Projects
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| Reference Number | DT/E005691/1 | |
| Title | Oxycoal UK | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Coal, Coal combustion) 60%; Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(CO2 Capture and Storage, CO2 storage) 5%; Renewable Energy Sources(Bio-Energy, Applications for heat and electricity) 20%; Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(CO2 Capture and Storage, CO2 capture/separation) 15%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 40%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 40%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Mr F Wigley Materials Imperial College London |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 07 March 2007 | |
| End Date | 06 September 2009 | |
| Duration | 30 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £462,612 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Mechanical engineering | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | User-Led Research | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Mr F Wigley , Materials, Imperial College London |
| Other Investigator | Professor S Macchietto , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London Professor D Chadwick , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London Professor RP Lindstedt , Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London Dr J Gibbins , Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Babcock International Group plc Project Contact , Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Project Contact , E.ON UK (formerly PowerGen) Project Contact , RWE npower plc Project Contact , BP PLC |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | A Dti Technology Programme (Low Carbon Energy Technologies) joint proposal submitted by Fraser Wigley, involving Imperial College s Materials, Chemical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering Depts, the University of Nottingham, RWE npower, E.ON UK, Mitsui Babcock, Air Products and BP, has been successful. The OxyCoal-UK project will tackle engineering problems in the development of a coal-fired power station with a waste gas stream suitable for carbon capture and storage. The project will receive a total grant of 2.8M, 450k of which will come to Imperial College. | |
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| Added to Database | 01/01/07 | |
