Research and innovation
Source: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/hydrogen/research-innovation/ Parent: https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/hydrogen/
Home to one of Europe's largest Green Hydrogen research groups and a high proportion of internationally respected centres of expertise engaged in Net Zero research and innovation with demonstrable commercial and societal impact.
Net Zero related Centres
In partnership with industry, policymakers, including national and international government agencies, our research centres lead a breadth of projects required for a Net Zero future.
Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology
Internationally significant research applications spanning wind power, solar PV, energy in buildings, grid connection and integration, and energy storage. Cross-disciplinary critical mass focused on low-cost green hydrogen from production through to use.
Green Hydrogen Research Group
Research areas encompass all areas of hydrogen from production through to end use including storage, distribution, combustion, policy, economics and safety, sustainability analysis and lifecycle management.
Caterpillar Innovation and Research Centre
World-class facilities and expertise in the off-highway sector for engines, engine sub-systems and hybrid powertrain systems development, including the exploration of hydrogen solutions.
National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology
Global open access research and development hub for low-emission gas turbine technologies, with applications in automotive, marine propulsion and energy sectors. Rolls-Royce is the lead partner.
Loughborough Materials Characterisation Centre
High quality characterisation of materials down to the atomic level and analytical services and £6M world-class equipment available to support hydrogen research and industry partners.
[### Buildings Energy Research Group
Multi-disciplinary, collaborative research developing the next generation of built environment solutions in Low energy buildings; Building performance evaluation; Health, wellbeing and indoor air quality; Smart buildings, communities and cities.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/abce/research/building-energy/)
[### Intelligent Automation Research Centre
Applying advanced robotics and digital automation to create intelligent automation solutions to improve productivity, agility, efficiency and resilience across the hydrogen value chain.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/intelligent-automation/)
[### Interact
Loughborough University leads this £4.4 million initiative providing pioneering economic and social science insights to build a network of manufacturing and digital industry partners and researchers to help in UK manufacturing realise Net Zero.](https://interact-hub.org/)
[### Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment and Resilience
£80M research centre working with a range of stakeholders to accelerate progress towards universal access to modern energy as an enabler of sustainable development across the global south.](https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/steer/)
Building the new technology ecosystem
The University is a founding partner in the patient capital investment company for university spinouts and early-stage IP rich businesses in the Midlands.
Midlands Mindforge
Midlands Mindforge is an independent company wholly owned by Midlands Innovation universities that aims to raise up to £250m from strategic corporate partners, institutional investors, and qualifying individuals. Clean technologies is a priority area.