Energy Innovation Centre publications
Publications from researchers at the Energy Innovation Centre.
Publications
Journal articles
- Pilot-scale demonstration and practical challenges of bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) using rotating packed bed. Fuel, 405, 136562-136562.
- Effect of kaolin on ash partitioning and slagging for the combustion of biomass fuels in a field-scale 250 kW grate boiler. Biomass and Bioenergy, 204.
- Economic and life cycle assessment of novel hybrid energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste through plasma gasification and anaerobic digestion coupled with carbon capture and storage. Cleaner Environmental Systems, 19, 100324-100324.
- Bulding a robust CFD model using the Taguchi method for the simulation of dynamic passive self-starting of vertical axis wind turbines. Energy, 335, 137965-137965.
- A Modularized Chemical Species Tomography Sensor for Dynamic Imaging of Gas-Turbine Exhaust. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 138459-138459.
- Probing charge trapping sites in M-N-C electrocatalysts via time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. View this article in WRRO
- Machine Learning-Enhanced Laser Absorption Spectroscopy for Harsh-Environment Combustion Diagnosis. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 1-1.
- A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 124, 140-152.
- Comparison of conventional and process intensified next generation RPB absorbers for decarbonisation of the steel industry. Fuel, 388, 134484-134484.
- A Spectroscopy-Constraint Network for Fast Thermochemical Process Monitoring Using Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 1-1.
- A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 76, 104278-104278.
- Techno-economic and Life Cycle Assessment of Power-to-Formic Acid production using Direct Air Capture and Green Hydrogen. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 100929-100929.
- Simulation and modelling study of a chemical absorption plant to evaluate capture effectiveness when treating high CO2 content iron and steel industry emissions. Fuel, 380, 133189-133189.
- Characterisation of double-sided graphene microporous layers for improved polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 98, 576-589.
- An improved numerical model for early detection of bed agglomeration in fluidized bed combustion. Journal of the Energy Institute, 101987-101987.
- A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Energy Conversion and Management: X, 25, 100841-100841.
- Flexibly Operated Capture Using Solvent Storage (FOCUSS) – Results.
- Enhancing the performance of an aerosols-affected solar power tower in arid regions: A case study of wind turbines hybridization. Results in Engineering, 24, 102968-102968.
- Techno-economic assessment of vertical axis wind turbine driven RO desalination with compressed air energy storage for remote communities. Desalination, 592, 118094-118094.
- Interface engineering of the dz2 electrons mobility for single atom catalytic activity and selectivity. Materials Today Energy, 45, 101661-101661.
- Influence of catalyst agglomerate internal structure on PEFC performance investigated by a multiscale numerical model. Fuel, 371, 131862-131862.
- High-fidelity combustion properties modeling of aviation kerosene with the aid of surrogate construction and its simplified chemical kinetics mechanism. Fuel, 371, 131896-131896.
- Techno economic and life cycle assessment of olefin production through CO2 hydrogenation within the power-to-X concept. Journal of Cleaner Production, 469. View this article in WRRO
- Impact of the blending of kaolin on particulate matter (PM) emissions in a biomass field-scale 250 kW grate boiler. Fuel, 374. View this article in WRRO
- Techno-economic assessment of molten salt-based concentrated solar power: case study of linear fresnel reflector with a fossil fuel backup under Saudi Arabia’s climate conditions. Energies, 17(11). View this article in WRRO
- Understanding the effects of mesh smoothing methods in the CFD modelling of Zhundong lignite ash deposition. Fuel, 364, 131077-131077.
- Effect of Zeolite 3.7 ̊ A coated monoliths on improvement of aviation fuel thermal oxidative stability. Fuel, 360, 130498-130498.
- Construction of a small-sized simplified chemical kinetics model for the simulation of n-propylcyclohexane combustion properties. Energies, 17(5). View this article in WRRO
- Patterned hydrophobic gas diffusion layers for enhanced water management in polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Journal, 484. View this article in WRRO
- Experimental and quantum chemical investigation into the nature of jet fuel deposition on surfaces. Fuel, 358, 130101-130101.
