Projects (51)

Sustainable and industrially scalable ultrasonic liquid phase exfoliation technologies for manufacturing 2D advanced functional materials Oct 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2022
This project will clarify and establish the fundamental mechanisms of ultrasonic cavitation and streaming in the exfoliation of graphene and other 2D materials at the nanoscale. The outcomes will be the guidelines, protocols, and optimised parameters... Read More about Sustainable and industrially scalable ultrasonic liquid phase exfoliation technologies for manufacturing 2D advanced functional materials.

A low carbon heating system for existing public buildings employing the innovative mixed indoor/outdoor air source heat pump and multiple-throughout-flowing micro-channel solar panels array Oct 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2022
Through a close collaboration between University of Hull, EPS Ltd and NPS Humberside Ltd which have complimentary expertise, knowledge and capacity in R&D, manufacturing, design and management of the building heating systems, the project will develop... Read More about A low carbon heating system for existing public buildings employing the innovative mixed indoor/outdoor air source heat pump and multiple-throughout-flowing micro-channel solar panels array.

A Novel Loop-Heat-Pipe (LHP)-based Data Centre Heat Removal and Recovery System Employing the Micro-channels Cold/Hot Plates Sep 9, 2019 - Sep 8, 2021
Date centres consume 1.1-1.5% of the world’s total electricity supply and remain 15-20% of annual increase rate in power demand. Space cooling, owing to vast dissipation of the heat from the data-processing equipment to data centre space, has a very... Read More about A Novel Loop-Heat-Pipe (LHP)-based Data Centre Heat Removal and Recovery System Employing the Micro-channels Cold/Hot Plates.

A Super Performance Dew Point Cooler for Data Centres Jul 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2022
The proposed project aims to transform a lab-validated, super-performance, and award-winning dew point air cooling technology into a specialist Data Centre air conditioning unit. This will involve a number of key activities: (1) Survey to the selecte... Read More about A Super Performance Dew Point Cooler for Data Centres.

Hydrogen Production with Carbon Capture Feb 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2024

ICED: Integrated Cryogenic separation for CO2 Emissions Decrease Sep 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2021
Achieving net zero emissions as set by the UK government will need more than ever the exploitation of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Carbon capture has focused on mature technologies, such as chemical absorption using amine-based sol... Read More about ICED: Integrated Cryogenic separation for CO2 Emissions Decrease.

Investigation of feasible routes for clean ammonia production Jan 31, 2022 - Sep 30, 2025

(Dr Na Zhu) A Novel Enivornment/Solar-Interactive and Building-integrate-able Power Generation System Enabling Harness of Solar and Environmental Energy Sep 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2025
The applicants propose the first-of-its-kind Environment/Solar-Interactive and Building-Integrate-able Power Generation (ESI-BIPG) unit which, by incorporating a unique season-dependent,
heat-flow-adjustable loop heat pipe and a unique shape-stabil... Read More about (Dr Na Zhu) A Novel Enivornment/Solar-Interactive and Building-integrate-able Power Generation System Enabling Harness of Solar and Environmental Energy.

Heterogeneous Fibre Optic sensor Arrays to Monitor Composite Manufacture Sep 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2026
The UK composites sector has the potential to grow from £2.3Bn to £12Bn by 2030, driven by demand for light weight, energy efficient structures across sectors including aerospace, automotive, marine and renewable energy. In addition to economic consi... Read More about Heterogeneous Fibre Optic sensor Arrays to Monitor Composite Manufacture.

A novel solar heat harvesting technology enabling the full-spectrum capture and enhanced building performance Mar 31, 2022 - Mar 30, 2024
This staff exchange scheme aims to carry out the fundamental research on the solar full spectrum direct absorption collector by the joint effort of the researchers at the University of Hull（UK）and Harbin Institute of Technology (China). The researc... Read More about A novel solar heat harvesting technology enabling the full-spectrum capture and enhanced building performance.

UKRI Covid 19 Extension Pot - Sustainable and industrially scalable ultrasonic liquid phase exfoliation technologies for manufacturing 2D advanced functional materials Jul 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021

Bluegen - Utilisation of biorefinery residues for blue hydrogen production Jun 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023

HEIF: Full Scale Low Carbon Household Demonstrator Jan 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
The aim of the project is to demonstrate a recently developed solar assisted heat pump (SAHP) system in a full scale house in partnership with HCC. The SAHP, invented by Centre for Sustainable Energy Technology (CSET), comprises a unique mixing proce... Read More about HEIF: Full Scale Low Carbon Household Demonstrator.

HEIF: The Hydrogen case - Advanced Modelling tools for simulating multiphase systems Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022

A Pioneering, Near-Zero-Carbon and All-Climate-Adaptive Air Conditioning System Using Atmospheric Latent Heat and Natural Light Energy Sep 1, 2023 - Feb 28, 2027
The proposed research aims to establish a scientific foundation for a pioneering, near-zero-carbon and all-climate-adaptive air conditioning system (NZC-CA-AC). This unique system, by maximising the use of atmospheric latent heat and natural light en... Read More about A Pioneering, Near-Zero-Carbon and All-Climate-Adaptive Air Conditioning System Using Atmospheric Latent Heat and Natural Light Energy.

Towards the use of CO2 and heat from steel industry emissions to prepare new materials Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
Here we propose to utilise the emitted CO2 and waste heat from steel industry as main resources to prepare new materials. The vision behind this proof of concept is that CO2 within gas emissions from steel industry will be used as a reagent and the h... Read More about Towards the use of CO2 and heat from steel industry emissions to prepare new materials.

Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops: Setting a New Standard Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025
Our project proposes the design of a novel greenhouse structure which maximises the incidence of natural light on the crop.

The climate within the structure is managed by HVAC principles to deliver a climate around the crop which is very close to... Read More about Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops: Setting a New Standard.

Development of a Cloud Computing Based Processing Simulation System for Non-ferrous Metal Alloys May 23, 2022 - Sep 30, 2025
The project is funded by the Yun Nan Provincial Government International Collaboration fund, supporting the research and activities for developing a cloud computing-based processing simulation and modeling system for the manufacturing of non-ferrous... Read More about Development of a Cloud Computing Based Processing Simulation System for Non-ferrous Metal Alloys.

Sensing and signalling of extracellular Ca2+ in the islet of Langerhans Jan 1, 2024 - Apr 1, 2026
This project aims to develop a new sensing platform to resolve a long-standing puzzle: how extracellular Ca2+ coordinates pancreatic islet beta-cells for pulsatile insulin secretion. The latter is key to maintain the blood glucose homeostasis.

Fre... Read More about Sensing and signalling of extracellular Ca2+ in the islet of Langerhans.

Wolfson Equipment bid 2023 - Confocal Imaging ZEISS Elyra 7 with Lattice SIM² Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2029