Overview

Nathan is a postdoctoral researcher based at UCC. His research focusses on assessing the economic and environmental impact of decarbonising the road haulage, aviation, and shipping sectors using electricity and electrofuels. He is currently working as part of the ShipFuel-IE project team.

Current Activities

As an island nation, finding more sustainable ways to transport both goods and people is strategically important for Ireland. Currently, there is no clear pathway for decarbonisation of maritime activities. The ShipFuel-IE project intends address this by providing a comprehensive overview of the fuels, infrastructure, and propulsion technologies that can be used to reduce emissions from the shipping sector in Ireland.

Background

Nathan holds an MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast. He then joined MaREI in October 2019 and completed his PhD, titled “A technical, economic, and environmental assessment of Power-to-X applications for heavy-duty transport” in 2023. His broader research interests also include in the global energy transition, energy policy, and climate change mitigation.