Computational optimisation techniques can be used to significantly increase the economical incentives and reduce the environmental impact of the future integrated renewable energy technologies of tomorrow. This area includes life cycle analysis, sustainable supply chains and operations management.
Some key centres and initiatives include:
- Resource Efficiency Collective
- UK FIRES, EPSRC Programme Grant to locate resource efficiency at the heart of future industrial strategy
- C-THRU, to deliver foresight on the opportunities for intervention to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- REXUS, an European Union H2020 project on dynamic system modelling tools to reveal the trade-offs in resource requirements across water, energy, food and climate systems
- Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG)
- PRISMA – Net zero Pathway Research through Integrated Assessment Model Advancements
- Economics of Energy Innovation and System Transition
Researchers working in this area:
| Prof Colm-Cille Caulfield |
Professor of Environmental and Industrial Fluid Dynamics |
| Prof Jonathan Cullen |
Professor of Sustainable Engineering Member of the Energy IRC Steering Committee |
| Prof Duncan McFarlane |
Professor in Industrial Information Engineering |
| Prof Andy Neely |
Pro-Vice-Chancellor: Enterprise and Business Relations |
| Prof John Orr |
Professor of Structural Engineering |
| Dr Andre Serrenho | University Assistant Professor in Engineering, Environment and Sustainable Development |
| Prof Stuart Scott | Professor of Energy and Thermodynamics |
| Dr Yongjiang Shi | University Associate Professor |
| Dr Jagjit Srai | Director of Research |