SPECIFIC IKC Phase 2
Lead Research Organisation:
Swansea University
Department Name: School of Engineering
Abstract
The UK faces a challenge of providing an energy system that is secure, sustainable and affordable. The cost of upgrading the power infrastructure is estimated to be £200bn using a centralised energy generation model. We believe that the Buildings as Power Stations concept can create a whole new manufacturing and business opportunity and dramatically reduce the investment required to create a secure future for the next generation. Even reducing the power infrastructure investment by 10% represents a £20bn UK opportunity which is mirrored across the developed world.
So far on our journey we have had substantial impact and SPECIFIC is a key component to ensure commercialisation of these disruptive technologies principally though leadership of demonstration of new technology in the built environment. Research leadership and excellence is backed up by the publishing of 149 papers, international invited conference presentations and an expanding portfolio of 29 patents. A network of over 52 early adopter industrial partners, spanning both large corporates through to a selection of fast moving and innovative SMEs has also been grown. Where no company or market yet exists we have elected to spin two companies out. Alongside this, world class facilities have been created for large scale research and demonstration of product manufacture, including three pilot lines co-located with world class scientific research instrumentation. The opening of the Solcer Demonstration house in July this year is a key milestone; with colleagues at the Welsh School of Architecture (Cardiff) and the construction supply chain, this 'Active House' uses EXISTING technology harnessed in a unique way to generate up to twice as much energy as it uses. Combining solar electric and thermal generation and storage systems the house is globally unique and with a construction cost of under £150k it is affordable.
The journey into the next decade brings both challenge and opportunity. We intend to build on the success of the first four years and to deliver critical new technologies to market, including printed photovoltaics at half the current commercial Si cost, safer building scale aqueous batteries delivering the opportunity to time shift renewable generation to demand, and solar thermal integrated storage solutions which create Active Buildings that do not require gas heating. Each of these sectors alone represent a billion pound opportunity and together they create a compelling case for a paradigm shift in our energy matrix from centralised generation and grid distribution to a model of distributed energy generation.
This is disruptive technology so accurate market assessment is challenging. However, considering domestic new build in isolation, with 145,000 new UK homes built in 2014 and assuming an average £125k construction cost (proved through the Solcer House project) this translates to a >£1.8bn annual domestic new build opportunity if only 10% of new homes use the Buildings as Powerstations concept. Given it is affordable, environmentally friendly and offers building owners an additional income stream this projection is conservative. The opportunity in retrofit is even larger as is that in commercial and industrial buildings. The associated manufacturing opportunity will create 5000 jobs in the construction supply chain and give the UK, centred in Wales, a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to lead the world using technology invented, developed, proven and manufactured here. Wales and the UK can be a beacon of leadership for developed and developing nations alike in a new industrial revolution.
So far on our journey we have had substantial impact and SPECIFIC is a key component to ensure commercialisation of these disruptive technologies principally though leadership of demonstration of new technology in the built environment. Research leadership and excellence is backed up by the publishing of 149 papers, international invited conference presentations and an expanding portfolio of 29 patents. A network of over 52 early adopter industrial partners, spanning both large corporates through to a selection of fast moving and innovative SMEs has also been grown. Where no company or market yet exists we have elected to spin two companies out. Alongside this, world class facilities have been created for large scale research and demonstration of product manufacture, including three pilot lines co-located with world class scientific research instrumentation. The opening of the Solcer Demonstration house in July this year is a key milestone; with colleagues at the Welsh School of Architecture (Cardiff) and the construction supply chain, this 'Active House' uses EXISTING technology harnessed in a unique way to generate up to twice as much energy as it uses. Combining solar electric and thermal generation and storage systems the house is globally unique and with a construction cost of under £150k it is affordable.
The journey into the next decade brings both challenge and opportunity. We intend to build on the success of the first four years and to deliver critical new technologies to market, including printed photovoltaics at half the current commercial Si cost, safer building scale aqueous batteries delivering the opportunity to time shift renewable generation to demand, and solar thermal integrated storage solutions which create Active Buildings that do not require gas heating. Each of these sectors alone represent a billion pound opportunity and together they create a compelling case for a paradigm shift in our energy matrix from centralised generation and grid distribution to a model of distributed energy generation.
This is disruptive technology so accurate market assessment is challenging. However, considering domestic new build in isolation, with 145,000 new UK homes built in 2014 and assuming an average £125k construction cost (proved through the Solcer House project) this translates to a >£1.8bn annual domestic new build opportunity if only 10% of new homes use the Buildings as Powerstations concept. Given it is affordable, environmentally friendly and offers building owners an additional income stream this projection is conservative. The opportunity in retrofit is even larger as is that in commercial and industrial buildings. The associated manufacturing opportunity will create 5000 jobs in the construction supply chain and give the UK, centred in Wales, a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to lead the world using technology invented, developed, proven and manufactured here. Wales and the UK can be a beacon of leadership for developed and developing nations alike in a new industrial revolution.
Planned Impact
We believe that the SPECIFIC IKC can deliver a new Buildings as Powerstations (BAPS) industry within the next phase of the project. This has been recently re-inforced by the completion of the first BAPS demonstrator (the SOLCER House produced with Cardiff University with support from Tata, Pilkington BASF and the construction supply chain). This demonstrator is not only affordable NOW but generates twice the energy it uses in a year. This powerful example will become even more attractive as new low cost energy generation and storage technologies are developed both at the IKC and elsewhere. SPECIFIC 2 supported by an additional >£10m investment from WG and support of over £6m from industry will lead demonstration projects for domestic, commercial and industrial both new and retrofit.
