SPECIFIC

Enabling #ActiveBuildings through innovative solar research and integration

Led by @SwanseaUni & funded by @WelshGovernment and @EPSRC

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⚠SPECIFIC has a new website address ⚠

➡https://t.co/c2IYJpqtbm

👀Check it out for all our latest news - and remember to update your bookmarks!

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Dave, it's been an honour 🥂

Last week we said farewell to the trailblazing Prof Dave Worsley, who has been an invaluable mentor to many at Swansea University.

A huge thank you for all your contributions Dave, we're looking forward to hearing about what you get up to next!

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#ActiveBuildings architect @joanna_r_morgan is leading a project with @WernickGroup to understand the life cycle carbon emissions of modular buildings.

Funded by @EPSRC 'Switch to Net Zero Buildings' PBIAA, it will support Wernick's #NetZero by 2040 goal
https://t.co/EdUabr73ok

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An air quality monitor that can run on #SolarEnergy from indoor light has been invented by a @SUSciEng spin-out co-founded by @MattCarnie & @Zaid_Haymoor

The research that led to the new product was part of @atip_pg, a programme to advance next-gen PV

https://t.co/hJqc7cN5bX

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@atip_pg aim to deliver next gen organic and #perovskite #photovoltaics in integrated applications with clear technological need bears fruit with commercialisation of self-charging CO2 air monitor 👇
https://t.co/FyI6Dd0ZZ9 @info_specific

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A new @RoySocChem paper presents a new approach to making NASICON films that drastically reduces manufacturing times, using a sol-gel and near-infrared ultrafast sintering at high temperatures.

📎 https://t.co/5KaVoJ8i7I

👏Rafael Martí Valls, Anne Sawhney, Celina Dlofo et al.

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Follow Switch Net Zero Wales on LinkedIn for more content on #NetZeroBuildings ➡ https://t.co/4Jgts0Hqxx

Switch is a collaborative network accelerating Wales' transition to a #NetZero future, including through advancing technologies for Net Zero Buildings 🏘♻

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The Swansea Science Festival returns this weekend!

Find @JonElvins at the free exhibition hall to feel for youself how #ThermalStorage beads can generate heat from your own breath ♨

👉 https://t.co/PvY9iu9tQ2

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🌟 Unlock the future of energy with our online course “Materials for Energy”! Discover the critical role of materials in energy production, storage, and usage.🔋
⛓️https://t.co/iLjAgZqAoQ
#EnergyMaterials #UKSPF #OnlineLearning #NPTBusiness

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New paper on organic #SolarCells from @SatishIISc and his group ☀

OSCs are a promising next-gen solar solution. This paper offers guidelines for selecting 3rd components to design high-performance, ternary blend organic solar cells.

Read it here: https://t.co/ic3QYBHRKp

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📢 Impact call: The SWITCH to #NetZeroBuildings 📢

The PBIAA is funding projects of up to £100k to accelerate impact in the Swansea Bay City Region.

Open to @SwanseaUni, @cardiffuni & @UniSouthWales

Deadline: 8 Nov
https://t.co/JDoG6BNKQ4

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We recently chatted to @MSunikkaBlank, Prof at @arch_cambridge and member of TEA@SUNRISE leadership group, about the importance of including women's perspectives to ensure an inclusive #EnergyTransition

📽 Watch the interview below👇
https://t.co/uKtc6d6YrP

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The Discover Engineering Festival gave 200 Welsh pupils the chance to become Materials Engineers for the day 👩‍🔬👷‍♂️

Several SPECIFIC staff got involved, helping the pupils explore how materials can tackle global #sustainability challenges

#ThisIsMaterials #MaterialsEngineering

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The @britishlibrary has installed 950 of @NakedEnergyLtd's solar collectors, which are expected to reduce the building's CO2 emissions by 55 tonnes!

Congratulations are in order once again for @NakedEnergyLtd 👏

https://t.co/Pnma7FcpJI

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200 Welsh pupils recently became materials engineers for the day at @SUSciEng's Discover Engineering Festival 👩‍🔬👷‍♂️

Several SPECIFIC staff got involved, helping the pupils explore how materials can tackle global sustainability challenges ⬇
https://t.co/fOmUBoHtsy

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Great to welcome Prof Emeka Oguzie last week and show off our #ActiveOffice including @BIPVCO solar roof and @NakedEnergyLtd PVT tubes

Watch this space for future #SolarPV collaborations with Federal University of Technology Owerri👀

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Last week we were delighted to welcome Prof Emeka Oguzie from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri to @SUSciEng for a tour of campus.

Looking forward to working together on transforming #EnergyAccess as part of TEA@SUNRISE 🇳🇬🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Just 2 days left to register for the @RoySocChem Burlington Consensus ⚠

Catch @DrRhysCharles discussing sustainable engineering in Zambia, e-waste, and establishing a #CircularEconomy for #SolarEnergy

Register here: https://t.co/3WssvHPgPZ

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Join @mldavies04 this Friday for his @Aeseda_PSU
webinar on sustainable, printable #PV, highlighting its potential to transform #EnergyAccess.

⏰20th Sep, 5-6pm BST
🔗More info: https://t.co/xtYSeTt5zg

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Two days left to register for the first @SWITCHWales event at Swansea University ⚠

Find out about upcoming public funding for businesses in SW Wales working on #NetZero activity ♻

Register here: https://t.co/RkW8ZsxmVS

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Introducing the TEA@SUNRISE network 🌍

Featuring academic and industrial members from across 10 countries

Explore our interactive map to find out more about them: https://t.co/yKJU1dk6F1

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Researchers unveil scalable #graphene technology to revolutionise #battery safety and performance.
🔋⚡️♻️

➡️https://t.co/3ehCJIfmgd