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EPSRC Reference: GR/S26965/01
Title: UK Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Consortium
Principal Investigator: Mays, Professor T
Other Investigators:
Guwy, Professor A Schroder, Professor M Mokaya, Professor R
Hubberstey, Dr P Gregory, Professor DH Edwards, Professor P
Hawkes, Professor D Walker, Professor GS Gameson, Dr I
Anderson, Professor PA Flynn, Professor R McEnaney, Professor B
Champness, Professor NR Guo, Professor ZX Harris, Professor IR
Hawkes, Professor F Grant, Professor DM Dinsdale, Professor R
Premier, Emeritus Professor GC
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Professor P Bellaby Professor D Book Professor M Eames
Professor P Ekins Dr M Jones Professor S Marvin
Professor J Skea Dr Y Song Dr JD Speight
Professor A Walton
Project Partners:
E-Synergy Ltd Hydrogen Solar Production Co Ltd Less Common Metals Ltd
Morgan Matroc Royal Military College of Canada Shell
Tata Steel Limited
Department: Chemical Engineering
Organisation: University of Bath
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 April 2003 Ends: 30 June 2007 Value (£): 3,481,041
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Materials Characterisation Materials Synthesis & Growth
Sustainable Energy Vectors
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Environment Energy
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We will target many of the forefront fundamental multidisciplinary research challenges in production, storage, distribution and utilisation of sustainable hydrogen as an energy carrier. For example, we wish to advance our scientific understanding of the biological generation of sustainable hydrogen. A major effort will also centre on a deep understanding of physico-chemical processes associated with hydrogen sorption/desorption in a wide variety of advanced storage materials - some established, some new. We will also study the feasibility and acceptibility of sustainable hydrogen energy through a range of socio-economic projects aimed at measuring public awareness and acceptibility through to regulatory issues governing the widespread use of hydrogen. This type of broad multidisciplinary approach is key in the development of a Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Economy since socio-economic, socio-political, regulatory, environmental health and public impacts of hydrogen must be assimilated in the development of any scientific and technological advance.
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