Scientific and Technical: key targets are to increase the scope of UK academic partnership and drive increased publication and quality from the IKC staff
(1) 200 journal papers and 150 conference publications with a focus on high impact factor journals (6+)
(2) the hosting of an annual 'Buildings as Powerstations' conference and other international events at Swansea and the IKC to boost international profile and interactions
(3) To base at least two 2020 Impact case studies on the research outputs of the IKC
(4) To increase RCUK income into the host institution by £18m (focussing on PV, storage and solar thermal)
(5) To grow the staff to 170-200 over the next five years and develop sustainable strands of future funding
Societal and Environmental: key targets are reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and an alternative low carbon method of powering buildings
(1) Produce 108 building demonstrators of different types both new and retrofit to prove the conomic and environmental case for Buildings as powerstations
(2) Create low carbon and net positive energy buildings at affordable cost for domestic, industrial and commercial buildings
(3) Generate up to one third of the UKs target renewable energy from building stock and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 6Mt per annum
Economic: key target is the creation of a >£1bn business opportunity in the UK
(1) Using the SOLCER house concept demonstrate that up to 10% UK new build could be make as 'active houses' representig a £1.8bn per annum opportunity
(2) Expand the new build philosophy to the 'Factory of the Future' through active building design demonstration with the user community
(3) Create new manufactured products (a) 20 p per watt peak PV within the lifetime of the IKC (b) solar thermal generation and storage at grid parity within the lifetime of the project and (c) alternative aqueous battery technologies at demonstration phase at the end of the project.
People: key targets are job creation and training of staff (at all levels)
(1) Create an internationally leading centre for Building integrated solar energy products employing up to 200 people
(2) Create a minumum of 250 jobs in supporting companies
(3) Training in the workplace of a minumum of 500 people on aspects of renewable technology to support their employment
(4) Training of a minimum of 50 post graduate engineers and scientists to work in the new industry
(5) Engagement with the wider community through sceince fairs and the Materials Live! project to include tens of thousands of participants
Scientific and Technical: key targets are to increase the scope of UK academic partnership and drive increased publication and quality from the IKC staff
(1) 200 journal papers and 150 conference publications with a focus on high impact factor journals (6+)
(2) the hosting of an annual 'Buildings as Powerstations' conference and other international events at Swansea and the IKC to boost international profile and interactions
(3) To base at least two 2020 Impact case studies on the research outputs of the IKC
(4) To increase RCUK income into the host institution by £18m (focussing on PV, storage and solar thermal)
(5) To grow the staff to 170-200 over the next five years and develop sustainable strands of future funding
Societal and Environmental: key targets are reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and an alternative low carbon method of powering buildings
(1) Produce 108 building demonstrators of different types both new and retrofit to prove the conomic and environmental case for Buildings as powerstations
(2) Create low carbon and net positive energy buildings at affordable cost for domestic, industrial and commercial buildings
(3) Generate up to one third of the UKs target renewable energy from building stock and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 6Mt per annum
Economic: key target is the creation of a >£1bn business opportunity in the UK
(1) Using the SOLCER house concept demonstrate that up to 10% UK new build could be make as 'active houses' representig a £1.8bn per annum opportunity
(2) Expand the new build philosophy to the 'Factory of the Future' through active building design demonstration with the user community
(3) Create new manufactured products (a) 20 p per watt peak PV within the lifetime of the IKC (b) solar thermal generation and storage at grid parity within the lifetime of the project and (c) alternative aqueous battery technologies at demonstration phase at the end of the project.
People: key targets are job creation and training of staff (at all levels)
(1) Create an internationally leading centre for Building integrated solar energy products employing up to 200 people
(2) Create a minumum of 250 jobs in supporting companies
(3) Training in the workplace of a minumum of 500 people on aspects of renewable technology to support their employment
(4) Training of a minimum of 50 post graduate engineers and scientists to work in the new industry
(5) Engagement with the wider community through sceince fairs and the Materials Live! project to include tens of thousands of participants
Organisations
- Swansea University, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation)
- Rotaheat (Collaboration)
- BASF (Collaboration)
- Pilkington Group Limited, United Kingdom (Collaboration)
- IQE Europe Limited (Collaboration)
- GridDuck (Collaboration)
- Tata Steel UK, United Kingdom (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Milford Haven Port Authoriy (Collaboration)
- Transport for Wales (Collaboration)
- Mary Ann Simmons (Collaboration)
- Odoni Elwell (Collaboration)
- Gestamp Automoción (Collaboration)
- Greenwise Construction (Collaboration)
- Eight19 (Collaboration)
- NSG Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington (Collaboration)
- Palliser Engineers Ltd, London (Collaboration)
- M T Jewellery (Collaboration)
- Jaguar Cars Ltd, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- BIPVCo (Project Partner)
- The Solar Press UK Ltd., United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- Cogent Power Ltd, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- Welsh Government, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- BASF Coatings GmbH (Project Partner)
- Is3 Limited (Project Partner)
- Oxford Photovoltaics Limited, Oxford, United kingdom (Project Partner)
- Sony United Kingdom Ltd (Project Partner)
- G-24i, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- Moixa Energy Holdings Ltd (group) (Project Partner)
- Pilkington Technology Management Ltd, United Kingdom (Project Partner)
- ELMERIC GmbH (Project Partner)
Publications
Abbas B
(2019)
Thermal sintering of printable copper for enhanced conductivity of FTO coated glass substrates
in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Allman A
(2019)
Food packaging simulant failure mechanisms in next generation steel packaging
in Packaging Technology and Science
Allman A
(2020)
Surface modification of Cr(III) packaging substrates for enhanced adhesion via citric acid processing
in Surfaces and Interfaces
Amdursky N
(2019)
Macroscale Biomolecular Electronics and Ionics.
