Following the success at Constructing Excellence Wales 2017, where the Active Classroom won the ‘Innovation Award’, the classroom has been shortlisted for further recognition at the Building Awards 2017.
The UK Government has unveiled plans to give homes and businesses more control over their energy use by supporting innovation in battery storage technology. It is predicted that consumers could save £17bn to £40bn by 2050.
The ‘Active Classroom’ built by Swansea University’s SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC), has won the Innovation Award in The Construction Excellence Wales awards which celebrate the best of the construction industry in Wales.
The application is the first step in delivering a significant City Deal project in Neath Port Talbot as well as an opportunity to showcase innovative renewable technologies in the home.
Researchers at SPECIFIC have removed the need for a controlled atmosphere during fabrication of perovskite solar cells. This will make them easier to manufacture at scale, bringing the technology closer to commercial viability.