Building a sustainable, affordable and secure energy future
The Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) successfully advanced the discovery and implementation of new technologies aimed at creating a sustainable, affordable, and secure energy future. The concept of safety was addressed in a broad context, encompassing security of supply, long-term sustainability, and operational safety.
Housed on Swansea University’s world-class Bay Campus, ESRI provided an exceptional environment for delivering cutting-edge research across energy and energy safety disciplines. The institute focused on several key areas, including:
- Inter-conversion of waste energy and resources – Exploring the transformation of excess and wasted energy through a range of energy vector conversions (such as heat-to-electricity and electricity-to-hydrogen), enhancing the flexibility of demand and supply.
- Green hydrocarbons – Reducing the environmental impact of hydrocarbon energy sources by enhancing production efficiency, minimizing resource usage, and ensuring low environmental impact during production.
- Carbon dioxide solutions – Developing solutions for the efficient separation of CO₂, its conversion into useful feedstock, and the safe, long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide.
- The next generation of energy distribution – Laying the groundwork for an “internet of energy” that would facilitate local generation and global sharing, allowing everyone to participate in a unified, sustainable energy network.
With the conclusion of the project, ESRI’s contributions continue to shape the future of sustainable energy and inform ongoing research and innovation in the field.