Professor Ding is the founding Director of University of Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage. His research has been on energy materials and processes. He has published 550+ technical papers with 450+ in peer-reviewed journals (GS H-Index ~80) and filed 100+ patents. He currently serves on The Royal Society Net Zero Panel and IChemE Publication Medal Assessment Panel, and recently led a Royal Society briefing note on heating and cooling in Climate Change: Science and Solutions. He invented liquid air energy storage technology and led the initial stage of technology developments (commercialized by Highview Power). He developed composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage and associated large-scale manufacture technologies, leading to large scale commercial applications with a total installation of ~400MW / ~1.5GWh so far (Jinhe Energy). His work on passively cooled container technology has been on large scale commercial demonstration for cold chain applications (CRRC). His work has been recognised by the ESIE Outstanding Achievement Award and medal (2022), the IChemE Clean Energy Medal (2021); the election to Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering (2020); the IChemE Global Awards in three categories of Energy, Research Project and Outstanding Achievement (2019); and Energy & Environment Award and Technology and Innovation Grand Prix Award (‘The Engineer’, 2011). 

Topic: Multi-Vector Energy Storage for Carbon Neutrality

Abstrac:This talk will first use data to illustrate the needs for multi-vector energy storage in net-zero energy transition around middle of this century. Current technology development status, installations, and projection for 2050 energy storage market will then be discussed. The talk will highlight the needs for short, medium and long duration energy storage under renewable energy dominant net-zero 2050 with medium and long duration storage taking the lion’s share in storage capacity.