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Reference Number EP/E034888/1
Title SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH APPLIED TO CLEAN HYDROGEN (SCRATCH)
Status Completed
Energy Categories Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen end uses (incl. combustion; excl. fuel cells)) 20%;
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen production) 20%;
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen storage) 20%;
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen transport and distribution) 20%;
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Other infrastructure and systems R&D) 20%;
Research Types Basic and strategic applied research 50%;
Applied Research and Development 40%;
Final stage Development and Demonstration 10%;
Science and Technology Fields SOCIAL SCIENCES (Economics and Econometrics) 15%;
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 10%;
BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Biological Sciences) 25%;
PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 25%;
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 25%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 20%;
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 40%;
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 40%;
Principal Investigator Professor K Kendall
No email address given
Chemical Engineering
University of Birmingham
Award Type Standard
Funding Source EPSRC
Start Date 01 May 2007
End Date 31 October 2010
Duration 42 months
Total Grant Value £1,481,903
Industrial Sectors Energy
Region West Midlands
Programme Energy : Engineering
 
Investigators Principal Investigator Professor K Kendall , Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham (99.997%)
  Other Investigator Prof D (David ) Book , Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham (0.001%)
Professor LE MacAskie , Sch of Biosciences, University of Birmingham (0.001%)
Professor RJ (Richard ) Green , Business School, Imperial College London (0.001%)
  Industrial Collaborator Project Contact , Johnson Matthey plc (0.000%)
Project Contact , Advantage West Midlands (0.000%)
Project Contact , Baxi Group Ltd (0.000%)
Project Contact , Process Industries Centre for (0.000%)
Project Contact , Black Country Housing Group (0.000%)
Project Contact , Tempus Computers (0.000%)
Project Contact , Shell Global Solutions UK (0.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract By 2050, it is expected that the hydrogen economy will play a significant role in the UK energy portfolio. The hydrogen economy is gradually emerging but the supply chain of companies producing hydrogen, distributing it, utilising and marketing it has not yet been established. Hydrogen mini-economies exist on petrochemical sites, and the objective of this project is to spread these more generally across the country, starting with Birmingham University campus. This project will focus on 20 companies which produce components for the hydrogen economy, which is viewed as three linked technologies:- hydrogen from biomass; hydrogen distribution and storage; and hydrogen utilisation by fuel cell chp. The project will produce new research results to facilitate the hydrogen economy, overcoming economic and technical barriers. If this project were successful, then up to half the UK fuel bill could be saved, emissions much reduced and the need for large power stations minimised
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