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ORCID:
0000-0003-2598-8935
ResearcherID: M-6599-2018
Prof. Dr. Saim
Memon, CEng FHEA
Deputy Head of School of Engineering; Distinguished and Visiting Industrial Professor in Renewable Energy Engineering at Arden University
School of Engineering
Coventry, England, United Kingdom
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About
Saim is Deputy Head of School of Engineering at Arden University, Coventry, UK. Saim is Distinguished Professor of Renewable Energy Engineering at Zhejiang Ocean University, China, and Visiting Industrial Professor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Vacuum Insulation Panel-PV) at Jiangsu Sanyou Dior Energy-saving New Materials Co., Ltd, China. Saim is also the Visiting Academic at London South Bank University. Prior to this, Saim was Associate Professor in Renewable Energy Engineering at School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield, UK. Prior to this, Saim was the Head of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering Research Group, Senior lecturer in Electrical Engineering and Course Director of three MEng/BEng/HND courses with expertise of accreditation and validation of course curriculum and degree apprenticeship program at Division of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, London South Bank University, London, UK.
Saim studied PhD in Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering as part of EPSRC Funded CALEBRE Project (Loughborough University, UK), PGCert Teaching Qualification (University of Aberdeen, UK), MSc in Mechatronics (Staffordshire University, UK), BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering MUET. Saim is Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy and has Qualified Teacher Status by General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
Saim has multidisciplinary research expertise in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Renewable Energy Materials Engineering. His specific research experiences are on: energy-materials for vacuum-insulated-smart-windows to net Zero Energy Buildings; vacuum based photovoltaic solar thermal collector; applied semi-transparent photovoltaics and PDLC films; translucent vacuum insulation panel; renewable energy technologies; thermoelectric devices for energy harvesting applications with vacuum-insulation; smart-grid integration to electric-vehicles with fast charging battery mechanism and; harvesting the concentrated solar irradiations to useful electrical energy.
Saim published over 100 research articles in the form of journals, book-chapters, patent-provisional, conferences, book-editor, newsletter and magazines. Saim collaborated with at least 90+ international and national scholars across 40+ countries globally. Saim raised funding of £261,789 from H2020, Innovate-UK, The IET/IMechE Engineering-Education-Grant-Scheme EEGS, DAIWA-Anglo-Japanese, Royal Academy of Engineering participation and Newton-Fund participation grants. Saim currently leads international collaborations as part of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering Research Group. Saim has been invited and keynote speaker in numerous international conferences/workshops and presented research findings and developed collaboration with researchers in the UK, Japan, China, Egypt, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, South America, Kenya, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, South Korea, South Africa, Belarus, Pakistan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Italy, France, Algeria, India, USA, UAE, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Turkey, Taiwan, Portugal and Spain.
Saim is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering with international collaboration of 14 countries worldwide. Saim is the International Review Board Member of the Russian Science Foundation and Expert Contributor at Vacuum Science World. Saim is a Review Editor of Frontiers in built Environment journal, Guest Editor at Sustainability and Energies of 3 Special Issues in (a) Renewable Energy and Advanced Smart Vacuum Insulations Technologies for Zero Energy Buildings (2019-2022), (b) Applied Solar Thermal Energy (2020-2022) and, (c) Sustainable Development of Solar Photovoltaic Islands’ Decarbonization (2021-2022). Saim was also an Editor-in-Chief for the published book on Advanced Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications, it attracted worldwide collaborations. Saim is a recognised reviewer of over 35 prestigious journals by Elsevier, Springer, IEEE, Taylor & Francis and MDPI publishers.
Saim taught 41 BEng/MSc modules and supervised over 39 PhD/MEng/MSc & BEng projects. Saim was nominated for Best Supervisor, Outstanding Lecturer and Research in Action Awards by Staff and Students for four consecutive years (2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020) at LSBU. Saim demonstrated and evidenced his excellent track record in Teaching and Supervision practices throughout his career. Saim developed and led a project that engaged local London Engineering students on Solar Car Challenge as part of the IET IMechE Engineering Education Grant Scheme. Saim also organised and chaired international and national conferences. Saim was the founder of DEEE Society at LSBU for students’ academic-industrial engagement. Saim has outstanding volunteer contributions throughout his academic career as evidenced on his profile such as: he contributed to the society as elected vice-chairman of The IET Young Professionals; elected Executive Officer at Staffordshire University Students Union; elected committee member of Postgrad Taught Students at NUS UK; elected vice-chair at Loughborough University Postgraduate Association; elected honorary secretary and committee member at Vacuum Group Institute of Physics; and many more volunteer roles he held and continue to serve our global academic societies.
Research InterestsEngineeringSolar Thermal Vacuum EngineeringElectric Vehicle and Renewable Energy IntegrationRenewable EnergyFast Charging Batteries for Electric VehiclesVacuum GlazingHybrid Vacuum Glazed Photovoltaic-Thermal CollectorMagneto-Thermoelectric GeneratorVacuum Thermoelectric ElementsAdvanced Smart Insulation MaterialsWaste Heat Energy StorageThermoelectric for Energy Harvesting ApplicationsHermetic Glass Edge Sealing Materials and Laser WeldUltra-High Vacuum Sealing MaterialsSustainable Low Carbon InfrastructureZero Energy BuildingsTranslucent Vacuum Insulation PanelThermal and Sound Insulations of WindowsSmart Intelligent WindowsFinite Element Modelling of Heat and Mass TransferConcentrated Solar Power (CSP) TechnologiesTriple Vacuum GlazingTransparent Photovoltaics Thin FilmsMicrochannel Heat Sink MechanismEngineering Education
Professional SkillsRenewable Energy Technologies
Energy Efficiency in Building
Energy Engineering
Energy
Electrical Engineering
Energy Saving
Mechatronics
Materials
Photovoltaics
Thermal Engineering
Research ExperienceAssociate Professor [Senior Lecturer] in Renewable Energy Engineering
University of Huddersfield
December 2021 - Present
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Visiting Academic
London South Bank University
December 2021 - Present
London, United Kingdom
Associate Professor [Senior Lecturer] in Renewable Energy Engineering
University of Huddersfield
December 2021 - Present
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Visiting Academic
London South Bank University
December 2021 - Present
London, United Kingdom
PhD Supervisor & External Moderator
The British University in Egypt
July 2018 - Present
Cairo, Egypt
PhD Supervision of Mr Peter Makeen
PhD Supervisor & External Moderator
The British University in Egypt
July 2018 - Present
Cairo, Egypt
PhD Supervision of Mr Peter Makeen
Committee Member (Past Secretary) Vacuum Group (Volunteer)
Institute of Physics
October 2013 - Present
London, United Kingdom
• Support/Organise the committee events and activities within the vacuum group.
