Publications for John Barton
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Journal Articles
Barton, JP, Brenton, M, Ashton, E, Wilson, J, Strickland, D (2025)
A Titanium Manganese Redox Flow Battery-Electrolyser with Lead-Dioxide Positive Electrode,
IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, 1331(1), p.012004, ISSN: 1757-8981. DOI:
10.1088/1757-899x/1331/1/012004.
Ashton, E, Brenton, M, Wilson, J,
Barton, J, Wilson, R, Strickland, D, Kondrat, S, Clement, N, Wertz, J, zhang, J (2025)
Evaluation of the catalytic effect of metal additives on the performance of a combined battery and electrolyzer system,
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 8(2), pp.1112-1125, DOI:
10.1021/acsaem.4c02648.
Hutty, T, Hammond, J, Roberts, D,
Barton, J, Wilson, J, Strickland, D, Brown, S (2024)
Lead-acid battolysers for hydrogen cooking: A comparison with electric cooking for sub-Saharan Africa,
Energy for Sustainable Development: the journal of the international energy initiative, 81, 101491, ISSN: 0973-0826. DOI:
10.1016/j.esd.2024.101491.
Jenkins, B, Squires, D,
Barton, J, Strickland, D, Wijayantha, KGU, Carroll, J, Wilson, J, Brenton, M, Thomson, M (2022)
Techno-Economic Analysis of Low Carbon Hydrogen Production from Offshore Wind Using Battolyser Technology,
Energies, 15(16), pp.5796-5796, DOI:
10.3390/en15165796.
Few, S,
Barton, J, Sandwell, P, Mori, R, Kulkarni, P, Thomson, M, Nelson, J, Candelise, C (2021)
Electricity demand in populations gaining access: Impact of rurality and climatic conditions, and implications for microgrid design,
Energy for Sustainable Development: the journal of the international energy initiative, 66, pp.151-164, ISSN: 0973-0826. DOI:
10.1016/j.esd.2021.11.008.
Barton, J and Thomson, M (2021)
Solar power and energy storage for decarbonization of land transport in India,
Energies, 14(24), 8277, DOI:
10.3390/en14248277.
Raiker, GA, Subba Reddy, B, Loganathan, U, Agrawal, S, Thakur, AS, Ashwin, K,
Barton, JP, Thomson, M (2020)
Energy Disaggregation Using Energy Demand Model and IoT-Based Control,
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 57(2), pp.1746-1754, ISSN: 0093-9994. DOI:
10.1109/TIA.2020.3047016.
Barton, JP, Gammon, RJL, Rahil, A (2020)
Characterisation of a Nickel-iron Battolyser, an Integrated Battery and Electrolyser,
Frontiers in Energy Research, 8, 509052, DOI:
10.3389/fenrg.2020.509052.
Barton, J, Davies, L, Dooley, B, Foxon, TJ, Galloway, S, Hammond, GP, O'Grady, A, Robertson, EM, Thomson, M (2018)
Transition pathways for a UK low carbon electricity system: comparing scenarios and technology implications,
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, DOI:
10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.007.
Robertson, EM, O'Grady, A,
Barton, J, Galloway, S, Emmanuel-Yusuf, D, Leach, M, Hammond, GP, Thomson, M, Foxon, TJ (2017)
Reconciling qualitative storylines and quantitative descriptions: an iterative approach,
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 118, pp.293-306, ISSN: 0040-1625. DOI:
10.1016/j.techfore.2017.02.030.
McKenna, E,
Barton, J, Thomson, M (2017)
Short-run impact of electricity storage on CO2 emissions in power systems with high penetrations of wind power: a case-study of Ireland,
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, ISSN: 0957-6509. DOI:
10.1177/0957650916671432.
Barton, J, McKenna, E, Thomson, M (2017)
Time-step analysis of the DECC 2050 calculator pathways,
Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy.
Garvey, SD, Eames, PC, Wang, JH, Pimm, AJ, Waterson, M, MacKay, RS, Giulietti, M, Flatley, LC, Thomson, M,
Barton, J, Evans, DJ, Busby, J, Garvey, JE (2015)
On generation-integrated energy storage,
Energy Policy, 86, pp.544-551, ISSN: 0301-4215. DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2015.08.001.
Trutnevyte, E,
Barton, J, O'Grady, A, Emmanuel-Yusuf, D, Pudjianto, D, Robertson, EM (2014)
Linking a storyline with multiple models: a cross-scale study of the UK power system transition,
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 89, pp.26-42, ISSN: 0040-1625. DOI:
10.1016/j.techfore.2014.08.018.
