Stephen R Allen
MEng (Hons)Department:
Mechanical EngineeringJob title:
Research Officer and PhD candidate, 'Micro-generation for UK households: Thermodynamic and related analyses'Research interests:
I am part of a research team at the University of Bath carrying out technology assessments of small-scale energy supply technologies, such as micro-wind turbines, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic and combined heat & power (CHP) systems. This work forms part of the SUPERGEN (Sustainable Power Generation and Supply) consortium research on 'Highly Distributed Power Systems'. SUPERGEN is a multidisciplinary initiative, managed and led by the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), in partnership with BBSRC, ESRC, NERC and the Carbon Trust.You can view my ResearcherID webpage here. (ResearcherID is an online research community that assigns each author a unique index to enable accurate author identification for publications.)
Academic publications:
- Allen, S.R., G.P. Hammond, H. Harajli, C.I. Jones, M.C. McManus and A.B. Winnett, 2008. 'Integrated appraisal of micro-generators: methods and applications', Proc. Instn Civil Engrs: Energy, 161 (2): 73-86. [DOI:10.1680/ener.2008.161.2.73] - a revised and extended version of a paper originally presented at the ‘1st International Conference on Micro-Cogeneration Technologies and Applications’ (Micro-Cogen 2008). Ottawa, Canada, 29 April - 1 May 2008, Paper MG2008-SG-005, 8pp.
- Allen, S.R., G.P. Hammond and M.C. McManus, 2008. 'Energy analysis and environmental life cycle assessment of a micro-wind turbine', Proc. Instn Mech. Engrs Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 222 (7): 669-684. [DOI:10.1243/09576509JPE538]
- Allen, S.R., G.P. Hammond and M.C. McManus, 2008. ‘Prospects for and barriers to domestic micro-generation: a United Kingdom perspective’, Applied Energy, 85 (6): 528-544. [DOI:10.1016/j.apenergy.2007.09.006] - a revised and extended version of a paper originally presented at the ‘3rd International Green Energy Conference’ (IGEC-III). Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden, 18-20 June 2007, pp. 1284-1295.
Other published articles:
During 2007-08 I authored/co-authored a column for two local, monthly publications: The Bath and Bristol Magazines. A selection of articles are listed below, some of which are available online through the weblinks included. For topics whose content differs significantly between Bath and Bristol, both are available.- Allen, S.R. and D. Glendinning, 2008. 'Grow Your Green Business', The Bath Magazine, June, p.62. Available online here. Bristol version contains different local-resource information, available here.
- Allen, S.R., 2008. 'Reusing Resources', The Bath Magazine, March, p.56. Available online here. Bristol version covers different local initiatives, available here.
- Allen, S.R., 2008. 'Buying Power (Greener Electricity Tariffs)', The Bath Magazine, February, p.55. Versions similar, available online here
- Allen, S.R., 2008. 'Peak Oil & Transition Cities', The Bath Magazine, January, p.36.
- Allen, S.R., 2007. 'How to have a Greener Christmas', The Bath Magazine, December, p.62.
- Allen, S.R., 2007. 'Greener Heating for Your Home', The Bath Magazine, November, p.92. Versions similar, available online here
- Allen, S.R. and D. Glendinning, 2007. 'Food for Free', The Bath Magazine, October, p.80.
- Allen, S.R. and D. Glendinning, 2007. 'Top tips for a Greener Lifestyle', The Bath Magazine, September, p.12.