NOV 2020 - NOW
FREECOOL+ – Adapting Passive Ventilation & Zero-Energy Cooling for Sub-Saharan Africa
Funder : Innovate UK
Researcher : M Hasan Shariq, Andrew Barnes
Project Leader : Professor Ben Hughes
Lead Organisation : University of Hull
OCT 2020 - NOW
A versatile PCM energy storage system for building applications (Versatile PCM)
Funder : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Researcher : Dr Diana Nasir
Project Leader : Professor Ben Hughes
Lead Organisation : University of Hull
APR 2020 - NOW
INTEGRATE: Integrating Seasonal Thermal Storage with Multiple Energy Sources to Decarbonise Thermal Energy
Funder : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Researcher : Dr Daniel Marshall Cross
Project Leader : Professor Ben Hughes
Lead Organisation : University of Edinburgh
FEB 2020 - NOW
Investigating a novel heat transfer loop integrated into a seasonal passive heat recovery and ventilation system
Funder : Scottish Research Partnership in Engineering (SRPe) – Industry Doctoral Programme
Researcher : Harry Mahon
Project Supervisor : Professor Ben Hughes
Lead Organisation : University of Edinburgh
APR 2019 - NOW
FREEHEAT: Revolutionising the viability of natural ventilation through heat recovery
Funder : Innovate UK
Sub-project : Intelligent heat recovery buildings through smart control system of passive heating from wind tower
Researcher : Hasan Shariq
Project Leader : Professor Ben Hughes
Lead Organisation : University of Sheffield
MAR 2019 - NOW
Automated large-scale building inspection techniques through drones and AI
Researcher : Hasan Shariq
Project Supervisor : Professor Ben Hughes
Lead Organisation : University of Hull
SEP 2018 - NOW
Evaluating novel wind energy designs
Funder : Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Category – Studentship
Researcher : Andrew Barnes
Project Supervisor : Professor Ben Hughes
Lead Organisation : University of Strathclyde
SEP 2017 - NOW
Optimal design of acoustic windows and its effects on thermal comfort and building energy saving potentials
Researcher : Shuzhen Zhang
Project Supervisor : Professor Ben Hughes
Lead Organisation : The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
