Concentrated Solar Energy for Autorepairing Systems in High temperature materials
Use of CSP to create self-healing refractories aiming to improve metallurgical industry durability through autonomous, high-temperature repair capabilities.

CSP, refractories, autorepairing
systems, refractory phases, microstructures.

DiBONATE Project
Development and optimisation of hybrid diamondised boron/nitrogen-codoped nanocarbon materials for advanced thermionic emission applications.

Thermionic emission, diamond, boron/nitrogen doping, nanostructured carbon electrodes.

Evaluation of Performance and Live Demonstration of Electric Vehicle and Heating Technologies in MultiEnergy Network Test Setup
Research on the operating performance of different energy flexibility resources, such as EV and heating technologies, in an integrated multi-energy system.

District heating network, grid code, power distribution network, power system faults,
temperature control.

Optimization of Cascaded Thermoelectric Devices for High-Temperature Applications
Evaluation of the thermal and structural stability of Tetrahedrite, MgSb, and Silicon Germanium (SiGe) materials at high temperatures, utilizing Raman spectroscopy and scanning probe microscopy to analyse local resistance and thermal conductivity.

Material characterisation, thermal stability, thermal interface.

Breakthrough in Hot Gas Cleaning of Biomassderived Syngas from Updraft Gasification by Use of a Novel Steam Reforming Catalyst for Complete Tar Removal in an Optimized Two Reactor Approach
Testing of a novel fixed-bed catalyst under real biomass gasification conditions to improve tar abatement.

Biomass, hydrogen.

Turbine Blade Pitch Optimisation
Development of a floating hydrokinetic turbine system, comprising twin vertical axis turbines that are mounted either side of a bluff body.

Hydrokinetic renewable, electricity, circular recyclable.

Optimal Sizing of a Hybrid Storage Standalone Microgrid Based on Stochastic Photovoltaic Modelling
Design and optimisation a standalone microgrid system incorporating a battery-thermal-hydrogen hybrid energy storage system.

Optimal sizing, Hybrid storage, Multiple demands, Integrated grids.

Impacts of Thermophysical Properties of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs) and Their Composites on the Solar Energy Storage Performance.
Performing a series of thermal analyses and water adsorption experiments on ZIFs and ZIF-derived carbon (ZDC) composites to determine the thermophysical and sorption heat storage properties.

Sorption composite, water adsorption, heat of adsorption, thermal conductivity, specific heat capacity.

Most Efficient Multi-beam TEM₀₀-mode Ce:Nd:YAG Solar Laser
Evaluation of beam Ce:Nd:YAG solar laser prototypes using a single pump cavity and a fused silica secondary concentrator. It is studied configurations to optimise TEM₀₀ mode solar laser emission and collection efficiency across varying collection areas.

Solar, Lasers, TEM₀₀-mode, parabolic mirror, Ce:Nd:YAG.

Benchmarking of System-level Modelica-based Numerical Models for The Estimation of the Thermal Performance of CST Plants and Components
Validation and refinement of a new modular, Modelica-based simulation environment for CSP/STE systems, analysing steady-state and dynamic responses under realistic operating conditions.

CSP, system-level numerical models, Modelica

Advanced Electrolyte Materials for High Performance Fuel Cells
Research on advanced proton-conducting electrolytes for Intermediate-Temperature Fuel Cells (ITFCs) through the development and characterisation of ceramic–polymer composite materials.

Fuel cell, electrolyte.

Tests of Closed-loop Control of Heliostats, Using Retroreflectors
Demonstration of the installation and operation of a closed-loop tracking system within a real CSP environment, testing how signal strength varies with heliostat pointing to integrate the system into local controls.

CSP, heliostat, closed-loop, precision alignment,
retroreflector.

Advanced Crossflow Turbine with Integrated Onboard Storage
Measuring the power and efficiency of a novel low-solidity crossflow turbine while characterising its generated thrust and torque loads and evaluating the effects of energy storage integration at DC side on the turbine dynamics, performance, and output power utility.

