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'''Durham Energy Institute''' (DEI) is a [[research institute]] located within [[Durham University]], England. It was launched in September 2009 for research in the fields of [[energy]] technology and society. The current [[Executive director|Executive Director]] is Professor Jon Gluyas.
'''Durham Energy Institute''' (DEI) is a [[research institute]] located within [[Durham University]], England. It was launched in September 2009 for research in the fields of [[energy]] technology and society.


==Background==
The principal aim of the DEI is to find solutions for societal aspects of energy use and so
The current [[Executive director|Executive Director]] is Professor Jon Gluyas.{{Cite needed|date=November 2024}}
* olve technological and [[Social issue|social problems]] associated wit[[Social issue|demand]] ovisio. and use.


DEI researches Microalgae biofuels,<ref>Rowbotham, J.S.; Dyer, P.W.; Greenwell, H.C.; Selby, D.A.; Theodorou, M.K., 2012 “Copper(II)–mediated thermolysis of alginates: A model kinetic study on the influence of metal ions in the thermochemical processing of macroalgae”, Royal Society Interface Focus</ref> Cellulosic Crops,<ref>{{cite web|author=Durham Energy Institute |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/biofuelsresearch/ |title=Durham Energy Institute : Biofuels - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date=2015-06-11 |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref><ref>Wells, V., Greenwell, F., Covey, J., Rosenthal, H., Adcock, M. & Gregory-Smith, D. 2013. An exploratory investigation of barriers and enablers affecting investment in renewable companies and technologies in the UK. Interface Focus</ref> [[photovoltaic]]s,<ref>Groves, C (2013). Suppression of geminate charge recombination in organic photovoltaic devices with a cascaded energy heterojunction. Energy and Environmental Science 6: 1546-1551.</ref> clean energy generation,<ref>Tavner, P J 2012. Offshore Wind Turbines- Reliability, Availability & Maintenance. Institution of Engineering and Technology.</ref> Geo-Energy,<ref>{{cite web |author=Durham Energy Institute |date=2015-06-10 |title=Durham Energy Institute : Geo-Energy - Durham University |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/research/geoenergy/ |accessdate=2015-12-12 |publisher=Dur.ac.uk}}</ref> Energy and Society, Economics,<ref>Knight, D. & Bell, S. 2013. Pandora's Box: photovoltaic energy and economic crisis in Greece. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 5(3): 033110.</ref> Regulation,<ref>Bulkeley, H. and Newell, P. (2010) Governing Climate Change, Routledge, London.</ref> Policy,<ref>{{cite web|author=Durham Energy Institute |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/research/business_ecs_and_law/ |title=Durham Energy Institute : Economics, Regulation and Policy - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date=2015-06-10 |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref> Fusion Energy,<ref>Larbalestier, DC, Osamura, K & Hampshire, DP 2008. MEM07: The 5th annual workshop on mechanical and electromagnetic properties of composite superconductors (princeton, NJ, USA, 21–24 August 2007). Superconductor Science & Technology 21(5): 2.</ref> and Energy Decarbonisation.
==Research==
The DEI has expertise in a number of energy technology areas:


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Its board of advisors includes Ian Burdon, Benj Sykes from [[DONG Energy]], [[John Loughhead]] from UKERC, Helen Moss from [[IBM]] and Andrew Mill from [[Narec]].
* Fundamental science into cheaper more efficient energy materials
* Developing future energy generation technologies such as hydrogen and nuclear fusion
* Designing energy systems which are smarter, more flexible, people-centred and sustainable
* Understanding the social, economic and political processes which shape the energy world so we can build a brighter future.


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The Durham CDT in Energy forms an important and integral part of the DEI, offering an interdisciplinary postgraduate research training programme in energy.<ref>{{cite web |author=Durham Energy Institute |date= |title=Durham Energy Institute : - Durham University |url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/cdt/ |accessdate=2015-12-12 |publisher=Dur.ac.uk}}</ref>
===Biofuels===
[[Biofuels]] covers a range of technologies, either where biological material is readily converted to an energy source, or living organisms produce a fuel source.<ref>{{cite web|author=Durham Energy Institute |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/biofuelsresearch/ |title=Durham Energy Institute : Biofuels - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date=2015-06-11 |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref> The DEI undertakes research on Microalgae biofuels, Cellulosic Crops and aspects related to intellectual property and the social pressures on biofuel policy.<ref>Wells, V., Greenwell, F., Covey, J., Rosenthal, H., Adcock, M. & Gregory-Smith, D. 2013. An exploratory investigation of barriers and enablers affecting investment in renewable companies and technologies in the UK. Interface Focus</ref><ref>Rowbotham, J.S.; Dyer, P.W.; Greenwell, H.C.; Selby, D.A.; Theodorou, M.K., 2012 “Copper(II)–mediated thermolysis of alginates: A model kinetic study on the influence of metal ions in the thermochemical processing of macroalgae”, Royal Society Interface Focus</ref>


