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Satellite-aided technologies research project secures UKRI interdisciplinary scheme funding
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A project, led by Professor Hongjian Sun in our Department of Engineering, has secured funding from the first round of UK Research and Innovation’s new cross research council responsive mode (CRCRM) scheme.
Durham’s satellite-aided technologies research project has secured funding of approximately £1 million, and is among 36 recipients that will share £32 million from UKRI’s new scheme.
Satellite-aided technologies
The funding will support a project which brings together Durham’s engineering, environmental science and social sciences experts and aims to revolutionise traditional resilience measures in power grids.
The team aim to design an advanced Satellite-aided “Forecast-Flex-Fortify” mechanism that is capable of proactively managing power grids, enabling flexible and social-conscious energy dispatching, and facilitating rapid and effective post-hazard restoration.
Sustainable energy
The ultimate goal of the project is to bring together interdisciplinary cross-council research and thinking to create safer, more equitable and sustainable energy communities in the face of climate change.
The research team includes Professor Hongjian Sun, Director of Research in the Department of Engineering, Professor Bruce Malamud, Executive Director and Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk at Durham, and Professor Simone Abram, Executive Director of Durham Energy Institute.
The new UKRI scheme is designed to stimulate exciting new interdisciplinary research and unlock new research, approaches or methods.
Find out more
- Learn more about Professor Hongjian Sun, Professor Simone Abram and Professor Bruce Malamud.
- Our Department of Engineering is ranked fourth in the UK in the Complete University Guide 2025. Visit our Engineering webpages for more information on our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
- Read the full UKRI announcement.