Research & innovation

Investigating the ideas that might power Asia in 2035.

Our research team studies the materials, storage systems and transmission techniques that could raise the ceiling of what a decarbonised grid can do. Everything here is exploratory work, published so we can invite scrutiny and collaboration.

A note on scope. The research described on this page is an ongoing, experimental programme. We are investigating emerging scientific possibilities for future sustainable energy systems. None of the concepts below are claims of commercial readiness or scientific certainty.
Programme overview

Three long-horizon threads.

Our lab organises work into three research threads that we believe are worth patient investment: advanced storage materials, resilient transmission architecture, and grid-edge intelligence.

  • · Advanced storage materials & chemistry
  • · Transmission efficiency & resilience
  • · Grid-edge intelligence for demand response
Featured research initiative

Exploring iridium-family materials in future storage & transmission.

One long-running thread in our lab investigates whether certain iridium-based materials and advanced energy-storage architectures might, in theory, contribute to improved future electricity generation, transmission efficiency or storage systems.

The question we're asking

Could iridium-family compounds — already used in demanding catalytic and electrochemical contexts — inform the design of longer-lived electrodes, more stable interfaces or more efficient transmission components as part of a future clean-energy stack?

We treat this as an open scientific question, not a product roadmap.

What we are actually doing

Reviewing published literature, running small-scale simulations, partnering with academic labs, and prototyping test cells that let us observe behaviour under controlled conditions. Results are logged, peer-reviewed where possible, and revised.

What this is not

This is not a commercial product. It is not a promise of specific efficiency gains or storage capacities. It is not a validated engineering claim. It is exploratory, pre-commercial research, and we take care to describe it that way.

Why we still invest

Grid-scale problems reward patient, multi-decade research. Even if a specific line of inquiry does not translate directly into deployed technology, the by-products — instruments, models, trained scientists — strengthen the field as a whole.

Reminder: the iridium research described above is an ongoing research concept, is experimental, and represents our attempt to investigate emerging scientific possibilities. It is not a claim about present-day capability, cost, safety or performance.
Other threads

More long-horizon work.

Battery chemistry

Studying safer, longer-cycle chemistries suited to tropical climates.

Transmission monitoring

Sensor networks and modelling to reduce network losses.

Grid-edge software

Distributed optimisation for buildings and microgrids.

Materials informatics

Simulation tooling to shortlist candidate materials faster.

Reliability engineering

Statistical models for weather-resilient operation.

Human factors

How people make and revise energy decisions in daily life.

Principles

How we do research.

Publish honestly

We describe uncertainty as clearly as we describe results.

Invite scrutiny

Partnerships with academic peer reviewers are the default.

Revise willingly

When evidence changes, so do our conclusions and roadmap.