEngineering 1,013,966
AgriFood4NetZero: Plausible Pathways, Practical and Open Science for Net Zero AgrifoodSanderson Bellamy, Dr AUniversity of the West of EnglandFaculty of Health and Applied Sciences 3,897,947
AIOLOS: Artificial Intelligence powered framework for OnLine prOduction SchedulingLI, Dr JUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 833,312
Applying thermodynamic laws to the energy-GDP decoupling problemBrockway, Dr PUniversity of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment 818,171
Boosting Reduction of Energy Intensity in cleaN STeelwork platfORMScott, Dr SAUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 424,196
Boosting Reduction of Energy Intensity in cleaN STeelwork platfORMSpallina, Dr VUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 857,503
Centre for Sustainable Road Freight 2018-2023Allen, Mr JUniversity of WestminsterSch of Architecture & Cities 672,888
Centre for Sustainable Road Freight 2018-2023Greening, Professor PKHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Social Sciences 1,808,252
DecarboN8 - An integrated network to decarbonise transportMarsden, Professor GUniversity of LeedsInstitute for Transport Studies 1,334,522
DEcarbonisation of Low TemperAture Process Heat Industry, DELTA PHIEames, Professor PCLoughborough UniversityCREST 2,004,075
Decarbonising Transport through Electrification, a Whole System Approach (DTE)Cipcigan, Professor LMCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 915,858
Decentralised water technologiesSloan, Professor WTUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 5,994,286
Digital Circular Electrochemical Economy (DCEE)Shah, Professor NImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 964,621
DMS-EPSRC Stochastic Nonsmooth Analysis For Energy HarvestingYurchenko, Dr DUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 212,117
E-Drone: Transforming the energy demand of supply chains through integrated UAV-to-land logistics for 2030Cherrett, Professor TUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 1,503,703
Energy Demand Observatory and Laboratory (EDOL)Oreszczyn, Professor TUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 7,350,045
Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC)Martiskainen, Professor MUniversity of SussexUniversity of Sussex Business School 15,507,720
Energy Harvesting Triboelectric Nano-Generators for the Internet-of-ThingsSilva, Professor SRPUniversity of SurreyATI Electronics 632,627
EPSRC and SFI Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Resilience and the Built EnvironmentLowe, Professor RJUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 5,749,900
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Demand (LoLo)Lowe, Professor RJUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 4,332,169
ESTEEM: Energy efficient and Safe out-of-oven manufacTuring for compositE materials with intEgrated MultifunctionalitiesZhang, Dr HQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 395,947
Flexible Air Source Heat pump for domestic heating decarbonisation (FASHION)Yu, Professor ZUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 1,149,352
Flexible design and operation of water resource systems to tackle the triple challenge of climate change, the energy transition, and population growthRougé, Dr CUniversity of SheffieldCivil and Structural Engineering 375,593
Future Electric Vehicle Energy Networks supporting Renewables (FEVER)Cruden, Professor AUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 6,628,841
GasNetNew - The role of the gas network in a future decarbonised UKGarvey, Professor SUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,287,081
Geothermal Energy from Mines and Solar-Geothermal heat (GEMS)van Hunen, Professor JDurham, University ofEarth Sciences 1,421,761
GLOW-Energy nested bio system flows:from the home to the hubOliveira, Professor SUniversity of StrathclydeArchitecture 465,865
Heat Accumulation from Renewables with Valid Energy Storage and Transformation - HARVESTLi, Professor YUniversity of BirminghamChemical Engineering 1,504,773
Heat Pump Fully Integrated with Thermochemical Store (HP-FITS)Critoph, Professor RUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 1,297,418
High efficiency reversible solid oxide cells for the integration of offshore renewable energy using hydrogenZhao, Professor XUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 289,418
High efficiency reversible solid oxide cells for the integration of offshore renewable energy using hydrogenIrvine, Professor JUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 276,887
High efficiency reversible solid oxide cells for the integration of offshore renewable energy using hydrogenGreaves, Professor DUniversity of PlymouthSch of Engineering 288,304
High efficiency reversible solid oxide cells for the integration of offshore renewable energy using hydrogenBrandon, Professor NPImperial College LondonEarth Science and Engineering 723,105
Highly Efficient Elastic Perovskite Solar CellsIvaturi, Dr AUniversity of StrathclydePure and Applied Chemistry 904,088
High-Performance Heat-Powered Heat-Pumps (HP3)Cardenas, Dr B BUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 391,925
Industrial waste heat recovery using supercritical carbon dioxide cycles (SCOTWOHR)Sayma, Professor ACity, University of LondonSch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci 767,859
Innovative Light ELEctric Vehicles for Active and Digital TravEl (ELEVATE): reducing mobility-related energy demand and carbon emissionsPhilips, Dr IUniversity of LeedsInstitute for Transport Studies 1,392,602
