Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems team
We are a team of academics, researchers and students using our research expertise to solve grand challenges associated with energy systems.
Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems
We are connecting, enhancing and expanding research in energy networks, bio-based energy, offshore renewables, life-cycle assessments and more.
Our community
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Research stories
The research we do counts. Read more about our successes.
Hydrogen research hub awarded £11 million to help UK reach Net Zero targets
UK-HyRES hub led at the University of Bath is set to lead future UK strategy on hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels
Visualising the last mile of electricity networks
Our methodologies can predict energy usage profiles and peak demand by monitoring only ~ 0.01% of the substations in an electricity distribution network.
Bath appointed to research 'digital spine' for UK power network
Professor Furong Li will investigate digitising power systems for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Our projects
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Towards net-zero carbon buildings: tackling uncertainty when predicting carbon footprints
This research will improve how uncertainty is treated during life cycle assessment (LCA) of construction products and of whole buildings.
UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)
We are exploring how industry can dramatically reduce its greenhouse gases emissions by 2050, so helping the UK to meet its net-zero target.
Work and study with us
We're building a collaborative community so we welcome doctoral students to research with us, and researchers and industry to work with us.
Faculty of Engineering & Design postgraduate research degrees
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Facilities in the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems
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About us
We are bringing together research expertise in sustainable energy systems to develop the ability to tackle energy system problems more comprehensively. Our interdisciplinary team will create novel whole-system solutions to large-scale and complex energy challenges.
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