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EPSRC Support by Research Area in End Use Energy Demand (Energy Efficiency)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. All the grants listed below have some relevance to this research area. The value of the investment is the total awarded by EPSRC and does not reflect the proportion assigned to this research area.

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Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
(H)olistic (A)pproach to the Design of Efficient Heat (R)ecovery Systems for Electrical (P)ower (P)roduction (HARP^2)Jaworski, Professor AJUniversity of HuddersfieldSch of Computing and Engineering 380,431
(H)olistic (A)pproach to the Design of Efficient Heat (R)ecovery Systems for Electrical (P)ower (P)roduction (HARP^2)Blunt, Professor LUniversity of HuddersfieldSch of Computing and Engineering 183,166
(H)olistic (A)pproach to the Design of Efficient Heat (R)ecovery Systems for Electrical (P)ower (P)roduction (HARP^2)Iacchetti, Dr M FUniversity of Manchester, TheElectrical and Electronic Engineering 405,808
A Network for Heating and Cooling Research to Enable a Net-Zero Carbon Future (H+C Zero Network)Smallbone, Dr AJDurham, University ofEngineering 1,159,698
A versatile PCM energy storage system for building applications (Versatile PCM)Riffat, Professor SUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 829,926
Adaptive Decision Making for Urban Energy TransformationRoelich, Dr KUniversity of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment 825,888
Advanced building façade design for optimal delivery of end use energy demandWu, Professor YUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,653,108
Advanced hybrid thermochemical-compression seasonal solar energy storage and heat pump system (Solar S&HP)Ma, Dr ZDurham, University ofEngineering 1,013,966
AIOLOS: Artificial Intelligence powered framework for OnLine prOduction SchedulingLI, Dr JUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 833,312
Algorithms for Industrial Demand-Side Management Under UncertaintyTsay, Dr CImperial College LondonComputing 350,543
Analytical Middleware for Informed Distribution Networks (AMIDiNe)Stephen, Dr BUniversity of StrathclydeElectronic and Electrical Engineering 703,091
Applying thermodynamic laws to the energy-GDP decoupling problemBrockway, Dr PUniversity of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment 818,171
Bio-CO2: Power Generation and Heat Recovery from Biomass with Advanced CO2 Thermodynamic Power Cycles and Novel Heat Exchanger DesignsGe, Professor YUniversity of South WalesFaculty of Computing, Eng. and Science 181,143
Boosting Reduction of Energy Intensity in cleaN STeelwork platfORMScott, Dr SAUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 424,196
Boosting Reduction of Energy Intensity in cleaN STeelwork platfORMSpallina, Dr VUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 857,503
Boosting Reduction of Energy Intensity in cleaN STeelwork platfORMNorman, Dr J BUniversity of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment 23,982
Centre for Sustainable Road Freight 2018-2023Greening, Professor PKHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Social Sciences 1,808,252
Centre for Sustainable Road Freight 2018-2023Cebon, Professor DUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 3,715,911
Centre for Sustainable Road Freight 2018-2023Piecyk, Dr MIUniversity of WestminsterSch of Architecture & Cities 672,888
Comfort and Climate Box (CCB)Hewitt, Professor NJUniversity of UlsterSch of Built Environment 202,577
Community-scale Energy Demand Reduction in India (CEDRI)Jenkins, Dr DPHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Energy, Geosci, Infrast & Society 593,352
Converter ArchitecturesYuan, Professor XUniversity of BristolElectrical and Electronic Engineering 1,259,400
Data-Smart Building Case StudiesRuyssevelt, Professor PAUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 202,117
DecarboN8 - An integrated network to decarbonise transportMarsden, Professor GRUniversity of LeedsInstitute for Transport Studies 1,334,522
DEcarbonisation of Low TemperAture Process Heat Industry, DELTA PHIEames, Professor PCLoughborough UniversityCREST 2,004,075
Decarbonising the UK's Freight TransportSmith, Dr TUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 856,235
Decarbonising Transport through Electrification, a Whole System Approach (DTE)Cipcigan, Professor LMCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 915,858
