{"id":7962,"date":"2019-10-07T14:45:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T14:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/?page_id=7962"},"modified":"2020-05-14T11:14:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T11:14:46","slug":"energy-and-climate-change-division-sustainable-energy-research-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\">Sustainable Energy Research Group (SERG)<\/a> is part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/engineering\/research\/groups\/energy_and_climate_change_group.page?\">Energy and Climate Change Division <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/engineering\/research\/groups\/energy_and_climate_change_group.page?\">(ECCD)<\/a>&nbsp;within the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/engineering\/\">Faculty of Engineering and the Environment<\/a>&nbsp;at the University of Southampton.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sustainable Energy Research Group (<a title=\"SERG\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\">SERG<\/a>) aims to&nbsp;promote and undertake fundamental and applied research related to the efficient use of energy in the built environment. This is alongside pre-industrial development in the areas of renewable energy technologies. SERG undertakes research in core areas of energy, specifically in&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/cities-and-infrastructure\/\">Cities and Infrastructure<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/energy-for-development\/\">Energy for Development<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/data-and-modelling\/\">Data and Modelling<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/energy-behaviour\/\">Energy and Behaviour<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/energy-and-buildings\/\">Energy and Buildings<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/environmental-impacts\/\">Environmental Impacts<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/microgeneration-technologies\/\">Microgeneration Technologies<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/research\/renewable-energy\/\">Renewable Energy<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/renew-energy\/pv\/\">Solar Photovoltaics<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/tag\/marine-energy\/\">Marine Energy<\/a>). For more information about data in cities, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/energyandcities.org\/mydata\/\">MyData Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>For more information about any of these core areas of research, please click on the links above or click on a specific area of research below.<\/em><!--[simpleresponsiveslider]--><\/p>\n<p>A portfolio of our research can also be <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/latest-serg-research-portfolio\/\">downloaded here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- ####################### Upcoming conferences in 2020 #################### --><\/p>\n<h2>Research Portfolio<\/h2>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2018\/01\/webpage-front.png\" usemap=\"#map-area\" id=\"map\" \/><map name=\"map-area\"><map name=\"sergMap\"> \r\n<area shape=\"poly\" coords=\"33,86,104,45,173,86,173,164,104,204,33,164\" href=\"category\/research\/energy-behaviour\/\" alt=\"behaviour\" \/> \r\n\r\n<area shape=\"poly\" coords=\"35,292,104,252,174,292,174,372,104,412,35,372\"  href=\"category\/research\/cities-and-infrastructure\/\" alt=\"cities\" \/>\r\n\r\n<area shape=\"poly\" coords=\"156,188,227,145,299,188,299,268,227,310,156,268\" href=\"category\/research\/energy-and-buildings\/\" alt=\"buildings\" \/>\r\n  \r\n<area shape=\"poly\" coords=\"241,127,241,45,310,5,380,45,380,127,310,167\" href=\"category\/research\/energy-for-development\/\" alt=\"e4d\" \/>\r\n\r\n<area shape=\"poly\" coords=\"325,188,394,146,465,188,465,268,394,309,325,268\" href=\"research\/renewable-energy\/\" alt=\"renew-tech\" \/>\r\n\r\n<area shape=\"poly\" coords=\"450,292,520,252,590,292,590,372,520,412,450,372\" href=\"category\/research\/environmental-impacts\/\" alt=\"eia\" \/> \r\n\r\n<area shape=\"poly\" coords=\"241,408,241,327,310,288,380,327,380,408,310,449\" href=\"category\/research\/data-and-modelling\/\" alt=\"dataModelling\" \/> \r\n\r\n<area shape=\"poly\" coords=\"451,84,520,44,590,84,590,165,520,205,451,165\"  href=\"category\/research\/microgeneration-technologies\/\" alt=\"microgen\" \/> \r\n<\/map><\/map>\n<h2>Events<\/h2>\n<p>Please click on any event below to see more info.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 248.05px; text-align: center;\">4th Expert Meeting and Symposium<br \/>\nIEA EBC Annex 79<br \/>\n21-23 April 2020<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 293.95px; text-align: center;\">2nd International Conference<br \/>\non Energy and Cities<br \/>\nPOSTPONED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 248.05px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/serg-to-host-iea-energy-in-buildings-and-communities-expert-meeting\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8131\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2020\/02\/UoS_Online_Store_Annex79-e1587503567623-300x300.png\" alt=\"Event image\" width=\"249\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2020\/02\/UoS_Online_Store_Annex79-e1587503567623-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2020\/02\/UoS_Online_Store_Annex79-e1587503567623-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2020\/02\/UoS_Online_Store_Annex79-e1587503567623.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 293.95px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/second-international-conference-on-energy-and-cities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8136 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2020\/02\/ICEC2020_UoS_Store_sq-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2020\/02\/ICEC2020_UoS_Store_sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2020\/02\/ICEC2020_UoS_Store_sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2020\/02\/ICEC2020_UoS_Store_sq.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 248.05px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/recorded-sessions-from-the-5th-international-symposium-on-occupant-behaviour\/\">Recorded Proceedings<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 293.95px; text-align: center;\">Update available June 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 248.05px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/372\/2020\/05\/Annex-Presentation-ProgrammeWeb.