Outputs

Our Outputs section will house a range of valuable resources related to our work in NetZero Cooling.

Outputs

Reports

Waste Heat Assessment and Resource Mapping (WHARM) Final Project Report: A data-driven approach to investigating heat recovery potential from cooling applications.

Digital Twin Development for Solar-Powered Refrigeration Systems Integrated with EVs for Cooling Transportation in Clean Air Zones: A sustainable, zero-emission cooling transportation solution for food, healthcare and other sectors in UK clean air zones.

Exploring the social acceptability of diverse cooling technologies: A research to study public awareness and social acceptability of emerging cooling technologies in the UK and to inform policy and deployment strategies amid rising demand for cooling.

Investigating mixed-circuit injection-extraction strategies between borehole heat exchangers in a cooling dominated system: A research to explore the use of underground thermal energy storage to simultaneously meet cooling demands and store waste heat for future use, supporting low-carbon energy systems.

Research Publications

Exergy-economic based multi-objective optimization and carbon footprint analysis of solar thermal refrigeration systems. By Amin Motevali Emami, Ehsan Baniasadi and Ahmed Rezk

Digital-Twin-Enabled Design and Machine-Learning-Assisted Energy Management of a Solar Refrigerated Van with Phase-Change Thermal Storage. By Ehsan Baniasadi, Armin Esmaeilzadeh, Mohammad Keramati Feyz Abadi, Ahmed Rezk, Luciano Batista, Gioia Falcone and Yusuf Bilesanmi

Thermal performance testing of shallow geothermal systems- Insights from field experiments and numerical modelling. By Christopher S. Brown, Isa Kolo, Gioia Falcone, Daniel Friedrich and Sean M. Watson

White Papers

Our white papers will provide thought leadership on pressing issues, presenting data-driven perspectives and proposed solutions for advancing sustainable practices and innovative approaches in relevant fields.

Tools & Models

West Midlands Waste Heat Sources Map: An interactive tool that allows users to identify and calculate the amount of waste heat available within any selected area of the West Midlands. This map is a key output from the WHARM project, developed through Round 1 seed funding.

Collaborative Comic: Reef-UK members joined forces in a fun, hands-on storytelling activity to co-create a comic about Frostwick — a typically chilly UK town suddenly facing an extraordinary heatwave. Working in small groups, participants imagined how the community might respond, adapt, and eventually thrive in a changing climate.This comic captures not only Frostwick’s fictional transformation, but also the collective imagination and insight of Reef-UKC members — turning technical discussions about renewable cooling into a vibrant story of community resilience.