Dr John Barton, Director
John has recently been carrying out PhD research at CREST on the operation of energy storage with intermittent renewable energy sources. He has developed a novel modeling technique to calculate the effects of wind and solar power variations on electricity generation in stand-alone systems and in weak grids. It is applicable to all types of storage across all time-scales. He also assisted in the technical support of the HARI project. John is a part-time Research Associate at CREST, Loughborough University.
Before that, he gained an MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technology at CREST having left Rolls-Royce where he had previously worked for 14 years. At Rolls Royce, he invented and developed a new fan hub sealing strip, now in service in the Trent 500 aircraft engine (Patent application: 9915637.4), while working as a Design Engineer. He also project managed the design and manufacturing process, performed finite element stress analysis, 3-D modeling and signed off manufacturing concessions. John also has a BA (Hons.) and MA in Mechanical Engineering from Jesus College, Cambridge University, UK and has worked as a volunteer in development projects in West Africa and India.
Before that, he gained an MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technology at CREST having left Rolls-Royce where he had previously worked for 14 years. At Rolls Royce, he invented and developed a new fan hub sealing strip, now in service in the Trent 500 aircraft engine (Patent application: 9915637.4), while working as a Design Engineer. He also project managed the design and manufacturing process, performed finite element stress analysis, 3-D modeling and signed off manufacturing concessions. John also has a BA (Hons.) and MA in Mechanical Engineering from Jesus College, Cambridge University, UK and has worked as a volunteer in development projects in West Africa and India.
