Fuelling the future
A five-year project at
Researchers, led by Prof John Irvine of the chemistry department, claim that by about 2050 cheap oil will no longer be available and
's reserves will be exhausted.
A bigger proportion of energy production is expected to come from renewables such as solar, wind, tidal and biomass, supplemented by nuclear, natural gas and coal.
New energy carriers
This will create an increased reliance on new energy carriers such as hydrogen, biogas or synfuels and liquid biofuels. The change will allow development of the decentralised electricity generation infrastructure to be powered by renewable and clean technologies with a strong fuel-cell component.
Under the present centralised power-generation system, energy is produced by large facilities then sent out to homes and businesses via the national grid. However, according to
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