Drivers of electric vehicles could save an average of £110 a year – and cut their carbon footprint by 20% – by using “smart charging”… Read More »Smart Charging Can Save Electric Vehicle Drivers £110 A Year – And Cut Carbon Footprint By 20%
Swansea University has been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of its Materials Science and Engineering research that is leading a revolution in renewable… Read More »Swansea University awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize for revolutionary renewable energy technologies
Researchers have used science to unlock the secrets of art history. Swansea University teamed up with the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery to discover more about… Read More »Using Science to Reveal the Mysteries of Art
At the Coed Darcy development in Swansea, Coastal Housing Group is bringing the Active Building design principle together with steel-framed modular construction for the first time. The result is two… Read More »New Low Carbon Modular Development at Coed Darcy
Ten years ago this month, we brought together academic and industry partners with expertise in printed photovoltaics, electrical storage, thermal storage and industrial coatings; they… Read More »Celebrating 10 Years of Energy Technology Development
Dr Cécile Charbonneau is the lead researcher of our Photovoltaic Nanomaterials Team. Cécile has been with the SPECIFIC team since the outset and her passion… Read More »Staff Profile: Meet Cécile
We are thrilled to announce that the Active Office has been ‘highly commended’ in its category, ‘Climate Resilience Project of the Year,’ at the British… Read More »Highly Commended at the British Construction Industry Awards
The ‘Active Buildings Toolkit’ has been developed by Design Manager, Joanna Clarke, to share the principles and learnings from the Active Buildings, with the aim of encouraging others to adopt or improve on them and to support wider uptake of low carbon building design.
A £6 million award will drive next-generation solar technology into new applications. We’ve teamed up with Imperial College London and Oxford University for a new… Read More »£6 million award to drive next-generation solar technology into new applications
Professor Trystan Watson has won a student-nominated award for excellence in teaching and learning. The Excellence in Learning and Teaching Awards are celebrated annually to members of staff who… Read More »Prof Trystan Watson wins teaching excellence award