Developing sustainable renewable energy technologies is vital in the move to decarbonise industry. Renewable energy technologies, including solar, have enormous socio-economic benefits and are significantly better for the… Read More »The Circular Economy and Photovoltaics
Frontline housing workers, homelessness support services and the people they look after, many of whom are vulnerable, are the latest groups to be using hand… Read More »Care Home and Frontline Housing Teams Now Using University-Made Hand Sanitiser
Here, SPECIFIC researcher and one of the paper’s authors, Rahul Patidar, discusses the processes and research that led to the paper being published. A newcomer to the… Read More »New Fabrication Methods Improve Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency
At SPECIFIC, we are often asked: “What differentiates an Active Building from other “green” buildings?” This blog defines what we mean by an Active Building… Read More »Active Versus Passive Buildings
Swansea University has successfully won funding to reduce the time it takes to sanitise ambulances after carrying a suspected Covid-19 positive patient. Students from the… Read More »Funding for Team to Test Speed Clean of Ambulances Carrying Covid-19 Patients
Four sessions have been designed with a Sustainable Engineering theme in order to motivate young people to get involved with designing tomorrow’s solutions. The topics… Read More »Virtual Sustainable Technology Workshops Target Future Engineers
SPECIFIC’s most recent Active Building demonstration is a rail-approved platform waiting shelter. The shelter has been installed at the Solar Heat Energy Demonstrator (SHED) site and is… Read More »Transforming Transport: the UK’s first Active Rail Shelter
A solar tech lab at Swansea University has temporarily switched to producing 5000 litres of hand sanitiser a week, to help the NHS fight the Coronavirus outbreak.
Making solar modules is not like making single solar cells. When working on single cells, the main parameters that should be optimised include the power… Read More »Novel scribing method for carbon perovskite solar modules
SPECIFIC is committed to caring for the health and well-being of our staff and partners. Following guidance from Swansea University / UK Government, and to… Read More »Covid-19 Statement