Stan Shire

Current research includes the use of thermochemical reactions for heat recovery, storage and upgrading. He also works on solar energy systems (both thermal and PV), phase change materials and thermally driven cooling technology. His leadership roles have included theme leadership on the Steering Committee for the University of Warwick's Global Research Priority (GRP) on Energy, and university representation on the Research Committee of the Energy Research Accelerator. The Sustainable Thermal Energy Technologies research group undertakes research and design in low carbon energy technologies essential to underpin a sustainable built environment. A £2M investment from InnovateUK for the extension and refurbishment of our laboratories has brought new capabilities in many areas of analysis. Our facilities and capabilities brochure gives an indication of the equipment we have and what we can do. A highlight of the research in which Stan has been involved is Warwick's flagship project I-STUTE, one of EPSRC's centres for End Use Energy Demand. This work was followed up by the program grant LoT-NET, which worked to develop the technologies required to enable low temperature heat networks. In April 2024, a Roundtable event in the Shard was held to disseminate findings and engage with a wide variety of stakeholders. Current research projects include: - Circular microgrids: circular economy pathways for renewable microgrids in Africa [UKRI] - Instantaneous domestic hot water system for heat pumps [Industry funded] - Heat Pump with Fully Integrated Thermochemical Store (HP-FITS) [EPSRC] - Low Temperature Heat Recovery and Distribution Network Technologies (LoT-NET) [EPSRC] Previous research projects have included: - Decarbonisation of Low Temperature Process Heat Industry (DELTA-PHI) [EPSRC] - Sorption Heat Pump Systems [EPSRC] - Self-Powered Active Cooling and Cleaning for Solar PV Efficiency Improvement [JUICE] - Thermal Energy Research Accelerator (T-ERA) [InnovateUK] - Multi-scale ANalysis for Facilities for Energy STorage (Manifest) [EPSRC] - Small Smart Sustainable Systems for future Domestic Hot Water (4S-DHW) [EPSRC] - Industrial Demand Reduction through Innovative Storage Technologies (IDRIST) [EPSRC] - High Performance Vacuum Flat Plate Solar Thermal Collectors for Hot Water and Process Heat [EPSRC] - Heat networks operation controls - a step change for efficiency and waste recovery [DECC] - PCM store optimised for integration with domestic heat pumps (HPTS) [DECC] - Monitoring and assessment of the performance of PV arrays [NewWorldSolar] - Development of a refrigerated container utilizing a solar adsorption refrigeration system [ATMI] - Development of cost effective foam external wall insulation system for mass adoption in the UK retrofit market [TSB] - Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Glasshouse Production Through the Use of Knowledge Transfer and Novel Engineering Solutions [DEFRA] - Solar snow-melter for the Antarctic [British Antarctic Survey (BAS) & CKSolar] - Solar thermal collector design and testing [CKSolar]