Learning From History
PhD scholars and researchers will study past energy transitions to support sustainability today
A £635,000 grant for a six-year project to learn lessons from past maritime energy transitions has been awarded to the Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures at the University of Portsmouth.
The funding from Lloyd's Register Foundation builds on the Centre’s research into coastal communities and the international networks developed by the project team of Dr Melanie Bassett, Dr Rudolph Ng, Dr Karl Bell, Professor Brad Beaven, and Dr Guy Collender.
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From steam to green: Lloyd's Register Foundation funds maritime energy transition research to understand impact on coastal communities
The project: Sail to Steam, Carbon to Green: Empowering Port Communities in the Global South
Left to right: Dr Melanie Bassett, Dr Rudolph Ng, Professor Brad Beaven and Dr Karl Bell
Four PhD students and post-doctoral researchers will be recruited as part of the project. They will research how coastal communities in the Global South were impacted by energy transitions from sail to steam in the 19th century, and how the move from fossil fuels to carbon-neutral shipping will impact the same communities today and in the future. The first three-year phase of the project will focus on Macau in China and Callao in Peru.
