UK-SHEC
The United Kingdom Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Consortium (UK-SHEC) was established in 2003 (Phase 1) as part of the EPSRC SUPERGEN initiative to encourage the development of sustainable power generation and supply. Phase 1 was completed, in July 2007. Information regarding initial research can be found at the UK-SHEC Phase 1 link.
In July 2007 the Consortium was awarded a further £5.97M funding from the EPSRC to continue and further progress their programme of work (Phase 2). During Phase 2 UK-SHEC will continue to advance the fundamental challenges and opportunities in hydrogen production, storage and utilisation identified during Phase 1. Further information regarding Phase 2 can be found at the UK-SHEC Phase 2 link.
The Consortium is managed by Professor Peter Edwards (Management Director) at the University of Oxford and Dr Tim Mays (Operations Director) at the University of Bath. It also includes the Universities of Birmingham, Cambridge, Glamorgan, Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham, Salford, Strathclyde, University College London and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Full details of all participants are available at the following link: >>Staff profile
UK-SHEC aims, via high-impact fundamental and applied research in science, engineering and socio-economics, to:
- Advance understanding of the generation of hydrogen from biomass.
- Advance understanding of the complex processes and mechanisms of hydrogen storage in materials and to search for new, effective hydrogen storage materials.
- Investigate and model integrated hydrogen energy systems.
- Investigate the social and economic implications of a transition to sustainable energy systems that involve hydrogen.
- Provide the basis for genuine multidisciplinary research in hydrogen energy and to build capacity for the next generation of researchers in hydrogen energy.
- Drive effective knolwedge transfer between the Conosrtium and industry, business, policymakers and the public.
