| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S74140/01 |
| Title: |
SUPERGEN 2 - CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANT LIFETIME EXTENSION CONSORTIUM - TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE GRANT |
| Principal Investigator: |
Thomson, Professor R |
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Materials |
| Organisation: |
Loughborough University |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 July 2003 |
Ends: |
31 December 2003 |
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2,000
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The worldwide power generation market and its key drivers are changing radically. The industry is being required to meet increasing demands for sustainable energy under the constraints of lower cost, environmental legislation's and reduced investment in new plant. This has led to the requirement to extend the lifetime & improve the performance and flexibility of existing ageing power plant. This consortium has been brought together under the EPSRC SUPERGEN 2 program to address some of the key technical challenges facing the Power Generation & supply industry. The main drivers which have been identified which define the research needs are materials performance, the increasing cost of ageing plant, the loss of UK knowledge base and issues related to fuel & plant flexibility. The main research challenges which therefore need to be addressed are: Condition Monitoring, Development, degradation & lifing of coated systems, Materials Modelling for lifetime assessment, Repair & refurbishment and Predictive lifing assessment & tools. The ultimate deliverable of the research program to be developed by the consortium will be an 'integrated suite of lifetime extension tools', combining the research outcomes of all the selected technical areas.
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http://www.lboro.ac.uk |