- Polymer electrolyte fuel cell operating with nickel foam-based gas diffusion layers: A numerical investigation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
- Exploring homolytic aromatic substitution as a driver for fuel deposition with quantum chemistry and experiments. Fuel, 360. View this article in WRRO
- Comprehensive process simulation of a biomass-based hydrogen production system through gasification within the BECCS concept in a commercial two-stage fixed bed gasifier. Energy Conversion and Management, 298, 117812-117812.
- Comparative techno-economic assessment and minimization of the levelized cost of electricity for increasing capacity wind power plants by row and angle layout optimization. Journal of Cleaner Production, 430, 139578-139578.
- A fast sensor for non-intrusive measurement of concentration and temperature in turbine exhaust. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 134500-134500.
- Response to “Comment on: ‘Rationalizing Product Formation in Piperazine Degradation: A Computational Study’”. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62(48), 20960-20961.
- Characterisation of novel and high performing double-sided microporous-layers-coated gas diffusion layers for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Energies, 16(22). View this article in WRRO
- Hybrid Model-Driven Spectroscopic Network for Rapid Retrieval of Turbine Exhaust Temperature. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 1-1.
- A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
- A quantitative study of OH and NO concentration of a premixed laminar kerosene flame using a flat-flame burner at atmospheric pressure. Frontiers in Fuels, 2, 1401691.
- Development of a surrogate and its comprehensive compact chemical kinetic mechanism for the combustion of Alcohol-To-Jet fuel. Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis.
- PLIF Flame Study on the Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement of OH Species for Conventional and Alternative Jet Fuels; Experimental and Theoretical Investigations. Combustion Science and Technology, 1-15.
Book chapters
- NOx Formation in Large-Scale Oxy-fuel Flames, Clean Combustion Technologies (pp. 363-374). CRC Press
- The Computational Modelling of a Regenerative Burner to Predict NO and NO2 Emissions, Clean Combustion Technologies (pp. 347-362). CRC Press
Conference proceedings
- Sustainable Hydrogen Production From Plastic Waste via Plasma Gasification and Carbon Capture Integration: A Combined Thermodynamic and Economic Assessment. ASME 2025 19th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, 8 July 2025 - 10 July 2025.
- Demonstration of Negative CO2 Emissions with BECCS Using Process Intensification
- Study of Molecular Interactions in the Later Stage of Jet Fuel Surface Deposition: Combining Ab-Initio Density Functional Theory with Experimental Analysis. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Stability Handling and Use of Liquid Fuels, IASH 2024
Preprints
- Experimental Investigation of a bottom fed updraught Gasifier Operation for CHP and syngas Production Applications, Applied Energy Innovation Institute (AEii).
- Monoethanolamine (MEA) degradation rates in post-combustion CO2 capture plants with the capture of 100% of the added CO2, American Chemical Society (ACS).
- Effective Real-time Monitoring of Solvent Loading and Concentration for Commercial Amine Post-Combustion Capture Control and Optimisation.
- In amine selection, lower energy requirements and lower uncontrolled degradation rates don’t automatically mean lower overall costs – implications for CESAR1 vs. MEA.
- Cost reductions in post-combustion CO2 capture – possibilities and pipedreams Or: What carbon capture really costs Sources: Optimists, liars and damn liars.
- Flexibly Operated Capture Using Solvent Storage (FOCUSS) – Results.
- Demonstration of Negative CO2 Emissions with BECCS Using Process Intensification.
- Supporting Policy Makers and Regulators with CCS Deployment.
- Capacity Building for Ecrs: What's Different About Ccs?.
- SMART - Solvent Management At Reduced Throughput – A Prototype Demonstration Plant.
- An Experimental Investigation Of Optimum Conditions For Continuous Two-Stage Reclaiming Of MEA Solvent Inventories From Commercial Plants.
- Co-DAC – Integration of a MEA Direct Air Capture Unit with Post Combustion Capture Technology.