Green gas turbines for Cardiff

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An EU-funded gas turbine research centre at Cardiff University is to begin operating later this year, investigating gas turbine technology fired by cleaner, more efficient fuels.

The EU has contributed €5.7m from its structural funds for the facility to work on improving the design of gas turbines and testing cleaner fuels for the aviation and power generation sectors. The region qualifies under Objective 1 of the structural funds, as one of the most deprived regions in the European Union.

Two major combustion testing rigs have been donated by a technology company, and financial support has been provided by the Welsh Assembly, as well as the EU. The centre will be one of a few of this kind in the world.

Professor Phil Bowen, Chair in Energy Systems at the School of Engineering, said: 'The Gas Turbine Research Centre will allow us to contribute towards global and local target emission reduction, whilst bringing benefits to the local economy.

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