Barton, JP and Watson, SJ (2013)
Analysis of electrical power data for condition monitoring of a small wind turbine,
Iet Renewable Power Generation, 7(4), pp.341-349, ISSN: 1752-1416. DOI:
10.1049/iet-rpg.2012.0326.
Barton, JP and Watson, SJ (2013) Análise de parȃmetros para monitoramento de turbina eólica de pequeno porte,
Eletricidade Moderna, March 2013, pp.154-164.
Barnacle, M, Robertson, E, Galloway, S,
Barton, J, Ault, G (2013)
Modelling generation and infrastructure requirements for transition pathways,
Energy Policy, 52, pp.60-75, ISSN: 0301-4215. DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.031.
Barton, JP and Sontag, ED (2013)
The energy costs of insulators in biochemical networks,
Biophysical Journal, 104(6), pp.1380-1390, ISSN: 0006-3495. DOI:
10.1016/j.bpj.2013.01.056.
Barton, J, Huang, S, Infield, D, Leach, M, Ogunkunle, D, Torriti, J, Thomson, M (2012)
The evolution of electricity demand and the role for demand side participation, in buildings and transport,
Energy Policy, 52, pp.85-102, DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.040.
Barton, J and Gammon, R (2010)
The production of hydrogen fuel from renewable sources and its role in grid operations,
Journal of Power Sources, 195(24), pp.8222-8235, ISSN: 0378-7753. DOI:
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.12.100.
Staffell, I, Baker, P,
Barton, JP, Bergman, N, Blanchard, RE, Brandon, NP, Brett, DJL, Hawkes, A, Infield, DG, Jardine, CN, Kelly, N, Leach, M, Matian, M, Peacock, AD, Sudtharalingham, S, Woodman, B (2010)
UK Microgeneration. Part II: Technology Overviews,
Proceedings of Institute of Civil Engineers, Energy, 163(4), pp.143-165, ISSN: 1751-4223. DOI:
10.1680/ener.2010.163.4.143.
Bergman, N,
Barton, J, Blanchard, R, Brandon, N, Brett, D, Hawkes, A, Jardine, C, Kelly, N, Leach, M, Peacock, A, Staffel, I, Woodman, B (2009)
Maximising energy savings from domestic microgeneration: A cultural and behavioural analysis,
IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 6(19), p.192013, ISSN: 1755-1307. DOI:
10.1088/1755-1307/6/19/192013.
Staffell, I, Baker, P,
Barton, J, Bergman, N, Blanchard, R, Brandon, N, Brett, D, Hawkes, A, Infield, D, Jardine, C, Kelly, N, Leach, M (2009)
Microgeneration from renewable and non-renewable sources,
IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 6(19), p.192014, ISSN: 1755-1307. DOI:
10.1088/1755-1307/6/19/192014.
Bergman, N, Hawkes, A, Brett, DJL, Baker, P,
Barton, JP, Blanchard, RE, Brandon, NP, Infield, D, Jardine, C, Kelly, N, Leach, M, Matian, M, Peacock, AD, Staffell, I, Sudtharalingam, S, Woodman, B (2009)
UK microgeneration. Part 1: policy and behavioural aspects,
Proceedings of Institute of Civil Engineers, Energy, 162(1), pp.23-36, ISSN: 1751-4223. DOI:
10.1680/ener.2009.162.1.23.
Watson, SJ, Infield, DG,
Barton, JP, Wylie, SJ (2007) Modelling of the Performance of a Building-Mounted Ducted Wind Turbine,
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 75, pp.012001 (1-10).
Barton, JP and Infield, DG (2006)
A probabilistic method for calculating the usefulness of a store with finite energy capacity for smoothing electricity generation from wind and solar power,
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, 162(2), pp.943-948, ISSN: 0378-7753. DOI:
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2005.07.006.
Barton, JP and Infield, DG (2004)
Energy storage and its use with intermittent renewable energy,
IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 19(2), pp.441-448, ISSN: 0885-8969. DOI:
10.1109/TEC.2003.822305.
Barton, JP, Sievers, WL, Rogers, AH (2001)
Lessons from Pantex Cf-252 wide angle beam characterization,
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 16(2-6), pp.215-225, ISSN: 1058-9759. DOI:
10.1080/10589750108953077.
Barton, JP (1994)
Neutron radiology-An overview,
Acta Physica Hungarica, 75(1-4), pp.141-148, ISSN: 0231-4428. DOI:
10.1007/BF03156568.
