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Naked Energy Announces £17m Of New Equity
Congratulations to Naked Energy, who have recently announced £17m of new equity in Series B first close, led by E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions. The investment will supercharge its global expansion…
Primary School Pupils Explain Active Building Principles in Animations
In June, SPECIFIC researchers went to Mount Stuart Primary School in Cardiff Bay for the premier of four animations made by year 6 pupils about energy and building design. SPECIFIC’s…
New Research Pushes Forward the Commercialisation of Printed Perovskite Solar Cells
Printed, carbon-based perovskite solar cells (CPSCs) are showing huge promise for commercialisation. They can be fabricated using low-cost, earth-abundant materials, and using the simple, commercially mature screen-printing or roll-to-roll coating…
Can Roll-to-Roll Manufacture Provide Industrial Leap for Perovskite Solar Cells?
In the last year, two papers have reported game-changing advancements in roll-to-roll manufacture of perovskite solar cells. The first, in early 2023, by Dr David Beynon and the team at…
What Are Next-Generation Photovoltaics and Why Do We Need Them?
Cheaper, lighter, more efficient: there are lots of promises associated with the next-generation of photovoltaics (PV). But what is the next generation of PV? And will it live up to…
Professor Matthew Davies Awarded a Prestigious UNESCO Chair
Professor Matthew Davies, lead of Applied Photochemistry and Circular Economy at SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, Swansea University, has been granted a UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Energy Technologies. The role…
SPECIFIC Team is Part of Horizon Europe Project to Improve Solar Panel Recycling
The APOLLO project will provide solutions to improve recycling of solar photovoltaics. Eighteen partners from across Europe will combine expertise to improve five key processes: Sorting, Extraction, Refining, Reusing, Tracing…
New Swansea University Collaboration to Support Sustainable, Locally Manufactured Solar PV in Africa, Asia, and the Indo-Pacific
A new collaboration led by Swansea University is seeking to support countries in Africa, Asia and the Indo-Pacific to increase the scale of local production of sustainable solar photovoltaics (PV)….
Primary School Pupils Visit the Active Office to Learn about Energy
A wonderful group of year 6 pupils from Mount Stuart Primary School, Cardiff Bay, visited the Active Office recently. Their visit was part of ENGAGE – ENGineering Animations Engagement –…
10 Years of PMRC: Our Top 10 Moments (Part 2)
We recently celebrated 10 years of our Pilot Manufacturing Resource Centre (PMRC). Based in Baglan, the PMRC is a world-class research and technology facility that acts as a vital stepping…
