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Reference Number EP/D031672/1
Title SUPERGEN - The Energy Storage Consortium
Status Completed
Energy Categories Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage) 100%;
Research Types Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 60%;
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 20%;
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 20%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator Professor S Islam

Materials
University of Oxford
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 14 February 2006
End Date 13 October 2010
Duration 56 months
Total Grant Value £2,156,535
Industrial Sectors Energy; Transport Systems and Vehicles
Region South East
Programme Energy : Energy
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Professor S Islam , Materials, University of Oxford (99.996%)
  Other Investigator Professor P Bruce , Chemistry, University of St Andrews (0.001%)
Professor RCT (Robert ) Slade , Chemistry, University of Surrey (0.001%)
Dr RW Dunn , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath (0.001%)
Professor PJ (Peter ) Hall , Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield (0.001%)
  Industrial Collaborator Project Contact , MAST Carbon (0.000%)
Project Contact , Johnson Matthey plc (0.000%)
Project Contact , Huntsman Tioxide (0.000%)
Project Contact , Valence Technology (0.000%)
Project Contact , AEA Technology Battery Systems (0.000%)
Project Contact , Rolls-Royce PLC (0.000%)
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Abstract CO2 emission leading to global warming is one of the most important challenges facing humankind in the 21st century. The UK Government has signed the Kyoto accord requiring us to reduce CO2 emissions, and has set a target of around 20 electricity generation by renewables by 2020. Recent power outages (e.g. London, New York) have illustrated problems with network stability. What is necessary for power production are safe and reliable energy storage systems. It is also known that 30 ofCO2 emissions comes from transport. As a result, a key method of transportation over the next 20-30 years will be the hybrid electric vehicle incorporating energy storage by batteries and supercapacitors.The proposed programme is centred around developing new materials to advance rechargeable lithium ion battery and supercapacitor technologies. This project is a key component of the overall Supergen programme, and offers a unique opportunity in energy storage research with its interdisciplinary naturethat includes experts in materials chemistry, chemical engineering, and electronic and electrical engineering
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Added to Database 01/01/07