Round-1 Seed Funding Announced

We’re delighted to announce the five innovative projects selected for funding in the first round of our seed funding. Congratulations to all successful applicants!

 1. Waste Heat Assessment and Resource Mapping (WHARM)
 Lead: Henrique Lagoeiro, London South Bank University
 Supported by  Martins Obi, Dave Pearson, Tonia Clark, and Alex Wrigglesworth

 2. Digital Twin Development for Solar-Powered Refrigeration Systems Integrated with EVs for Cooling Transportation in Clean Air Zones
 Lead: Ehsan Baniasadi, Ph.D, CEM, FHEA, Aston University
 Supported by:  Yusuf Oladipupo Bilesanmi, Luciano Batista, Gioia Falcone, and Ahmed Rezk

 3. Exploring the Social Acceptability of Diverse Cooling Technologies
 Lead: Connor Smith, The University of Edinburgh
 Supported by:  Dan van der Horst, Daniel Friedrich, Warm Welcome Campaign, Libraries Connected, National Energy Action (NEA), and various local authorities & NGOs

 4. Optimising Energy Pile Systems for Efficient Cooling: A Digital Twin Approach
 Lead: Fatemeh Ardakani, University of Birmingham
 Supported by:  Moura Mehravar

 5. Investigating Mixed-Circuit Injection-Extraction Strategies Between Borehole Heat Exchangers in Cooling-Dominated Systems
 Lead Researcher: Christopher Brown, British Geological Survey
 Supported by: Gioia Falcone, Daniel Friedrich, Sean Watson, Isa Kolo

 These ground-breaking projects reflect the incredible talent and collaborative efforts within our network. We look forward to seeing their impactful contributions to a sustainable future.