Decentralised water technologiesSloan, Professor WTUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 5,994,286
Delivering net zero - the role of researchBarrett, Professor JUniversity of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment 321,597
Digital Circular Electrochemical Economy (DCEE)Shah, Professor NImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 964,621
Distributed pumped hydro for transforming energy and water accessBertram, Dr DUniversity of StrathclydeCivil and Environmental Engineering 194,258
DMS-EPSRC Stochastic Nonsmooth Analysis For Energy HarvestingYurchenko, Dr DHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 339,549
E-Drone: Transforming the energy demand of supply chains through integrated UAV-to-land logistics for 2030Cherrett, Professor TUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 1,503,703
Energy Demographics: the role of demographic data in understanding UK's demand for energyOwen, Dr AUniversity of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment 322,864
Energy Harvesting Triboelectric Nano-Generators for the Internet-of-ThingsSilva, Professor SRPUniversity of SurreyATI Electronics 632,627
Energy-Use Minimisation via High Performance Heat-Power-Cooling Conversion and Integration: A Holistic Molecules to Technologies to Systems ApproachMarkides, Professor CNImperial College LondonChemical Engineering 1,573,522
EPSRC and SFI Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Resilience and the Built EnvironmentLowe, Professor RJUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 5,723,401
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Demand (LoLo)Lowe, Professor RJUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 4,327,206
EPSRC-SFI: Blockchain transactions in the electricity industry: beyond tokenised energyMorstyn, Dr TUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 176,553
ESTEEM: Energy efficient and Safe out-of-oven manufacTuring for compositE materials with intEgrated MultifunctionalitiesZhang, Dr HQueen Mary University of LondonSchool of Engineering & Materials Scienc 395,947
External Heat Engine mCHPRiffat, Professor SUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 440,452
Flexible Air Source Heat pump for domestic heating decarbonisation (FASHION)Yu, Professor ZUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 1,149,352
FlexTECC: Flexible Timing of Energy Consumption in CommunitiesHoward, Dr BLoughborough UniversityArchitecture, Building and Civil Eng 496,477
Geothermal Energy from Mines and Solar-Geothermal heat (GEMS)van Hunen, Professor JDurham, University ofEarth Sciences 1,421,761
GLOW-Energy nested bio system flows:from the home to the hubOliveira, Dr SUniversity of the West of EnglandFaculty of Environment and Technology 465,865
Heat Accumulation from Renewables with Valid Energy Storage and Transformation - HARVESTLi, Dr YUniversity of BirminghamChemical Engineering 1,504,773
Heat Pump Fully Integrated with Thermochemical Store (HP-FITS)Critoph, Professor RUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 1,297,418
Highly Efficient Elastic Perovskite Solar CellsIvaturi, Dr AUniversity of StrathclydePure and Applied Chemistry 904,088
Industrial waste heat recovery using supercritical carbon dioxide cycles (SCOTWOHR)Sayma, Professor ACity, University of LondonSch of Engineering and Mathematical Sci 767,859
Innovative Light ELEctric Vehicles for Active and Digital TravEl (ELEVATE): reducing mobility-related energy demand and carbon emissionsHeinen, Dr EUniversity of LeedsInstitute for Transport Studies 1,392,602
Integrated Development of Low-Carbon Energy Systems (IDLES): A Whole-System Paradigm for Creating a National StrategyGreen, Prof. TImperial College LondonEnergy Futures Lab 7,047,665
Integrated heating and cooling networks with heat-sharing-enabled smart prosumersQadrdan, Dr MCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 856,109
Integrated Infrastructure for Sustainable Thermal Energy Provision (IN-STEP)Loveridge, Dr FAUniversity of LeedsCivil Engineering 583,108
iNtelligent Urban Model for Built environment Energy Research (iNumber)Ruyssevelt, Professor PAUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 962,435
LATENT: RESIDENTIAL HEAT AS AN ENERGY SYSTEM SERVICEJames, Professor PABUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Engineering 1,314,091
Low Temperature Heat Recovery and Distribution Network Technologies (LoT-NET)Critoph, Professor RUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 5,388,928
