UK-SHEC Phase 2: July 2007 to June 2012
In July 2007 the UK-SHEC Consortium was awarded a further £5.97M funding from EPSRC to continue and further extend the initial work started during UK-SHEC Phase 1. The Consortium has now increased in size and consists of 17 research teams at 12 institutions. Please select the UK-SHEC Phase 2 Consortium link to see the institutions involved in Phase 2.
The worked commenced in July 2007 and will continue for a period of 60 months.
UK-SHEC Phase 2 is divided into two linked elements, CORE and PLUS. The CORE element comprises of work packages that extend and further link activities that were initiated in UK-SHEC Phase 1. The PLUS element consists of work packages that expand the scope and depth of existing activities. It includes new partners and will enhance and develop the CORE element.
The CORE and PLUS elements are organised into 5 linked themes:
- Theme 1: Hydrogen Production;
- Theme 2: Hydrogen Storage;
- Theme 3: Integrated Systems;
- Theme 4: Demand, Innovation, Deliberation and Sustainability; and
- Theme 5: Management.
The following table provides an overall summary of the workpackages that will be undertaken in Phase 2.
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Themes
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Workpackage (WP) Title
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WP Number
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Main Participating Groups
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Hydrogen Production
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Fermentative Hydrogen from Biomass
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WP 1.1
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Glamorgan
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Hydrogen Storage
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New Nitride-Hydrides
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WP 2.1
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Birmingham Chemistry, Glasgow, Oxford, STFC
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New Light Metal Borohydrides
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WP 2.2
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Birmingham Chemistry, Nottingham Materials, Oxford, STFC
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New Chemical Hydrides
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WP 2.3
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Birmingham Chemistry, Birmingham Materials, Glasgow, Nottingham Materials, UCL
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Framework Porous Materials
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WP 2.4
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Nottingham Chemistry
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Characterisation Techniques
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WP 2.5
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Bath, Nottingham Materials
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Modelling of Hydrogen in New Materials
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WP 2.6
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Bath, UCL
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Ammonia for Hydrogen Storage and Transport
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WP 2.7
(PLUS - Bioenergy)
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Aston, Oxford, Rothamsted, IGER, Sheffield
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Integrated Systems
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System Integration and Modelling
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WP 3.1
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Birmingham Materials, Glamorgan, Nottingham Materials
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Demand, Innovation, Deliberation & Sustainability
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Understanding the Demand for Hydrogen Energy and its Implications
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WP 4.1
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UCL
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Innovation Involving Hydrogen Energy
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WP 4.2
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UCL, Salford
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Sustainability of Hydrogen Energy Futures
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WP 4.3
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UCL, Salford
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Integrating Hydrogen Energy Scenarios and Roadmaps
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WP 4.4
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UCL, Salford
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Deliberation and Social Learning about Hydrogen Energy
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WP 4.5
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Salford
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Cross-Technology Innovation Dynamics and Scenarios
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WP 4.6
(PLUS - UK-SHEC)
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UCL, Salford, Strathclyde, Tyndall Centre (Manchester), Cambridge
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Management
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Management
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WP 5.1
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Bath, Oxford
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Further information on the work packages can be found under the CORE and PLUS links.