Innovative Building Renewable Energy and Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Technologies

Professor Xudong Zhao Xudong.Zhao@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Engineering/ Director of Research

Development of a next generation, highly efficient, low cost and building integrate-able solar PV/thermal system for building space heating, hot water and power supply Apr 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2019
Through a close collaboration between the leading UK/Chinese universities and the top Chinese/UK companies, the proposed UK-China collaborative R&I project will develop a novel building integrate-able solar PV/T system for space heating, hot water an... Read More about Development of a next generation, highly efficient, low cost and building integrate-able solar PV/thermal system for building space heating, hot water and power supply.

Low Energy Dew Point Cooling for Computing Data Centres Jan 1, 2017 - Oct 31, 2022
Cooling systems for Computing & Data Centres consume 30% to 40% of energy delivered into the centre spaces, while electricity use in CDCs represents 1.3% of the world total energy consumption. The traditional vapour compression cooling systems for CD... Read More about Low Energy Dew Point Cooling for Computing Data Centres.

A novel Hybrid Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Power Generation System Employing the Flat-plate Micro-channel Heat Pipe Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2019
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship 745614

A Passive, Zero-Carbon Data Centre Heat Removal and Recovery System Employing a Novel Micro-Channel Loop Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger Oct 1, 2017 - Sep 30, 2019

E2VENT (H2020 LEIT) Jan 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2018