Measuring and Evaluating Time- and Energy-use Relationships (METER)Grunewald, Dr PUniversity of OxfordEnvironmental Change Institute SoGE 829,094
Net Zero Geothermal Research for District Infrastructure Engineering (NetZero GeoRDIE)Manning, Professor DACNewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 1,276,276
Powering Carbon-free Autonomous Shipping: Ammonia/Hydrogen dual-fuelled Linear Engine-GeneratorWu, Dr DUniversity of BirminghamMechanical Engineering 452,877
Prosperity Partnership Call 2 Strategic Students-Wrights Group and QUBDouglas, Professor RQueen's University of BelfastSch Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 329,392
Reducing End Use Energy Demand in Commercial Settings Through Digital InnovationFriday, Professor ALancaster UniversityComputing & Communications 1,625,666
Reducing the Global ICT Footprint via Self-adaptive Large-scale ICT SystemsGarraghan, Dr PLancaster UniversityComputing & Communications 832,044
Refactoring Energy SystemsChitchyan, Dr RUniversity of BristolComputer Science 952,931
ReFresh: Remodeling Building Design Sustainability from a Human Centered Approachschraefel, Professor mUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Electronics and Computer Sci 561,897
Residential building energy demand reduction in India (RESIDE)Gupta, Professor ROxford Brookes UniversityFaculty of Tech, Design and Environment 772,178
Residential Electricity Demand: Peaks, Sequences of Activities and Markov chains (REDPeAk)Torriti, Professor JUniversity of ReadingBuilt Environment 615,782
Roadmaps to Zero Net Emissions in Urban Public TransportDouglas, Professor RQueen's University of BelfastSch Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 2,335,875
SaFEGround - Sustainable, Flexible and Efficient Ground-source heating and cooling systemsTaborda, Dr DMGImperial College LondonCivil & Environmental Engineering 1,520,505
Scalable Circular Supply Chain For the Built EnvironmentWang, Dr YCardiff UniversityCardiff Business School 424,033
Scalable Circular Supply Chains for the Built EnvironmentRanjan, Professor RNewcastle UniversitySch of Computing 368,095
SCOTWOHR - INDUSTRIAL WASTE HEAT RECOVERY USING SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE CYCLESTassou, Professor SBrunel University LondonMechanical and Aerospace Engineering 707,925
Smart Composite Material for Advanced Building Fenestration to Enhance Energy EfficiencyTAHIR, Dr AAUniversity of ExeterEngineering 1,338,137
Smart Energy Research LabOreszczyn, Professor TUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 5,938,853
Sorption Heat Pump SystemsCritoph, Professor RUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 303,551
SPHERE - A Sensor Platform for HEalthcare in a Residential Environment (IRC Next Steps)Craddock, Professor IJUniversity of BristolElectrical and Electronic Engineering 3,630,822
SUSTAIN Manufacturing HubWorsley, Professor DSwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 10,468,988
Sustainable Heavy Duty Truck, Marine and Rail TransportCairns, Professor AUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,107,082
The Active Building Centre Research Programme (ABC RP)Khan, Dr ASwansea UniversityCollege of Engineering 9,324,025
Towards Zero Carbon Aviation (TOZCA)Schafer, Professor AWUCLBartlett Sch of Env, Energy & Resources 1,379,863
Towards Zero-Carbon Aviation (TOZCA)Rap, Dr AUniversity of LeedsSchool of Earth and Environment 823,997
TransEnergy - Road to Rail Energy Exchange (R2REE)Stone, Professor DAUniversity of SheffieldElectronic and Electrical Engineering 1,520,589
Turbo Green BurnerNikolaidis, Dr TCranfield UniversitySch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufact 95,529
UK Centre for Research on Energy DemandEyre, Professor NUniversity of OxfordEnvironmental Change Institute SoGE 19,435,274
UK participation in IEA EBC Annex 79: Occupant behaviour-centric building design and operationBleil de Souza, Dr CCardiff UniversityWelsh School of Architecture (ARCHI) 26,495
Zero Emission Cold-Chain(ZECC) - Building the Road to Sustainable Cold-Chain Systems for Food ResiliencePeters, Professor TUniversity of BirminghamChemical Engineering 1,465,929
Zero Peak Energy Building Design for India (ZED-i)Natarajan, Dr SUniversity of BathArchitecture and Civil Engineering 985,227
Zero-Carbon Emission Integrated Cooling, Heating and Power (ICHP) NetworksRoskilly, Professor APDurham, University ofEngineering 1,151,541

Total Number of Grants: 87
Total Value of Grants: £145,272,706

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).