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Presentation Booklet<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 293.95px; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ####################### Portfolio #################### --><\/p>\n<p><!-- ####################### Current Project #################### --><\/p>\n<h2>Current Projects<\/h2>\n<p>Please click on the logos for more information on the &nbsp;Sustainable Energy Research Group&#8217;s (SERG) current projects.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody><!-- Row 1 Logo --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"150\"><a title=\"Thermoss\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/thermoss-building-and-district-thermal-retrofit-and-management-solutions\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6731 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2017\/11\/Thermoss-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2017\/11\/Thermoss-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2017\/11\/Thermoss-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2017\/11\/Thermoss-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2017\/11\/Thermoss.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"150\"><a title=\"CareTeam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/careteam-adult-support-digital-platform\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7415\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2018\/08\/CareTeam-logo-1.png\" alt=\"CareTeam\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2018\/08\/CareTeam-logo-1.png 333w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2018\/08\/CareTeam-logo-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2018\/08\/CareTeam-logo-1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 56px) 100vw, 56px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"150\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/lowcarboncities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6028\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/Logo_website.png\" alt=\"logo_website\" width=\"76\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/Logo_website.png 1043w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/Logo_website-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/Logo_website-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/Logo_website-1024x682.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"150\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7625\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/logo.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 1 Title --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Thermoss\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/thermoss-building-and-district-thermal-retrofit-and-management-solutions\/\">THERMOSS<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"CareTeam\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/careteam-adult-support-digital-platform\/\">CareTeam<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/lowcarboncities\/\">Low Carbon Cities<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Green Campus for King Abudulaziz University, Saudi Arabia\" href=\"https:\/\/kscer.org\/\">Solar Shaded Car Park<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 1\/2 Space --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 2 Logo --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"SAVE: Solent Achieving Value from Efficiency\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/save-solent-achieving-value-from-efficiency\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2014\/01\/SAVE-logo-FINAL-v2_cropped-1024x437.jpg\" alt=\"SAVE logo FINAL v2_cropped\" width=\"64\" height=\"28\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"DC Mini-grid\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/dc-mini-grid\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/About-us.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6713\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/panel-158630_960_720-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"54\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/panel-158630_960_720-300x252.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/panel-158630_960_720-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/panel-158630_960_720.png 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" \/><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Institutional links\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/institutional-links-grant\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/Logo_institutional_link.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 2 Title --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"SAVE: Solent Achieving Value from Efficiency\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/save-solent-achieving-value-from-efficiency\/\">SAVE<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"DC Mini-grid\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/dc-mini-grid\/\">DC Mini-Grid<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Solar Home Systems\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/solar-home-systems\/\">Solar home systems<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Institutional links\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/institutional-links-grant\/\">Energy Access &amp;<br \/>\nEnergy Efficiency<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 2\/3 Space--><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 3 Logo --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/06\/array-impacts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1542\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/06\/array-impacts-150x150.png\" alt=\"12 small images showing simulated velocity deficit when tidal turbines are installed at different locations around alderney\" width=\"64\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/06\/array-impacts-300x284.