EPSRC Conventional Power Generation

Applications are invited in two areas:

development of next generation technologies and novel materials for future plant design
integration of conventional plants with future technologies

Key points/focus:

EPSRC is looking to support up to 3 novel research projects covering challenges in conventional power generation. Applicants may also wish to consider how to optimise existing power plants to aid in the reliability, availability, maintainability and/or operability of these plants. Social, economic and behavioural aspects were also identified as an issue relevant to the future of Conventional Power Generation.

Other comments:

Applicants must understand the social, economic and environmental implications of tacking the research challenges involved in creating new energy technologies.

Applications Procedure:

Applicants who do not register their intent to submit will have their applications rejected.

More information is available here: Eligibility criteria and Guidance notes.

Cross-institutional bids are welcome, but there must be a single submission for each application, led by a single principal investigator, with only one proposal form. Anyone intending to submit a proposal to this call must register their interest by email to Laura.Sewell@epsrc.ac.uk by 16 June 2014, including in this email:

Name and institutions of the principal and co-investigators
Any non-academic project partners
The subject area (see call remit outlined above)
The approximate value of the funds to be requested

You should prepare and submit your proposal using the Research Councils’ Joint electronic Submission System (Je-S)

Type of fund:

Other sources of translational funding

Institute / Awarding Body:

EPSRC

Amount:

Up to £1,000,000

Next Call for Applications:

Call closed

Potential Duration:

Up to 4 years

IP Commercialisation obligations:

Unless stated otherwise, the ownership of all intellectual assets, including intellectual property, and responsibility for their application, rests with the organisation that generates them. Where the grant is associated with more than one research organisation and/or other project partners, the basis of collaboration between the organisations, including ownership of intellectual property and rights to exploitation, is expected to be set out in a formal collaboration agreement. It is the responsibility of the Research Organisation to put such an agreement in place before the research begins. The terms of collaboration agreements must not conflict with the Research Councils’ terms and conditions. Arrangements for collaboration and/or exploitation must not prevent the future progression of research and the dissemination of research results in accordance with academic custom and practice. A temporary delay in publication is acceptable in order to allow commercial and collaborative arrangements to be established. The Research Council may, in individual cases, reserve the right to retain ownership of intellectual assets, including intellectual property (or assign it to a third party under an exploitation agreement) and to arrange for it to be exploited for the national benefit and that of the Research Organisation involved. This right, if exercised, will be set out in an additional grant condition. There should be suitable recognition and reward to researchers who undertake activities that deliver benefit through the application of research outcomes. The Research Organisation must ensure that all those associated with the research are aware of, and accept, these arrangements.

EPSRC Conventional Power Generation

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