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Country |
United Kingdom | |
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Programme name |
Research Councils Energy Programme |
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Programme-Owner and Management |
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Programme start date |
2006 | |
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Programme duration |
Multiannual | |
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Programme status (planned, executed) |
execution phase | |
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Programme website |
www.epsrc.ac.uk | |
More information about the programme:
Objective
Calls
Projects
Objective
- Support a full spectrum of energy research to help the UK meet the objectives and targets set out in the 2003 Energy White Paper Our Energy Future - Creating a Low Carbon Economy
- Support research activities that will allow the UK to adapt to climate change effects
- Work in partnership with others to contribute to the research and postgraduate training needs of energy-related businesses and other key stakeholders
- Increase international visibility and level of international collaboration within the UK energy research portfolio
- Expand UK university research capacity in energy-related areas
High priorities for the programme include renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, conventional generation, nuclear fission, fusion, coal, and electricity supply. We are also looking into nuclear decommissioning and waste disposal, nuclear skills, further whole system energy research and fuel poverty.
The short term priorities for the programme are to:
- To develop better strategic engagement with energy business via the Energy Summits
- To renew the Sustainable Power Generation and Supply (SUPERGEN) research consortia
- To build capacity in low carbon research using the Carbon Vision Leadership programme and Science and Innovation Awards
- To sustain and expand the UK expertise to adapt to climate change with Research Networks and Platform Grants support
- To contribute to the second phase of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change
- To appoint an Energy Champion, as a Senior Energy Research Fellow to raise the international profile and level of collaboration within the Energy Programme
- To establish an Engineering Doctorate for nuclear skills
- To establish a research consortia to consider the socio-economic aspects of nuclear fission as part of a mixed energy economy
- To fund materials research that underpins energy technologies
- To refresh the management of the Cross-Council Scientific Advisory Committee and continue to develop the programme via the Cross-Council Programme Management Group.
Calls
All current, and recently closed, calls can be found on the EPSRC website: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/default.htm
A notification facility is available online. However, browsers should be aware that the following eligibility criteria apply;Only applicants who are permanent employees of UK universities are normally eligible to submit research proposals. Fixed-term employees of UK universities are eligible to submit proposals under certain conditions, as are employees of the Research Councils' Institutes. Further information on eligibility is given in the EPSRC Funding Guide (
http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/ResearchFunding/HowToApply/FundingGuide.htm). Standard eligibility rules for managed programmes will apply as specified in the EPSRC Funding Guide, i.e. Universities and similar institutions, Research Councils' Institutes, CCLRC, Government Research Establishments, not-for-profit research organisations by agreement.Projects
A comprehensive list of EPSRC funded research grants can be found on the link below.
http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/A list of UK Energy related research projects funded by many organisationscan be found on the UKERC research atlas website.
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