Program Overview

Engineering: Energy and Environment

The Engineering: Energy and Environment program is a research theme within the suite of Engineering research programmes (MPhil, PhD) at Cardiff University.

Overview

One of the School's three research themes is that of Energy and Environment, which aims to advance energy technology and play a key role in addressing the increasing demand for sustainable and low carbon technologies, while reducing environmental impact and ensuring a sustainable environment.

Research

Research work carried out under the Energy theme is innovative and pioneering, with a mission to advance energy technology in the global quest for a sustainable energy economy. The aim of the Energy theme is to contribute both to the longer term creation of knowledge, but also to analyse and understand what is necessary to encourage the adoption of existing low carbon technologies that have yet to be deployed widely.

Research Areas

Research areas in this theme include:

• Grid Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
• Smart Grids
• Energy Assessment and Modelling
• Energy Infrastructure
• Low Carbon Heat and Power Generation
• Energy, Risk and Environmental Management
• Alternative Transport Fuels and Technologies
• Complex Fluid and Thermal Systems
• Thermoelectrical Materials and Heat Recovery
• Insulation Systems
• Power Systems Transients
• Overvoltage Protection and Electrical Compact Earthing Systems
• Earthing and Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Electrical Systems
• Power Magnetics
• Numerical and laboratory modelling of hydrodynamic processes in aquatic basins
• Water quality and contaminant processes in estuarine, coastal and riverine basins
• Development of hydroinformatics tools for flood forecasting and 'predict and protect' strategies for compliance with EU directives
• High level nuclear waste disposal repositories
• Thermo/hydro/mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soil
• Energy losses from buildings to the ground
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Contaminated land, land regeneration and remediation
• Risk and hazard assessment, mitigation and impact within the energy sector
• Process optimisation in solid waste management
• Liquid effluent characterisation and treatment processes
• Health and environmental effects of ultra fine particulates and gases
• Strategic planning and management

Resources and Facilities

The School possesses the latest in large scale facilities to enable it to respond to the global needs of energy research, including:

• A Power System Simulator (PSS)
• A well-equipped high voltage laboratory with several transformers (up to 300kV); dc supplies (up to 100kV); impulse generators (up to 400kV or 20kA)
• A pollution test chamber with IEC507 power supply and a sun ageing chamber
• An inclines-plane test facility
• A well-equipped outdoor test site
• State-of-the-art thermal and electrical property characterisation systems
• A range of experimental facilities which are utilised to complement modelling studies, including combustion bombs, environmental chambers and extensive environmental analysis laboratories
• A large scale Gas Turbine Research Centre

Funding

Information on funding is available, including studentships.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees vary depending on the student's country of origin:

• Students from the UK: information on postgraduate fees is available
• Students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland: information on postgraduate fees is available
• Students from the rest of the world (international): information on postgraduate fees is available

Programme Information

For programme structure, entry requirements and how to apply, information is available.

PhD Studentships and Projects

A range of PhD studentships and projects are currently available.