in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Armin A
(2020)
Limitations of Charge Transfer State Parameterization Using Photovoltaic External Quantum Efficiency
in Advanced Energy Materials
Baker J
(2017)
From spin coating to roll-to-roll: investigating the challenge of upscaling lead halide perovskite solar cells
in IET Renewable Power Generation
Baker J
(2017)
Development of Graphene Nano-Platelet Ink for High Voltage Flexible Dye Sensitized Solar Cells with Cobalt Complex Electrolytes Development of Graphene Nano-Platelet Ink
in Advanced Engineering Materials
Baker J
(2017)
High throughput fabrication of mesoporous carbon perovskite solar cells
in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Balshaw H
(2020)
Pyrene and nile red fluorescence probes for in-situ study of polarity and viscosity of soil organic coatings implicated in soil water repellency
in European Journal of Soil Science
| Description | - Ni-Fe battery development. The SPECIFIC battery team have managed to coat reticulated polyurethane foam structures individually and in combination using electroless nickel, electroplated nickel and electroplated iron. The aim, through extensive, effective testing is to examine the cost ($/Wh) and storage density (Wh/kg) with the unique offerings of this technology approach; high surface area, high active to inactive material ratio, low cost substrate, varying foam thickness and density, compressible structure and not to mention earth abundance and recycling benefits. The development is ongoing but SPECIFIC have already reduced the electroless immersion time from 60 minutes (literature standard) to 3-5 minutes through a combination of process chemistry and electroless solution chemistry; A high surface area nickel plating system utilising modifications in electroplating solution chemistry and current control. PU foams ranging in thickness from 10 to 50mm and from 20 pores per inch to 60 pores per inch have been successfully coated. - a method of producing a high surface area material from fast growing bamboo. Readily available, cost effective high surface area carbon materials are important materials for a variety of technologies. However, this method focuses on the optimisation for Lithium Sulphur batteries. Process optimization for producing hierarchical porous bamboo-derived carbon materials with ultrahigh specific surface area for lithium-sulphur batteries - a hydrothermal process was used to grow 3D TiO2 nanorods and reduced graphene oxide composites with a variety of compositions with the aim of optimising the charge separation in dye sensitized solar cells. Reduced graphene oxide wrapped hierarchical TiO2 nanorod composites for improved charge collection efficiency and carrier lifetime in dye sensitized solar cells. - A significant step forward in the large scale production of fully printable perovskite solar cells is the development of a method of infiltrating the low viscosity peroskite material in a controlled and automated manner. This paper outlines that technique and has been shown to work effectively during the production of our own large format modules, homogeneous and highly controlled deposition of low viscosity inks and application on fully printable perovskite solar cells. - Corrosion research is still an important part of the SPECIFIC research portfolio and it supports the electrochemical understanding required for batteries and can inform some novel thinking. Corrosion of magnesium alloys when doped with group 14 or 15 elements retards the cathodic activation and hence reduces the evolution of hydrogen. This is also of interest when looking at round trip efficiency within some battery chemistries where hydrogen evolution is a sacrificial reaction that reduces the efficiency of the charge cycle. Reducing the corrosion rate of magnesium via microalloying additions of group 14 and 15 elements. - mono layer and self assembling coatings developed for Titania deposition has applications in deep drawing steel where material die friction can reduce quality and increase tool wear. By examining the deposition and rheological properties of a number of phosphonic acids the reduction in friction, layer deposition and the resulting reduction in wear was assessed. Study of the tribological properties and ageing of alkyphosphonic acid films on galvanized steel. - over the course of the current submission period, 19 Pilot Projects have been completed with local and national companies; Employment has increased in supported enterprises by 3.9 people; 11 New company products have been developed; 6 New products have been introduced by companies. - Since its inception, SPECIFIC IKC has successfully operated a layered funding model consisting of contributions from public sector bodies and industrial (corporate) partners. This has enabled core functions (Management, Business Development, Facilities Management , Marketing and Communications, Programme and Operations Management and Professional Services) of the IKC to be maintained and grown. - This core stability has enabled the IKC to boost R&D capacity, industrial collaborations and together with its external engagement promoting responsible innovation in the energy, materials and construction through events and conferences. It has allowed SPECIFIC to successfully win CR&D awards (Welsh Government, Innovate UK, BEIS, EU and EPSRC) has ensured the development of new commercial opportunities and partnerships with businesses. - These competitively won CR&D awards have facilitated the development, construction and operation of the PV Cleanroom, Active Classroom and Active Office, enhanced SPECIFIC's specialist analytical equipment, pilot line and SHED building demonstrator facilities. The growth of such facilities since the initial award has further enhanced SPECIFIC as being a crucial post-EU exit innovation and node for economic development by the Welsh Government, through case studies and publications from the Office of the Chief Scientific Adviser (Halligan 2019) and by a recent televised BBC Wales announcement by Jeremy Miles AM EU Exit Minister (2020). In addition the IKC directorate has routinely complimented the activities of SPECIFIC through annual report feedback, visits and at IKC directorate meetings. |
| Exploitation Route | - production of environmentally acceptable solid state batteries - production of more efficient dye-sensitised solar cells - large-scale production of affordable printed solar cells - more efficient battery technologies - improved production of galvanised steel |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Transport |
| Description | Significantly, wide scale deployment of the Active Buildings approach, developed at SPECIFIC was key in the successful bid to the UK Government Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) - Active Building Centre (ABC); £36m EPSRC/Innovate UK. It is evident in the Active Homes Neath project, the flagship project for The Swansea City Deal 'Homes as Power Stations' activity; worth £517,050,000 as part of Swansea City Deal investment of £1.3 billion (39% of total programme value) generating an estimated 4,512 new jobs. The 'Homes as Power Stations' will deliver 1200 energy positive buildings, focused on social housing and the demands of removing households from fuel poverty. Within the time period 2016-2020, SPECIFIC has assisted 6 consortia within the Welsh Government's Innovative Housing Programme (IHP). To date, 4 of these consortia including local authorities, social housing providers and businesses in Wales have been successful and SPECIFIC can point to it assisting levering £2.4m from the Innovative Housing Programme fund for these 4 developments. Without SPECIFIC, going forward there will be at best, a slow and gradual adoption of energy technology into new buildings as the individual technologies develop independently and we will fall short of the step change that is required. In addition, much better technology and a different approach is required for retrofit. To deliver the step change needed in the construction and energy markets for the future, it has been found that the role of SPECIFIC is crucial in delivering and uniting research and technology into fully optimised, integrated and, moreover, cost effective solutions. ACTIVE Office: https://www.building.co.uk/the-active-office-an-energy-positive-building/5094223.article https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-archive/2018/tomorrowsofficetoday-uksfirstenergy-positiveofficeopensinswansea.php http://www.specific.eu.com/assets/downloads/casestudy/Active_Office_Case_Study.pdf The Active Office (Links above) was officially opened on 21 June 2018 having been conceived and built within eight months. This two-storey demonstrator building is funded by Innovate UK, and delivered by SPECIFIC, in partnership with Wernick, to demonstrate the 'buildings as power stations' concept using commercially available, innovative technology