Storage
Efficient storage of energy ensures that demand can be met at any time, economically and without burdening the environment. We are studying different systems for storing energy, developing better energy management strategy, and exploring effective methods for capturing, utilising and storing carbon.
Our areas of expertise
• Compressed air energy storage
• Cryogenic energy storage
• Thermal and electrified thermal energy storage
• Thermomechanical energy storage
• Carbon capture, (in situ) utilisation and storage (CCUS), encompassing both point-source capture and integrated utilisation pathways
• Industrial carbon removal (ICR), including direct air capture (DAC), biochar production, and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS)
• Engineered porous materials for catalysis and energy applications, including advanced carbon materials, porous silicas, MOFs, COFs, and ZIFs, with particular relevance to electrode materials, supercapacitors, and energy storage systems
Meet our academic members
Meet our academic members
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
Electrified thermal energy storage; Electrothermal and thermochemical processes; Additive manufacturing of porous energy materials
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
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
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
Visit our research institute
Birmingham Energy Institute
The Birmingham Energy Institute is driving change in the way we deliver, consume, and think about sustainable energy solutions.
Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage
The Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage (BCES) brings together research expertise to address key energy storage challenges and solutions.