Energy

Materials are vital to helping society transition to the UK's goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. We explore materials for various applications in solar energy and photovoltaics, nuclear engineering, green hydrogen, electrolysis for the storage of renewable electricity and the next generation of batteries.  

We work closely with Transition to Zero Pollution, one of the first initiatives of Imperial’s Academic Strategy and the London Centre for Nanotechnology, a joint venture between UCL, Imperial College London and Kings College London. We also collaborate extensively with industrial partners such as Shell UK, ICAM, BP and government organisations. Furthermore, our research has led to spin-offs like HPNow.  

Our research explores:

• Fuel cell batteries as a potential source of power for automotive vehicles 
• Functional magnetic materials for refrigeration and cooling 
• Optimising materials for CO2 electro-reduction 
• Improving the efficiency of electrochemical energy devices 
• The next-generation photovoltaics/Solar harvesting devices
• Understanding and mitigating damage for energy efficiency
• Nuclear Engineering
• Solutions for low-energy electronics