in a repeatable format. Funding for the Active Office was received in October 2017, to be spent by March 2018, which presented a challenging timeframe for the project delivery team. Only by working closely and collaboratively with the main contractor and their supply chain partners has it been possible to achieve the aspirations for an innovative, energy positive building within the short timeframe. The building was completed in May 2018. Building on the principle concepts of the Active Classroom, such as no gas and integrated thermal and electrical systems, the Active Office incorporates both thermal and electrical storage. The addition of a thermal store enables flexibility for the provision of space heating. The thermal store can be charged by direct solar irradiation via the PV-T system, indirectly via stored PV power from the batteries (utilising an air source heat pump) or directly from grid power during an overnight charge cycle. This flexibility ensures that space heating for the building can be supplied electrically with little to no impact on the grid at times of high demand. Impact: The Active Office builds on experience gained from the Active Classroom and showcases further novel building-integrated products and technologies developed by SPECIFIC's industrial partners, including: Curved building integrated photovoltaic roof - BIPVco; Combined PV-T evacuated tubes, generating both heat and electricity - Naked Energy; Thermal storage - Pursey and Ball; Integration of PV and battery storage - Dulas; Paints to improve indoor air quality and to reduce artificial lighting requirements - AkzoNobel; Communications infrastructure and Smart lighting controls - Cisco; A two-storey 'living wall' was incorporated adjacent to a SSSI site to promote bio-diversity and act as a key engagement for local schools and the public. Policy and Influence, Developing SPECIFIC's position as a 'Thought Leader' Criteria Addressed: Leadership, Strategy, Partnership, Processes, Business, Wider Industry Needs, Science and Society, Responsible Innovation Partners: Swansea University, Welsh Government, BEIS There is evidence that SPECIFIC's Vision has gained significant traction across key stakeholder groups in the Construction and Energy Sectors, demonstrating the role of "thought leaders" in this area. Engagement activities have been used to secure additional funding, influence policy outcomes and support regulatory reviews to build capacity for Active Buildings. SPECIFIC has made notable partnerships in the past 12 months and has joined The Renewables Energy Association to broaden its areas of influence. Several workshops were held to build supply chain capacity for Active Buildings, e.g. Energiesprong, Skanska, Black Country Consortium, Dimplex, Construction Products Association, Midas Construction, Evergreen Smart Power, GridDuck, Hewitt Architects, Minus 7, Bere Architects, BRE, Drax Power and the Energy Systems Catapult. Impact: Critically this activity has supported investments which can accelerate early adoption including: Welsh Government Housing Strategy and Innovative Housing Programme; £10m Phase1 (£90m Phase 2) launched in Summer 2017 with Active Homes Neath (3.3) receiving £1.5m funding; Building for 2050 - a £1.4m BEIS funded research project, which will look at how to increase the number of low-cost, low carbon housing; includes Active Homes Neath; Active Homes Neath project is to be used as the flagship project for The Swansea City Deal "homes as power stations" activity (3.3); worth £517,050,000 as part of Swansea City Deal investment of £1.3 billion (39% of total program value) generating an estimated 4,512 new jobs; Government's Clean Growth Strategy; The Transforming Construction Industry Strategy Challenge Fund (£170m) has been announced and supports the creation of an Active Building Centre; Welsh Government: £100m (5 year) Warm Homes NEST Retrofit contract awarded to British Gas with SPECIFIC referenced within the submission with a view to providing future tech solutions. Active Classroom http://www.swansea.ac.uk/campus-development/phase2-current/keyprojects/activeclassroom/ The Active Classroom is SPECIFIC's latest full-scale building demonstration project, located at Swansea University's £450 million Bay Campus. The Active Classroom contains a laboratory and classroom and is used for teaching students. It is also monitored closely, enabling researchers to test and validate building performance in an education facility and to see how users interact with technology. Demonstration at a building scale is vital in evaluating and proving techniques and technologies, before they will be adopted by the construction sector, regulators and consumers. SPECIFIC's demonstration programme has been designed to test and prove the buildings as power stations concept in a range of uses. BIPV Co The first company spun out of SPECIFIC IKC, BIPVco have secured investment from brewing company, SAB Miller. BIPVco specialise in the manufacture of building integrated photovoltaic roof panels. Using the latest advances in cell design and manufacturing, BIPVco have developed a highly efficient module. The PV module is incorporated directly onto the steel or membrane roof, delivering both environmental and economical benefits over traditional roofing and solar solutions. BIPVco Ltd will install a pilot 2kWp photovoltaic system on the roof area of its Nigeria brewery. The collaboration between BIPVco and SAB Miller was facililtated by the SPECIFIC IKC. SAB Miller's process engineering manager, Thomas Brewer said, "We are delighted to be associated with this pioneering manufacturing company that has taken the technology of integrating solar photovoltaic cells onto roofing substrates into a new paradigm," said Brewer. "The BIPVco advantages to SABMiller as a property owner were very clear from the outset - to be able to turn our roofs and industrial sites into power producing buildings using elegant, lightweight, efficient and cost effective technology, with no negative impact on the building's structure or aesthetics." |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Energy,Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | £6.5m Funding to Develop 'Coal Mine Central Heating' Plan |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Gave evidence to a government review |
| Impact | A £6.5m grant has been awarded to pump naturally-heated water from an Caerau coal mine (Maesteg) and use it to heat 150 homes. The technology developed will pump water from a depth of 230m (750ft) which has been heated by the earth to about 20.6C (70F). SPECIFIC are assessing the heating energy demand for a cross section of the Caerau community and evaluating the potential for integration of renewable energy technologies. The feasibility study that this work contributes to is being delivered by a large commercial and academic consortium on behalf of Bridgend council. (to be completed at the end of February) SPECIFIC is also working in conjunction with Cardiff Metropolitan University to assess the heating energy demand using a combination of surveying techniques, including condition assessments, air permeability tests, SAP calculations and thermography surveys. The information gained will underpin previous heat mapping work conducted by Cardiff university and inform the size of heat pump required. |
| URL | http://specific.eu.com/6-5m-funding-to-develop-coal-mine-central-heating-plan/ |
| Description | Education in Modular for Trinity St David's Future Architects |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Students from University of Wales Trinity St David's School of Architecture and Built Environment were treated to an in-depth tour of the construction process behind the UK's first energy positive office building. The project, led by SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre at Swansea University, funded by Innovate UK and procured through the Fusion 21 modular buildings framework, is being manufactured offsite by Wernick Buildings. The 40 students were initially taken on a tour of SPECIFIC's Active Classroom in Swansea University's Bay Campus, which is capable of generating, storing and releasing its own solar energy. The students were shown the innovative technologies being used as well as the energy saving features of the classroom. They were also shown the construction site for the new Active Office where groundworks are being undertaken. Once built, the Active Office with share energy and information with the adjacent Active Classroom using one smart, integrated system. |
| URL | http://specific.eu.com/education-in-modular-for-trinity-st-davids-future-architects/ |
| Description | Adventures in Energy - A new concept for advanced large-scale energy storage: secondary batteries with seawater as open self-replenishing cathode |
| Amount | £415,907 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/N013727/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | Airbus Endeavr Wales Group Ltd |
