United Kingdom Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Consortium (UK-SHEC) CORE PROGRAMME

英国可持续氢能联盟（UK-SHEC）成立于2003年，是EPSRC SUPERGEN计划的一部分，是一个多合作伙伴，跨学科，合作的活动，旨在通过科学，工程和社会经济学的基础和应用研究，获得知识和理解，并指导和告知可持续氢能系统的使用和整合，在国内和国际上，与工业合作。商业和政策制定者。UK- shec希望通过针对氢能源生产、储存和利用方面的许多前沿、基础多学科研究挑战，继续将UK- shec发展成为英国国内外独特的研究、参考、专业和培训点。本提案中确定的研究重点有可能在储氢技术和可持续制氢方法方面产生重大变化。此外，我们还将通过一系列重要的社会/经济项目研究可持续氢能的可行性和可接受性。根据EPSRC的要求，该提案分为两个相互关联的元素，CORE和PLUS。核心要素寻求更新基线资金。PLUS要素寻求为扩大现有活动的范围和深度的额外工作包提供资金，并包括加强和发展核心要素的新伙伴和工作。CORE和PLUS元素都使用增强的主题方法进行组织，包括可持续制氢（主题1），化学氢化物和多孔材料/无机系统的储存（主题2），旨在将氢的生产，储存和利用联系起来的综合系统（主题3），最后是社会经济学，特别是需求和可持续性方面（主题4）。CORE元素包括工作包，这些工作包源自、扩展和进一步连接最初UK-SHEC提案中发起的活动，并涉及所有最初的联盟合作伙伴。拟议的科学和工程研究包括通过生物质发酵扩大制氢规模，纳米材料表面化学和孔结构的修饰以及已知储氢材料的优化和寻找新的储氢材料。PLUS元素的科学和工程研究包括通过热化学途径进行大规模制氢的新团队，以及氢燃料电池的开发。此外，CORE和PLUS的社会经济学重点研究（后者涉及所有四个寻求更新的SUPERGEN联盟之间的独特合作）将侧重于氢技术评估方面，例如建立比较不同储存方法的标准。这将必然涉及与联盟中的科学和工程伙伴的密切合作。重要的行政支助将是必不可少的，以确保该财团的广泛活动顺利和有效地进行。因此，英国shec的管理结构得到了加强，包括引入主题领导，他们将与管理和运营总监一起组成管理委员会。这将监督、指导和发展联盟的活动和战略。由管理委员会、所有联盟调查员和外部成员（包括一名独立主席）组成的新指导委员会将接受管理委员会的报告，批准管理委员会的决定并就管理委员会实施的行动达成一致。一个由工业、商业和其他主要利益相关者组成的咨询小组将被邀请就财团的活动和战略提出意见和建议。

The United Kingdom Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Consortium (UK-SHEC), established in 2003 as part of the EPSRC SUPERGEN initiative, is a multi-partner, interdisciplinary, collaborative activity funded that aims, via fundamental and applied research in the sciences, engineering and socio-economics, to acquire knowledge and understanding of and to guide and inform the use and integration of sustainable hydrogen energy systems, nationally and internationally, and in partnership with industry, commerce and policymakers.UK-SHEC wishes to continue to develop UK-SHEC as a unique point of research, reference, expertise and training both within the UK and beyond by targeting many of the forefront, fundamental multidisciplinary research challenges in the production, storage and utilization of hydrogen energy. The research priorities identified in this proposal have the potential to create a step change in both storage technologies and sustainable methods of hydrogen generation. Furthermore, we will also study the feasibility and acceptability of sustainable hydrogen energy through a range of key socio / economic projects.The proposal is divided into two, linked elements, CORE and PLUS, as required by the EPSRC. The CORE element seeks renewal of baseline funding. The PLUS element seeks funding of additional workpackages that expand the scope and depth of existing activities and includes new partners and work that enhance and develop the CORE element. Both the CORE and PLUS elements are organised using an enhanced thematic approach covering sustainable hydrogen generation (Theme 1), storage in both chemical hydride and porous materials/inorganic systems (Themes 2), integrated systems which aim to link hydrogen production, storage and utilization (Theme 3), and finally socio-economics, especially aspects of demand and sustainability (Theme 4).The CORE element comprises workpackages, derived from, extending and further linking activities initiated in the original UK-SHEC proposal, and involving all original Consortium partners. Proposed research in the sciences and engineering includes scale-up of hydrogen production via biomass fermentation, the modification of surface chemistry and pore structure in nanomaterials and optimization of known and the search for new hydrogen storage materials. The science and engineering research in the PLUS element includes new groups working on massive-scale hydrogen production via thermochemical routes, and on developments in hydrogen fuel cells. In addition, key research in socio-economics in both CORE and PLUS, the latter involving unique collaboration amongst all four SUPERGEN consortia seeking renewal, will, amongst other areas, focus on aspects of hydrogen technology appraisal, for example establishing criteria to compare differing storage methods. This will necessarily involve close collaboration with science and engineering partners in the Consortium.Significant administrative support will be essential to ensure smooth and effective operation of the Consortium's wide-ranging activities. Accordingly, the management structure of UK-SHEC has been enhanced to include the introduction of Theme Leaders who together with the Management and Operations Directors will make up the Management Committee. This will monitor, guide and develop Consortium activities and strategy. A new Steering Committee comprising the Management Committee, all Consortium investigators and external members (including an independent Chair) will receive reports from, ratify decisions of and agree on actions to be implemented by the Management Committee. An Advisory Group comprising a pool of industrial, commercial and other key stakeholders will be invited to comment and advise on Consortium activities and strategy.