Barton, JP (1994)
Guest editorial,
Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 11(2-3), p.67, ISSN: 1058-9759. DOI:
10.1080/10589759408952818.
Conferences
Chigalu, S, Bliss, M, Telford, C, Matare, D, Brenton, M, Wilson, JG, Ashton, E, Andreev, R, Williams, T,
Barton, J, Strickland, D (2025)
Designing and Integrating a Battery-Electrolyser Energy System for Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. In
, 13th IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Icsmartgrid 2025, pp.706-710, DOI:
10.1109/ICSMARTGRID66138.2025.11071763.
Barton, J, Brenton, M, Abdullahi, A, Wilson, J, Ashton, E, Isherwood, P, Strickland, D, Thomson, M, Wijayantha, U (2023)
Investigation of different acidic battolyser conditions for energy storage and hydrogen production. In
2023 58th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC); 2023 58th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), pp.1-6, DOI:
10.1109/upec57427.2023.10294380.
Brenton, M,
Barton, J, Strickland, D, Wilson, J, Wijayantha-Kahagala, U (2022)
Lead-acid battolyser concept. In
, IET Conference Proceedings, pp.64-70, DOI:
10.1049/icp.2022.1018.
Mbewe, C, Blanchard, R, Claudio, G, Bliss, M, Monk, N,
Barton, J (2022)
Promoting battery testing in developing countries through development of a low-cost battery test system. In
2021 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC); 2021 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC), Virtual,ISBN: 9781665449250. DOI:
10.1109/IHTC53077.2021.9698932.
Barton, J, Bliss, M, Little, M, Mbewe, C, Monk, N, Palmer, D, Blanchard, R (2022)
A portable power station for humanitarian contexts. In
2021 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC); 2021 IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC), Virtual,ISBN: 9781665449250. DOI:
10.1109/IHTC53077.2021.9698942.
Barton, J, Thomson, M, Sandwell, P, Mellor, A (2020)
A domestic demand model for India. In Ramadesigan, SSV (ed)
6th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER 2017); Advances in Energy Research, Mumbai, India, pp.743-753, ISBN: 9789811526657. DOI:
10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_70.
Raiker, GA, Reddy, BS, Umanand, L, Agrawal, S, Thakur, AS, Ashwin, K,
Barton, JP, Thomson, M (2020)
Internet of Things based Demand Side Energy Management System using Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring. In
, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics Smart Grid and Renewable Energy Pesgre 2020. DOI:
10.1109/PESGRE45664.2020.9070739.
Craft, AE and
Barton, JP (2017)
Applications of Neutron Radiography for the Nuclear Power Industry. In
, Physics Procedia, pp.73-80, DOI:
10.1016/j.phpro.2017.06.009.
Blakeley, E, Darnell, B,
Barton, JP, Watson, SJ (2016)
Sustainable design and operation for renewable energy- A PV case study. In
, Iet Conference Publications. DOI:
10.1049/cp.2016.0524.
Barton, J and Thomson, M (2015)
High-temporal-resolution analysis of UK power system used to determine the optimal amount and mix of energy storage technologies [2015 Powerpoint]. In
UK Energy Storage, University of Birmingham.
Barton, JP and Rogers, JD (2015)
Selective Energy Neutron Radiographic Imaging Origins and Lessons for Low Cost Systems. In
, Physics Procedia, pp.198-201, DOI:
10.1016/j.phpro.2015.07.028.
Barton, JP and Rogers, JD (2015)
Wave Effect Neutron Radiographic Imaging Origins in WCNR and Prospects for Low Cost Systems. In
, Physics Procedia, pp.388-391, DOI:
10.1016/j.phpro.2015.07.054.
Barton, J and Watson, S (2012) Analysis of electrical power data for condition monitoring of a small wind turbine. In
, European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012 Ewec 2012, pp.1038-1043.
Barton, JP and Watson, SJ (2012)
Analysis of Electrical Power Data for Condition Monitoring of a Small Wind Turbine. In
European Wind Energy Association Annual Event, Copenhagen, pp.1-8.
Thomson, M, Richardson, I,
Barton, JP, Infield, DG (2009)
Distributed Automatic Voltage Control (DAVC). In
CIRED 2009, 20th International Conference on Electricity Distribution, Prague,ISBN: 978-1-84919126-5.