| Amount | £156,409 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Airbus Endeavr Wales |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2019 |
| Description | BEIS Non-Domestic Demand-Side Response |
| Amount | £18,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 127310112017-ND105 |
| Organisation | Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2017 |
| End | 10/2017 |
| Description | Brian Mercer Feasibility Award |
| Amount | £30,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MF150163 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 12/2017 |
| Description | EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Functional Industrial Coatings |
| Amount | £4,573,487 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S02252X/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2019 |
| End | 03/2028 |
| Description | EPSRC First Grant Scheme |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/R016666/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2018 |
| End | 01/2019 |
| Description | EPSRC Responsive Mode |
| Amount | £1,220,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/P030831/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Energy Catalyst - Mid Stage - Round 2 - Hi-PROSPECTS |
| Amount | £1,333,356 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 102470 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Energy Catalyst R5 |
| Amount | £562,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | Enterprise Fellowship - Dodds |
| Amount | £60,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EF1617\6\26 |
| Organisation | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2017 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | Entrepreneur in Residence |
| Amount | £39,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EiR2\180108 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2018 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Exploitation models for SPECIFIC IKC |
| Amount | £250,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 920037 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2016 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Grant Opportunities - SCION |
| Amount | $2,000,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 03/2017 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017 (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks) |
| Amount | € 3,852,446 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | MAESTRO (764787) |
| Organisation | European Commission H2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 11/2017 |
| End | 10/2020 |
| Description | Industrial Support (cash) - BASF |
| Amount | £150,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | n/a |
| Organisation | BASF |
| Department | BASF Coatings |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | Innovate UK: Armadillo Protective Coatings |
| Amount | £30,638 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2019 |
| Description | Innovate UK: SUPPLEMENT Armadillo Protective Coatings |
| Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2019 |
| Description | Intitutional Links - Newton fund |
| Amount | £80,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2018 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Low-cost printed flexible solar cells as substitute for current (1st and 2nd generation) photovoltaics for building integrated applications in India |
| Amount | £125,981 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/S01344X/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2019 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Materials Science 2016 Venture Prize |
| Amount | £25,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Armourers & Brasiers |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 12/2017 |
| Description | Newton Fund |
| Amount | £5,000,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/P003605/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2016 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Printed PV Coupons |
| Amount | £125,980 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2019 |
| Description | Prosperity Partnership in Rapid Product Development |
| Amount | £2,431,506 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S005218/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2018 |
| End | 10/2023 |
| Description | SPECIFIC |
| Amount | £5,999,991 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | SPECIFIC IKC Phase 2 - EPSRC £2M |
| Amount | £2,000,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/N020863/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Phase 2 - IUK - £2M |
| Amount | £2,000,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 920036 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | SPECIFIC+ - WEFO £15M |
| Amount | £15,000,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 80892 |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | SUSTAIN Manufacturing Hub |
| Amount | £10,319,154 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S018107/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2019 |
| End | 03/2026 |
| Description | Senior Industrial Fellow - MPI/Tata Steel |
| Amount | £189,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | n/a |
| Organisation | Materials Processing Institute |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | Ser Cymru 2 - Fellowships |
| Amount | £225,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 80761-SU-017 |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2016 |
| End | 11/2019 |
| Description | Ser Cymru 2 - Fellowships - SJ |
| Amount | £93,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2016 |
| End | 11/2018 |
| Description | Ser Cymru Industry Fellowship - ASHIBA: ADVANCED HEAT STORAGE FOR INDUSTRIAL AND BUILDING APPLICATIONS |
| Amount | £190,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NRNC08 |
| Organisation | Welsh Assembly |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 12/2017 |
| Description | Solar Photovoltaic Academic Research Consortium II |
| Amount | £5,000,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Department | Welsh European Funding Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Supergen Solar Network+ |
| Amount | £1,020,413 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S000763/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2018 |
| End | 06/2022 |
| Description | The Active Building Centre |
| Amount | £35,947,427 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S016627/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | UK-China Workshop on Organic and Perovskite Solar Cells |
| Amount | £24,800 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2019 |
| Title | Dataset for ''Screen printed carbon CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells with high open-circuit photovoltage'' |
| Description | All the data collected and presented in the publication ''Screen printed carbon CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells with high open-circuit photovoltage'' have been grouped in this Dataset. Carbon based CsPbBr3 perovskite solar cells have been investigated. In this work, we focus on the effect of the post-annealing temperature on the perovskite material properties and photovoltaic activity. The material properties have been investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis, atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The photovoltaic activity of the devices is tested by scanning the JV curve under simulated solar illumination (AM 1.5G filter, 100 mWcm-2) and measuring the EQE. Information about the internal resistance of the device has been taken measuring Impedance spectroscopy. A readme.txt file that describes how the data have been arranged is available. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Description | Gestamp |
| Organisation | Gestamp Automoción |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Renewable Energy Generation discussions |
| Collaborator Contribution | Discussions around potential collaboration in the future |
| Impact | Discussions on how collaboration could take place only to date |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Greenwise Construction |
| Organisation | Greenwise Construction |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Greenwise Construction have been assisting in installing demonstrator rigs to the SHED facility |
| Collaborator Contribution | Greenwise Construction have assisted with engineering works required to install demonstrator rigs to the SPECIFIC SHED facility |
| Impact | the resulting research is ongoing |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | GridDuck - Heated Floors |
