Projects
Projects: Projects for Investigator |
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| Reference Number | EP/I017666/1 | |
| Title | Meet the Scientist - Energy Materials | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Fuel Cells, Stationary applications) 10%; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen production) 20%; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen storage) 20%; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Fuel Cells, Mobile applications) 10%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 40%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor I Morrison No email address given Inst for Materials Research University of Salford |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2011 | |
| End Date | 31 March 2012 | |
| Duration | 12 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £20,289 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | North West | |
| Programme | Energy : Physical Sciences | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor I Morrison , Inst for Materials Research, University of Salford (99.999%) |
| Other Investigator | Dr DJ Bull , Sch of Computing, Science & Engineering, University of Salford (0.001%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Museum of Science and Industry MOSI (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | The project is concerned with the development and delivery of a Meet the Scientist event at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester. The focus of the event will be Energy Materials, i.e. the critical role developments in mew materials have in delivering a sustainable energy future. More specifically the role hydrogen could play in a future energy scenario will be presented with discussion of future hydrogen generation (using renewable energy, nuclear), hydrogen storage (both in mobile applications and stationary applications) and conversion to electricity using fuel cells.The event will be centred around the development of a number of interactive demonstration facilities to demonstrate all three facets of a hydrogen economy (generation, storage and conversion). An electrolysis facility will be developed to demonstrate efficiency of the process as a function of eg. temperature and electrode materials. Demonstration facilities associated with the solid state storage of hydrogen through visual changes to materials observed in the absorption and desorption of hydrogen will be developed. Finally, standard, fuel cell components will be used to demonstrate conversion back to electricity. A theme to the event will be that scientists need to develop new and improved materials in order facilitate technological breakthroughs in all three areas. The event will be developed around these demonstration facilities , in collaboration with the museum, to be accessible to a general family audience.The demonstration facilities will also be designed in such a way that they can be used in science busking and school visits by museum education staff. The possibility of finally incorporating the demonstration facilities into a permanent display at the museum will be investigated | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 11/11/11 | |
