All energy research case studies

There is a broad range of energy related research done at Imperial College London. We have collected case studies from across the university to showcase the people doing the work.

How to make energy work for the UK’s future.
New research is looking at the impact various combinations of technologies could have on cost, emissions reductions and energy security for the UK.
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Electric vehicle policies, Germany and Britain
Imperial researchers reveal how the transport policies of the economic powerhouses of Germany and the UK can impact on electric mobility.
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Making carbon capture work
Researchers are investigating how fossil fuels could be used to plug gaps in 2030’s renewable led energy market while minimising carbon emissions.
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What is your battery trying to tell you?
Monitoring batteries once installed in electric vehicles can be difficult but researchers at Imperial College London may have a solution.
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Power from pond scum.
Hydrogen is probably the cleanest fuel that can be used to power vehicles and generate electricity. Now researchers at Imperial College London are looking at using green algae to efficiently, and sustainably, produce hydrogen using sunlight.
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When culture and green technology collide.
Green technology might be embedded in our buildings but it is not always embedded in our routines as researchers from the Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship found out.
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Sweet, sweet power
A team in the Department of Chemistry are working on converting the waste water created by the food and biofuel industries into low cost electricity.
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Double counting: Getting fuel and energy from our waste
Researchers from the Department of Earth Science & Engineering are looking at combining biogas and fuel cells to maximise energy from waste products.
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