• Keeping record of meeting and notices of meeting times and places and requests contributions of items for the agenda.
Committee Member (Past Secretary) Vacuum Group (Volunteer)
Institute of Physics
October 2013 - Present
London, United Kingdom
• Support/Organise the committee events and activities within the vacuum group.
• Keeping record of meeting and notices of meeting times and places and requests contributions of items for the agenda.
External Assessor
Lancaster University
November 2021 - February 2022
Lancaster, United Kingdom
External Assessor
Lancaster University
November 2021 - February 2022
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Senior Lecturer and Course Director
London South Bank University
August 2016 - December 2021
London, United Kingdom
My duties are distributed into Academic Leadership, Teaching, and Research and Enterprise
Senior Lecturer and Course Director
London South Bank University
August 2016 - December 2021
London, United Kingdom
My duties are distributed into Academic Leadership, Teaching, and Research and Enterprise
External Examiner of MSc Science and Engineering Programmes
Manchester Metropolitan University
August 2018 - September 2018
Manchester, United Kingdom
External Examiner of MSc Science and Engineering Programmes
Manchester Metropolitan University
August 2018 - September 2018
Manchester, United Kingdom
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
London South Bank University
August 2016 - December 2017
London, United Kingdom
gree Apprenticeship Program Lead (Divisional Role)
School Lead: Equality and Diversity
MEng/BEng Teaching
MEng Group Project Internal Examiner
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
London South Bank University
August 2016 - December 2017
London, United Kingdom
gree Apprenticeship Program Lead (Divisional Role)
School Lead: Equality and Diversity
MEng/BEng Teaching
MEng Group Project Internal Examiner
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
North East Scotland College of HE & FE
September 2014 - July 2016
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Plan, develop and deliver lectures, following quality assurance policies, to mainly HND/HNC Electrical Engineering students (industrial technicians, entrepreneurs’, trainees) with class contact hours of 25.5 per week (9 subjects per week)
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
North East Scotland College of HE & FE
September 2014 - July 2016
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Plan, develop and deliver lectures, following quality assurance policies, to mainly HND/HNC Electrical Engineering students (industrial technicians, entrepreneurs’, trainees) with class contact hours of 25.5 per week (9 subjects per week)
Vice Chairman (Past Committee Member in Aberdeen East Midlands West Midlands)
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
June 2010 - July 2016
Stevenage, United Kingdom
Participated and organised events such as prestige lecture and PATW (Present Around the World) competition. Promoted the awareness of Engineering and Science technologies to students and general public within North East Scotland, UK.
Supported and engaged the East Midlands Young Professional committee member’s events. Managed and organised events by collaborating Engineers and academicians. Events include the PATW, Professional Registrations, technical lectures, and Energy Debate.
Vice Chairman (Past Committee Member in Aberdeen East Midlands West Midlands)
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
June 2010 - July 2016
Stevenage, United Kingdom
Participated and organised events such as prestige lecture and PATW (Present Around the World) competition. Promoted the awareness of Engineering and Science technologies to students and general public within North East Scotland, UK.
Supported and engaged the East Midlands Young Professional committee member’s events. Managed and organised events by collaborating Engineers and academicians. Events include the PATW, Professional Registrations, technical lectures, and Energy Debate.
Technologist-Research Engineer
The Technology Research Centre Ltd
May 2014 - August 2015
Grantham, United Kingdom
Worked as a lead technologist and proposal writer for the following European Commission H2020, TSB (Technology Strategy Board) projects, this involved research, project management, technical and business development of the IP protected projects.
Technologist-Research Engineer
The Technology Research Centre Ltd
May 2014 - August 2015
Grantham, United Kingdom
Worked as a lead technologist and proposal writer for the following European Commission H2020, TSB (Technology Strategy Board) projects, this involved research, project management, technical and business development of the IP protected projects.
Teacher Renewable Energy (Distance Learning Tutor-Part Time)
Loughborough University
October 2011 - April 2014
United Kingdom
MSc students of Renewable Energy Systems and Technology distance-learning students were taught for the modules of (1) Solar thermal Systems (2) Energy Storage (3) Biomass and Hydro-power. In which the students were assessed with an effective feedback.
Teacher Renewable Energy (Distance Learning Tutor-Part Time)
Loughborough University
October 2011 - April 2014
United Kingdom
MSc students of Renewable Energy Systems and Technology distance-learning students were taught for the modules of (1) Solar thermal Systems (2) Energy Storage (3) Biomass and Hydro-power. In which the students were assessed with an effective feedback.
PhD Researcher
Loughborough University
October 2010 - April 2013
United Kingdom
Undertook research which was part of the EPSRC funded CALEBRE (Consumer-Appealing Low Energy technologies for Building Retrofitting) project in the UK. I researched on the WP3.4 Vacuum and Aerogel Insulation Components.
PhD Researcher
Loughborough University
October 2010 - April 2013
United Kingdom
Undertook research which was part of the EPSRC funded CALEBRE (Consumer-Appealing Low Energy technologies for Building Retrofitting) project in the UK. I researched on the WP3.4 Vacuum and Aerogel Insulation Components.
Executive Officer (Non-Portfolio, Part time)
Staffordshire University
July 2009 - July 2010
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Involved in the key union projects, education & policy matters, strategic planning days and engage in the executive and student council meetings.
Attended scheduled meetings, training events and workshops in order to improve and identify areas of personal development for the students’ quality and learning experiences.
Participated in the academic board, quality & development committee, multi-faith chaplaincy and trustee/executive board meetings.