| Organisation | GridDuck |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Working with GridDuck as lead partner, a project to examine the suitability of small heat loads for demand side response has been secured via BEIS's recent competition/tender "Demand Side Response for Non-Domestic Buildings". GridDuck and Upside Energy are both start-ups active in DSR. Phase 1 will commence in October, if successful, Phase 2 will use SPECIFIC's demonstration and scale up facilities. The work will include the heated floor tile as well as other heating loads. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working with GridDuck as lead partner, a project to examine the suitability of small heat loads for demand side response has been secured via BEIS |
| Impact | none yet |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | IQE - Advanced Silicon-Perovskite Solar Tandem Cells (ASPEKTS) |
| Organisation | IQE Europe Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Scoping of research projects, preparation of collaborative funding applications. Access to facilities and technical staff. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Scoping of research projects, preparation of collaborative funding applications. EPSRC iCASE studentship. Access to facilities and technical staff. |
| Impact | EPSRC iCASE studentship |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | M T Jewellery Ltd |
| Organisation | M T Jewellery |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Assisting in preparation of novel materials for R&D. |
| Collaborator Contribution | M T Jewellery Ltd have been assisting in engineering processes for preparation of novel materials for use in R&D projects associated with research being undertaken at SPECIFIC |
| Impact | this collaboration is ongoing |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Mary Ann Simmons |
| Organisation | Mary Ann Simmons |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | assisting in developing processes to aid Recovery of waste silver from acidic etchant |
| Collaborator Contribution | through discussions and ongoing research with SPECIFIC personnel Mary Ann Simmons is developing processes to aid Recovery of waste silver from acidic etchant |
| Impact | this collaboration is ongoing |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | NSG |
| Organisation | NSG Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | NSG have been a collaborative partner from the outset of SPECIFIC assisting with providing research projects. SPECIFIC has fed into R&D projects relevant to the field that NSG operate. |
| Collaborator Contribution | NSG have been a collaborative partner from the outset of SPECIFIC assisting with providing research projects and funding a Postdoctoral researcher, sitting within SPECIFIC to assist with this. |
| Impact | ongoing |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Odoni Elwell Ltd |
| Organisation | Odoni Elwell |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Working with Odoni Elwell Ltd to develop designs for the Feasibility of an Active Bike Shelter |
| Collaborator Contribution | developing a Design Feasibility of an Active Bike Shelter |
| Impact | Odoni Elwell Ltd have been assisting SPECIFIC personnel with developing a Design Feasibility of an Active Bike Shelter following on from a project to develop an Active Transport shelter |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Palliser Engineers Ltd - Optical Transfer of Heat with Electrical and Light Output |
| Organisation | Palliser Engineers Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | development of low cost CdTe to convert short solar wavelengths and utilise most of the remaining 41% to achieve temperatures of 150 deg C using novel optics. This enables absorption and adsorption heat driven technologies to be run efficiently for affordable air-conditioning and refrigeration. SPECIFIC will address the heat profiles needed to interface with thermochemical heat storage salts, including the interface and control aspects of applying their techniques for relatively short-term heat cycles in domestic or industrial conditions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project leadership and research direction. Collaborative R&D. |
| Impact | project work recently began - too early to report outcomes |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Port of Milford Haven |
| Organisation | Milford Haven Port Authoriy |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | exploration of Thermal performance assessment of MHPA building |
| Collaborator Contribution | working with SPECIFIC personnel to develop Thermal performance assessment of MHPA building |
| Impact | none as yet, but future projects are planned |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Rotaheat |
| Organisation | Rotaheat |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | personnel working alongside Rotaheat personnel to enable Development and installation of a test rig for the Microheater device, and the subsequent verification testing process |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working alongside SPECIFIC personnel to enable Development and installation of a test rig for the Microheater device, and the subsequent verification testing process |
| Impact | this work is ongoing at the SPECIFIC SHED facility |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | SPECIFIC IKC - Phase 2 - Strategic Industry Partners |
| Organisation | BASF |
| Department | BASF Coatings |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Development of a range of coatings for steel and glass to functionalise the building envelop. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to industrial expertise, equipment, facilities and project steering. Direct funding of staff and doctoral students. |
| Impact | multi-disciplinary collaboration involving: Materials Science / Engineering Physics Chemistry Architecture Technology Transfer and Commercialisation |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | SPECIFIC IKC - Phase 2 - Strategic Industry Partners |
| Organisation | Pilkington Glass |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Development of a range of coatings for steel and glass to functionalise the building envelop. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to industrial expertise, equipment, facilities and project steering. Direct funding of staff and doctoral students. |
| Impact | multi-disciplinary collaboration involving: Materials Science / Engineering Physics Chemistry Architecture Technology Transfer and Commercialisation |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | SPECIFIC IKC - Phase 2 - Strategic Industry Partners |
| Organisation | TATA Steel |
| Department | Tata Limited UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Development of a range of coatings for steel and glass to functionalise the building envelop. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Access to industrial expertise, equipment, facilities and project steering. Direct funding of staff and doctoral students. |
| Impact | multi-disciplinary collaboration involving: Materials Science / Engineering Physics Chemistry Architecture Technology Transfer and Commercialisation |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | TATA Packaging |
| Organisation | TATA Steel |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Working alongside Tata Packaging personnel to develop and demonstrate new products on Active Buildings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working alongside SPECIFIC personnel to develop and demonstrate new products on Active Buildings |
| Impact | This research is ongoing |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Tata Steel |
| Organisation | TATA Steel |
| Department | Tata Limited UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Working alongside Tata Steel personnel to develop Substation Modelling |
| Collaborator Contribution | Working alongside SPECIFIC personnel to develop Substation Modelling |
| Impact | ongoing reearch |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Transport for Wales |
| Organisation | Transport for Wales |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Working together with Transport for Wales personnel to develop an Active rail passenger shelter |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of an Active rail passenger shelter or deployment across Wales on railway platforms. |
| Impact | If proved a successful model, production and deployment across the Wales rail network. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | eight19 (SUNRISE) |
| Organisation | Eight19 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | development of collaborative research funding applications stability and processing of organic solar cells |
| Collaborator Contribution | development of collaborative research funding applications |
| Impact | funding applications |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Company Name | MUREX ADVANCED MATERIALS LTD |
