A project, led by Professor Hongjian Sun in our Department of Engineering, has secured funding from the first round of UK Research and Innovation’s new cross research council responsive mode (CRCRM) scheme.
The funding will support a project which brings together Durham’s engineering, environmental science and social sciences experts and aims to revolutionise traditional resilience measures in power grids.
The team aim to design an advanced Satellite-aided “Forecast-Flex-Fortify” mechanism that is capable of proactively managing power grids, enabling flexible and social-conscious energy dispatching, and facilitating rapid and effective post-hazard restoration.
The ultimate goal of the project is to bring together interdisciplinary cross-council research and thinking to create safer, more equitable and sustainable energy communities in the face of climate change.
The research team includes Professor Hongjian Sun, Director of Research in the Department of Engineering, Professor Bruce Malamud, Executive Director and Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk at Durham, and Professor Simone Abram, Executive Director of Durham Energy Institute.
The new UKRI scheme is designed to stimulate exciting new interdisciplinary research and unlock new research, approaches or methods.
