Exploring the energy to water interface
All staff with research interests related to, or applicable at, the energy-water interface are invited to an interdisciplinaryworkshop to explore collaborative research opportunities.
The workshop and associated follow-up activities are funded under the EPSRC Bridging the Gaps Scheme, and supported by the Centre for Integrated Energy Research and water@leeds.
The workshop aims to:
- identify research project concepts to be explored further following the workshop (e.g. as research project proposals, or a studentship proposals for the Doctoral Training Centre for Low Carbon Technologies)
- plan research and stakeholder engagement activities to establish the priority research questions at energy-water interface (which will lead to a high-profile publication)
- provide the opportunity to network informally
- technologies at the energy-water interface -for energy generation (e.g. hydropower, offshore wind, waste), and for improving (water and energy) efficiency
- utility (water and energy) use, demand management and business opportunities in the transition to a low carbon economy
- policy interventions and regulatory frameworks to enable the transition to sustainable energy and water systems
- resilience of the energy and water systems
- embedded water and energy in products and services
- impacts of the energy system in the marine/aquatic environment - e.g. impact of carbon storage and unconventional fossil fuels on the marine environment and watersystems
- managing the conflicts between water resources and energy production
- the design of complex socio-technical systems within the energy and water sectors
The workshop will take place:
On: Thursday 24 November
At: 3-5pm
In: School of Earth & Environment seminar room 8.119
To register to attend, or if you require any further information, please contact Chris Martin (tel. 31950) or Rebecca Slack (tel. 33373).
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