EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU)

EPSRC 东北高校可再生能源博士培训中心 (ReNU)

• 批准号: EP/S023836/1
• 金额: $ 733.47万
• 依托单位: Northumbria University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Training Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FS023836%2F1
• 关键词: EPSRC; Centre; Doctoral; Training; Renewable

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU) is driven by industry and market needs, which indicate unprecedented growth in renewable and distributed energy to 2050. This growth is underpinned by global demand for electricity which will outstrip growth in demand for other sources by more than two to one (The drivers of global energy demand growth to 2050, 2016, McKinsey). A significant part of this demand will arise from vast numbers of distributed, but interconnected devices (estimated to reach 40 billion by 2024) serving sectors such as healthcare (for ageing populations) and personal transport (for reduced carbon dioxide emission). The distinctive remit of ReNU therefore is to focus on materials innovations for small-to-medium scale energy conversion and storage technologies that are sustainable and highly scalable. ReNU will be delivered by Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham Universities, whose world-leading expertise and excellent links with industry in this area have been recognised by the recent award of the North East Centre for Energy Materials (NECEM, award number: EP/R021503/1). This research-focused programme will be highly complementary to ReNU which is a training-focused programme. A key strength of the ReNU consortium is the breadth of expertise across the energy sector, including: thin film and new materials; direct solar energy conversion; turbines for wind, wave and tidal energy; piezoelectric and thermoelectric devices; water splitting; CO2 valorisation; batteries and fuel cells. Working closely with a balanced portfolio of 36 partners that includes multinational companies, small and medium size enterprises and local Government organisations, the ReNU team has designed a compelling doctoral training programme which aims to engender entrepreneurial skills which will drive UK regional and national productivity in the area of Clean Growth, one of four Grand Challenges identified in the UK Government's recent Industrial Strategy. The same group of partners will also provide significant input to the ReNU in the form of industrial supervision, training for doctoral candidates and supervisors, and access to facilities and equipment.Success in renewable energy and sustainable distributed energy fundamentally requires a whole systems approach as well as understanding of political, social and technical contexts. ReNU's doctoral training is thus naturally suited to a cohort approach in which cross-fertilisation of knowledge and ideas is necessary and embedded. The training programme also aims to address broader challenges facing wider society including unconscious bias training and outreach to address diversity issues in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects and industries. Furthermore, external professional accreditation will be sought for ReNU from the Institute of Physics, Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Engineering Technology, thus providing a starting point from which doctoral graduates will work towards "Chartered" status. The combination of an industry-driven doctoral training programme to meet identifiable market needs, strong industrial commitment through the provision of training, facilities and supervision, an established platform of research excellence in energy materials between the institutions and unique training opportunities that include internationalisation and professional accreditation, creates a transformative programme to drive forward UK innovation in renewable and sustainable distributed energy.

EPSRC东北大学可再生能源博士培训中心（ReNU）是由行业和市场需求驱动的，这表明到2050年可再生能源和分布式能源将出现前所未有的增长。这一增长是由全球电力需求支撑的，这将超过对其他能源需求的增长超过2比1（2016年全球能源需求增长的驱动因素，麦肯锡）。这一需求的很大一部分将来自大量分布式但相互连接的设备（预计到2024年将达到400亿），这些设备服务于医疗保健（针对老龄化人口）和个人交通（减少二氧化碳排放）等行业。因此，ReNU的独特职责是专注于可持续和高度可扩展的中小型能源转换和存储技术的材料创新。ReNU将由诺森比亚大学、纽卡斯尔大学和达勒姆大学提供，这些大学在这一领域的世界领先的专业知识和与工业界的良好联系得到了东北能源材料中心（NECEM，奖号：EP/R 021503/1）最近的认可。这个以研究为重点的计划将是高度互补的ReNU这是一个以培训为重点的计划。ReNU财团的一个关键优势是在能源领域的广泛专业知识，包括：薄膜和新材料;直接太阳能转换;风力，波浪和潮汐能涡轮机;压电和热电设备;水分解;二氧化碳增值;电池和燃料电池。与包括跨国公司，中小型企业和地方政府组织在内的36个合作伙伴的平衡组合密切合作，ReNU团队设计了一个引人注目的博士培训计划，旨在培养创业技能，推动英国区域和国家生产力清洁增长领域，这是英国政府最近工业战略中确定的四大挑战之一。这些合作伙伴还将以工业监督、博士生和导师培训以及设施和设备的使用等形式为ReNU提供重要投入。可再生能源和可持续分布式能源的成功从根本上讲需要一个整体系统的方法以及对政治、社会和技术背景的理解。因此，ReNU的博士培训自然适合于知识和思想的交叉受精是必要和嵌入的队列方法。该培训方案还旨在解决更广泛的社会面临的更广泛的挑战，包括无意识的偏见培训和外联，以解决科学，技术，工程和数学学科和行业的多样性问题。此外，ReNU将寻求物理研究所、皇家化学学会和工程技术研究所的外部专业认证，从而为博士毕业生争取“特许”地位提供一个起点。一个行业驱动的博士培训计划，以满足可识别的市场需求，通过提供培训，设施和监督，在机构和独特的培训机会，包括国际化和专业认证之间的能源材料研究卓越的既定平台，强大的工业承诺相结合，创建了一个变革性的计划，以推动英国在可再生和可持续分布式能源方面的创新。