Team
Together, We Can
Robert Edwards is currently completing his PhD at Imperial College in London. He is fast approaching the end of his work on the generation of usable power from a unique wave energy device. He holds a first class honours degree in Engineering Product Design, and a Masters degree in IT for Product Realisation.
His past experiences include working for Solar-Century Ltd where he played a key role in the development of Solar-Century’s award winning solar thermal/photovoltaic roof tile system, and serving a six-month secondment at the architectural practice of “Green Guru” Bill McDonough in the USA, where he learned the “Cradle to Cradle” design philosophy.
Michael Reid is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), where he is vice-Chairman of the Energy, Environment and Sustainability Group and holds an MBA. He has many years’ experience in new product introduction and value engineering.
He has for some years operated as an independent consultant in the environmental and sustainability industry sectors. His experience comes from having previously worked in the oil and gas, scientific instrument, and domestic appliance industries as well as the many and varied technologies encountered as a consultant. He has also been involved with Intellectual Property issues for many years and has several granted patents. Michael is based in Peterborough and has a large network of contacts with whom he has worked to provide expertise and local manufacturing for prototype products.
Professor Graeme Maidment obtained his first degree in Environmental Engineering at South Bank Polytechnic and subsequently gained his PhD from South Bank University in 1999 for work on the use of thermoeconomics in system optimisation. Prior to this, Prof Maidment was a technical Apprentice at J&E Hall Ltd (an internationally leading refrigeration and air conditioning company) and latterly held positions in design and development. Between 1997 and 1999 Prof Maidment was a lecturer in renewable energy and architecture at Nottingham University, from where he joined London South Bank University as a lecturer and was appointed Chair of Mechanical Engineering in 2005,
At LSBU, Prof. Maidment has co-established the Centre for Sustainable Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Research (SCARR). Prof Maidment’s research covers experimental and modelling work and is focused on energy efficient and more sustainable cooling components and systems. The SCARR Research Centre has around 15 researchers and a current research income of around £2M, with funding from EPSRC, EU, TSB, The Carbon Trust, London Underground and Tesco. Professor Maidment has published over 90 papers in international journals and participated in prestigious conferences. He is three times winner of the Lightfoot medal for best paper on refrigeration and lead the team who won the 2007 Carbon Innovation of Year Award with the Carbon Trust and Daily Telegraph as sponsors.