It is coupled to Civil and Environmental engineering through infrastructure, procurement of primary energy sources and their utilisation, generation of electricity, end use of energy in industry, the home, transportation and environmental impact. PV as a stand alone system, offers the largest opportunity for enhancing the quality of life in developing countries. We recognise that the success of development interventions depends upon the integration of concepts and technologies from diverse disciplines, and that only a multi-disciplinary approach can ensure sustainable development. The team of staff and visiting lecturers have made specialist careers in many areas of international development. The decontamination of marine environments and the control of the release of pollutants is studied within the Department.
Projects range from biomagnetic separation to large scale studies within Kazakhstan.
Trends in research activity include the increasing consideration of integrating travel information with other data, public transport priorities, the optimisation of freight and goods movements, modeling and understanding behavioral response to information and control, environmental transport management, trip making behavior, integrated transport operations and the application of artificial intelligence and related techniques to data gathering and interpretation. A range of waste management projects are in progress. Examples include, Waste stabilisation in extreme climates, the fate of heavy metals in municipal wastewater treatment systems and immobilised biosorbent systems. The Pelamis device is a semi-submerged, articulated structure composed of cylindrical sections linked by hinged joints. The wave induced motion of these joints is resisted by hydraulic rams which pump high pressure oil through hydraulic motors via smoothing accumulators.