===Photovoltaics===
The DEI undertakes [[photovoltaic]]s research (PV) on the fundamental science that underpins both organic and inorganic PV devices right through to their design, manufacturing and deployment.<ref>{{cite web|author=Durham Energy Institute |url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/photovoltaics/ |title=Durham Energy Institute : Photovoltaics - Fundamental Science Through to Manufacturing Design - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref> Key areas are: organic PV, inorganic PV, hybrid organic-inorganic structures and the underpinning systems required to successfully deploy PV.<ref>Halliday, DP, Claridge, R, Goodman, MCJ, Mendis, BG, Durose, K & Major, JD. 2013. Luminescence of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystals described by the fluctuating potential model. Journal of Applied Physics 113(22): 223503, 223503-1 - 223503-10.</ref><ref>Groves, C (2013). Suppression of geminate charge recombination in organic photovoltaic devices with a cascaded energy heterojunction. Energy and Environmental Science 6: 1546-1551.</ref><ref>Jankus, Vygintas, Chiang, Chien-Jung, Dias, Fernando & Monkman, Andrew P. 2013. Deep Blue Exciplex Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Enhanced Efficiency; P-type or E-type Triplet Conversion to Singlet Excitons?. Advanced Materials 25(10): 1455-1459.</ref>

===Energy generation, transmission and distribution===
Includes wind, wave, hydro, [[microgeneration]], smart grids, and grid integration of renewables.<ref>{{cite web|author=Durham Energy Institute |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/research/energyconv_trans_distrib/ |title=Durham Energy Institute : Generation, Transmission and Distribution - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date=2015-06-10 |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref><ref>•Chiu, W.-Y., Sun, Hongjian & Poor, H. V. 2013. Energy Imbalance Management Using a Robust Pricing Scheme. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 4(2): 896-904.</ref><ref>Tavner, P J 2012. Offshore Wind Turbines- Reliability, Availability & Maintenance. Institution of Engineering and Technology.</ref><ref>Dent, C. J., Bialek, J. W. & Hobbs, B. F. 2011. Opportunity Cost Bidding by Wind Generators in Forward Markets: Analytical Results. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 26(3): 1600-1608.</ref><ref>Dent, C. J., Ochoa, L. F., Harrison, G. P. & Bialek, J. W. 2010. Efficient Secure AC OPF for Network Generation Capacity Assessment. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 25(1): 575-583.</ref><ref>Blake, S. & Taylor, P. 2010. Aspects of Risk Assessment in Distribution System Asset Management: Case Studies. In Handbook of Power Systems. Rebennack, S., Pardalos, P., Pereira, M. & Iliadis, N. Berlin, Germany: Springer. 931-962.</ref><ref>Yang, W., Tavner, P. J., Crabtree, C. J. & Wilkinson, M. 2010. Cost-effective condition monitoring for wind turbines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 57(1): 263-271.</ref>

===Geo-energy===
The '''Centre for Research into Earth Energy Systems''' (CeREES), formed in January 2006, performs research into topics such as the exploitation of [[fossil fuel]]s and shale gas, [[carbon capture and storage]], [[geothermal energy]], and [[coal pollution mitigation]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Durham Energy Institute |date=2015-06-10 |title=Durham Energy Institute : Geo-Energy - Durham University |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/research/geoenergy/ |accessdate=2015-12-12 |publisher=Dur.ac.uk}}</ref>

