Elastomer Use in Sustainable Energy Generation

 

This afternoon technical discussion meeting (ATDM) examines the use of advanced elastomer materials in sustainable energy generation. The demand for low carbon emitting energy technologies is rising, creating new technical challenges for elastomer materials that must be overcome to meet emissions targets. During this afternoon, both new specifications of elastomer materials and new characterisation techniques will be discussed.

You will hear from:

• Dr Ashley Johnson, Scientific Advisor, Schlumberger Cambridge
  
  Research on Geothermal Energy - Why do we need it? How do we get it?
  
  The role of geothermal energy as a key element in any sustainable energy strategy providing base power and network stability will be discussed. There are challenges of drilling into heterogeneous very hard but heavily fractured formations. Sophisticated tools and hardware are needed to ensure conduits do go in the right place.  Temperatures are well above 200^°C and pressures are up to 100 MPa, both of which create extreme performance requirements for the elastomers used.  
• Professor Christopher Bowen, Professor of Materials, University of Bath
   

  Elastomeric materials for energy and harvesting applications

  The presentation provides an overview of the application of elastomer materials for energy and harvesting applications. This will include potential for use in dielectric elastomer generators and piezoelectric systems for conversion of mechanical motion into electrical power. Aspects related to materials design will be considered, for example the impact of permittivity, dielectric breakdown, and stiffness on performance and consideration to development of composite based materials. Aspects related to self-healing of properties will also be explored, such for recovery of dielectric properties after being subjected to conditions high electrical stress

• Tom McKay, Associate Consultant (Mechanical Engineering), TTI Ltd on Inflatable elastomer membrane structures for wave energy devices
• Presenter from James Walker and Co on elastomer seals in gearboxes on wind turbines

Agenda

There will be a Q&A Session after each speaker.

Speakers

Ashley Johnson

Science Advisor,Schlumberger Cambridge Research

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Ashley Johnson

Science Advisor, Schlumberger Cambridge Research

Ashley Johnson joined Schlumberger in 1988 to work on as an experimentalist in Non – Newtonian fluid mechanics.  He has worked in R&D throughout but has also run field operations and provided field support for new tools during field testing.  He has worked in many areas of Physics and Chemistry including Material Science, Tribology, System Dynamics and Control and Automation.    Through his career he has worked in all aspects of the up stream Oil and Gas exploration. 

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Christopher Bowen

Professor of Materials,University of Bath

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Christopher Bowen

Professor of Materials, University of Bath

Christopher Rhys Bowen has a BSc degree in Materials Science from the University of Bath (1986-1990) and a DPhil in Ceramics from the University of Oxford (1990-1993). Post-doctoral work has been undertaken at Tecnische Universität Harburg-Hamburg and University of Leeds (1994-1996). He was Senior Scientist at the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency from 1996-1998. He joined the University of Bath as a Lecturer in 1998 and is now Professor of Materials. Research areas include energy harvesting, piezoelectric materials, dielectrics and functional ceramics.

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Website: https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/chris-bowen
LinkedIn: chris-bowen-3469b72
Twitter: @BowenNEMESIS

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