Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future
ALCE
Getting Involved
Ian DwyerResearch and Business Development Manager, Energy
Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future
Stakeholder involvement
1. Events2. Graduate Placements3. Collaborative research
and facilities4. Committees
Light pipe in university’s Eco House
Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future
1. Events
• Attend / Present at:– Annual conference– Technical seminars – Showcasing events
• Networking• Coordinate with others’
events• Referrals
Design for Energy Technologies Building(completion summer 2011)
Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future
2. Graduate Placements
Graduate Placements eg:• MSc dissertation*• Vacationships*• KTP (www.ktponline.org.uk)• Sponsored PhD/EngD
- Five ALCE PhDs- Midlands Energy Graduate School
* Graduate Placement Fund
Students involved in construction of Creative Energy Homes
Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future
3. Collaborative Research and Facilities
Key topics:• Clean fossil energy eg CCS• Renewables and storage• Flexible electrical systems• Hydrogen• Biofuels• Low carbon buildings• Social aspects
UNIFLEX Controller
Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future
3. Collaborative Research and Facilities
Collaborative mechanisms eg:
• Technology Strategy Board
• European Commission• Research Councils • Contract research• Fellowships / Chairs
Eco house, University of Nottingham
Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future
4. ALCE Committees
• Project Management Group• Stakeholder Advisory
Group• (Energy Community
Stakeholder Group)• (Energy Community
Implementation Team)
CSET building, Ningbo campus, China
Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future
Summary
1. Events2. Graduate Placements3. Collaborative research
and facilities4. Committees
Nottingham H.O.U.S.E under construction at Ecobuild 2010
Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future
Contact usMelanie Watts (1 October)ALCE Project Manager [email protected]: 0115 84 67668www.nottingham.ac.uk/ALCE
Ian DwyerResearch and Business Development Manager, [email protected]: 0115 84 68141