Epsrc Centre Doctoral Tender

ScopeThe EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities ReNU is driven by industry and market needs which indicate unprecedented growth in renewable and distributed energy to 2050. This growth is underpinned by global demand for electricity which will outstrip growth in demand for other sources by more than two to one The drivers of global energy demand growth to 2050 2016 McKinsey. A significant part of this demand will arise from vast numbers of distributed but interconnected devices estimated to reach 40 billion by 2024 serving sectors such as healthcare for ageing populations and personal transport for reduced carbon dioxide emission. The distinctive remit of ReNU therefore is to focus on materials innovations for small-to-medium scale energy conversion and storage technologies that are sustainable and highly scalable. ReNU will be delivered by Northumbria Newcastle and Durham Universities whose world-leading expertise and excellent links with industry in this area have been recognised by the recent award of the North East Centre for Energy Materials NECEM award number EPR0215031. This research-focused programme will be highly complementary to ReNU which is a training-focused programme. A key strength of the ReNU consortium is the breadth of expertise across the energy sector including thin film and new materials direct solar energy conversion turbines for wind wave and tidal energy piezoelectric and thermoelectric devices water splitting CO2 valorisation batteries and fuel cells.