Projects
Projects: Summary of Projects by RegionProjects in Region Scotland involving University of Edinburgh : EP/P010954/1 |
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| Reference Number | EP/P010954/1 | |
| Title | Micro-scale energy storage for super-efficient wet appliances | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial) 50%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage) 50%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 50%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 20%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 30%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr G Santori No email address given Sch of Engineering and Electronics University of Edinburgh |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 April 2017 | |
| End Date | 30 October 2018 | |
| Duration | 19 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £100,569 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | Scotland | |
| Programme | Energy : Energy | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr G Santori , Sch of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh (100.000%) |
| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Electrolux AB, Sweden (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | In this project we will develop a novel technology to achieve 50% energy saving in dishwashers and washer-dryers compared to the conventional appliances by using energy and water storage in porous materials. Although these household units may seem an unlikely source of substantial environmental impact, their omnipresence makes them an important target for further energy optimization and carbon footprint reduction. In fact, the adoption of the proposed technology on global scale would enable mitigation of the equivalent CO2 emitted by 2.5 large coal power stations. This project not only offers an opportunity to test emerging classes of porous materials in the context of novel applications, and understand fundamental issues associated with their application, but also to initiate actual technological deployment of the outcomes by inviting key international industrial partners. Nowadays, adsorption materials are produced in massive quantities only when the economy of scale, combined with the technology readiness level, make profitable their industrial production. This happens only for few specific applications. However, the dishwasher and washer-dryer appliance sector has the necessary scale to make synthesis and investment in new efficient materials worthwhile, giving momentum also to material science research | |
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| Added to Database | 25/01/19 | |
