Dr Tom Betts

Programme Leader and Reader in Applied Photovoltaics

Current research activities focus on the long term durability of PV modules, monitoring of large scale grid-connected PV systems and the application of these themes to system lifetime energy yield prediction.

Dr Richard Blanchard

Reader in Renewable Energy

Specialising in bioenergy and energy for development. Research encompasses bioenergy systems (hybrid and microgeneration), the role of renewable energy in development, and sustainability topics such as lifecycle and environmental impact assessment e.g. ocean energy systems.

Dr Jake Bowers

Reader in Photovoltaics

Research interests lie in the development of thin film chalcogenide based PV materials, including cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) and copper zinc tin selenide (CZTS), and transparent conducting oxides using vacuum and non-vacuum deposition techniques.

Professor Dani Strickland

Professor of Electrical Power Engineering

Dani is interested in how the smart grid develops and the technical challenges underlying the security of supply. Interests include, the energy storage issues relating to battery systems including those in electric vehicles and their potential to provide frequency response and voltage support.

Dr Murray Thomson

Reader in Networks & Systems

An electrical engineer with interest in the integration of renewables into existing electrical power systems. Specialises in the analysis of low-voltage distribution networks and the development of flexible demand as a means of grid balancing in future low-carbon power systems.

Dr Philip Leicester

Teaching Fellow - Renewable Energy Systems, Economics and Markets

Philip's interests lie in an integrated analysis of energy systems in transition to net zero. Projects involve a variety of scales (domestic, community, industrial, national) and involve computer models and simulations, harness large datasets and machine learning.