Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile

Energy Lancaster brings together Lancaster University’s world leading expertise in a wide range of energy related areas covering the demand and supply of energy including:
- Carbon management
- Clean coal
- Energy and behavioural change
- Energy demand management and modelling
- Energy policy and economics
- Fuel cells
- Nuclear energy
- Photovoltaics and photocatalysis
- Transport and transport usage
- Wet renewables
- Wind energy
By combining cutting edge research in these areas with expertise across Lancaster and beyond, Energy Lancaster is working in partnership with global organisations in the development and management of secure and sustainable energy supplies in support of the world’s energy needs.
For further information please visit our official website http://www.energy.lancs.ac.uk/
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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George Aggidis, PhD, MSc, BEng(Hons), CEng, Eur Ing, FIMechE
- School of Engineering - Emeritus Professor
- Renewables
- TALOS
- LIRA - Environmental Modelling
- Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre
- Energy Lancaster - Academic
- Tidal Energy
- Energy - Academic
Person: Honorary/Visiting, Academic and Related
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Jacob Ainscough
- Lancaster Environment Centre - Senior Research Associate
- Human Geography
- Energy Lancaster
Person: Academic and Related
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Raul Alfaro-Pelico
- School of Engineering - Visiting Researcher
- TALOS
- Energy
Person: Honorary/Visiting, Academic and Related, PhD
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SATURN CDT : Spent Fuel Leaching in Challenging Groundwaters: Development and Validation of a Fast Throughput, Corrosion-based Dissolution Rate Measurement Methodology (Jack Hutton)
Boxall, C. (Principal Investigator)
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
1/10/24 → 30/09/28
Project: Research
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Innovative Multi-material Laser Additive Manufacturing using Novel Metal-Cored Wires and Ultrasound
Huang, Y. (Principal Investigator) & Richmond, A. (PhD Student)
1/04/24 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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Investigation into in-line process monitoring for improved quality assurance in electron beam powder bed additive manufacture (EBPBAM) - Studentship (Siyu Xu)
Huang, Y. (Principal Investigator), Ribton , C. (Principal Investigator) & Xu, S. (PhD Student)
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
Research output
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Fluid hope in a climate emergency: Lessons from an English citizens’ jury
Lewis, P., 2/01/2026, In: Environmental Politics. 35, 1, p. 68-89 22 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access -
Mooring-based frequency-domain and AI-based time-domain optimization for improved power capture performance of the TALOS wave energy converter
Yavuz, H., Sheng, W. & Aggidis, G., 8/01/2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Renewable Energy. 125241.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Downloads (Pure) -
Active and passive pathways of nutrient transfer in coral reef ecosystems
Dunn, R. E., Graham, N. A. J., Jeannot, L.-L., Karkarey, R., Gonzalez-Barrios, F. J., Lange, I. D., Fillol, J. R., Roche, R., Stuhr, M. & Benkwitt, C. E., 31/08/2025, In: Coral Reefs. 44, 4, p. 1157-1170 14 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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International Workshop on Conducting Computer Security Exercises for Nuclear Security
Smith, P. (Organiser)
15/12/2025 → 19/12/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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IET Public Lecture: AI Empowered Renewable Energy Systems - Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a Game-Changer
Ma, X. (Speaker)
19/11/2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
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IAEA Technical Meeting on the Application of Artificial Intelligence for Nuclear Security
Smith, P. (Organiser)
20/10/2025 → 24/10/2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Other
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Prizes
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2024 RGS Energy Geographies postgraduate paper prize - Conceptual contribution
Lewis, P. (Recipient), 15/08/2024
Prize: Other distinction
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2024 RGS Energy Geographies postgraduate paper prize - Conceptual Contribution
Lewis, P. (Recipient), 1/08/2024
Prize: Other distinction
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Academic Staff Outstanding Research Award
Akurugoda Gamage, K. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Lancaster Chemist takes a deep dive into the world of photosensitised silicon-based solar cells as an emerging energy technology
17/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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Lancaster Professor named among UK's most influential environmental scientists
12/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
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FST embark on engagement extravaganza with a host of activities at Campus in the City
Greyling, E., Milne, A. E., Sharp, N., Munoz-Herranz, M. P., Pinho, L. & Miller, K.
16/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Newspaper Article
Impacts
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IAA grant - Entropy profiling on commercial Li-ion cells
Mercer, M. (Participant) & Hoster, H. (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts
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UK Parliament POST Brief 736 "Planning for Net-Zero"
Rindt, J. (Participant)
Impact: Political Impacts, Environmental Impact, Societal Impacts, Economic Impacts
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UK Redox Flow Battery Network
Toghill, K. (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impacts, Environmental Impact, Political Impacts
Datasets
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Low bandgap GaInAsSb thermophotovoltaic cells on GaAs substrate with advanced metamorphic buffer layer
Lu, Q. (Creator), Montesdeoca Cardenes, D. (Contributor), Carrington, P. J. (Contributor), Marshall, A. R. J. (Contributor) & Krier, A. (Contributor), Lancaster University, 12/2018
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/251
Dataset
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NUTCAT data for Phosphorus Loss under Climate Change paper
Ockenden, M. (Contributor), Hollaway, M. J. (Contributor) & Haygarth, P. M. (Creator), Lancaster University, 05/2017
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/110
Dataset
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Counting Neutrons from the Spontaneous Fission of 238-U using Scintillation Detectors and Mixed Field Analysers [Dataset]
Parker, H. (Creator) & Joyce, M. (Supervisor), Lancaster University, 2015
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/4
Dataset
File
Equipment
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Automated Weather Stations (3)
Armstrong, A. B. (Manager)
Lancaster Environment CentreFacility/equipment: Equipment