Conducted and participated in the surveys
Executive Officer (Non-Portfolio, Part time)
Staffordshire University
July 2009 - July 2010
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Involved in the key union projects, education & policy matters, strategic planning days and engage in the executive and student council meetings.
Attended scheduled meetings, training events and workshops in order to improve and identify areas of personal development for the students’ quality and learning experiences.
Participated in the academic board, quality & development committee, multi-faith chaplaincy and trustee/executive board meetings.
Conducted and participated in the surveys
Education
University of Aberdeen
Sep 2015 - May 2016
PGC Teaching Qualification (Part Time)
University of Aberdeen
Sep 2015 - May 2016
PGC Teaching Qualification (Part Time)
Loughborough University
Oct 2010 - Dec 2013
Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering
Loughborough University
Oct 2010 - Dec 2013
Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering
Staffordshire University
Sep 2008 - Jun 2010
Mechatronics
Staffordshire University
Sep 2008 - Jun 2010
Mechatronics
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
Jan 2004 - Apr 2008
Electrical Engineering
Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
Jan 2004 - Apr 2008
Electrical Engineering
Presentations/Talks
Invited Speaker, World Renewable Energy Congress (
Portugal, EU 2021
World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC), World Rene
- Invited Speaker, World Renewable Energy Congress (WREC), World Renewable Energy Network (WREN), Lisbon, Portugal, Mar 2021. https://wrenuk.co.uk/. For Speaker information, https://www.wrenuk.co.uk/seminars/Some%20of%20the%20Invited%20Speakers.pdf
Chair the Renewable Energy Technology session and
Southwest Jiatong University, China Dec 2020
Newton Fund and British Council Researchers Links
Keynote Speaker
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, Russia Oct 2020
Conference of Economic aspects of Energy Efficienc
Invited Speaker
Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI), Moscow, Russia Oct 2020
XVII International Conference on Renewable & Small
Membership
Chartered Engineer
Oct 2018
Engineering Council UK
Registered Qualified Teacher
Apr 2017
General Teaching Council for Scotland
Fellow Member of Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)
Dec 2017
Advance HE
Patents
Patent (Provisional)
- Memon, S. 2020. Semi-Transparent Photovoltaic and Electrochromic layered Vacuum Glazing (STPVE-VG) for Adaptive Solar Control with Sound and Thermal Insulation for Buildings and Vehicles, US Patent, provisional, 62942164.
Media Publications
Status and Future Developments in Solar Thermal Vacuum Systems Engineering
Institute of Physics
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2018
Prizes and Awards
Research Participant Fund
Newton Fund and British Council Researchers Links UK-China (9-11 Dec 2020) International Workshop on Renewable Energy and Latent Heat Storage Integration for Buildings, University of Birmingham and Southwest Jiaotong University, China.
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2020
Research Participant Fund
Conference of Economic aspects of Energy Efficiency of the EU (ECENEF) of Erasmus+program, 08-11th of July 2019, Nizhny Novgorod State Technical Universit. Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. Sponsored by UNECE and 30 Years of Jean
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2019
Research Participant Fund
Newton Funds Researcher Links UK-Russia Workshop on Scientific and Technical Grounds of Future Low-Carbon Propulsion, Newcastle, UK.
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Sep 2018
Research Participant Fund
Newton Fund and British Council Researchers Links UK-Kenya (18-21 Sept 2018) International Workshop on How Resilient Manufacturing can solve the unemployment problem in Kenya University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Jun 2018
Research Participant Fund
Newton Fund and British Council Researchers Links UK-Novosibirsk (22-25 Nov 2018) International Workshop on Medical Imaging Alliance: Siberia and UK Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk Russia. In c
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Jun 2018
Research Participant Fund
Newton Fund and British Council Researchers Links UK-Peru (South America) (08-12 Oct 2018). International Training Workshop on Microplastic Debris, Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE) in Callao, Perú, South America.
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Jun 2018
Research Participant Fund
Newton Fund Researchers Links Thailand-UK (28-31 March 2018) International Workshop on Advanced Materials for Environmental Protection, National Science and Technology Development Agency, 111 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, 12120, Pathu
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Mar 2018
Research Participant Fund
UK-China Researchers Link Workshop on the Electrification on the Road Transport (WERT18) (17-20 Dec 2018), supported by Tianjin University and Loughborough University. Tianjin, China.
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Dec 2018
Researchers Fund
World Sustainable Energy Days (Young Energy Researchers) Award for Conference Paper Presentation, Austria, EU.
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Nov 2018
Project Fund
LSBU NSS/progression project Fund: Enhancing the Experimental Research Quality and Innovations of BEng/MEng Project Students in EEE Division on Solar Thermal Vacuum Systems Engineering for Improving NSS, Progression and Developing Case Study for Recruitme
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Nov 2018
Research Participant Fund
RAE Frontier of Engineering for Development Workshop Grant at Oxford, UK 17-20th September 2017, Oxford, UK.
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Sep 2017
Research Participant Fund
Newton Fund Researchers Links (14-18 August 2017): International Workshop on Heritage Refurbishment Assessment Scheme, University Kebangsaan, Penang, Malaysia.
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Jul 2017
Project
Special Issue "Sustainable Development of Solar Photovoltaic Islands’ Decarbonization" at Sustainability - MDPI
Submissions open at Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050) - MDPI to be part of the Special Issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability"
Link:https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/solar_photovoltaic_island_decarbonization
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2022.
Electric Vehicles (EVs) Fast Charging
Centralized EV fast charging station.
Guest Editor Special Issue: Applied Solar thermal Energy
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to a Special Issue of Energies focusing on the novel research and developments of applied solar thermal energy technologies for sustainable low-carbon infrastructure.
The modern distinction is a future of worldwide solar smart cities prompted by the increasing daily demand for energy by the global population. The adoption of the abundant solar thermal energy resources is inevitable and is a vital step toward meeting the energy demands for future generations, but it must come with the forward-thinking approach of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. However, there is indeed an overwhelming need in that, currently, approximately 1.4 billion people in the world are without an essential electricity supply, and more than 80% of these people reside in rural areas. Research into harnessing the abundant solar thermal energy and improvements to current solutions are urgently needed. Concurrently, climate change and global warming have been research fields for decades, with the drive of implementing a curbing intervention using progressive cutting-edge technologies. With the compulsion to reduce CO2 emissions, in order to avoid increasing climate change, the serious issue in the energy field of squaring the gap between peak demand and generating capacity must also be addressed.
