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Research interests
Research Interests include:
- Life Cycle Assessment of novel sustainable processes and products
- Systems and economic analysis of emerging sustainable technologies
- Scale up and integration of novel sustainable technologies into industrial practice
- Anaerobic digestion, biogas and biomethane production
- Fermentation of carbon gases and hydrogen to products such as e-methane
Teaching interests
Lecturing experience at Degree and Master level in topics including:
- Sustainability
- Solid Waste Management
- Biogas Upgrading
- Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage
- Economics of sustainable technologies (e.g. hydrogen)
- Contaminated Land Management
- Disaster Management
Supervision
Regular supervision of MSc Dissertations, usually in the area of systems and economic analysis of sustainable technologies.
PhD supervision experience both as Director of Studies (1 ongoing) and Supervisor (5 completed, 2 ongoing).
Skills
Multi-disciplinary researcher with a grounding in Physical Geography. I enjoy the process of breaking down and understanding complex relationships within and between natural and industrial processes, and find this ability to break down complex problems applicable across the work environment. Skills include:
- Mass and Energy Balance of Emerging processes
- Life Cycle Assessment (SimaPro)
- Project Management / Organisational Skills including budget management
- Writing of Technical and Non Technical Reports
- Bid / Proposal Writing
- Presentation / Pubic Speaking
- Entrepreneurship
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Hydrogen And Methane as Fuel Vectors, and a Critical Analysis of their Future Development in the UK
Award Date: 1 May 2013
Physical Geography, BSc (Hons), Aberystwyth University
Award Date: 1 Jul 1995
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Projects
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Pressure-regulated mixed-culture methanation: A Power-to-Methane (PtM) system designed to dynamically accommodate fluctuating renewable hydrogen generation
Savvas, S., Gangappa, R., Johnson, M., Patterson, T. & Esteves, S. R., 1 Sept 2025, In: Applied Energy. 393, 15 p., 126056.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biotechnologies as catalysts for driving net zero
Esteves, S. R., Savvas, S., Gangappa, R., Burns, C., Goncalves De Oliveira, A. P., Henley, A., Donnelly, J., Darke, M., Bendikova, V., Johnson, M., Sathiyanarayanan, G., Patterson, T., Redhead, S. & Reed, J., 23 Apr 2024, Urban Innovation - Civic Partners in Net Zero: Innovative approaches to universities working with their places to achieve net zero targets. Hinfelaar, M. & de Graaf, K. (eds.). Key Cities Innovation Network, Vol. 1. p. 97-127 20 p. (Urban Innovation; no. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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COMPARTMENTED REACTION VESSEL, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A SUBSTRATE TO A PRODUCT
Esteves, S. R. (Inventor), Patterson, T. (Inventor) & Savvas, S. (Inventor), 6 Sept 2024, IPC No. C12M 1/107 (2006.01); C02F 11/04 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/04 (2006.01); C12P 5/02 (2006.01), European Patent Office, Patent No. W02024180170, 29 Feb 2024, Priority date 1 Mar 2023, Priority No. GR2020100173 2030301; GB20230003326 20230307Research output: Patent
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GC-IMS ability to analyse target and non-target compounds of relevance to anaerobic digestion and biorefineries
De Oliveira, A. P. G., Henley, A., Iannetelli, A., Patterson, T., Reed, J. & Esteves, S., 2 Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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The Tubular Baffled Reactor and its Potential for the Biological Methanation of Carbon Dioxide
Savvas, S., Gangappa, R., Ni, X.-W., Davies, W., Barton, W., Thomason, M., Patterson, T. & Esteves, S. R., 1 Oct 2024, In: Renewable Energy. 232, 6 p., 121053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Life Cycle Analysis of Biomass Derived Hydrogen and Methane as Fuel Vectors, and a Critical Analysis of their Future Development in the UK
Patterson, T. (Author), Esteves, S. R. (Supervisor), Dinsdale, R. (Supervisor) & Guwy, A. (Supervisor), May 2013Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Prizes
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2nd Prize poster Award
Darke, Michael (Recipient), Donnelly, Joanne (Recipient), Henley, Adam (Recipient), Savvas, Savvas (Recipient), Kumi, Philemon (Recipient), Goncalves De Oliveira, Angela Patricia (Recipient), Patterson, Tim (Recipient), Reed, James (Recipient), Chong, Zyh (Recipient), Wilson, V (Recipient), Matthews, Richard (Recipient), Vergara, L (Recipient) & Esteves, Sandra (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)