Staffell, I, Baker, P,
Barton, JP, Bergman, N, Blanchard, RE, Brandon, N, Brett, D, Hawkes, A, Infield, D, Jardine, C, Kelly, N, Leach, M (2009) Microgeneration from Renewable and Non-Renewable Sources. In
Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Envrionmental Science, University of Copenhagen, p. 1.
Bergman, N,
Barton, JP, Blanchard, RE, Brandon, N, Brett, D, Hawkes, A, Jardine, C, Kelly, N, Leach, M, Peacock, A, Staffel, I, Woodman, B (2009) Maximising Energy Savings from Domestic Microgeneration: a Cultural and Behavioural Analysis. In
Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, University of Copenhagen, p. 1.
Watson, SJ, Infield, DG,
Barton, JP, Wylie, SJ (2007)
Modelling of the performance of a building-mounted ducted wind turbine. In Hansen, MOL and Hansen, KS (ed)
Conference on the Science of Making Torque from Wind, SCIENCE OF MAKING TORQUE FROM WIND, Tech Univ Denmark, Lyngby, DENMARK. DOI:
10.1088/1742-6596/75/1/012001.
Aten, M,
Barton, JP, Hair, R (2006)
Benefits of an Energy Storage Device for a Wind Farm. In
6th International Worskhop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power and Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Farms, Delft, Netherlands, pp.1-6.
Barton, JP and Infield, DG (2005)
A probabilistic method for calculating the usefulness of a store with finite energy capacity for smoothing electricity generation from wind and solar power. In
, 24th International Power Sources Symposium and Exhibition 2005 Ipss 2005 Power Sources and the Environment, pp.42-61.
Barton, JP and Infield, DG (2005)
Energy Storage and Its Use With Wind Power. In
2005 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, San Fran, California, USA, pp.1934-1938.
Barton, JP (2001)
Filters for thermal neutron radiography. In
, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, pp.95-110, DOI:
10.1080/10589750108953067.
Barton, JP (2001)
Long Be filter compared with Be-Bi filter for dedicated cold neutron radiography beam. In
, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, pp.85-94, DOI:
10.1080/10589750108953066.
Chapters
Walker, G, Devine-Wright, P, Barnett, J, Burningham, K, Cass, N, Devine-Wright, H, Speller, G,
Barton, J, Evans, B, Heath, Y, Infield, D, Parks, J, Theobald, K (2014) Symmetries, expectations, dynamics and contexts: A framework for understanding public engagement with renewable energy projects. In
Renewable Energy and the Public from Nimby to Participation, pp.1-14.
Walker, G, Devine-Wright, P, Barnett, J, Burningham, K, Cass, N, Devine-Wright, H, Speller, G,
Barton, J, Evans, B, Heath, Y, Infield, D, Parks, J, Theobald, K (2013)
Symmetries, expectations, dynamics and contexts: A framework for understanding public engagement with renewable energy projects. In
Renewable Energy and the Public from Nimby to Participation, pp.1-14, DOI:
10.4324/9781849776707.
School/Dept Working Papers
Barton, J, Monk, N, Blanchard, R (2019)
A comparison of batteries for the MECS project.
Barton, J, Monk, N, Blanchard, R (2019)
A comparison of functions and safety features on electric pressure cookers.
Posters
Barton, J, Bliss, M, Monk, N, Palmer, D, Blanchard, R (2021)
PV system design issues for off-grid electric cooking, 3rd Generation PV in the Developing World Conference.
Blanchard, R,
Barton, J, Mbewe, C, Monk, N, Rabut, B (2019)
Design challenges for modernising energy cooking services [Poster], The India-UK Joint Virtual Clean Energy Centre 2nd Annual Conference.
Reports
Sandwell, P, Candelise, C, Solomon, B, Few, S, Wu, B, Blanchard, R,
Barton, J, Milovanovic, J (2022)
The role of mini-grids for electricity access and climate change mitigation in India. DOI:
10.25561/94889.
Barton, J, Emmanuel-Yusuf, D, Hall, S, Johnson, V, Longhurst, N, O'Grady, A, Robertson, EM, Robinson, E, Sherry-Brennan, F (2015)
Distributing power, a transition to a civic energy future: Report of the Realising Transition Pathways Research Consortium ‘Engine Room’, pp.1-55.
Batzelis, E, Rather, ZH, Barton, J, Naidu, BR, Wu, B, Ul Nazir, F, Nduka, OS, He, W, Nsengiyaremye, J, Pawar, B, Palmer, D (Accepted for publication) Solar integration in the UK and India: technical barriers and future directions.
