Jacobs Clean Energy Limited

Our SMART grant partnership combines Severn Estuary Tidal Bar (SETB) Ltd (who are promoting the economic case for tidal range projects in the Severn Estuary), Jacobs (who have researched and acquired a concept Very Low Head Turbine (VLHT) and developed a Design Philosophy for commercial scale development), the UK Tidal Range Alliance (who coordinate devel...

Our approach integrates state-of-the-art technology, combined with partners who have long-standing practical experience of nuclear waste sorting and segregation. We will utilise this experience combining cutting-edge artificial intelligence, robotics and data science, drawn from space, defence, medical and industrial technologies, to provide a modular, st...

The need for social distancing to reduce the potential spread of COVID19 will continue. This is a problem in the workplace, particularly operational and construction sites where the workforce is large and the site is compact, but could extend to agriculture, schools and beyond any workplace where social distancing is difficult. Jacobs and PA Consulting ar...

The project’s goal is to investigate and develop innovative approaches to nuclear power station design that will enable the development of a new type of nuclear power station that can provide electricity at rates competitive with other technologies such as renewables and Gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The project focusses on incorporating the ...

Structurally-critical components operating at high temperatures and in high pressure gaseous environments can display cracking behaviours that are not replicated using conventional mechanical testing methods which simulate the temperature but not the gas environment. Such behaviour appears to have been observed in both UK nuclear power stations and indust...

The detection, monitoring and control of gaseous species within the energy sector and specifically the nuclear industry is critical for safety, environmental control and efficiency savings. Hazardous materials and systems require gases to be sampled, identified and quantified regularly to allow plant process to continue safely and efficiently. Often the m...

Our aim is to develop a modular integrated platform that will combine state-of-the-art technology with tried and tested decommissioning ‘know-how’. We will use experience from the conventional decommissioning sectors, combined with cutting-edge space, defence, medical and industrial technologies, to produce a streamlined, safety orientated solution. The p...

Our aim is to develop a modular integrated platform that will combine state-of-the-art technology with tried and tested decommissioning ‘know-how’. We will use experience from the conventional decommissioning sectors, combined with cutting-edge space, defence, medical and industrial technologies, to produce a streamlined, safety orientated solution. The p...

The characterisation and monitoring of nuclear waste and the storage facilities (tanks, silos etc) in which they housed is critical both for the industry and wider society. Currently this process is conducted by visual inspections which is both costly and potentially hazardous to the engineer. This project proposes to develop a new remote sensing techniqu...

A new methodology for assessing residual stresses using non-contact thermography is proposed. Residual stresses are stresses that are hidden in structures usually developed during manufacturing. The addition of the residual and service stresses can bring the material close to failure. The purpose of the research is to identify the residual stresses at wel...