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/06\/array-impacts.png 438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 64px) 100vw, 64px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"FORTIS UNUM\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/fortis-unum2018\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2813 \" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/page02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"SENSE2018\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/sense2018\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/files\/2018\/11\/igloo-768x385.jpg\" alt=\"SENSE2018\" width=\"64\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"PhD Projects\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/phd-projects\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2813 \" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/phd_research_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 3 Title --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Feasibility Study of the Impacts of a Proposed Tidal Array Installation in Alderney South Banks\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/feasibility-study-of-the-impacts-of-a-proposed-tidal-array-installation-in-alderney-south-banks\/\">Marine Energy<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"FORTIS UNUM\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/fortis-unum2018\/\">FORTIS UNUM <\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"PhD Projects\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/sense2018\/\">SENSE<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"PhD Projects\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/phd-projects\/\">PhD Projects<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 3\/4 Space --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- ####################### Recently Completed Projects #################### --><\/p>\n<h2>Recently Completed Projects<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody><!-- Row 1 Logo --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"150\"><a title=\"Energy for Development\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/energy-for-development\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/07\/e4d_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"40\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"150\"><a title=\"Liveable Cities\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/liveable-cities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/07\/liveable_cities_logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"59\" height=\"59\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"International Centre for Infrastructure Futures (ICIF)\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/international-centre-for-infrastructure-futures-icif\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/07\/icif_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"38\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"The role of community-based initiatives in energy saving\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/the-role-of-community-based-initiatives-in-energy-saving\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/06\/surveys_thermal.jpg\" alt=\"Office thermal camera survey image\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 1 Title --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Energy for Development\" href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.soton.ac.uk\/category\/research\/energy-for-development\/\">Energy for Development<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Liveable Cities\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/liveable-cities\/\">Liveable Cities<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"International Centre for Infrastructure Futures (ICIF)\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/international-centre-for-infrastructure-futures-icif\/\">International Centre for Infrastructure Futures<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"The role of community-based initiatives in energy saving\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/the-role-of-community-based-initiatives-in-energy-saving\/\">Community-based initiatives in energy saving<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 1\/2 Space--><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 2 Logo --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Intelligent Agents for Home Energy Management\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/teddi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/07\/teddi_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Reducing the Costs of Marine Renewables via Advanced Structural Materials\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/rec-asm\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/06\/picto_PRASEG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"56\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"150\"><a title=\"Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/demand\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/05\/demand-centre.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\" height=\"32\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"150\"><a title=\"APERIO\" href=\"http:\/\/gow.epsrc.ac.uk\/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP\/L024608\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/APERIO2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"64\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- Row 2 Title --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Intelligent Agents for Home Energy Management\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/teddi\/\">Home Energy Management<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Reducing the Costs of Marine Renewables via Advanced Structural Materials\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/rec-asm\/\">Reducing the Costs of Marine Renewables via Advanced Structural Materials <\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/demand\/\">Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand<\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><a title=\"APERIO\" href=\"http:\/\/gow.epsrc.ac.uk\/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP\/L024608\/1\">APERIO: Low costfacade management<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ####################### Events #################### --><\/p>\n<p><!-- ###############commented out below ################--><\/p>\n<h2>Recently Completed Conferences<\/h2>\n<p><!--Please click on any of the upcoming events and news stories below for more information.--><\/p>\n<table border=\"20\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"20\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\"><a title=\"Key Cities Meeting\" href=\"https:\/\/keycities.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/keycities1.png\" alt=\"keycities.org\" width=\"80%\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\"><a title=\"International Conference on Renewable Energy\" href=\"https:\/\/premc.org\/conferences\/icren-renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/icren1.png\" alt=\"energyandcities.org\" width=\"80%\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\"><a title=\"International Conference on Energy and Cities\" href=\"https:\/\/energyandcities.