Knowledge Exchange Network

One important driver of innovation is to bring people with different professional backgrounds together and that is why LoT-NET’s Knowledge Exchange Network (KEN) was founded: to promote interaction and facilitate collaboration between researchers, industry practitioners and enthusiasts in the field of low temperature heat recovery, storage and distribution technologies

Aims of KEN

To facilitate collaboration between different stakeholders working in the field of low temperature heating and cooling networks and associated technologies
To promote engagement between LoT-NET researchers and industry stakeholders
To disseminate research produced by the LoT-NET team members to various audiences, including industry and government professionals, academics and the general public
To establish a formal platform through which LoT-NET researchers can reach out to other networks in the field of heating, cooling and energy

Researchers

One of the objectives of the Knowledge Exchange Network is to provide a platform where researchers in the field of heating and cooling can connect and share their knowledge. Meet LoT-NET’s academics below!

Henrique Lagoeiro

Research Fellow
London South Bank University

Waste heat recovery from the London Underground

Matt Wegner

PhD student
London South Bank University

Waste heat recovery from Data Centres

Jake Locke

PhD student
University of Warwick

Characterisation of salt-mixtures for sorption cycles

Rahul V R

PhD student
Ulster University

Reversible heat pump organic Rankine cycle

Pawel Nycz

PhD student
Loughborough University

High temperature thermal energy storage system integration with Stirling engines and sodium heat pipes

George Atkinson

PhD student
University of Warwick

Next-generation ammonia adsorption heat pump cycles and technology

Andrew Pooley

Research Associate
Loughborough University

User requirements and household priorities for interaction with low temperature networks

Roger Moss

Senior Research Fellow
University of Warwick

Ammonia-salt cyclic performance degradation and heat pump design

Angeles Rivero Pacho

Senior Research Fellow
University of Warwick
LoT-NET Project Manager

Low temperature heat distribution networks

Gareth Davies

Senior Research Fellow
London South Bank University

Heating/cooling technologies, waste heat recovery, low temperature networks

Academic & Industry Forum: SIRACH

The LoT-NET team is regularly running events as part of the SIRACH network, which brings together companies, research organisations and universities to promote sustainable innovation in refrigeration air conditioning and heat pumps. Members work together to promote technical innovation for long term profitability together with a cleaner environment. The challenge is to increase innovation funding to enable our sector to compete globally in the 21st century and to provide low carbon, efficient cooling and heating. Visit SIRACH to find out more.

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Engagement with Sister Projects

The global nature of climate change means that only international collaboration will provide an effective solution to this crisis. The decarbonisation of heating and cooling has become an international challenge, leading to a great number of projects, both in the UK and abroad, which aim to promote the adoption of more efficient district energy networks. This means there is a great opportunity for sister projects to establish partnerships for knowledge sharing and networking, broadening the reach of these projects and maximising their outcomes.

Some of our sister projects, which are pioneering in low-carbon heating and cooling research, can be found below. If you are interested in our work and would like to discuss potential partnerships, please feel free to contact us!

Page contact: Angeles Rivero Pacho