News - 2022
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Doctoral researcher receives Faculty for the Future Fellowship Award
Doctoral researcher Joyce Chivunga from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) is one of 37 new Faculty for the Future Fellows, awarded by the Schlumberger Foundation.
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CREST collaboration with First Solar Inc
CREST is proud of collaborations with its industrial partners. First Solar is the world’s leading company in second generation, thin film photovoltaics.
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BBC Future Planet Article - The floating solar panels that track the Sun
In the search to find space for large solar arrays, many countries are looking to floating systems. Now the Netherlands is taking this one step further, with water-based arrays that follow the Sun.
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Hydrogen in Africa: New research maps out how clean energy can be generated without creating a dirty business
Global leaders at COP27 are discussing how best to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and maintain global warming below 2°C to avoid catastrophic climate change.
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RSC Energy Sector PhD Thesis Award
The Royal Society of Chemistry Energy Sector will award a £500 cash prize for the best PhD thesis awarded in the field of Chemistry for the Energy Sector.
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Advances in Photovoltaics: Tandems & Bifacial PV
In-person @ Institute of Physics, 37 Caledonian Road, N1 9BU, London, 7th December 2022
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6th RSC Energy Sector Early Career Symposium
Early Career Chemists working in or undertaking research in the energy field are invited to attend the 6th Early Career Energy Sector Symposium at The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London, W1J 0BA on Monday 21st November 2022, from 10:00 to 16:00.
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Solar Jobs - Careers in the Solar Sector Beyond Academia
Free Webinar - 2nd November, 13:30 - 15:00 GMT
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Advances in PV Materials Modelling Webinar - Recorded Talks Available to View
The Advances in PV Materials Modelling webinar took place on 10 October 2022, bringing together leading figures in applying techniques such as Density Functional Theory, Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning to PV materials to predict and explain their observed behaviour and characteristics, giving valuable insight into their approaches and techniques.
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Job Opportunity: PRASEG Manager
PRASEG is the cross-party group for UK politicians and senior stakeholders that works to promote renewable and sustainable energy in Parliament and the wider political community.
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The Big Bang Fair 2022
The Big Bang Fair is one of the UK’s biggest Exhibitions of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects for young people.
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Innovative smart meter initiative will enable connection of low-carbon technologies to electricity network
Researchers from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ are developing innovative ways to use smart meter data to help equip the electricity network with low-carbon technologies.
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Decarbonisation of heat: Analysis of the potential of low temperature waste heat in UK industries
Dr Ronald Muhumuza and Professor Philip Eames published an article from the work funded by "DEcarbonisation of Low TemperAture Process Heat Industry".
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Missing piece in solar panel puzzle found, may lead to more efficient technology
Silicon-based solar modules dominate the current market. However, they are expensive and have a high carbon footprint.
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Job Vacancy: Research Associate - Advanced Building Facade Design
Application Closing Date: 24th July 2022
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PVSAT-16 Conference C102 of The Solar Energy Society
The Best Paper Prize is awarded to
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Research Seminar: Future of Thin Film PV: CdTe, Perovskite, and Tandem
A research seminar will be delivered by Dr Gang Xiong, Director of the California Technology Center for First Solar Inc.
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Pawel Nycz elected CEng of IMechE
Pawel Nycz has been elected as a Chartered Engineer and member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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Historic buildings could be protected from rising energy bills by solar panels
Adam Law, PhD student within the EPSRC CDT in New & Sustainable Photovoltaics, is one of the principal authors of the paper published in Energy Science and Engineering.
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Dr Richard Blanchard Guest Editing Sustainability Journal Special Issue on "Renewable Energy for Climate Change Mitigation and Energy System Resilience"
The use of fossil fuels has transformed the way we live and brought about significant human achievement. However, the cost is the environmental catastrophe we face with global warming.
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Techno-economic analysis of an enhanced anaerobic digester in the Andean area of Peru
New paper highlights the possibilities for biogas in mountain regions.
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49th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
5th - 10th June 2022, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia
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Professor Mike Walls appointed Visiting Professor at Colorado State University
Professor Mike Walls has accepted a role as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University. This follows 12 years of collaboration with the Department’s Next Generation Photovoltaics Center.
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2nd Indo UK PV Soiling Workshop
Free Online UKIERI-DST Partnership Development Workshop 24th and 25th January 2022
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8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
26th - 30th September 2022, Milano Convention Centre, Milan, Italy.
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Emerging Inorganic Materials in Thin Film Photovoltaics Faraday Discussion
University of Bath, 4th - 6th July 2022
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16th Photovoltaic Science, Applications and Technology Conference - PVSAT-16
University of Salford, 6th - 8th April 2022.
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New Horizons in Photovoltaic Technologies Using Organic Materials II
Free Webinar, 16th February 2022, 10:00-12:30 GMT
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Advances in Photovoltaics - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
23rd March 2022, Institute of Physics, 37 Caledonian Road, London N1 9BU
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Next Generation Materials for Solar Photovoltaics 2022
19th January 2022, 10:00 - 17:30 GMT, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BA