Energy Systems
Renewable resources and alternative processes are required to produce and conserve energy, so that we can meet energy demand and improve quality of life while protecting the environment. We are developing innovative methods and actively working with various stakeholders to help decarbonise energy systems. These include more efficient energy extraction methods, improved infrastructures, reformed energy policy and digitalisation.
Our areas of expertise
• Energy systems and decarbonisation
• Hydrothermal processes
• Green technologies
• Supercritical fluids
• Engineering and design of continuous processes
• Catalysis and catalytic process design for the sustainable synthesis of fuels and chemicals
• Biomass conversion technologies, including pyrolysis, gasification, and hydrothermal or solid-state carbonisation
• Digital transformation in energy systems
Meet our academic members
Meet our academic members
Hydrothermal recycling of waste complex plastics; Biomass and their mix in supercritical water
Thermomechanical energy storage; Compressed air energy storage; Thermal energy storage; Heat decarbonisation; Energy systems modelling; Energy data analytics
Thermal and thermo-mechanical energy storage; Industrial decarbonisation; Clean heating and cooling technologies
Whole Energy Systems; Life cycle assessment; Spatial mapping; Heat pumps; Retrofitting
Hydrogen energy; Reaction engineering; Process intensification; Heterogeneous catalysis; Emissions abatement
Sustainable cooling cold-chain systems
Energy innovation; Energy infrastructure; Energy policy; Decarbonisation pathways; Energy and transport systems
Sustainable cooling; Thermal energy; Energy systems; Sustainable development; Solar energy
Clean energy technologies; Multi-energy management; Renewable energy; Energy conversion and storage
Bioenergy and biomass/biochar technologies; Sustainable fuel and chemicals; Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU); Hydrogen/ammonia technologies and "green" production; Thermochemical energy storage
Decarbonisation; Porous material; Adsorption; Instrumentation
Whole energy systems; Hydrogen integration; Energy transition
Heating and cooling; Energy-food-transport nexus; Emissions; Sustainability; Supply chain
Energy system flexibility; Gas linepack; Ultra-long duration energy storage; Data and digitalisation; Gas demand forecasting
Thermal and thermomechanical energy storage; Cryogenic energy storage; Industrial decarbonisation; Process and systems integration
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Birmingham Energy Institute
The Birmingham Energy Institute is driving change in the way we deliver, consume, and think about sustainable energy solutions.