Ocean energy, tidal energy, crossflow turbine, energy storage,
controls.

CO₂ to Chemicals by Renewable Assisted Electrochemical Reduction
Optimisation of tandem electrode architectures to improve efficiency and selectivity toward multi-carbon products in electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction, utilising a first catalyst layer.

Electrolysis; CO₂ reduction, hydrogen.

Enabling P-HIL Applications for Integration of Grid-forming VSCs
Creation and validation of a tool to systematically tune single-phase grid-forming converters using small-signal analysis and state evaluation around a linearised steady-state point.

Renewable energy sources, grid-forming VSCs, P-HIL,
stability analysis.

Interfacing Algorithm for Switch-mode Amplifiers for PHIL Testing of Renewable Energy Sources
Characterising the dynamic behaviour of the switching amplifier and developing an interface algorithm to improve the dynamic performance of the PHIL simulations with switching amplifier.

PHIL, stability modelling, PV, wind.

Evaluation of Cr₂O₃–Y₂O₃–ZrO₂ Composed Coatings on Corrosion Resistance to Hydrogen and Thermal Exposure
Evaluation of the protective role of ceramic coatings consisting from Metco 6156 (Cr₂O₃ powders) mixed with Metco 207 powders deposited on a stainless steel substrate to find a thermal barrier that can extend the blade life.

Ceramic coating, corrosion resistance, thermal shock.

Breakwater Leading-edge Unit for Energy – Buoyant Offshore Extraction
Research of the hydrodynamic and energy performance of a hybrid floating breakwater with an integrated dual-chamber Oscillating Water Column (OWC) system (further equipped with a flat plate) to enhance hydrodynamic efficiency.

Hybrid floating breakwater – oscillating water
column, offshore energy archipelago, multipurpose
structures, wave – current interaction, coastal and ocean basin.

Optical Enhancement of Solar Concentrators for Biofuels Processing
Research on techniques for aligning mirror facets in large point-focus concentrators, and improved aiming methods for heliostat fields, which aim to improve and tailor the focusing of solar concentrators on solar reactors for biofuels production.

CSP, solar furnace, heliostat, hydrothermal processing, optical characterisation, simulation.

Use of Concentrated Solar Energy in Additive Manufacturing and Post-treatment of Metal Components for Energy Applications
Research on the feasibility of applying Concentrated Solar Energy (CSE) to the thermal treatments required in the final fabrication stages of metallic components produced by Material Extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing.

Concentrated solar energy, additive manufacturing, thermal shock.

Cyber Attack Resilient Accelerated Protection Scheme
Analysis of the performance of various available communication assisted protection scheme, identifying the challenges and integrating cyber-security measures that can detect to enhance the security and reliability.

Smart grid, real-time digital simulator, cyber-attack, phasor measurement units, information and communication technologies.

Robust Operation of a Multi-energy Port Microgrid with Hydrogen
Proposition of a framework for the optimal scheduling of the hydrogen-integrated Multi-energy Port Microgrid (MEPM) under multiple uncertainties.

Smart grids, hydrogen, energy storage.

Power Hardware in Loop Testing for Inertial Support Services Offered by Inverter Based Resources
develop grid-forming control strategies that integrate battery energy storage systems (BESS) with solar and wind power to enhance synthetic inertia and fast frequency response.

Power hardware in loop, inertial response, grid forming ,
grid feeding.

An Intelligent Building Energy Management System in Lappeenranta
Study of the technical prerequisites for safely connecting the LAB data platform to AIT's Rapid Deployment Platform (RDP), by using real measurement data from Lappeenranta's service buildings.

Building data management.

Autonomous Smart Inverter Coordinated Control Modelling and Testing using Power Hardware-in-the-Loop System
Development, implementation and experimental validation of advanced control strategies for smart inverters capable of providing grid-support functions in compliance with IEEE 1547-2018.

Smart inverter, microgrid, grid support functions,
grid stability, hardware-in-the-loop.