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Dr Harjit Singh
Reader in Sustainable Energy Technologies

Howell Building 131

Research area(s)

Concentrating solar thermal power systems, Vacuum insulation panels, Building integrated concentrating solar systems, Building retrofit for improved energy efficiency, Polymeric solar collectors.

Research grants and projects

Research Projects

Grants

Sustainable Biogas plants via valorisation of Digestate through solar drying (SuBiDi)
Funder: UKRI Innovate UK
Duration: March 2024 - August 2025
Decentralized Solar Hydrogen for rural India (DeSHI)
Funder: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Duration: December 2023 - March 2024
100% Solar energy run Cold Storage (SolCoS)
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: October 2020 - March 2022
Solar heat storage for drying Forest Tree Seeds (SoFTS)
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: April 2020 - June 2021
Solar Energy for Cleaner, Safer Kitchens in Kenya
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: April 2020 - June 2021
Solar Powered Cold Food Chains for Food Waste Reduction and Value Addition (SolCOOL)
Funder: INNOVATE UK
Duration: November 2019 - April 2021
Sol-Tech - Solar Powered Horticulture Cold Chains
Funder: UKRI
Duration: November 2019 - April 2021
Concentrating Solar-Thermophilic Anaerobic Reactor for Municipal Solid Waste (COSTARMSW)
Funder: UK-India Education and Research Initiative
Duration: April 2019 - February 2021
Novel Solar PVT Technology for Poly-generation
Funder: British Council
Duration: February 2019 - January 2021
Novel Nano-LiBr based Solar PVT Technology fOr Poly-generation (NoNSToP)
Funder: Newton Fund - British Council
Duration: November 2018 - October 2022
Development of vacuum insulation for cold chain equipment
Funder: Confidential
Duration: October 2017 - September 2021
SUNRISE: Strategic University Network to Revolutionise Indian Solar Energy
Funder: Research Councils UK
Duration: October 2017 - September 2019
Irregular Pipe Insulation
Funder: Innovate UK innovation vouchers through Mr Brian Woolward
Duration: April 2016 - May 2016
Vacuum insulation panels for specific applications
Funder: Confidential
Duration: October 2015 - January 2017

Research project into developing novel vacuum insulation

Novel Solar Power Generating Multi-Functional Window Unit for Building Applications
Funder: Brunel University London
Duration: April 2015 - August 2016

Brief Award

M_Miniaturised solar concentrators for water desalination/purification
Funder: UK-India Education and Research Initiative
Duration: March 2015 - August 2016
Miniaturised compact solar concentrators for water desalination/purification
Funder: DST-UKIERI
Duration: January 2015 - August 2016

UK-India project to develop linearly concentrating solar collectors

Vaccine chiller
Funder: Sure Chill Compnay Ltd (Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation )
Duration: August 2014 - August 2015

Bill and Vacuum insulation panels

Optimisation of Microporous Insulation Core Material for Vacuum Insulation Panels
Funder: Evonik Industries AG Germany
Duration: August 2012 - January 2014

Vacuum insulation panels

Research links

Co-author network

Similar research interests

Research group(s)

  • IEF