by sargent.centre@imperial.ac.uk | Jan 10, 2025
Evolving energy systems must deliver electricity, heat, transport for residential use and meet the needs of multiple industrial sectors. A whole-system approach accounts for the complex dynamic interactions between these components to meet economic, environmental and...
by sargent.centre@imperial.ac.uk | Jan 10, 2025
Detailed analysis of decarbonisation pathways and technologies informs policy by highlighting the role of net-negative carbon emission technologies for hard-to-abate sectors and the importance of a diversified fuel mix in stabilising the energy system. The Sargent...
by sargent.centre@imperial.ac.uk | Jan 10, 2025
The intermittency of renewable energy makes its use in industrial processes difficult. We have designed a novel storage system that can deliver heat and electricity on demand. Pumped thermal energy storage (PTES) is a promising technology for long-duration energy...
by sargent.centre@imperial.ac.uk | Dec 18, 2024
Chemical Engineering – UCLVassilis Charitopoulos is an Associate Professor of Process Systems Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCL. Vassilis holds a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and a...
by sargent.centre@imperial.ac.uk | Dec 3, 2024
Uncertainty is ubiquitous in decision-making problems across the engineering & life sciences disciplines. Whether decisions are made by governments or industrial companies, failing to incorporate uncertainty within the decision-making models that are used, can...
