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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Keele Univ, Centre for Clean Technology | The Centre has expertise in fuel processing and internal reforming in SOFCs, development of new anodes for internally reforming SOFCs, Carbon deposition (coking) on active components in fuel cells, Sulphur tolerance of active materials in SOFCs, pollutant tolerances, SOFCs running on natural gas, propane/butane, higher hydrocarbons (fuel diversity), SOFCs running on biogas and biomass, fuel cell testing and evaluation, intermediate temperature SOFCs, & partial oxidation and direct hydrocarbon oxidation in SOFCs.
| Chemistry Dept | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 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 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 |