Projects
Our projects range from AI-powered energy management to large-scale hydrogen
infrastructure, supported by industry, EPSRC, Horizon Europe, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Period: 2025 – 2027 |
Funding: EU/ERA-NET & Scottish Enterprise |
Amount: £400k total (Napier share: £190k)
This project develops AI-based systems for optimising renewable energy use in real time, integrating digital twins and smart control technologies. The platform targets on-farm renewable integration and intelligent energy dispatch across distributed assets.
Partners:
Brain Innovation Ltd
Cononsyth Farms
Scene Connect Ltd
International partners (Turkey)
AI optimisation
Digital twins
Smart control
On-farm renewables
Period: Ongoing |
Funding: Centrica Storage Ltd & Royal Academy of Engineering |
Amount: Commercially funded
This project investigates the feasibility of redeveloping the UK's Rough offshore gas storage facility for large-scale hydrogen storage. It provides modelling tools for safety assessment, reservoir performance, and operational optimisation, directly supporting the UK's hydrogen strategy.
Partners:
Centrica Storage Ltd
Royal Academy of Engineering
Hydrogen storage
UK energy infrastructure
Reservoir modelling
Safety analysis
Period: Ongoing |
Funding: Multiple grants & industry |
Amount: Internally developed
GPSFLOW is a novel multi-phase, non-isothermal simulator developed in-house to model underground energy storage. It has been deployed by industry for infrastructure planning and feasibility studies. Applications span hydrogen storage, CAES, and geothermal systems.
Partners:
Centrica Storage Ltd
LBNL (USA)
Imperial College London
Multi-phase simulation
Hydrogen storage
CAES
Geothermal
Industry deployment
Period: 2020 – present |
Funding: Horizon Europe, Royal Society, bilateral grants |
Amount: Various
A portfolio of international collaborative research projects spanning thermal modelling, intelligent energy systems, and robotics/automation integration in energy contexts. Partners span UK, EU, USA, and China.
Partners:
Wuhan University (China)
LBNL (USA)
Imperial College London
UCL
Thermal modelling
International collaboration
Horizon Europe
Robotics & automation
Interested in Partnering?
We actively seek industry partners for funded projects and collaborative research.
Whether you are a startup, SME, or established company, we welcome exploratory discussions.
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