Energy Conservation and Demand Reduction

Significant expertise exists within the School of Computing, Science & Engineering and the School of the Built Environment. The School of Built Environment is recognised as being one of the world’s leading research centres in this field.

Current areas of study at the University include instrumentation, virtual modelling, low-carbon control systems, intelligence in environmental control, reduced-carbon processing, electrical power-systems, energy storage, future low-energy transport, power distribution and conversion and 3-D thermal laser scanners for heat-loss measurement.

Energy demand reduction is strongly linked across a number of disciplines and many important innovations in insulation and controlled energy management still await development.

This research capability is complemented by the University’s own UKAS-accredited thermal properties testing laboratory [link] which is available to both researchers and external clients for testing and evaluating heat-management systems.    

The Salford Energy House provides a significant focal point and catalyst for research within this whole area. It offers opportunities to support academic based research and for collaborations and external partnerships with commercial parties interested in engaging with the University’s overall Energy Theme.  

Transport accounts for more than a third of total energy consumption and a similar amount of carbon emissions in the UK and other developed nations.

It remains the one of the largest challenges within the low carbon agenda and, through its expertise, Salford is well placed to take advantage of their research portfolio to drive change in this sector.