Energy Innovation, Ph.D.

Energy Innovation is a Key Challenge for the 21st Century

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Course Overview

Start dates: PhD/MPhil - 1st October, 1st January, 1st April & 1st July.

Providing a sustainable, affordable and secure energy future through the discovery and implementation of new technology and innovation is a key challenge for the 21st Century.

With more people requiring energy, effective solutions need to come from a wide range of sources. For the near term various energy innovations are needed and will be the key to global energy solutions.

The Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) is a leading centre of excellence for the development of advanced technologies in energy resources, and can host many of these students.

The Centre benefits from world-leading expertise in the area of a wide range of energy innovations including:

  • Hydrocarbon
  • Hydrogen
  • CO2
  • Biofuel
  • Energy transmission
  • Wave and ocean technologies
  • Computer modelling

 Find out more about ESRI.

We are ranked:

  • Top 201-250 in the World for Chemical Engineering (QS World University Rankings 2025)