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Assessing the techno-economic viability of a trigeneration system integrating ammonia-fuelled solid oxide fuel cell (2023)
Journal Article
Roy, D., Roy, S., Smallbone, A., & Roskilly, A. P. (2023). Assessing the techno-economic viability of a trigeneration system integrating ammonia-fuelled solid oxide fuel cell. Applied Energy, 357, Article 122463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122463

In recent years, ammonia has gained traction as a clean fuel alternative and a promising energy carrier. In this study, a trigeneration system fuelled by ammonia has been conceptualised, integrating a solid oxide fuel cell stack for power generation,... Read More about Assessing the techno-economic viability of a trigeneration system integrating ammonia-fuelled solid oxide fuel cell.

Hydrogen technology and prospective development (2023)
Book Chapter
Ling-Chin, J., Giampieri, A., Wilks, M., & Roskilly, A. P. (2024). Hydrogen technology and prospective development. In T. M. Letcher (Ed.), Living With Climate Change (559-585). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18515-1.00018-6

In addition to the conventional use of hydrogen by industry, hydrogen is considered globally as a potential new low- and zero-carbon energy carrier for transport and buildings sectors. The properties of hydrogen present technical requirements and con... Read More about Hydrogen technology and prospective development.

Hydrogen-fueled transportation as a measure for climate change mitigation: Social perspectives (2023)
Book Chapter
Ling-Chin, J., Turner, B., Abram, S., Giampieri, A., But, B., Abad, A. V., & Roskilly, A. P. (2024). Hydrogen-fueled transportation as a measure for climate change mitigation: Social perspectives. . Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-18515-1.00005-8

Due to the technical requirements and diversity in business models, use cases, and organizational structures, hydrogen is perceived as a possible means for decarbonizing the freight sector. This chapter presents the qualitative research conducted in... Read More about Hydrogen-fueled transportation as a measure for climate change mitigation: Social perspectives.

Techno-economic analysis of direct air carbon capture and hydrogen production integrated with a small modular reactor (2023)
Journal Article
Slavin, B., Wang, R., Roy, D., Ling-Chin, J., & Roskilly, A. P. (2024). Techno-economic analysis of direct air carbon capture and hydrogen production integrated with a small modular reactor. Applied Energy, 356, 122407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.122407

This study aims to explore the techno-economic potential of harnessing waste heat from a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) to fuel Direct Air Carbon Capture (DACC) and High Temperature Steam Electrolysis (HTSE) technologies. The proposed system's material... Read More about Techno-economic analysis of direct air carbon capture and hydrogen production integrated with a small modular reactor.

Operating characteristics and design parameter optimization of permanent magnet linear generator applied to free-piston energy converter (2023)
Journal Article
Li, J., Zuo, Z., Jia, B., Feng, H., Mei, B., Smallbone, A., & Roskilly, A. P. (2024). Operating characteristics and design parameter optimization of permanent magnet linear generator applied to free-piston energy converter. Energy, 287, Article 129687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.129687

A tubular permanent magnet linear generator (PMLG) with axial magnetized is proposed for the free-piston engine generator (FPEG). The structures and test rigs of the PMLG and FPEG prototypes are introduced. The working characteristics of the PMLG in... Read More about Operating characteristics and design parameter optimization of permanent magnet linear generator applied to free-piston energy converter.

Numerical investigation of form-stable composite phase change material for battery passive cooling (2023)
Journal Article
Chen, S., Wang, R., Bao, H., Roskilly, A. P., & Ma, Z. (2023). Numerical investigation of form-stable composite phase change material for battery passive cooling. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 50, Article 103410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.103410

Phase change material (PCM) has gathered much attention in battery thermal management for electric vehicles, in which form-stable PCM is a promising method to reduce the leakage of energy storage material. In this paper, a composite PCM that has form... Read More about Numerical investigation of form-stable composite phase change material for battery passive cooling.

Modelling of hydrogen blending into the UK natural gas network driven by a solid oxide fuel cell for electricity and district heating system (2023)
Journal Article
Samanta, S., Roy, D., Roy, S., Smallbone, A., & Roskilly, A. P. (2024). Modelling of hydrogen blending into the UK natural gas network driven by a solid oxide fuel cell for electricity and district heating system. Fuel, 355, Article 129411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129411

A thorough investigation of the thermodynamics and economic performance of a cogeneration system based on solid oxide fuel cells that provides heat and power to homes has been carried out in this study. Additionally, different percentages of green hy... Read More about Modelling of hydrogen blending into the UK natural gas network driven by a solid oxide fuel cell for electricity and district heating system.

A techno-economic investigation of conventional and innovative desiccant solutions based on moisture sorption analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Giampieri, A., Machado, Y., Ling-Chin, J., Roskilly, A. P., & Ma, Z. (2023). A techno-economic investigation of conventional and innovative desiccant solutions based on moisture sorption analysis. Heliyon, 9(8), Article e18825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18825

Liquid desiccant technology is an energy-efficient substitute for technologies that are conventionally applied for temperature and humidity control; however, innovative desiccant solutions have not been extensively explored in terms of their performa... Read More about A techno-economic investigation of conventional and innovative desiccant solutions based on moisture sorption analysis.

Bioenergy production from pretreated rice straw in Nigeria: An analysis of novel three-stage anaerobic digestion for hydrogen and methane co-generation (2023)
Journal Article
Ekwenna, E. B., Wang, Y., & Roskilly, A. (2023). Bioenergy production from pretreated rice straw in Nigeria: An analysis of novel three-stage anaerobic digestion for hydrogen and methane co-generation. Applied Energy, 348(October), Article 121574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2023.121574

The response to Nigeria's energy inadequacies and waste management issues is projected in this research to be achieved with hydrogen and methane co-produced from pretreated (PT) rice straw (RS) in a three-stage digestion process. This study also demo... Read More about Bioenergy production from pretreated rice straw in Nigeria: An analysis of novel three-stage anaerobic digestion for hydrogen and methane co-generation.

Exploring the feasibility of biological hydrogen production using seed sludge pretreated with agro-industrial wastes (2023)
Journal Article
Ekwenna, E. B., Tabraiz, S., Wang, Y., & Roskilly, A. (2023). Exploring the feasibility of biological hydrogen production using seed sludge pretreated with agro-industrial wastes. Renewable Energy, 215, Article 118934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.118934

The effect of applying agro-industrial waste (AIW), such as potash extract (PE), cassava-steep wastewater (CSWW), and corn-steep liquor (CSTL), as an alternative material to pretreat digested cattle slurry (DCS) for biological hydrogen production was... Read More about Exploring the feasibility of biological hydrogen production using seed sludge pretreated with agro-industrial wastes.