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Geothermal Potential of the Global Oil Industry (2018)
Book Chapter
Gluyas, J., Auld, A., Adams, C., Hirst, C., Hogg, S., & Craig, J. (2019). Geothermal Potential of the Global Oil Industry. In B. I. Ismail (Ed.), Renewable geothermal energy explorations (1-11). InTechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.81062

There are around 40 new geothermal power projects commissioned in each of the last few years. Growth of the market is around 5% annually and current installed capacity is about 13,300 MW with about the same in development in 24 countries. These figur... Read More about Geothermal Potential of the Global Oil Industry.

State-of-the-Art Technologies on Low-Grade Heat Recovery and Utilization in Industry (2018)
Book Chapter
Ling-Chin, J., Bao, H., Ma, Z., Taylor, W., & Roskilly, A. P. (2018). State-of-the-Art Technologies on Low-Grade Heat Recovery and Utilization in Industry. In I. H. Al-Bahadly (Ed.), Energy conversion : current technologies and future trends (55-74). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.78701

To improve energy efficiency in industry, low-grade heat recovery technologies have been advanced continuously. This chapter aims to provide a basic understanding of state-of-the-art technologies for low-grade heat recovery and utilization in industr... Read More about State-of-the-Art Technologies on Low-Grade Heat Recovery and Utilization in Industry.

Silicon Carbide Oscillators for Extreme Environments (2018)
Book Chapter
Brennan, D., Chan, H., Wright, N., & Horsfall, A. (2018). Silicon Carbide Oscillators for Extreme Environments. In S. Walia, & K. Iniewski (Eds.), Low power semiconductor devices and processes for emerging applications in communications, computing, and sensing (225-252). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429503634-10

This chapter provides an overview of a range of oscillator circuit topologies that are compatible with analog circuits designs and hence existing silicon carbide technology, before focusing on the realization of a high-temperature Colpitts oscillator... Read More about Silicon Carbide Oscillators for Extreme Environments.

Surface Functionalisation of Silicon Carbide Quantum Dots (2018)
Book Chapter
Rashid, M., Horrocks, B., Healy, N., Goss, J., Chan, H., & Horsfall, A. (2018). Surface Functionalisation of Silicon Carbide Quantum Dots. In S. Walia, & K. Iniewski (Eds.), Low Power Semiconductor Devices and Processes for Emerging Applications in Communications, Computing and Sensing (181-199). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429503634-8

Silicon carbide (SiC) nanostructures are appealing as non-toxic, water-stable and oxidation-resistant nanomaterials. Owing to these unique properties, three-dimensionally confined SiC nanostructures, namely SiC quantum dots (QDs), have found applicat... Read More about Surface Functionalisation of Silicon Carbide Quantum Dots.

Antennas for wireless medical devices (2018)
Book Chapter
Esselle, K., Zeb, B., Hashmi, R., & Simorangkir, R. (2018). Antennas for wireless medical devices. In Small Antennas for Small Mobile Terminals (183–202). Artech House

Self-Oscillatory DC-DC Converter Circuits for Energy Harvesting in Extreme Environments (2018)
Book Chapter
Weng, M., Brennan, D., Wright, N., & Horsfall, A. (2018). Self-Oscillatory DC-DC Converter Circuits for Energy Harvesting in Extreme Environments. In M. Niu (Ed.), Advanced electronic circuits (3-20). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72718

A novel self-starting converter circuit technology is described for energy harvesting and powering wireless sensor nodes, constructed from silicon carbide devices and proprietary high temperature passives for deployment in hostile environments. After... Read More about Self-Oscillatory DC-DC Converter Circuits for Energy Harvesting in Extreme Environments.