This Special Issue is dedicated to solar thermal energy technologies, and we invite research scholars to submit their outstanding original research contributions in this area. The Special Issue will cover, but is not limited to, the advancements in (1) the field of materials in improving the electrical power efficiency of solar thermal collectors and hybridization with photovoltaic (PV) modules; (2) the design and development of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems to improve thermal energy efficiency that will, subsequently, improve electrical power efficiency; and (3) waste heat energy storage and phase change material (PCM) with vacuum insulation and hybridization of transparent PVs. In recent years, photovoltaic–thermal hybrid technologies have been popular, but there are significant challenges in having a clear view on their conversion efficiencies, stability, and limitations; authors are therefore also encouraged to submit their validated original research findings in this area.
This Special Issue is multidisciplinary, and prospective authors are invited to contribute and submit their novel, state-of-the-art research work in the following areas and/or within the scope of these areas:
Flat-plate and evacuated-tube solar thermal collectors;
Hybrid photovoltaic–thermal and thermoelectric generators;
Concentrated photovoltaics;
Parabolic trough collector system;
Parabolic dish sterling system;
Central receiver plant;
Linear Fresnel collector system;
Heat energy storage and phase change materials;
Nanofluids and nanomaterials for heat transfer improvements;
Solar heating and cooling energy technologies.
Dr. Saim Memon
Dr. Ali Radwan
Guest Editors
Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering
The notion at which, nowadays, zero energy buildings and solar cities cannot be imagined without advancement in solar thermal engineering, renewable energy engineering, smart grid, electric vehicles, building construction materials and vacuum insulation technologies because it plays an imperious role of allowing consumers in minimizing energy consumption and build a modern era of generating energy buildings and solar (renewable energy) cities contributing to climate change. It can be achieved with the integration of progressive energy and materials technologies with a thoughtful desire of reducing our carbon footprints and make our infrastructure smart and energy-efficient. Also, an aspiration to mitigate the global energy supply-demand gap and for this, International Journal of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering, is dedicated that comprehensively allow eminent researchers to contribute to this journal. The aim of International Journal of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering stipulates a multidisciplinary convention for disseminating and stimulating knowledge on research and development in the areas, conceived to be comprehensive and critically analytical, of vacuum glazing, vacuum insulation panel, photovoltaic films, thermochromic films, photochromic films, electrochromic films, wind and photovoltaic systems, smart grid integration of renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, thermal energy management of batteries, evacuated tube solar collector, flat plate solar collectors, waste heat/electrical energy harvesting technologies, vacuum thermionics, smart windows, solar heating technologies, building integrated photovoltaics, applied vacuum science to energy technologies, applied vacuum systems, phase change materials, solar thermal energy storage technologies, hermetic glass sealing materials, solar absorbers, concentrated solar power, applied heat transfer analysis to solar thermal technologies, advanced heating systems, vacuum insulated solar thermoelectric generator, thermoelectrics for power generation, concentrating optics, building insulation and construction materials, zero-energy buildings, solar architecture, applied renewable energy technologies, solar architecture and applied Internet of Things (IoT) to intelligent smart energy buildings. This international journal publishes original research and review articles. Authors are enthused to submit manuscripts which bridge the space between design, development, performance, implementation and implication.
https://www.akademiabaru.com/submit/index.php/stve/index
Keywords:
vacuum glazing, vacuum insulation panel, photovoltaic films, thermochromic films, photochromic films, electrochromic films, wind and photovoltaic systems, smart grid integration of renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, thermal energy management of batteries, evacuated tube solar collector, flat plate solar collectors, waste heat/electrical energy harvesting technologies, vacuum thermionics, smart windows, solar heating technologies, building integrated photovoltaics, applied vacuum science to energy technologies, applied vacuum systems, phase change materials, solar thermal energy storage technologies, hermetic glass sealing materials, solar absorbers, concentrated solar power, applied heat transfer analysis to solar thermal technologies, advanced heating systems, vacuum insulated solar thermoelectric generator, thermoelectrics for power generation, concentrating optics, building insulation and construction materials, zero-energy buildings, solar architecture, applied renewable energy technologies, solar architecture and applied Internet of Things (IoT) to intelligent smart energy buildings.
Guest Editor Special Issue:Renewable Energy and Advanced Smart Insulation Technologies for Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs)
Dear Colleagues,
It gives me a great pleasure to share this with you and thank your precious time in reading this. Please spread the word in your institutes. Thanks.
I am very ecstatic to invite you to submit your manuscript to the Journal Sustainability (IF: 2.592) special issue that focuses on the novel development of renewable energy and advanced smart insulation technologies for nearly vacuum insulation and renewable energy technologies.
Special Issue "Renewable Energy and Advanced Smart Insulation Technologies for Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs)"
Web-Link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Advanced_Smart_Insulation
This Special Issue is multidisciplinary, and prospective authors are invited to contribute their novel research and submit the state-of-the-art research work in the following areas and/or within the scope of this area.
• Solar thermal systems;
• Building-integrated renewable energy;
• Solar thermal vacuum engineering;
• Smart windows;
• Vacuum insulation;
• Building retrofitting technologies;
• Solar collectors;
• Solar heating and cooling technologies;
• Solar architecture and building integration;
• Intelligent energy systems for ZEBs
Editor-in-Chief: Book on Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering
A global challenge of climate change is generally accepted, impacting the weather temperatures and sea levels. There is a thoughtful desire of reducing our carbon footprints and make our infrastructure smart and energy-efficient. Also, an aspiration to mitigate the global energy supply-demand gap and for which there is a need of developing multidisciplinary book that comprehensively allow undergraduate/postgraduate students to develop their multidisciplinary research based self-knowledge in the area of solar thermal vacuum engineering. The aim of this book is conceived to be comprehensive and critically analytical that tackles the topics of vacuum glazing, vacuum insulation panel, evacuated tube collector, flat plate collectors, vacuum thermionics, smart windows, solar heating technologies, building integrated photovoltaics, vacuum science, vacuum systems, phase change materials, solar thermal energy storage technologies, hermetic glass sealing materials, solar absorbers, concentrated solar power, applied heat transfer analysis to solar thermal technologies, advanced heating systems, vacuum insulated solar thermoelectric generator, concentrating optics, building insulation, zero-energy buildings, renewable energy technologies that involves solar radiation and vacuum science, solar architecture and intelligent smart energy buildings.