| Description | At Murex Advanced Materials we aim to develop and manufacture the materials you need to advanced your products. Our aim is to partner with businesses to develop, test and manufacture new materials. We have initially specialised in 3D printable materials and advanced pigments but our range of research and experience, as well as our access to world leading universities allows us to consider any project. |
| Year Established | 2016 |
| Impact | none yet |
| Website | http://www.murexgroup.co.uk |
| Company Name | Hexigone Inhibitors Ltd |
| Description | Hexigone Inhibitors Ltd was formed in June 2016 as a result of winning the Armourers & Brasiers' 2016 Materials Science Venture Prize for its smart release Cr(VI)-free corrosion inhibitor for coated steel products. The innovation addresses an urgent need of the coil coating industry as the leading inhibitor products based on Cr(VI) will be banned by the EU in 2019 due to toxicity. |
| Year Established | 2016 |
| Impact | Since it's formation in June 2016 the team have gone on to leverage £50k in seed investment, a Royal Society Brian Mercer Feasibility Award (£30k) and a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship (£60k). The technology is patented and is currently in the PCT phase. During 2017 it is expected that 1x doctoral level FTE will be created in the Swansea region. 2019 - The company now has several employees based in the Swansea region, has raised over £1m in private investment and is working globally with 20 international partners https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47468201?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c52ew8q50z2t/wales-business&link_location=live-reporting-story One of the original team has now become a Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence at Swansea University |
| Website | http://www.hexigone.com |
| Company Name | KUBAL-WRAITH LIMITED |
| Description | The spin-out, Kubal-Wraith Ltd, company was founded on 29 January 2018 by Swansea University and the inventors of the key intellectual property. The technology to be commercialised will enable continuous measurement of chemical composition and temperature of molten metals during production. This is achieved using a laser beam projected into the melt through a refractory gas-swept channel (tuyère) in the furnace wall. It will adapt and combine recent advances in refractory manufacturing and laser metrology, exploiting gas injection techniques to protect the data channel. |
| Year Established | 2018 |
| Impact | in 2017 the team won a Royal Society Translation award to support the initial technology transfer of the technology from the university to an investment ready proposition. Following this, in June 2018 the now formed company and management team from Swansea University won the Armourers & Brasiers 2018 Materials Science Venture Prize - making Swansea University the first institution to win the prize twice. The lead inventor has since secured a Royal Society Short Industry Fellowship associated with the technology transfer of the innovation. |
| Description | "Using building integrated PV and Solarthermal Techniques with energy storage to turn 'Buildings into Power Stations' Presentation at the World congress" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at the World congress by Professor Dave Worsley and Paul Jones |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | 'A Low Carbon Pathway to 2030' Consultation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Context / Background: Climate change is one of the biggest global challenges threatening Wales' prosperity because it will have an impact on all of our lives. Wales is required by law to reduce its carbon emissions by at least 80% in 2050. This requires a step change to how we live and work and is not a standalone policy area. The global decarbonisation trajectory has been set, creating clarity and certainty to drive investment. This creates enormous economic opportunity for Wales. Everyone needs to act and accelerate a shift to Low Carbon Buildings and Transportation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://specific.eu.com/a-low-carbon-pathway-to-2030-consultation/ |
| Description | 11th International Summit on Organic and Hybrid Photovoltaics Stability (ISOS-11) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Wing Chung Tsoi presented to this conference in Suzhou, China |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | 2018 International and European Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT2018/ECT2018) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Matthew Burton presented on behalf of SPECIFIC at this conference in Caen, France |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | 2018 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Matthew Burton presented at this conference in Boston, USA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | 7th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Africa |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | the conference took place in South Africa, thereby extending the SPECIFIC research reach and increasing the profile abroad |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | A Cool World Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | led to further contact and a different direction for an area of research to be explored |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | BEAMA workshop: The EV experience in 2025 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | invited participation in an EV Workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | CIMTEC 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Trystan Watson was invited to speak at the annual conference in Perugia, Italy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Carbon Solar Cell Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC hosted this event - primarily Dave Worsley, Francesca de Rossi, Jenny Baker and Trystan Watson |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Centre for Plastic Electronics Annual Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Jenny Nelson presented Dr Silvia Villarroya-Lidon engaged people via a static demonstration stand |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Clean Air Show |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | outreach - public engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Co-Innovate - Cardiff |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of the buildings as power stations concept inviting industry to collaborate to deliver impact from research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | DIY Solar Cell Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Alexander Riches undertook outreach activities in the local area as part of a science initiative |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Delhi Festival |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dave Worsley presented and participated in the Delhi Festival, New Delhi, India at the behest of the Welsh and Indian Government officials |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Design Circle AGM |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Joanna Clarke presented to an invited audience of architects |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | ECCA Brussels Presentation and participation in Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dave Worsley was invited to present to the annual congress and participate in a Workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | EMRS: Advanced Materials and Architecture for Organic, Printable and Bio-inspired Photonics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Emily Speller presented at this conference in Strasbourg, France |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | EU Heroes H2020 Project meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | the international conference was hosted at SPECIFIC in Swansea |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Empowering Fututre Generation - Education, Training and Jobs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Joanna Clarke was the guest speaker/panel member |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Energy Systems Catapult, CEO visit to Active Office |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | a delegation from the Energy Systems Catapult, including the CEO and senior advisors visited the ACTIVE Office at Swansea |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) Keynote Symposium: Energy and Transportation from a European Materials Perspective: Keynote Session II |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dave Worsley gave a keynote speech to the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) in Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Federation of Master Builders Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | presentation by Dr Jonathan Williams |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Filming for SPECIFIC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A film was made for SPECIFIC featuring Dave Worsley and Paul Jones |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Get involved in Innovation Summit at Green Great Britain Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | invited speaker - Dave Worsley |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Gordon Research Conference. Aqueous Corrosion. Corrosion in an Evolving World: Science Informing Durability and Design |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Phil Ansell presented at this conference in New Hampshire, USA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | HOPV Conference, Valencia, Spain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | personnel at SPECIFIC had their abstracts accepted at the annual international conference, HOPV |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | HTC-15. Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | knowledge exchange with a specialised audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | IDTechEx 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Global exposure of SPECIFIC research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | IET Workshop: The Future Office |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | invited speaker at this national conference. profiling SPECIFIC's ACTIVE Office |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | IKC Directors Meeting - hosted by SPECIFIC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC hosted the management teams of the national Innovation and Knowledge Centres at Swansea |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | IKC Directors Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sharing of IKC best practice |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014,2015,2018 |
| Description | IWA - Harnessing the potential: renewable energy in the Swansea Bay City Region |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Gill Kelleher was invited to sit on an expert renewable energy panel on the benefits to the Swansea Bay City Region |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | India/ UK Newton Workshop - Clean Energy for Rural Applications |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | India - UK Newton workshop on providing clean energy for rural applications organised between IISER Pune and Edinburgh University. What really made the workshop stand out was it was not just engineers and scientists crossing geographical divides but that social scientists were also be involved in the workshop, bring different experiences to bear. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://specific.eu.com/india-uk-newton-workshop-clean-energy-for-rural-applications/ |
| Description | InnovateUK/DFID - Competition Pitch - Buildings as Power Stations Collaborative R&D |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of the 'buildings as power stations' concept inviting industry to collaborate to enable translation of research into impact |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | International Conference on Organic and Hybrid Thermoelectrics (ICOT2018) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | international exposure for SPECIFIC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Invited by WG to the 2017 Diwali Reception - Mark Drakeford, First Minster for Wales and Raj Aggarwal - Hon Consul of India in Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited by Welsh Government to attend the 2019 Diwali Reception with Mark Drakeford, First Minster for Wales and Raj Aggarwal - Hon Consul of India in Wales |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Materials Research Exchange (MRE) 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | https://www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/materials-at-swansea/ Attendance and participation in the MRE 2020 Event organised by the KTN in London. The intended purpose was to demonstrate critical mass in Materials led research at Swansea University. Bringing together all similarly related projects at Swansea under one umbrella. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://ktn-uk.co.uk/events/live-materials-research-exchange-2020 |
| Description | Materials Research Society IMRC Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by Dr Matt Carnie to the conference in Cancun, Mexico |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Mega Event - ACMA Technology Summit & EXPO 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | invited to give a presentation at this annual summit in Pune, India |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Mexico Institutional Links |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Three representatives from SPECIFIC IKC visited Mexico for one week to deliver a British Council Institutional Links project with CINVESTAV, Merida. On the third day they co-delivered a full-day workshop at a local school. The workshop demonstrated that it was possible to manufacture third generation photovoltaic devices using screen printing techniques that were readily available at the art facilities of the school and that form an important component of the local economy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://specific.eu.com/category/blog/ |
| Description | Nant Helen Regeneration Project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | expert panelists |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | SPEAKER: N&DMS lecture programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | invited speaker at Cardiff N&DMS Group annual lecture - Dave Worsley and Paul Jones |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | STA Storage Seminar: Market Access & Systems Integration |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | talk given to industry personnel |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Sustainable Development of the Built Environment Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | talk at an industry event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Talk to SMEA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talk given in Sheffield by Professor Dave Worsley |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | The Big Bang Fair |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | outreach activities at an event aimed at encouraging young adults to consider science and highlighting the profile of the research being done at SPECIFIC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | The Great Science Share - demonstrations by SPECIFIC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | outreach activities undertaken by members of staff at SPECIFIC, co-ordinated by Dr Chris Weirman |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | The Renewavbles Revolution: A Good News Conference. Powering our Buildings for a Cleaner Future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Joanna Clarke presented information on the ACTIVE Office to an international audience in London |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | UK Energy Storage Conference 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | talks and participation of three members of staff |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Utility Week: Wales Energy Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Kevin Bygate was invited to speak at this pan Wales event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | WASET, 20th international Conference on Building Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Bruce Philip presented about SPECIFIC Active Office at the conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Welsh Government Decarbonisation of Grid Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | greater understanding of the research undertaken at SPECIFIC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Welsh Government: Carbon Budgets, Innovation Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | invited speakers at a Welsh Government workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Welsh Government: Decarbonising Energy Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Gill Kelleher and Jonny Williams attended. Invited to join working groups, to progress decarbonisation plans for Wales |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum Keynote Seminar: Priorities for the UK Energy Market |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Speech to a gathering of politicians on energy - increasing the profile of SPECIFIC nationally |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | invited to contribute to the UKRI Heating and Cooling for Net Zero Forum, London - Feeding directly into Government Policy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | invited to contribute to the UKRI Heating and Cooling for Net Zero Forum, London - Feeding directly into Government Policy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |