| Edit | Entry | Comments | Organisation Site | Hydrogen Production |
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 | Aston University Bio-Energy Research Group (BERG) | Areas of Interest: The application of chemical engineering science and technology to the provision of energy, fuels and chemicals from sustainable biomass sources. This includes biomass-derived fuels for use in fuel cells.
| www.aston-berg.co.uk | Yes |
| CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Lab, Energy Research Unit | The Energy Research Unit (ERU) has supported R&D in sustainable energy systems for more than 25 years. The ERU's principle role has been to research in alternative energy and to provide appropriate facilities for use by the academic sector, but increasingly it collaborates with industry and allows access to its facilities for a wider range of technology transfer and industry-supported projects.
| Energy Research Unit | Yes |
| Univ of Warwick, Process Technology Gp | The group researches the development of new materials for fuel cell applications, including electrolyte materials, and the preparation and manipulation of nano-crystalline oxides, novel compositions for electrode components with coating technology for component manufacture, the development of modular, small-scale gas processing systems for hydrogen, and biomass conversion and integration with fuel cells.
| Technology Research | Yes |
| Univ of Strathclyde, Centre for Economic Renewable Power Delivery | Core activities include development of fuel cell systems for electric vehicles (via the Scottish Fuel Cell Consortium), a demonstration project on the island of Islay, a similar study producing 'organic' electricity from local waste streams on Mull, CERPD has a dedicated fuel cell laboratory capable of testing systems up to 15kWe, including CHP mode of operation. Also an associated electric vehicle laboratory allows ongoing testing and study of vehicular fuel cell systems.
| Centre for Economic Renewable Power Delivery | Yes |
| Univ of Sheffield, Dept Chemical & Process Eng | Research activities include fire and explosion safety of hydrogen, transportation of hydrogen using high-pressure pipeline technology and hydrogen production technologies from gasification , biological processes and sulphur iodine processes.
| Chemical & Process Eng Research | Yes |
| Univ of Leeds School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering | Extensive fuel cell test units, operating at 900-1200K with an output of up to 1 kW equipped with reactant humidification control for hydrogen or simulated reformatted mixtures. Experimental research on fuel cell performance and internal reforming at the anode and analysis of exhaust gas can be performed on the test rigs. Over 20 years research on hydrogen and biogas production, storage, transportation and combustion. Our expertise in biomass includes all areas of the thermal conversion, co-combustion and pre/post combustion/gasification of biomass.
| School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering | Yes |
| Univ of Glamorgan, SERC, Hydrogen Research Unit | The research activities are biological hydrogen production, hydrogen production from other renewable sources, biological fuel cells, and the social economic and technical implications of the hydrogen economy.
| Univ of Glamorgan, SERC | Yes |
| Univ of Birmingham, Dept of Metallurgy & Materials | The dept is active in the synthesis of novel materials for solid-state storage of hydrogen, the advanced membrane materials for hydrogen purification, and the evaluation of the interaction of hydrogen with a range of infrastructure materials required in the hydrogen supply chain (from generation to end-use).
| Applied Alloy Chemistry Group | Yes |
| Umist, Dept of Chemical Engineering | The dept has activities and expertise in oxidation catalysis and electrocatalysis in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), hydrogen storage and liquid organic hydrides as hydrogen storage media, integration of hydrogen storage systems with SOFC systems, and alternative SOFC electrolyte materials and fabrication processes.
| Dept of Chemical Eng. | Yes |
| Queen Mary, Univ of London, Dept of Materials | The Dept has expertise in experimental and theoretical development of Hydrogen Storage Materials and Structures, including metal hydrides, complex hydrides, and nanostructures.
| Advanced Metallics and Modelling Research Group | Yes |
| Qinetiq Ltd Electrochemical Power | QinetiQ has an interest in most areas of fuel cell research. It has programmes developing materials for fuel cells (PEMs, DMFCs & SOFCs), novel stack designs, systems integration, diesel processing and small-scale hydrogen generators. QinetiQ also has programmes to assess commercial fuel cells for end users such as the UK military.
| Qinetiq Energy | Yes |
| Loughborough Univ, Dept Aeronautical & Automotive Engineering | The dept maintains close links with industry and research establishments through its research and consultancy activities, and contains a custom-built Fuel Cell and Electric Vehicle Laboratory, with 4 wall-mounted stations for the supply of hydrogen, oxygen, compressed air and other gases. This facility accommodates the testing of both fuel cell stacks and fuel cell sub-systems.
| Dept Aeronautical & Automotive Engineering | Yes |
| Loughborough Univ, Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) | CREST researches into the integration of hydrogen energy storage with renewable energy sources. This includes the production of hydrogen via electrolysis driven by intermittent power sources, plus overall system design and power electronic control of autonomous energy systems of this type.
| CREST | Yes |
| Imperial College Centre for Ion Conducting Membranes | A wide range of activities is covered, including polymer fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells, hydrogen generation, fuel processing, materials, electrocatalysts, polymer membranes, ceramic membranes, fuel cell economics, distributed energy generation, life cycle analysis, fuel cell testing, and fuel cell modelling and validation.
| Research Interests | Yes |
| Imperial College Centre for Energy Policy & Technology (ICEPT) | ICEPT conducts research into all types of fuel cells, but concentrates on techno-economic analysis, strategy, policy, environmental implications of their use and on system modelling.
| ICCEPT | Yes |
| Health & Safety Lab, Fire & Explosion Group | The Health & Safety Lab have expertise in flammability, ignition, explosion testing, gas dispersion, modelling, risk assessment, failure scenarios, process safety, and chemical hazards. It has laboratory and large-scale testing facilities.
| Fire, Explosion & Process Safety | Yes |