Renewable energy research at Loughborough Universit

Andrew D. Wheatley (7126136)

Richard Blanchard (1251333)

Tanja Radu (1257525)

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6th May 2016, SUPERGEN Researchers Day, GlasgowFriday, 06 May 2016Renewable Energy Research at Loughborough UniversityDr Tanja RaduLoughborough UniversityDepartments/ Research CentresFriday, 06 May 2016• School of Civil and Building Engineering• School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering• Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)• LoLo: The London-Loughborough EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Research in EnergyMain expertise: Anaerobic digestionCREST: range of RE projects About my previous projectRural Hybrid Energy Enterprise Systems (RHEES) 2012-1015 (£2.7M, EPSRC) Project aim: Supplying energy to the non-gridded rural communities  (Europe, India) by the means of anaerobic digestion Project collaborators: University of Birmingham, University of Nottingham, MMU, University of Leicester, Liverpool Hope University, Indian partners (Pune, Nagpur, Bangalore, Mumbai)Remote Monitoring of AD Using autonomous wireless gas sensing platforms- reliable long term performance andreduction in component cost The data is sent to the cloud via GSM transmissions, and it is accessible via an onlineportal for remote monitoring by the facility management CO2 and CH4 sensing: high-accuracy infrared absorbance sensors Pressure sensing: piezoelectric sensors (critical for understanding gas flows) Autonomous operation is achieved by custom-programmed microcontroller circuitry, whichalso manages data logging and remote transmission (GSM communications)EPSRC/SUPERGEN Small Grant Fund EP/J017302/1 £20 000UKIERI project: small scale AD on Campus5• Currently building small scale AD on campus• 2m3 capacity• Processing food waste from student canteen-potential reduction in cost• Remote monitoring British Council/Newton Fund Institutional Links £250k/2 years project: “Community scale, decentralised  anaerobic digestion for energy and resource recovery”  Collaboration between Loughborough University and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Bangkok, ThailandCurrent projectObjectives/deliverables• Develop designs linked to feedstock characterisation.• Optimise remote monitoring.• Add to control and design models including finance and sustainability, mixing using CFD, remotemachine monitoring and control.• Establish a business model for small communities for waste, energy, fertilizer.• Build long term exchange links and community impact.Motivation• Strategic need for greater sustainability and resource recovery, e.g. N & P.• Energy deprived communities are disadvantaged. • Untreated waste is a health and climate hazard. • Stimulate local investment, resilience and skills in infra structure. CREST- RE researchFriday, 06 May 2016http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crest/research/Research Areas: Solar Photovoltaics Materials and Devices Applied Photovoltaics Energy Storage Renewable Energy for Development Wind and Water Power Networks and Systems Multi-Scale Systems AnalysisSolar Supergen Hub £5 million 5 year project funded by EPSRC Aim to create the UK's first standards lab for solar cells. A research programme that aims to improve the efficiency of next generation photovoltaic devices.  The Hub provides a training and networking programme for the photovoltaic research sector in both universities and industry. Partners include the Universities of Bath, Liverpool, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, Cambridge and Imperial CollegeApplied Photovoltaics Characterisation of PV cells & modules PV module production, durability and failure mode analysis Energy yield from PV systems Solar resource & PV performance monitoringc-Si on glassCdTe CIGS Dye solar cellsThin Film Photovoltaic ResearchEnergy Storage Increases in variable renewable energy technologies, such as wind, into the electricity supply network may require storage of energy.  IMAGES Integrated Market-fit & Affordable Grid-scale Energy Storage. i-STUTE Interdisciplinary Centre for Storage, Transformation and Upgrading of Thermal EnergyWind and Water Power Wind power is an established technology. However further research is needed. Resource assessment: Improving wind resource modelling in complex terrains and offshore Wakes: How clusters of wind turbines interact Condition monitoring: the ability to prevent failure to reduce turbine downtimeThank you for your attention!Questions?

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