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Our experts are pioneering decarbonisation trials and developing green fuels for the energy transition.
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Using waste cardboard for biomass fuel
Demonstrating for the first time that waste cardboard can be used as an effective source of biomass fuel for large scale power generation, and creating a new method to assess its composition providing a practical tool for fuel assessment for cardboards.
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"We鈥檙e leading the world鈥檚 largest trial to evaluate the viability of biochar, a material to store carbon from the atmosphere." 鈥� Dr Will Meredith
"We鈥檙e leading the world鈥檚 largest trial to evaluate the viability of biochar, a material to store carbon from the atmosphere."
鈥� Dr Will Meredith
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Helping European power stations transition safely to non-fossil fuel sources by characterising new renewable fuels.
Pioneering the use and industrial scale manufacture of metal-organic-frameworks to drive more energy efficient carbon capture for Drax Power Station.
Creating two innovative high-pressure pyrolysis techniques to characterise organic macromolecules and simulate oil and gas generation.
Reducing energy consumption in copper extraction by over 20% by using microwave technology to extract copper from its ore.
We work across a range of research areas within clean energy.
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