===Energy and Society===
Energy and society research at the DEI is committed to developing pragmatic solutions to contemporary energy issues, including renewable energy, energy distribution, geopolitical security and climate change.<ref>{{cite web|author=Durham Energy Institute |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/research/societyandenergy/ |title=Durham Energy Institute : Society and Energy - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date=2015-08-16 |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref> The Society and Energy Research Cluster at DEI is fundamentally interdisciplinary, drawing on the expertise of a wide range of social and physical science disciplines across the University. The ambition of the cluster is to develop new theoretical approaches to current energy research challenges based on the conception of energy systems as socio-technical.<ref>Bulkeley, H. & Castán Broto, V. 2013. Government by experiment? Global cities and the governing of climate change. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 38(3): 361-375.</ref><ref>Knight, D. & Bell, S. 2013. Pandora's Box: photovoltaic energy and economic crisis in Greece. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 5(3): 033110.</ref><ref>Adams, A., Taylor, P. & Bell, S. 2012. Equity Dimensions of Micro-generation: A whole systems approach. Journal of Renewable Sustainable Energy 4(5).</ref><ref>Bulkeley, H. and Newell, P. (2010) Governing Climate Change, Routledge, London.</ref>

===Economics, Regulation, and Policy===
Includes resource management and pricing, technological change and innovation, carbon finance, economics of renewables, environmental impacts, [[consumer behaviour]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Durham Energy Institute |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/research/business_ecs_and_law/ |title=Durham Energy Institute : Economics, Regulation and Policy - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date=2015-06-10 |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref><ref>Meier, H., Jamasb, T. & Orea, L. (2013). Necessity or Luxury Good? Household Energy Spending and Income in Britain 1991-2007. The Energy Journal Forthcoming.</ref><ref>Sen, A. & Jamasb, T. (2012). Diversity in Unity: An Empirical Analysis of Electricity Deregulation in Indian States. The Energy Journal 33(1): 83-130.</ref>
<ref>Adcock, M D. 2007. Intellectual property, GM crops and Bioethics. Biotechnology 2: 1088-1092.</ref><ref>Whynes, D., Frew, E.J., Philips, Z.N., Covey, J. & Smith, R.D. 2007. On the numerical forms of contingent valuation responses. Journal of Economic Psychology 28: 462-476.</ref><ref>Bischi, G. I., Sbragia, L. & Szidarovszky, F. 2008. Learning the Demand Function in a Repeated Cournot Oligopoly Game. International Journal of Systems Science 39(4): 403-419.</ref>

===Technologies for fusion energy===
Pragmatic low-carbon solutions to the UK energy challenges will inevitably include nuclear energy. [[Fusion energy]] provides an alternative nuclear route. It is a demanding technology that includes holding a plasma burning at 100 million degrees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Introduction to fusion|url=http://www.fusion.org.uk/introduction.aspx|url-status=dead|accessdate=June 17, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213180633/http://www.fusion.org.uk/introduction.aspx|archivedate=February 13, 2010}}</ref> However the fuel is derived from seawater (i.e. essentially limitless), the levels of toxic materials are very much less than produced using fission because of the short lifetimes of the materials involved and fusion technology is not a weapons technology. Work at Durham includes the Superconductivity Group,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/superconductivity.durham/research.html|title = Durham University Superconductivity Group - Home Page}}</ref> the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation Group,<ref>{{cite web|author=Centre for Advanced Instrumentation |url=https://www.dur.ac.uk/cfai/ |title=Centre for Advanced Instrumentation - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref> and the European Reference Laboratory.<ref>P. Sunwong, J. S. Higgins, Y. Tsui, M. J. Raine and D. P. Hampshire. 2013. The critical current density of grain boundary channels in polycrystalline HTS and LTS superconductors in magnetic fields - SUST 26 095006</ref><ref>G. J. Carty and D. P. Hampshire. 2013. The critical current density of an SNS Josephson-junction in high magnetic fields - SuST 26 065007</ref><ref>Larbalestier, DC, Osamura, K & Hampshire, DP 2008. MEM07: The 5th annual workshop on mechanical and electromagnetic properties of composite superconductors (princeton, NJ, USA, 21–24 August 2007). Superconductor Science & Technology 21(5): 2.</ref>

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Its board of advisors includes Ian Burdon, Benj Sykes [[DONG Energy]], [[John Loughhead]] [[UKERC]], Helen Moss [[IBM]] and Andrew Mill [[Narec]].

