Decarbonising Transport through Electrification, a Whole System Approach (DTE)

Completed

Energy Efficiency(Transport)

Basic and strategic applied research

SOCIAL SCIENCES (Town and Country Planning)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology)
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)

Systems Analysis related to energy R&D (Other Systems Analysis)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy)

Dr L M Cipcigan
Engineering
Cardiff University

Standard

EPSRC

01 September 2019

31 December 2023

52 months

£915,858

Energy

Wales

Energy : Energy

Dr L M Cipcigan, Engineering, Cardiff University

Professor C Featherston, Engineering, Cardiff University
Professor A Haddad, Engineering, Cardiff University
Dr CP Lawson, Sch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufac, Cranfield University
Dr J Liang, Engineering, Cardiff University
Dr PC Luk, School of Engineering, Cranfield University
Dr P Morgan, Psychology, Cardiff University
Dr D Potoglou, Cardiff School of Planning and Geography, Cardiff University
Professor JM Preston, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton
Professor O Rana, Computer Science, Cardiff University
Dr C Roberts, Electronic, Electrical and Computer Eng, University of Birmingham
Dr G Santos, Cardiff School of Planning and Geography, Cardiff University
Professor H Smith, Sch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufac, Cranfield University
Dr P Tricoli, Electronic, Electrical and Computer Eng, University of Birmingham
Professor A Tsourdos, Sch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufac, Cranfield University
Dr X Yuan, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol

Project Contact, Turbo Power Systems Ltd
Project Contact, NR Electric UK Limited
Project Contact, Safran Power UK Ltd
Project Contact, Suzhou Jingge Electronic Co., Ltd., China
Project Contact, QUERCUS Investment Partners
Project Contact, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA
Project Contact, Aston Martin Lagonda (Gaydon)
Project Contact, Welsh Assembly Government
Project Contact, National Grid plc
Project Contact, Scorpion Power System Ltd, China
Project Contact, Transport for London
Project Contact, EA Technology Limited
Project Contact, ABB Limited
Project Contact, Ricardo AEA Limited
Project Contact, FTI Consulting, USA
Project Contact, COST Association, Belgium
Project Contact, WSP
Project Contact, SP Energy Networks

The proposed multidisciplinary network for Decarbonizing Transport through Electrification (DTE) will bring together research expertise to address the challenges of interactions between energy networks, future electric vehicle charging infrastructure ( including roadside wireless charging, the shift to autonomous vehicles), electric and hybrid aircraft and electrification of the rail network. The DTE network will bring together industry, academia and the public sector to identify the challenges limiting current implementation of an electrified, integrated transport system across the automotive, aerospace and rail sectors. The network will develop and sustain an interdisciplinary team to solve these challenges, leveraging external funding from both public and private sectors, aiming to be become self sustainable in future and growing to establish an International Conference. The network will be inclusive, with a focus EDI and mechanisms to support colleagues such as early career researchers.The DTE network will address low-carbon transport modes (road, rail and airborne) alongside associated electricity infrastructures to support existing and deliver future mobility needs, treating these as an integrated system embedded within the electricity energy vector with the goal of decarbonising the transport sector. It will explore drivers for change within the transport system including technology innovation, individual mobility needs and economic requirements for change alongside environmental and social concerns for sustainability and consider the role, social acceptance and impact of policies and regulations to result in emissions reduction. The network has three key "Work Streams" focusing on: (i) vehicular technologies; (ii) charging infrastructure; (iii) energy systems. These will be underpinned by cross-cutting themes around large scale data analysis and human factors. The network also has a dedicated Work Stream on people-based activities to enable us to widen our dissemination and impact across other communities. The outcome of the DTE network is expected to transform current practices and research in the decarbonization of transport (considering a number of different perspectives).

07/10/19