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/serg\/files\/2013\/04\/icec1.png\" alt=\"energyandcities.org\" width=\"80%\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"33%\">Key Cities<br \/>\n21 February, 2019, Southampton<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">ICREN 2019<br \/>\n24-26 April 2019, Southampton<\/td>\n<td width=\"33%\">ICEC 2019<br \/>\n10-12 July 2019, Southampton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ######################################################### --><br \/>\n<!-- ######################################################### --><br \/>\n<!-- ####################### Publications #################### --><br \/>\n<!-- ######################################################### --><br \/>\n<!-- ######################################################### --><\/p>\n<h2>Recent Publications<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px; height: 165px; overflow-y: scroll;\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"600\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 5px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bahaj, A. S., Mahdy, M., Alghamdi, A. S., Richards, D. J.<\/strong> (2020). New approach to determine the Importance Index for developing offshore wind energy potential sites: Supported by UK and Arabian Peninsula case studies. Renewable Energy, 152, 441\u2013457. 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.renene.2019.12.070\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anderson B., Rushby T., Bahaj A.S., James P.A.B.<\/strong> (2020). Ensuring statistics have power: Guidance for designing, reporting and acting on electricity demand reduction and behaviour change programs. Energy Research &amp; Social Science, vol. 59, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.erss.2019.101260\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bahaj A.S., James P.A.B.<\/strong> (2019). Electrical Minigrids for Development: Lessons From the Field. Proceedings of the IEEE, 2019, 107(9), <a href=\"https:\/\/ieeexplore.ieee.org\/document\/8786820\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alghamdi A.S., Bahaj, A.S., Blunden, L.S., Wu, Y.<\/strong> (2019). Dust Removal from Solar PV Modules by Automated Cleaning Systems. Energies, 2019 12(15), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1996-1073\/12\/15\/2923\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bahaj, A.S., Blunden, L., Kanani, C. James, P., Kiva, I., Matthews, Z., Price, H., Essendi, H., Falkingham, J. and George, G.<\/strong> (2019). The Impact of an Electrical Mini-grid on the Development of a Rural Community in Kenya. Energies, 2019 12(5), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1996-1073\/12\/5\/778\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alvares-Sanches, T., Osborne, P.E., White, P. and Bahaj, A.<\/strong> (2019). Spatial Variation in Sound Frequency Components Across an Urban Area Derived from Mobile Surveys. Future Cities and Environment, 5(1), p.7. <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.5334\/fce.54\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vernet, A., Khayesi, J. N. O., George, V., George, G., &amp; Bahaj, A. S. <\/strong>(2019) How does energy matter? Rural electrification, entrepreneurship, and community development in Kenya.<i> Energy Policy<\/i>, vol.126 , Pages 88\u201398. <a href=\" https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.enpol.2018.11.012\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Turner P., Bahaj A.S., Teli D.<\/strong> (2018) Aspirations of Retailers and Visitors Towards the Regeneration of Declining Streets in Cities,<i> Future Cities and Environment<\/i>, vol.4, Pages 14-25, <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.5334\/fce.45\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wu Y., Blunden L., Bahaj A.S.<\/strong> (2018) City-wide building height determination using light detection and ranging data,<i> Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science<\/i>, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/2399808318774336\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>B\u00fcchs M., Bahaj A.S., Blunden L., Bourikas L., Falkingham J., James P., Kamanda M., Wu Y.<\/strong> (2018) Sick and stuck at home \u2013 how poor health increases electricity consumption and reduces opportunities for environmentally-friendly travel in the United Kingdom,<i> Energy Research &amp; Social Science<\/i>, vol.44, Pages 250-259, ISSN 2214-6296, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.erss.2018.04.041\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>B\u00fcchs M., Bahaj A.S., Blunden L., Bourikas L., Falkingham J., James P., Kamanda M., Wu Y.<\/strong> (2018) Promoting low carbon behaviours through personalised information? Long-term evaluation of a carbon calculator interview,<i> Energy Policy<\/i>, vol.120, Pages 284-293, ISSN 0301-4215, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.enpol.2018.05.030\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Amin R., Teli D. &amp; James P.A.B.<\/strong> (2018) Exploring the link between thermal experience and adaptation to a new climate.<i> Future Cities and Environment<\/i>, vol.4(1), Page 9,<a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.5334\/fce.5\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pang M., Zhang L., Bahaj A.S., Xu K., Hao Y., Wang C.<\/strong> (2018) Small hydropower development in Tibet: Insight from a survey in Nagqu Prefecture.<i> Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews<\/i>, vol.81(2), Pages 3032-3040, ISSN 1364-0321,<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.rser.2017.06.115\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wu Y., Blunden L. &amp; Bahaj A.S.<\/strong> (2018) City-wide Building Energy Efficiency Assessment Using EPC Data.<i> Future Cities and Environment<\/i>, vol. 4(1), <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.5334\/fce.10\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aragon V., Teli D. &amp; James P.<\/strong> (2018) Evaluation of Retrofit Approaches for Two Social Housing Tower Blocks in Portsmouth, UK.<i> Future Cities and Environment<\/i>, vol. 4(1), <a href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.5334\/fce.8\">view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mahdy M., Bahaj A.S.