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Reference Number	EP/K011847/1
Title	Interdisciplinary Centre for for Storage, Transformation and Upgrading of Thermal Energy (i-STUTE)
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	ENERGY EFFICIENCY(Industry) 25%; ENERGY EFFICIENCY(Residential and commercial) 25%; OTHER POWER and STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES(Energy storage) 50%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 50%; Applied Research and Development 50%;
Science and Technology Fields	SOCIAL SCIENCES (Business and Management Studies) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Architecture and the Built Environment) 25%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Policy and regulation) 25%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 25%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 25%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy) 25%;
Principal Investigator	Professor RE Critoph No email address given School of Engineering University of Warwick
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	01 April 2013
End Date	31 December 2018
Duration	69 months
Total Grant Value	£5,213,689
Industrial Sectors	Energy; Manufacturing
Region	West Midlands
Programme	Energy : Energy
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Professor RE Critoph , School of Engineering, University of Warwick (99.991%)
	Other Investigator	Professor PC Eames , Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Loughborough University (0.001%) Professor NJ Hewitt , School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster (0.001%) Dr MJ Huang , School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster (0.001%) Mrs VJA Haines , Ergonomics and Safety Research Institute, Loughborough University (0.001%) Professor D Read , Warwick Business School, University of Warwick (0.001%) Mr D A Elmes , Warwick Business School, University of Warwick (0.001%) Dr D Andrews , Fac of Eng Science & Built Env, London South Bank University (0.001%) Ms J (Judith ) Evans , Fac of Eng Science & Built Env, London South Bank University (0.001%) Professor GG (Graeme ) Maidment , Faculty of Engineering, Science and the Built Environment, London South Bank University (0.001%)
	Industrial Collaborator	Project Contact , London Underground Limited (0.000%) Project Contact , Hewlett Packard Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Northern Ireland Housing Executive (0.000%) Project Contact , CIBSE (0.000%) Project Contact , The Carbon Trust (0.000%) Project Contact , National Grid plc (0.000%) Project Contact , Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic University of Milan), Italy (0.000%) Project Contact , Bond Retail Services Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Institute of Refrigeration (0.000%) Project Contact , Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (0.000%) Project Contact , J Sainsbury Plc (0.000%) Project Contact , 4D Data Centres Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , ASDA (0.000%) Project Contact , Centrica Plc (0.000%) Project Contact , Emerson Climate Technologies GmbH, Germany (0.000%) Project Contact , Heat Pump Association (0.000%) Project Contact , Department of Energy & Climate Change (0.000%) Project Contact , Powrmatic Ltd (0.000%) Project Contact , Summitskills (0.000%) Project Contact , The Cooperative Group (0.000%) Project Contact , The Design Council (0.000%) Project Contact , Hubbard Products Limited (0.000%) Project Contact , Spirax Sarco UK (0.000%) Project Contact , Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Germany (0.000%) Project Contact , Glen Dimplex, Ireland (0.000%) Project Contact , E.ON E&P UK Ltd (0.000%)
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Abstract	The UK is committed to a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80% before 2050. With over 40% of fossil fuels used for low temperature heating and 16% of electricity used for cooling these are key areas that must be addressed. The vision of our interdisciplinary centre is to develop a portfolio of technologies that will deliver heat and cold cost-effectively and with such high efficiency as to enable the target to be met, and to create well planned and robust Business, Infrastructure and Technology Roadmaps to implementation.Features of our approach to meeting the challenge are:a) Integration of economic, behavioural, policy and capability/skills factors together with the science/technology research to produce solutions that are technically excellent, compatible with and appealing to business, end-users, manufacturers and installers.b) Managing our research efforts in Delivery Temperature Work Packages (DTWPs) (freezing/cooling, space heating, process heat) so that exemplar study solutions will be applicable in more than one sector (e.g. Commercial/Residential, Commercial/Industrial).c) The sub-tasks (projects) of the DTWPs will be assigned to distinct phases: 1st Wave technologies or products will become operational in a 5-10 year timescale, 2nd Wave ideas and concepts for application in the longer term and an important part of the 2050 energy landscape. 1st Wave projects will lead to a demonstration or field trial with an end user and 2nd Wave projects will lead to a proof-of-concept (PoC) assessment.d) Being market and emission-target driven, research will focus on needs and high volume markets that offer large emission reduction potential to maximise impact. Phase 1 (near term) activities must promise high impact in terms of CO2 emissions reduction and technologies that have short turnaround times/high rates of churn will be prioritised.e) A major dissemination network that engages with core industry stakeholders, end users, contractors and SMEs in regular workshops and also works towards a Skills Capability Development Programme to identify the new skills needed by the installers and operators of the future. The SIRACH (Sustainable Innovation in Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heating) Network will operate at national and international levels to maximise impact and findings will be included in teaching material aimed at the development of tomorrow's engineering professionals.f) To allow the balance and timing of projects to evolve as results are delivered/analysed and to maximise overall value for money and impact of the centre only 50% of requested resources are earmarked in advance.g) Each DTWP will generally involve the complete multidisciplinary team in screening different solutions, then pursuing one or two chosen options to realisation and test.Our consortium brings together four partners: Warwick, Loughborough, Ulster and London South Bank Universities with proven track records in electric and gas heatpumps, refrigeration technology, heat storage as well as policy / regulation, end-user behaviour and business modelling. Industrial, commercial, NGO and regulatory resources and advice will come from major stakeholders such as DECC, Energy Technologies Institute, National Grid, British Gas, Asda, Co-operative Group, Hewlett Packard, Institute of Refrigeration, Northern Ireland Housing Executive.An Advisory Board with representatives from Industry, Government, Commerce, and Energy Providers as well as international representation from centres of excellence in Germany, Italy and Australia will provide guidance. Collaboration (staff/student exchange, sharing of results etc.) with government-funded thermal energy centres in Germany (at Fraunhofer ISE), Italy (PoliMi, Milan) and Australia (CSIRO) clearly demonstrate the international relevance and importance of the topic and will enhance the effectiveness of the international effort to combat climate change
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