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Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future

ALCE

Getting Involved

Ian DwyerResearch and Business Development Manager, Energy

Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future

Stakeholder involvement

1. Events2. Graduate Placements3. Collaborative research

and facilities4. Committees

Light pipe in university’s Eco House

Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future

1. Events

• Attend / Present at:– Annual conference– Technical seminars – Showcasing events

• Networking• Coordinate with others’

events• Referrals

Design for Energy Technologies Building(completion summer 2011)

Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future

2. Graduate Placements

Graduate Placements eg:• MSc dissertation*• Vacationships*• KTP (www.ktponline.org.uk)• Sponsored PhD/EngD

- Five ALCE PhDs- Midlands Energy Graduate School

* Graduate Placement Fund

Students involved in construction of Creative Energy Homes

Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future

3. Collaborative Research and Facilities

Key topics:• Clean fossil energy eg CCS• Renewables and storage• Flexible electrical systems• Hydrogen• Biofuels• Low carbon buildings• Social aspects

UNIFLEX Controller

Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future

3. Collaborative Research and Facilities

Collaborative mechanisms eg:

• Technology Strategy Board

• European Commission• Research Councils • Contract research• Fellowships / Chairs

Eco house, University of Nottingham

Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future

4. ALCE Committees

• Project Management Group• Stakeholder Advisory

Group• (Energy Community

Stakeholder Group)• (Energy Community

Implementation Team)

CSET building, Ningbo campus, China

Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future

Summary

1. Events2. Graduate Placements3. Collaborative research

and facilities4. Committees

Nottingham H.O.U.S.E under construction at Ecobuild 2010

Energy Technologies Research Institutetowards a sustainable future

Contact usMelanie Watts (1 October)ALCE Project Manager ALCE@nottingham.ac.ukT: 0115 84 67668www.nottingham.ac.uk/ALCE

Ian DwyerResearch and Business Development Manager, Energyian.dwyer@nottingham.ac.ukT: 0115 84 68141