<\/strong> (2018) Multi criteria decision analysis for offshore wind energy potential in Egypt,<i> Renewable Energy <\/i>, vol. 118, Pages 278-289, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.renene.2017.11.021\"> view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bourikas L., Costanza E., Gauthier S., James P.A.B., Kittley-Davies J., Ornaghi C., Rogers A., Saadatian E., Huang Y.<\/strong> (2018) Camera-based window-opening estimation in a naturally ventilated office,<i> Building Research &amp; Information <\/i>, 46(2), Pages 148-163, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09613218.2016.1245951\"> view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alam M., Bhattacharyya S.<\/strong> (2017) Are the off-grid customers ready to pay for electricity from the decentralized renewable hybrid mini-grids? A study of willingness to pay in rural Bangladesh,<i> Energy <\/i>, Volume 139, Pages 433-446, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.energy.2017.07.125\"> view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pradana M., Gauthier S. and Bourikas L.<\/strong> (2017) Close the energy performance gap, a window at a time. In, <em>Proceedings of the 7th Masters Conference: People and Buildings.<\/em> London, UK, 22th September 2017. Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings.<a href=\"https:\/\/eprints.soton.ac.uk\/414907\/\"> view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coles D.S., Blunden L.S. and Bahaj A.S.<\/strong> (2017) Turbulent Flow Within Multi-Row Tidal Stream Turbine Arrays In, <em>Proceedings of the 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC).<\/em> Cork, Ireland, 27th August &#8211; 2nd September 2017. <a> view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wu Y., Blunden L.S. and Bahaj A.S.<\/strong> (2017) City-wide building energy efficiency assessment using EPC data. In, <em>SET2017: 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies<\/em>, Bologna, 17 &#8211; 20 July 2017. <a>view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mahdy M., Bahaj A.S. and Richards D.S.<\/strong>(2017) Selection and design of offshore wind turbine foundations for the Red Sea area &#8211; Egypt. In, <em>SET2017: 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies<\/em>, Bologna, 17 &#8211; 20 July 2017. <a>view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Harper M., Anderson B.,James P.A.B. and Bahaj A.S.<\/strong>(2017) Identifying suitable locations for onshore wind turbines using a GIS-MCDA approach. In, <em>SET2017: 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies<\/em>, Bologna, 17 &#8211; 20 July 2017. <a>view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Paine S., James P.A.B. and Bahaj A.S.<\/strong>(2017) Evaluating CHP management and outputs using simple operational data. In, <em>SET2017: 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies<\/em>, Bologna, 17 &#8211; 20 July 2017. <a>view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aragon V., Teli D. and James P.A.B.<\/strong>(2017) Evaluation of retrofit approaches for two social housing tower blocks in Portsmouth, UK. In, <em>SET2017: 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies<\/em>, Bologna, 17 &#8211; 20 July 2017. <a>view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Amin R., Teli D. and James P.A.B.<\/strong>(2017) Exploring the link between thermal experience and adaptation to a new climate. In, <em>SET2017: 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies<\/em>, Bologna, 17 &#8211; 20 July 2017. <a>view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alvares-Sanches T., Osborne P.E., White P., James P.A.J. and Bahaj A.S.<\/strong>(2017) Temporal and spatial variation in soundscape frequency components across an urban area. In, <em>SET2017: 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies<\/em>, Bologna, 17 &#8211; 20 July 2017. <a>view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Turner P., Bahaj A.S. and Teli D.<\/strong>(2017) Aspirations of retailers and visitors towards the regeneration of declining streets in cities. In, <em>SET2017: 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies<\/em>, Bologna, 17 &#8211; 20 July 2017. <a>view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Osborne P. and Alvarez-Sanches T.<\/strong>(2017) How spatial pattern in land use drives urban land surface temperatures: lessons for city planning and climate change mitigation from robust empirical modelling. In, <em>SET2017: 16th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies<\/em>, Bologna, 17 &#8211; 20 July 2017. <a>view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Alghamdi A.S., Bahaj A.S. and Wu Y.<\/strong> (2017) Assessment of Large Scale Photovoltaic Power Generation from Carport Canopies, <i>Energies<\/i>, Volume 10, May 2017, <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3390\/en10050686\">view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bourikas L., Allott N., Bahaj A.S., Connelly J., Gauthier S., James P.A.B.<\/strong>(2017) Elderly Support To Inspired Ageing (ESTIA). In, <em>Proceedings of the 33rd Passive low energy architecture (PLEA) International Conference &#8211; Design to Thrive<\/em>, Volume 3, pp. 4636 -4643 , Edinburgh, 2nd &#8211; 5th July 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/plea2017.net\/wp-content\/themes\/plea2017\/docs\/R_PLEA2017_proceedings_volume_III.pdf\">view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coles D.S., Blunden L.S. and Bahaj A.S.<\/strong> (2017) Assessment of the energy extraction potential at tidal sites around the Channel Islands, <i>Energy<\/i>, Volume 124, April 2017, Pages 171-186, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.energy.2017.02.023\">view paper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Teli D., Bourikas L., James P.A.B., Bahaj A.S. <\/strong> (2017) Thermal Performance Evaluation of School Buildings using a Children-based Adaptive Comfort Model,<i> Procedia Environmental Sciences <\/i>, Volume 38, Pages 844-851, ISSN 1878-0296, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.proenv.2017.03.170\"> view paper <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Publications\" href=\"http:\/\/energy.soton.ac.uk\/publications\/\">View all publications<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Sustainable Energy Research Group (SERG) is part of the&nbsp;Energy and Climate Change Division (ECCD)&nbsp;within the&nbsp;Faculty of Engineering and the Environment&nbsp;at the University of Southampton. 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