| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/P010954/1 |
| Title: |
Micro-scale energy storage for super-efficient wet appliances |
| Principal Investigator: |
Santori, Dr G |
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| Department: |
Sch of Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Edinburgh |
| Scheme: |
First Grant - Revised 2009 |
| Starts: |
01 April 2017 |
Ends: |
30 October 2018 |
Value (£): |
100,569
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Energy Efficiency |
Heat & Mass Transfer |
| Materials testing & eng. |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
In this project we will develop a novel technology to achieve 50% energy saving in dishwashers and washer-dryers compared to the conventional appliances by using energy and water storage in porous materials. Although these household units may seem an unlikely source of substantial environmental impact, their omnipresence makes them an important target for further energy optimization and carbon footprint reduction. In fact, the adoption of the proposed technology on global scale would enable mitigation of the equivalent CO2 emitted by 2.5 large coal power stations. This project not only offers an opportunity to test emerging classes of porous materials in the context of novel applications, and understand fundamental issues associated with their application, but also to initiate actual technological deployment of the outcomes by inviting key international industrial partners.
Nowadays, adsorption materials are produced in massive quantities only when the economy of scale, combined with the technology readiness level, make profitable their industrial production. This happens only for few specific applications. However, the dishwasher and washer-dryer appliance sector has the necessary scale to make synthesis and investment in new efficient materials worthwhile, giving momentum also to material science research.
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http://www.ed.ac.uk |