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Professor Harjit Singh
Professor - Sustainable Energy Technologies
Howell Building 131
- Email: harjit.singh@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265468
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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
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
Funder: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Duration: December 2023 - March 2024
Solar heat storage for drying Forest Tree Seeds (SoFTS)
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: April 2020 - June 2021
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: April 2020 - June 2021
Solar Energy for Cleaner, Safer Kitchens in Kenya
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: April 2020 - June 2021
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
Funder: INNOVATE UK
Duration: November 2019 - April 2021
SolarSaver - Solar powered modular food drying system to reduce food production losses for off grid Africa and other Developing Countries
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: June 2019 - November 2020
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: June 2019 - November 2020
Concentrating Solar-Thermophilic Anaerobic Reactor for Municipal Solid Waste (COSTARMSW)
Funder: UK-India Education and Research Initiative
Duration: April 2019 - February 2021
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
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
Funder: Newton Fund - British Council
Duration: November 2018 - October 2022
ReCO2ST : Residential Retrofit assessment platform and demonstrations for near zero energy and CO2 emissions with optimum cost health comfort and environmental quality
Funder: European Commission
Duration: January 2018 - June 2021
Funder: European Commission
Duration: January 2018 - June 2021
Development of vacuum insulation for cold chain equipment
Funder: Confidential
Duration: October 2017 - September 2021
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
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
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
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: 水果派AVUniversity London
Duration: April 2015 - August 2016
Funder: 水果派AVUniversity 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
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
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
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
Funder: Evonik Industries AG Germany
Duration: August 2012 - January 2014
Vacuum insulation panels
Vacuum insulation and phase change material based cooling and ventilation for enhancing the energy efficiency of an existing office building by 80% (VIPh80)
Funder: Technology Strategy Board
Duration: August 2012 - October 2012
Funder: Technology Strategy Board
Duration: August 2012 - October 2012
Research links
Co-author network
Similar research interests
- Miss Hilary Osei-Bonsu
- Professor Hussam Jouhara
- Dr Muhammad Shafique
- Dr Ali Badiei
- Mr Benedict Shinku
Research group(s)
- IEF