For an isolated power system the deployment of a large stock of electrolysers is investigated as a means for increasing the penetrations of wind power plant and zero-carbon thermal power plant. Consideration is given to the sizing and utilization of an electrolyser stock for three electrolyser...

This paper considers the relationship between heat-saving and micro-combined heat and power (μCHP) technological interventions for reducing the carbon footprint of existing domestic dwellings within the UK housing stock. The relationship between the annual heat requirement of individual...

As micro-CHP systems move towards mass deployment an increasing emphasis will be placed on their effect on time-varying demands for network electricity. A 50 dwelling data set of heat and power demands was employed to investigate the implementation of various penetrations of μCHP system on the...

The effects of applying micro-CHP systems to a single dwelling, and to various dwellings within a group, are investigated by using gas and electricity consumption data recorded on a 1-min time base across a full year. Micro-CHP systems based on Stirling engines and fuel cells are predicted to...

Natural convection within a 1700 mm horizontally long, 350 mmx 350 mm square cross-sectioned oven, containing a symmetrically-positioned square-sectioned inner body, has been measured. Attention was focused on the effects that three heater configurations have on the steady-state rate of...

A 9.5 mm-diameter, horizontal, cylindrical heater was traversed horizontally and vertically within a 750 mm long, 350 mmx350 mm square-sectioned relatively-cold enclosure for two values of the Rayleigh number, namely 7.0x104 and 1.0x105. The maximum steady-state rate of natural...

A novel means for managing electricity, or energy supplies derived from electricity, is proposed. This is termed electrolyser-based management (EBM) and involves energy storage. The energy is stored as the chemical potential-energy of the hydrogen/oxygen-water reaction, with the input...

The rational use of energy is essential for the long-term sustainability of future generations. Man's future prosperity depends upon the quality of energy education provided for all citizens, as well as the progress made by scientists and engineers in devising and applying less polluting, more...