Keywords:
Vacuum Glazing, Vacuum Insulation Panel, Evacuated Tube Collector, Vacuum Thermionics, Smart Windows, Solar Heating Technologies, Building Integrated Photovoltaics, Vacuum Science, Vacuum Systems, Phase Change Materials, Energy Storage, Hermetic Sealing Materials, Solar Absorber, Concentrated Solar Power, Heat Transfer Analysis, Advanced Heating System, Solar Thermoelectric Generator, Concentrating Optics, Building Insulation, Zero-Energy Buildings, Renewable Energy, Solar Architecture, Intelligent Energy Systems.
Editor-in-Chief Book: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications
Electrical energy consumption is negatively affecting our environment and contributing to climate change. Therefore the research and industrial communities are working hard to minimize energy consumption using promising energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies. We know that it is possible to convert heat energy into electrical energy using thermoelectric devices; this heat energy can
be from the sun or from an electro-mechanical device. However, thermoelectric devices traditionally suffer from lower efficiencies of energy conversion. This book, Advanced Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications, is a research intensive textbook consisting of eight chapters organized into three sections. Section 1 consists of Chapters 2, 3, and 4, which cover advanced thermoelectric
materials and the topics of organic/inorganic thermoelectric materials, quantum theory of the Seebeck coefficient for the advancement of thermoelectric superconducting material, and the limits of Bismuth Telluride-based thermoelectric materials. Section 2, containing Chapters 5 and 6, evaluates behaviors and performance of
thermoelectric devices. Section 3, containing Chapters 7 and 8, focuses on energy harvesting applications of thermoelectric devices. This book will be of interest to a wide range of individuals, such as scientists, engineers, researchers, and undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of advanced thermoelectric materials.
International Conference on Renewable Energy and Vacuum Insulation for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs)
DESCRIPTION
A global challenge of increasing carbon emissions are generally acceptable and by now reached at an alarming rate causing fluctuating impacts on temperature and sea, levels. The Japan and UK are at the forefront having agreements in minimising carbon emissions from 1990 levels to 80% by 2050. Also there is a serious challenge particularly in the energy field of balancing the gap between peak-demand and generating capacity. In order to reduce such security-of-supply risk, retrofitting the buildings with renewable energy and advanced smart insulation technologies are a particular focus by reason of its considerable energy consumption due to space-cooling in Japan and space-heating in the UK than in any other sector. In spite of having a number of retrofitting measures and insulation technologies that have already improved heating/cooling systems as retrofitting measures, there is a scope of significantly minimising energy consumption with intelligent renewable energy systems and smart window technologies, such as vacuum insulation, that have significant scope of controlling the solar heat gain, reducing the heating/cooling loads, generating electricity with integrated renewable energy systems whilst reducing the heat loss through windows and fabric leading our buildings nearly zero energy buildings (NZEBs). The notion of NZEBs is to achieve an integrated approach of renewable energy, heat storage, intelligent energy systems and vacuum insulation technologies.
THEMES
This international conference is a multidisciplinary forum of sharing the expertise and presenting the state-of-the-art research work in the form of presentations for the following themes.
· Vacuum Physics
· Building Integrated Renewable Energy
· Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering
· Smart Windows
· Vacuum Insulation
· Building Retrofitting Technologies
· Solar Collectors
· Solar Heating and Cooling Technologies
· Solar Architecture and Building Integration
· Intelligent Energy Systems for NZEBs
PURPOSE & OPPORTUNITY
This international conference will also empower Japan-UK collaboration and bring discussions of the future research collaboration opportunity due to our mutual interest on scientifically contributing to the novel development of vacuum insulation and renewable energy technologies for NZEBs. This conference will enable us to develop a future joint venture of different approaches by working together and widening engagement in research dissemination activities between Japan and the UK.
VENUE
London South Bank University, Room K2-V114, K2 Building,
Keyworth Street, London, SE10 AA,UK.
DATE
Wednesday 28th August 2019 (10:00 am to 05:00 pm). Refreshments and Lunch will be provided.
REGISTRATION
Please note this event is generously supported by the sponsors, thus it is free for you to attend. It is essential to register via the following link or one of the sponsors link if you plan to attend. This will help us to order the food for the specific number. Like a research family, we will avoid any food waste.
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/international-conference-on-renewable-energy-and-vacuum-insulation-for-nearly-zero-energy-buildings-tickets-3882454526?utm_term=eventname_text
For any concerns e.g. accessibility options and/or parking options and/or more information please feel free to contact
Dr Saim Memon (Email: S.Memon@lsbu.ac.uk) (Phone: 02078157510)
(Address Office: T-813, Division of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, 103 Borough Road, LSBU, UK)
SCHEDULE
There will be a series of research presentations by project leader and project partners of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Grant. There will also be invited speakers research presentation during this one day international conference and welcome and closing presentations by the executive team. The event program will be updated on the website.
WEBSITE: https://memonsaim.wixsite.com/uk-japan-conference
Design and development of nanostructured heat-reflective coated triple vacuum glazing (Smart windows) for sustainable low-carbon buildings of Japan and UK
A global challenge of increasing carbon emissions are generally acceptable and by now reached at an alarming rate causing fluctuating impacts on temperature and sea levels. The Japan and UK have agreements in minimising carbon emissions from 1990 levels to 80% by 2050. Also there is a serious challenge particularly in the energy field of balancing the gap between peak-demand and generating capacity. In order to reduce such security-of-supply risk, the domestic housing stock is a particular focus by reason of its considerable energy consumption due to space-cooling in Japan and space-heating in UK than in any other sector. In spite of having a number of housing stock insulation methods and improved heating/cooling systems as retrofitting measures, there is a scope of significantly minimising energy consumption with smart vacuum glazing technology due to its ultra-low heat/cooling loss characteristics.
