Dr Princewill Ikpeka
Lecturer in Global Challenges (Global Innovation)
Gaskell 113
- Email: princewill.ikpeka@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266985
- Transdisciplinary Studies in Global Change
- Arts and Humanities
- College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences
Summary
Princewill's vision is to develop systems and technologies aimed at transitioning hydrocarbon assets into low-cost hydrogen producers. He is a Lecturer at Brunel University and leads the global innovation pathway for the Global Challenges and Transdisciplinary Studies at the University. His academic qualifications include a PhD in Chemical Engineering, an MSc in Petroleum Engineering, and over a decade of professional experience in the Oil and Gas sector.
His work focuses on energy transition and decarbonization, the development of sustainable technologies for fossil fuel extraction, and energy economics. He is actively involved in interdisciplinary studies addressing climate change and advancing low-carbon energy solutions.
Qualifications
- PhD, Chemical Engineering - Teesside University
- MSc, Petroleum Engineering and Project Development - Institute of Petroleum Studies, UNIPORT/IFP School, France
- BEng, Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology Owerri.
Responsibility
Global Innovation Pathway Lead
Newest selected publications
Okere, CJ., Sheng, JJ. and Ikpeka, PM. (2024) 'Comparative Numerical Study on the Optimization of Double-Simultaneous Gas Injection Techniques for Enhanced Hydrogen Production from Depleted Light Oil Reservoirs'. Energy and Fuels, 38 (17). pp. 16358 - 16370. ISSN: 0887-0624
Ikpeka, P., Alozieuwa, E., Duru, UI. and Ugwu, J. (2024) 'A parametric study on in-situ hydrogen production from hydrocarbon reservoirs – Effect of reservoir and well properties'. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 80. pp. 733 - 742. ISSN: 0360-3199
Okere, CJ., Sheng, JJ. and Ikpeka, PM. (2024) 'Maximizing Hydrogen Yield: Pioneering Gas Injection for Enhanced Light Oil Reservoir Utilization'.SPE Western Regional Meeting. Palo Alto, California, USA. 9 - 18 April. SPE. pp. SPE-218930-MS - SPE-218930-MS. ISSN: 2693-7115
Ikpeka, P., Ugwu, J., Pillai, G. and Russell, P. (2023) 'In-situ Hydrogen Production from hydrocarbon reservoirs – parametric study'.84th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition. Vienna, Austria. 5 - 8 June. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. pp. 1369 - 1373.
Ikpeka, PM. and Ugwu, JO. (2023) 'In situ hydrogen production from hydrocarbon reservoirs - modelling study'. RSC Advances, 13 (18). pp. 12100 - 12113. ISSN: 2046-2069