==Durham Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy (CDT in Energy)==
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The Durham CDT in Energy forms an important and integral part of the DEI, offering an interdisciplinary postgraduate research training programme in energy.<ref>{{cite web|author=Durham Energy Institute |url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/cdt/ |title=Durham Energy Institute : - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref>

==MSc Energy and Society==
The MSc Energy and Society is led by Durham University's Anthropology Department, in association with the Durham Energy Institute and its partner departments (including Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities). Unique among Masters programmes, the course emphasizes the insights that the social sciences can offer to energy and development, and vice versa.<ref>{{cite web|author=Department of Anthropology |url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/mscenergy/ |title=Department of Anthropology : Energy and Society MSc - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date=2015-11-20 |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref>
The MSc Energy and Society is led by Durham University's Anthropology Department, in association with the Durham Energy Institute and its partner departments (including Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities). Unique among Masters programmes, the course emphasizes the insights that the social sciences can offer to energy and development, and vice versa.<ref>{{cite web|author=Department of Anthropology |url=http://www.dur.ac.uk/dei/mscenergy/ |title=Department of Anthropology : Energy and Society MSc - Durham University |publisher=Dur.ac.uk |date=2015-11-20 |accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref>


Revision as of 23:56, 30 November 2024

Durham Energy Institute (DEI) is a research institute located within Durham University, England. It was launched in September 2009 for research in the fields of energy technology and society.

Background

The current Executive Director is Professor Jon Gluyas.[citation needed]

DEI researches Microalgae biofuels,[1] Cellulosic Crops,[2][3] photovoltaics,[4] clean energy generation,[5] Geo-Energy,[6] Energy and Society, Economics,[7] Regulation,[8] Policy,[9] Fusion Energy,[10] and Energy Decarbonisation.

Its board of advisors includes Ian Burdon, Benj Sykes from DONG Energy, John Loughhead from UKERC, Helen Moss from IBM and Andrew Mill from Narec.

The Durham CDT in Energy forms an important and integral part of the DEI, offering an interdisciplinary postgraduate research training programme in energy.[11]

The MSc Energy and Society is led by Durham University's Anthropology Department, in association with the Durham Energy Institute and its partner departments (including Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities). Unique among Masters programmes, the course emphasizes the insights that the social sciences can offer to energy and development, and vice versa.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowbotham, J.S.; Dyer, P.W.; Greenwell, H.C.; Selby, D.A.; Theodorou, M.K., 2012 “Copper(II)–mediated thermolysis of alginates: A model kinetic study on the influence of metal ions in the thermochemical processing of macroalgae”, Royal Society Interface Focus
  2. ^ Durham Energy Institute (11 June 2015). "Durham Energy Institute : Biofuels - Durham University". Dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. ^ Wells, V., Greenwell, F., Covey, J., Rosenthal, H., Adcock, M. & Gregory-Smith, D. 2013. An exploratory investigation of barriers and enablers affecting investment in renewable companies and technologies in the UK. Interface Focus
  4. ^ Groves, C (2013). Suppression of geminate charge recombination in organic photovoltaic devices with a cascaded energy heterojunction. Energy and Environmental Science 6: 1546-1551.
  5. ^ Tavner, P J 2012. Offshore Wind Turbines- Reliability, Availability & Maintenance. Institution of Engineering and Technology.
  6. ^ Durham Energy Institute (10 June 2015). "Durham Energy Institute : Geo-Energy - Durham University". Dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  7. ^ Knight, D. & Bell, S. 2013. Pandora's Box: photovoltaic energy and economic crisis in Greece. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 5(3): 033110.
  8. ^ Bulkeley, H. and Newell, P. (2010) Governing Climate Change, Routledge, London.
  9. ^ Durham Energy Institute (10 June 2015). "Durham Energy Institute : Economics, Regulation and Policy - Durham University". Dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  10. ^ Larbalestier, DC, Osamura, K & Hampshire, DP 2008. MEM07: The 5th annual workshop on mechanical and electromagnetic properties of composite superconductors (princeton, NJ, USA, 21–24 August 2007). Superconductor Science & Technology 21(5): 2.
  11. ^ Durham Energy Institute. "Durham Energy Institute : - Durham University". Dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  12. ^ Department of Anthropology (20 November 2015). "Department of Anthropology : Energy and Society MSc - Durham University". Dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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