Integrated Development of Low-Carbon Energy Systems (IDLES): A Whole-System Paradigm for Creating a National StrategyGreen, Prof. TImperial College LondonEnergy Futures Lab 7,047,665
Integrated heating and cooling networks with heat-sharing-enabled smart prosumersQadrdan, Professor MCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 856,109
LATENT: RESIDENTIAL HEAT AS AN ENERGY SYSTEM SERVICEJames, Professor PABUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 1,314,091
Low Temperature Heat Recovery and Distribution Network Technologies (LoT-NET)Critoph, Professor RUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 5,388,928
Modelling aggregate demand-side flexibility in distribution networks with electrified heat and transportPonocko, Dr JUniversity of Manchester, TheElectrical and Electronic Engineering 237,922
Net Zero Geothermal Research for District Infrastructure Engineering (NetZero GeoRDIE)Manning, Professor DACNewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 1,276,276
Ocean Renewable energy FuelMamlouk, Professor MNewcastle UniversitySch of Engineering 1,186,784
Ocean-Fuel - Ocean Renewable Energy FuelsREBrennan, Professor FPUniversity of StrathclydeNaval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Eng 1,783,051
Ocean-REFuel - Ocean Renewable Energy FuelsWalker, Professor GSUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,710,223
Ocean-REFuel - Ocean Renewable Energy FuelsShah, Professor NImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 939,297
Ocean-REFuel - Ocean Renewable Energy FuelsValera-Medina, Professor ACardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 1,035,361
Prosperity Partnership Call 2 Strategic Students-Wrights Group and QUBEarly, Professor JQueen's University of BelfastSch Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 329,392
Real-time digital optimisation and decision making for energy and transport systemsVogiatzaki, Dr KUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 265,915
Real-time Digital Optimisation And Decision Making For Energy And Transport SystemsWeiland, Professor MUniversity of EdinburghEdinburgh Parallel Computing Centre 245,757
Real-time digital optimisation and decision making for energy and transport systemsAston, Professor Sir JADUniversity of CambridgePure Maths and Mathematical Statistics 265,538
Real-time digital optimisation and decision making for energy and transport systemsRigas, Dr GImperial College LondonAeronautics 1,414,614
Reducing End Use Energy Demand in Commercial Settings Through Digital InnovationFriday, Professor ALancaster UniversityComputing & Communications 1,625,666
Reducing the Global ICT Footprint via Self-adaptive Large-scale ICT SystemsGarraghan, Dr PLancaster UniversityComputing & Communications 1,167,044
Refactoring Energy SystemsChitchyan, Dr RUniversity of BristolComputer Science 952,931
Roadmaps to Zero Net Emissions in Urban Public TransportEarly, Professor JQueen's University of BelfastSch Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 2,335,875
SaFEGround - Sustainable, Flexible and Efficient Ground-source heating and cooling systemsTaborda, Dr DMGImperial College LondonCivil & Environmental Engineering 1,520,505
Scalable Circular Supply Chain For the Built EnvironmentWang, Professor YCardiff UniversityCardiff Business School 424,033
Scalable Circular Supply Chains for the Built EnvironmentRanjan, Professor RNewcastle UniversitySch of Computing 368,095
SCOTWOHR - INDUSTRIAL WASTE HEAT RECOVERY USING SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE CYCLESTassou, Professor SBrunel University LondonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 707,925
Smart Composite Material for Advanced Building Fenestration to Enhance Energy EfficiencyTAHIR, Dr AAUniversity of ExeterEngineering 1,338,137
SUSTAIN Manufacturing HubPleydell-Pearce, Professor CSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 10,852,989
Sustainable Heavy Duty Truck, Marine and Rail TransportCairns, Professor AUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,107,082
Towards Zero Carbon Aviation (TOZCA)Schafer, Professor AWUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 1,379,863
Towards Zero Emissions Electric Aircraft through Superconducting DC Distribution NetworkPei, Dr XUniversity of BathElectronic and Electrical Engineering 1,381,562
Towards Zero-Carbon Aviation (TOZCA)Rap, Dr AUniversity of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment 823,997
Transformative Recovery of Low-Grade Waste Heat using Ionic ThermoelectricsBos, Dr JHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 252,244
UK Centre for Research on Energy DemandEyre, Professor NUniversity of OxfordEnvironmental Change Institute SoGE 19,440,391
UK National Clean Maritime Research HubRoskilly, Professor APDurham, University ofEngineering 7,813,341
UK participation in IEA EBC Annex 79: Occupant behaviour-centric building design and operationBleil de Souza, Dr CCardiff UniversityWelsh School of Architecture (ARCHI) 26,495
Zero Emission Cold-Chain(ZECC) - Building the Road to Sustainable Cold-Chain Systems for Food ResiliencePeters, Professor TUniversity of BirminghamChemical Engineering 1,465,929
Zero-Carbon Emission Integrated Cooling, Heating and Power (ICHP) NetworksRoskilly, Professor APDurham, University ofEngineering 1,151,541

Total Number of Grants: 79
Total Value of Grants: £163,628,104

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).