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Sustainable Energy Research Group
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
University of Southampton

Address
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ, UK

Telephone
+44 (0)23 8059 2051

Fax
+44 (0)23 8067 7519

Email
serg@soton.ac.uk

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Welcome to the Sustainable Energy Research Group

'Energy and its uses are an integral and essential part of our lives. Energy is coupled to civil and environmental engineering through infrastructure, procurement of primary energy sources and their utilization, generation of electricity, the end use of energy in industry, homes and transportation as well as its environmental impact.'

The Sustainable Energy Research Group within the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment undertakes research in core areas of energy, specifically in the built environment and in renewables. The Group's interests include building envelopes and their impact on energy and comfort, photovoltaics and marine current energy converters.

Objectives

The aims of the Sustainable Energy Research Group are to promote and undertake fundamental and applied research alongside pre-industrial development in the areas of renewable energy technologies. In addition the group undertakes research related to the efficient use of energy in the built environment. The knowledge base encompasses:

  • The design of environmentally friendly energy systems, including methods and procedures for their efficient use.
  • Knowledge transfer between research and industry.
  • The promotion of teaching programmes for engineering and science students.
  • The future performance of the built environment under a changing climate.

Research Focus

SERG's Research Focus

Current Key Research Projects

  • (E4D) Replication of Rural Decentralised off-grid Electricity Generation through Technology and Business Innovation
  • Transforming Energy Demand through Digital Innovation - Intelligent Agents for Home Energy Management
  • Research project: Feasibility Study of the Impacts of Proposed Tidal Array Installations in Channel Islands

more SERG projects


EWTEC Conference Series

The ocean energy community gathered to attend the Ninth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference and exhibition (EWTEC 2011), held from 5-9 September 2011 at the University Southampton. Organized by the Sustainable Energy Research Group, the conference was attended by over 300 delegates who listened to over 120 technical presentations spread over four days.

EWTEC Conference series website

Energy & Climate Change Lecture Series

The University of Southampton Lecture Series on Energy and Climate Change aims to promote debate on energy and climate change and inform on current state of the art research and development. Recent speakers included Lord Browne of Madingley Ex Chief Executive of BP (3 November 2011).  Watch this space for details of forthcoming lectures in the series.

more about the lecture series

SERG News


Top news in 2011

5-9 September 2011
SERG holds the Ninth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference at the University of Southampton

more news

Key Publications in 2011
Watts C., Jentsch M.F., James P.A.B. (2011)
Evaluation of domestic Energy Performance Certificates in use, Building Services Engineering Research & Technology, available online, 3 August 2011. view paper

Bahaj A.S.
(2011)
Generating electricity from the oceans, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 15, Issue 7, September 2011, pp 3399-3416. view paper

more publications



SERG 2012 last update - 10/02/2012 by lsb1