We decided to undertake this multidisciplinary project empowering Japan-UK collaboration due to our mutual interest on scientifically contributing to the novel development of triple vacuum glazing with Nano-structured heat reflective coating by utilising the research facilities at the centre of Heat Pump and Thermal Energy Storage, Hokkaido University, and the centre for advanced materials research, London South Bank University.
Renewable Energy and Smart-Grid Systems Integration to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
A rise of electric vehicles and consequent increase of charging stations in the UK has widely been acknowledged due to its negligible carbon emissions leading to the transformation of low-carbon economy.
A dynamic increase in the wind and solar power systems installation and grid-integration to the charging stations of electric vehicles has led uncertainty issues in the power distribution grid e.g voltage fluctuations, transients/harmonics.This project addresses the uncertainty scenario aiming to contribute and propose a potential model focusing on the design of the route in which solar electric power is delivered to the electric vehicle charging station.
Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering
This project is self-funded and is focused on advancing the solar thermal systems with applied vacuum physics.
Design, Development and Performance of Thermoelectric Materials for Electrical Power Generation and Storage
This is a self-initiated and self-funded project investigating design, development and of thermoelectric materials for electrical power generation and storage.
Details are confidential
EPSRC Funded-CALEBRE Project-EP/G000387/1
The IET Engineering Education Grant Scheme
This project is planned for two years (four sessions per year) to encourage and motivate students’ aged 11-19, especially females (LSBU is the first institution in the UK to admit women to an engineering course since 1920s), in developing their enthusiasm and encouraging them to contemplate possible future career in the area of Electrical, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering. Groups of young students from local London schools and FE colleges will construct the solar-powered-electric-car by developing the experiences of design, build, test and race learning electrical, electronic and mechanical skills.
Our team of academics (The IET/IMechE members) and volunteers based in our School of Engineering London South Bank University will engage students and school/college teachers in developing their enthusiasm, knowledge and passion to Engineering. Students along with teachers will take hand-made cars to their home as a motivational symbol to Engineering. Also, students and teachers will be invited to visit our in-house high-spec Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical labs and meet our skilled Engineers/technicians with the motivational-demonstration of facilities to the real world applications.
The project funded by The IET EEGS will enable us to engage local London Schools and FE colleges with the addition of giving motivational lectures on Electricity and publicity to young students in choosing career paths in Engineering and continue long after the completion date as a contribution to enhance our UK’s expertise in Engineering to our young generation.
Special Issue "Sustainable Development of Solar Photovoltaic Islands’ Decarbonization" at Sustainability - MDPI
Submissions open at Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050) - MDPI to be part of the Special Issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability"
Link:https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/solar_photovoltaic_island_decarbonization
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2022.
Electric Vehicles (EVs) Fast Charging
Centralized EV fast charging station.
Guest Editor Special Issue: Applied Solar thermal Energy
Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to a Special Issue of Energies focusing on the novel research and developments of applied solar thermal energy technologies for sustainable low-carbon infrastructure.
The modern distinction is a future of worldwide solar smart cities prompted by the increasing daily demand for energy by the global population. The adoption of the abundant solar thermal energy resources is inevitable and is a vital step toward meeting the energy demands for future generations, but it must come with the forward-thinking approach of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. However, there is indeed an overwhelming need in that, currently, approximately 1.4 billion people in the world are without an essential electricity supply, and more than 80% of these people reside in rural areas. Research into harnessing the abundant solar thermal energy and improvements to current solutions are urgently needed. Concurrently, climate change and global warming have been research fields for decades, with the drive of implementing a curbing intervention using progressive cutting-edge technologies. With the compulsion to reduce CO2 emissions, in order to avoid increasing climate change, the serious issue in the energy field of squaring the gap between peak demand and generating capacity must also be addressed.
This Special Issue is dedicated to solar thermal energy technologies, and we invite research scholars to submit their outstanding original research contributions in this area. The Special Issue will cover, but is not limited to, the advancements in (1) the field of materials in improving the electrical power efficiency of solar thermal collectors and hybridization with photovoltaic (PV) modules; (2) the design and development of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems to improve thermal energy efficiency that will, subsequently, improve electrical power efficiency; and (3) waste heat energy storage and phase change material (PCM) with vacuum insulation and hybridization of transparent PVs. In recent years, photovoltaic–thermal hybrid technologies have been popular, but there are significant challenges in having a clear view on their conversion efficiencies, stability, and limitations; authors are therefore also encouraged to submit their validated original research findings in this area.
This Special Issue is multidisciplinary, and prospective authors are invited to contribute and submit their novel, state-of-the-art research work in the following areas and/or within the scope of these areas:
Flat-plate and evacuated-tube solar thermal collectors;
Hybrid photovoltaic–thermal and thermoelectric generators;
Concentrated photovoltaics;
Parabolic trough collector system;
Parabolic dish sterling system;
Central receiver plant;
Linear Fresnel collector system;
Heat energy storage and phase change materials;
Nanofluids and nanomaterials for heat transfer improvements;
Solar heating and cooling energy technologies.
Dr. Saim Memon
Dr. Ali Radwan
Guest Editors
Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering
The notion at which, nowadays, zero energy buildings and solar cities cannot be imagined without advancement in solar thermal engineering, renewable energy engineering, smart grid, electric vehicles, building construction materials and vacuum insulation technologies because it plays an imperious role of allowing consumers in minimizing energy consumption and build a modern era of generating energy buildings and solar (renewable energy) cities contributing to climate change. It can be achieved with the integration of progressive energy and materials technologies with a thoughtful desire of reducing our carbon footprints and make our infrastructure smart and energy-efficient. Also, an aspiration to mitigate the global energy supply-demand gap and for this, International Journal of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering, is dedicated that comprehensively allow eminent researchers to contribute to this journal. The aim of International Journal of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering stipulates a multidisciplinary convention for disseminating and stimulating knowledge on research and development in the areas, conceived to be comprehensive and critically analytical, of vacuum glazing, vacuum insulation panel, photovoltaic films, thermochromic films, photochromic films, electrochromic films, wind and photovoltaic systems, smart grid integration of renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, thermal energy management of batteries, evacuated tube solar collector, flat plate solar collectors, waste heat/electrical energy harvesting technologies, vacuum thermionics, smart windows, solar heating technologies, building integrated photovoltaics, applied vacuum science to energy technologies, applied vacuum systems, phase change materials, solar thermal energy storage technologies, hermetic glass sealing materials, solar absorbers, concentrated solar power, applied heat transfer analysis to solar thermal technologies, advanced heating systems, vacuum insulated solar thermoelectric generator, thermoelectrics for power generation, concentrating optics, building insulation and construction materials, zero-energy buildings, solar architecture, applied renewable energy technologies, solar architecture and applied Internet of Things (IoT) to intelligent smart energy buildings. This international journal publishes original research and review articles. Authors are enthused to submit manuscripts which bridge the space between design, development, performance, implementation and implication.
