Outputs

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.

Optimising Energy Pile Systems for Efficient Cooling – A Digital Twin Approach: A research to explore the optimisation of geothermal energy pile cooling systems using a digital twin approach to model heat, fluid, and soil interactions.

Community Cooling Hubs (CCH): A research study to develop guidance for local authorities on adapting buildings into low-carbon community cooling hubs through passive design, renewable-powered cooling, and integrated heat network strategies.

Efficient data centre cooling from renewable power using thermal energy storage: A research study to investigate the integration of phase-change thermal energy storage and renewable energy optimisation to enhance data centre cooling efficiency.

Dual-Function Piezoelectric Membrane Ventilators for Self-Powered Cooling (π-Cool): A research study to investigate a piezoelectric nanocomposite cooling technology that combines energy-efficient airflow generation with self-powered energy harvesting to develop sustainable, low-carbon cooling solutions for electronics and data centres.

Integrated renewable-powered green hydrogen liquefaction system using multi-stage active magnetic regenerative cryocooler: A research study to investigate a renewable-powered green hydrogen liquefaction system using multi-stage active magnetic regenerative cryocooling, digital twin optimisation, and thermal energy storage to improve liquefaction efficiency and enable scalable, low-carbon hydrogen storage.