Researchers from SPECIFIC and COATED M2A programme at Swansea University have collaborated with the University of Bath to make a groundbreaking advancement in thermal storage research, developing a new efficient material that is easily scalable and can be sized and shaped to fit multiple applications.
SPECIFIC has secured funding from the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), which will be co-funded by the Welsh Government. The two-year agreement… Read More »SPECIFIC secures funding to continue after EU funding ends
SPECIFIC researchers have established a low-cost and scalable carbon ink formulation capable of unlocking, for the first time, the potential for perovskite solar cells to… Read More »SPECIFIC Researchers Develop World’s First Completely Roll-to-roll Printable Perovskite Solar Cell
SPECIFIC recently had the pleasure of hosting the Energy Warriors conference. Over 50 students from three different schools visited the Swansea University Bay Campus to… Read More »Energy Warriors: The Next Generation of Renewable Energy Scientists
Congratulations to Dr Sarah-Jane Potts MIMMM, winner of the Robert Perrin Outreach Award from the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3). The Robert Perrin… Read More »Robert Perrin Outreach Award Winner
Congratulations to Dr Jenny Baker on winning a £1.2 million EPSRC research grant. The TReFCo project (Thermal Recovery of Functional Coatings) will investigate thermal recycling… Read More »New Research Project Takes Steps Towards a Circular Economy
The awards from the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers are the only industry awards that focus on actual, measured performance outcomes, and not just… Read More »Active Office Highly Commended in Project of the Year at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards
Thermoelectrics can play an important role in our future green energy mix. At present, huge amounts of heat are produced as the by-product of industry.… Read More »Three Reasons To Get Excited About Printed Thermoelectrics
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 Technology
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