https://www.akademiabaru.com/submit/index.php/stve/index
Keywords:
vacuum glazing, vacuum insulation panel, photovoltaic films, thermochromic films, photochromic films, electrochromic films, wind and photovoltaic systems, smart grid integration of renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, thermal energy management of batteries, evacuated tube solar collector, flat plate solar collectors, waste heat/electrical energy harvesting technologies, vacuum thermionics, smart windows, solar heating technologies, building integrated photovoltaics, applied vacuum science to energy technologies, applied vacuum systems, phase change materials, solar thermal energy storage technologies, hermetic glass sealing materials, solar absorbers, concentrated solar power, applied heat transfer analysis to solar thermal technologies, advanced heating systems, vacuum insulated solar thermoelectric generator, thermoelectrics for power generation, concentrating optics, building insulation and construction materials, zero-energy buildings, solar architecture, applied renewable energy technologies, solar architecture and applied Internet of Things (IoT) to intelligent smart energy buildings.
Guest Editor Special Issue:Renewable Energy and Advanced Smart Insulation Technologies for Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs)
Dear Colleagues,
It gives me a great pleasure to share this with you and thank your precious time in reading this. Please spread the word in your institutes. Thanks.
I am very ecstatic to invite you to submit your manuscript to the Journal Sustainability (IF: 2.592) special issue that focuses on the novel development of renewable energy and advanced smart insulation technologies for nearly vacuum insulation and renewable energy technologies.
Special Issue "Renewable Energy and Advanced Smart Insulation Technologies for Zero Energy Buildings (ZEBs)"
Web-Link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Advanced_Smart_Insulation
This Special Issue is multidisciplinary, and prospective authors are invited to contribute their novel research and submit the state-of-the-art research work in the following areas and/or within the scope of this area.
• Solar thermal systems;
• Building-integrated renewable energy;
• Solar thermal vacuum engineering;
• Smart windows;
• Vacuum insulation;
• Building retrofitting technologies;
• Solar collectors;
• Solar heating and cooling technologies;
• Solar architecture and building integration;
• Intelligent energy systems for ZEBs
Editor-in-Chief: Book on Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering
A global challenge of climate change is generally accepted, impacting the weather temperatures and sea levels. There is a thoughtful desire of reducing our carbon footprints and make our infrastructure smart and energy-efficient. Also, an aspiration to mitigate the global energy supply-demand gap and for which there is a need of developing multidisciplinary book that comprehensively allow undergraduate/postgraduate students to develop their multidisciplinary research based self-knowledge in the area of solar thermal vacuum engineering. The aim of this book is conceived to be comprehensive and critically analytical that tackles the topics of vacuum glazing, vacuum insulation panel, evacuated tube collector, flat plate collectors, vacuum thermionics, smart windows, solar heating technologies, building integrated photovoltaics, vacuum science, vacuum systems, phase change materials, solar thermal energy storage technologies, hermetic glass sealing materials, solar absorbers, concentrated solar power, applied heat transfer analysis to solar thermal technologies, advanced heating systems, vacuum insulated solar thermoelectric generator, concentrating optics, building insulation, zero-energy buildings, renewable energy technologies that involves solar radiation and vacuum science, solar architecture and intelligent smart energy buildings.
Keywords:
Vacuum Glazing, Vacuum Insulation Panel, Evacuated Tube Collector, Vacuum Thermionics, Smart Windows, Solar Heating Technologies, Building Integrated Photovoltaics, Vacuum Science, Vacuum Systems, Phase Change Materials, Energy Storage, Hermetic Sealing Materials, Solar Absorber, Concentrated Solar Power, Heat Transfer Analysis, Advanced Heating System, Solar Thermoelectric Generator, Concentrating Optics, Building Insulation, Zero-Energy Buildings, Renewable Energy, Solar Architecture, Intelligent Energy Systems.
Editor-in-Chief Book: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications
Electrical energy consumption is negatively affecting our environment and contributing to climate change. Therefore the research and industrial communities are working hard to minimize energy consumption using promising energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies. We know that it is possible to convert heat energy into electrical energy using thermoelectric devices; this heat energy can
be from the sun or from an electro-mechanical device. However, thermoelectric devices traditionally suffer from lower efficiencies of energy conversion. This book, Advanced Thermoelectric Materials for Energy Harvesting Applications, is a research intensive textbook consisting of eight chapters organized into three sections. Section 1 consists of Chapters 2, 3, and 4, which cover advanced thermoelectric
materials and the topics of organic/inorganic thermoelectric materials, quantum theory of the Seebeck coefficient for the advancement of thermoelectric superconducting material, and the limits of Bismuth Telluride-based thermoelectric materials. Section 2, containing Chapters 5 and 6, evaluates behaviors and performance of
thermoelectric devices. Section 3, containing Chapters 7 and 8, focuses on energy harvesting applications of thermoelectric devices. This book will be of interest to a wide range of individuals, such as scientists, engineers, researchers, and undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of advanced thermoelectric materials.
