Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development projects
IESD research themes and sub-themes are indicated below
Low-carbon energy systems and infrastructure
Led by Professor Rick Greenough and it focuses on the following areas:
- Smart grid and demand response
- Low-impact Building and industrial energy efficiency
- Low carbon transport
- Renewable energy integration
Funded research projects in this area include:
BEIS Domestic Demand-side Response 2 project
Past projects include:
- CASCADE
- AMEN
- REEMAIN
- Solar House
- EC Glazing Study @ DMU
- Global Innovation Initiative
- Leicester Schools
Sustainable Communities and Sustainable Living
Led by Professor Mark Lemon and focuses on:
- Smart cities and smart villages
- Resource use behaviour
- Socio-technical and environmental resilience and governance
- Sustainability education
Funded projects in this area include eTeacher.
Past projects include:
Solutions for the base of the pyramid population
Led by Professor Subhes Bhattacharyya and this theme focuses on the following areas:
- Energy access and energy poverty
- Mobility solutions
Ongoing projects include the Solar Taxi Project in the Gambia
Completed projects under this theme include:
- OASYS South Asia Project
- ESCOBox Project
- Global Innovation Initiative Project (Rapid Smart Grid Impact with Purdue University and UUNESP, Brazil)