Low cost, green energy technologies

Microscope images of chiral layers of carbon based polymers

Resilient, affordable, low-carbon technologies

Building low cost, green energy technologies requires detailed understanding of molecular and material behaviour to deliver energy solutions at the global scale. These technologies must be resilient and affordable to consumers, and also efficient to manufacture.

Imperial researchers who have chosen to become IMSE Affiliates are working on concepts including:

developing new batteries which use cheaper materials, including upcycled waste,
new photovoltaic, photoelectrochemial and photocatalytic materials,
new porous materials for chemical separations,
modelling approaches for new materials discovery,
metabolic engineering to energy and therapeutics production.

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on safe and sustainable lithium ion batteries. In collaboration with the Energy Futures Lab

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Batteries are everywhere, from TV remote controls, to phones, laptops, and increasingly, cars. What exciting new ways could we use these magical capsules that power our lives?

Sossina Haile delivering the 2022 IMSE annual lecture

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Professor Sossina Haile came to talk to us about fuel cell technologies and climate equity

Magda Titirici

Personal details
Magda Titirici Chair in Sustainable Energy Materials, Chemical Engineering
Send email+44 (0)20 7594 5601

Location

ACE Extension
South Kensington Campus
Research interests
- carbon and carbon hybrids produced via hydrothermal processes
- waste recycling into advanced products
- precious metal free catalysis
- batteries beyond Li