research

To develop electrified routes for energy- and carbon-intensive chemical processes (e.g. hydrogen, ammonia, methanol), focusing on process flexibility, efficiency, and compatibility with variable renewable electricity supply.

To integrate chemical process modelling with spatial and temporal energy system analysis, assessing co-location of renewables, demand-side management, and infrastructure constraints.

To evaluate and prioritise hydrogen use in applications where it delivers the greatest emissions reduction, particularly as a feedstock in downstream chemical processes rather than as a direct fuel.

To develop and assess low-carbon synthetic liquid fuel pathways derived from hydrogen and CO₂, focusing on process efficiency, lifecycle emissions, and drop-in compatibility with existing infrastructure.

To integrate techno-economic assessment, lifecycle analysis, and policy sensitivity studies directly into chemical process research, ensuring that proposed innovations are viable under realistic deployment conditions.

To design and operate intermediate-scale experimental platforms for low-carbon chemical processes, enabling robust validation of performance, operability, and failure modes prior to large-scale deployment.

To establish a multidisciplinary research framework linking chemistry, chemical engineering, and energy systems analysis, enabling coherent optimisation from materials to system scale.