International Conference on Renewable Energy and Vacuum Insulation for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs)
DESCRIPTION
A global challenge of increasing carbon emissions are generally acceptable and by now reached at an alarming rate causing fluctuating impacts on temperature and sea, levels. The Japan and UK are at the forefront having agreements in minimising carbon emissions from 1990 levels to 80% by 2050. Also there is a serious challenge particularly in the energy field of balancing the gap between peak-demand and generating capacity. In order to reduce such security-of-supply risk, retrofitting the buildings with renewable energy and advanced smart insulation technologies are a particular focus by reason of its considerable energy consumption due to space-cooling in Japan and space-heating in the UK than in any other sector. In spite of having a number of retrofitting measures and insulation technologies that have already improved heating/cooling systems as retrofitting measures, there is a scope of significantly minimising energy consumption with intelligent renewable energy systems and smart window technologies, such as vacuum insulation, that have significant scope of controlling the solar heat gain, reducing the heating/cooling loads, generating electricity with integrated renewable energy systems whilst reducing the heat loss through windows and fabric leading our buildings nearly zero energy buildings (NZEBs). The notion of NZEBs is to achieve an integrated approach of renewable energy, heat storage, intelligent energy systems and vacuum insulation technologies.
THEMES
This international conference is a multidisciplinary forum of sharing the expertise and presenting the state-of-the-art research work in the form of presentations for the following themes.
· Vacuum Physics
· Building Integrated Renewable Energy
· Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering
· Smart Windows
· Vacuum Insulation
· Building Retrofitting Technologies
· Solar Collectors
· Solar Heating and Cooling Technologies
· Solar Architecture and Building Integration
· Intelligent Energy Systems for NZEBs
PURPOSE & OPPORTUNITY
This international conference will also empower Japan-UK collaboration and bring discussions of the future research collaboration opportunity due to our mutual interest on scientifically contributing to the novel development of vacuum insulation and renewable energy technologies for NZEBs. This conference will enable us to develop a future joint venture of different approaches by working together and widening engagement in research dissemination activities between Japan and the UK.
VENUE
London South Bank University, Room K2-V114, K2 Building,
Keyworth Street, London, SE10 AA,UK.
DATE
Wednesday 28th August 2019 (10:00 am to 05:00 pm). Refreshments and Lunch will be provided.
REGISTRATION
Please note this event is generously supported by the sponsors, thus it is free for you to attend. It is essential to register via the following link or one of the sponsors link if you plan to attend. This will help us to order the food for the specific number. Like a research family, we will avoid any food waste.
REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/international-conference-on-renewable-energy-and-vacuum-insulation-for-nearly-zero-energy-buildings-tickets-3882454526?utm_term=eventname_text
For any concerns e.g. accessibility options and/or parking options and/or more information please feel free to contact
Dr Saim Memon (Email: S.Memon@lsbu.ac.uk) (Phone: 02078157510)
(Address Office: T-813, Division of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, 103 Borough Road, LSBU, UK)
SCHEDULE
There will be a series of research presentations by project leader and project partners of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Grant. There will also be invited speakers research presentation during this one day international conference and welcome and closing presentations by the executive team. The event program will be updated on the website.
WEBSITE: https://memonsaim.wixsite.com/uk-japan-conference
Design and development of nanostructured heat-reflective coated triple vacuum glazing (Smart windows) for sustainable low-carbon buildings of Japan and UK
A global challenge of increasing carbon emissions are generally acceptable and by now reached at an alarming rate causing fluctuating impacts on temperature and sea levels. The Japan and UK have agreements in minimising carbon emissions from 1990 levels to 80% by 2050. Also there is a serious challenge particularly in the energy field of balancing the gap between peak-demand and generating capacity. In order to reduce such security-of-supply risk, the domestic housing stock is a particular focus by reason of its considerable energy consumption due to space-cooling in Japan and space-heating in UK than in any other sector. In spite of having a number of housing stock insulation methods and improved heating/cooling systems as retrofitting measures, there is a scope of significantly minimising energy consumption with smart vacuum glazing technology due to its ultra-low heat/cooling loss characteristics.
We decided to undertake this multidisciplinary project empowering Japan-UK collaboration due to our mutual interest on scientifically contributing to the novel development of triple vacuum glazing with Nano-structured heat reflective coating by utilising the research facilities at the centre of Heat Pump and Thermal Energy Storage, Hokkaido University, and the centre for advanced materials research, London South Bank University.
Renewable Energy and Smart-Grid Systems Integration to Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
A rise of electric vehicles and consequent increase of charging stations in the UK has widely been acknowledged due to its negligible carbon emissions leading to the transformation of low-carbon economy.
A dynamic increase in the wind and solar power systems installation and grid-integration to the charging stations of electric vehicles has led uncertainty issues in the power distribution grid e.g voltage fluctuations, transients/harmonics.This project addresses the uncertainty scenario aiming to contribute and propose a potential model focusing on the design of the route in which solar electric power is delivered to the electric vehicle charging station.
Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering
This project is self-funded and is focused on advancing the solar thermal systems with applied vacuum physics.
Design, Development and Performance of Thermoelectric Materials for Electrical Power Generation and Storage
This is a self-initiated and self-funded project investigating design, development and of thermoelectric materials for electrical power generation and storage.
Details are confidential
EPSRC Funded-CALEBRE Project-EP/G000387/1
The IET Engineering Education Grant Scheme
This project is planned for two years (four sessions per year) to encourage and motivate students’ aged 11-19, especially females (LSBU is the first institution in the UK to admit women to an engineering course since 1920s), in developing their enthusiasm and encouraging them to contemplate possible future career in the area of Electrical, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering. Groups of young students from local London schools and FE colleges will construct the solar-powered-electric-car by developing the experiences of design, build, test and race learning electrical, electronic and mechanical skills.
Our team of academics (The IET/IMechE members) and volunteers based in our School of Engineering London South Bank University will engage students and school/college teachers in developing their enthusiasm, knowledge and passion to Engineering. Students along with teachers will take hand-made cars to their home as a motivational symbol to Engineering. Also, students and teachers will be invited to visit our in-house high-spec Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical labs and meet our skilled Engineers/technicians with the motivational-demonstration of facilities to the real world applications.
The project funded by The IET EEGS will enable us to engage local London Schools and FE colleges with the addition of giving motivational lectures on Electricity and publicity to young students in choosing career paths in Engineering and continue long after the completion date as a contribution to enhance our UK’s expertise in Engineering to our young generation.
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