SPECIFIC IKC Phase 2
Lead Research Organisation:
Swansea University
Department Name: College 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 (Lead Research Organisation)
- Rotaheat (Collaboration)
- International Electronic Machines (Collaboration)
- IQE Europe Limited (Collaboration)
- M T Jewellery (Collaboration)
- Build Test Solutions (BTS) Ltd (Collaboration)
- Tata Steel (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
- BASF (Collaboration)
- Coastal Housing Group (Collaboration)
- Milford Haven Port Authoriy (Collaboration)
- SolarCentric Renewables Ltd (Collaboration)
- Ceres Power (Collaboration)
- Catnic (Collaboration)
- Goat Nutrition Ltd (Collaboration)
- Cisco Systems (Netherlands) (Collaboration)
- ARMADILLO METAL COATINGS LTD (Collaboration)
- TRANSPORT FOR WALES (Collaboration)
- Gestamp Automoción (Collaboration)
- Awel Aman Tawe (Collaboration)
- National Museum Wales (Collaboration)
- Brecon Beacons National Park (Collaboration)
- GridDuck (Collaboration)
- Active Building Centre (Collaboration)
- Carmarthenshire College (Coleg Sir Gar) (Collaboration)
- Mary Ann Simmons (Collaboration)
- Pilkington Glass (Collaboration)
- Ohme Operations UK Ltd (Collaboration)
- Safehouse Technologies Ltd (Collaboration)
- Securus Property Compliance Ltd (Collaboration)
- Measurable Ltd (Collaboration)
- Palliser Engineers Ltd (Collaboration)
- NSG Nippon Sheet Glass Pilkington (Collaboration)
- Greenwise Construction (Collaboration)
- Energy Systems Catapult Ltd (Collaboration)
- Odoni Elwell (Collaboration)
- Eight19 (Collaboration)
- PXL Realm Ltd (Collaboration)
- Sony (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- The Solar Press UK Ltd. (Project Partner)
- BIPVco (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Moixa (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Pilkington (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Welsh Government (Project Partner)
- G24 Power (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Oxford Photovoltaics (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Cogent (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Tata Motors (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Is3 Limited (Project Partner)
- ELMERIC GmbH (Project Partner)
- BASF (Germany) (Project Partner)
- Tata Group UK (Project Partner)
Publications
Cha H
(2017)
Influence of Blend Morphology and Energetics on Charge Separation and Recombination Dynamics in Organic Solar Cells Incorporating a Nonfullerene Acceptor
in Advanced Functional Materials
Cha H
(2017)
An Efficient, "Burn in" Free Organic Solar Cell Employing a Nonfullerene Electron Acceptor.
in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Charbonneau C
(2016)
Effect of TiO 2 Photoanode Porosity on Dye Diffusion Kinetics and Performance of Standard Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
in Journal of Nanomaterials
Charbonneau C
(2016)
Solution processing of TiO2 compact layers for 3rd generation photovoltaics
in Ceramics International
Charles R
(2023)
Circular economy for perovskite solar cells - drivers, progress and challenges
in Energy & Environmental Science
Charles R
(2018)
Platinized counter-electrodes for dye-sensitised solar cells from waste thermocouples: A case study for resource efficiency, industrial symbiosis and circular economy
in Journal of Cleaner Production
Charles R
(2020)
Towards Increased Recovery of Critical Raw Materials from WEEE- evaluation of CRMs at a component level and pre-processing methods for interface optimisation with recovery processes
in Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Chen H
(2016)
One-Step Facile Synthesis of a Simple Hole Transport Material for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells
in Chemistry of Materials
Chen M
(2019)
Influences of Non-fullerene Acceptor Fluorination on Three-Dimensional Morphology and Photovoltaic Properties of Organic Solar Cells.
in ACS applied materials & interfaces
| Title | Indigo: Collections, Conservation, Chemistry - Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea City Council |
| Description | The collaborative project saw researchers use science to unlock the secrets of art history. Swansea University teamed up with the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery to discover more about a portrait of a lady in the gallery collection. The team analysed and observed small samples recovered during the restoration of the oil canvas. The artist had used a blue pigment in the portrait which proved the key to finding out more. The team identified Indigo as the blue pigment used in the painting through the deployment of a series of analytical techniques. This helped them gain a better understanding of when the portrait was painted. This is due to the fact that it's known when Indigo blue was used throughout art history. Following on, scientists were able to work with conservators to uncover the identity of the mystery artist. Visitors can participate in the interactive exhibit, view the portrait, examine cross-sections of paint samples with an optical microscope, and explore the forensic fine arts investigation. This exhibition is a partnership with Swansea Council's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Swansea University. Funded by a grant from The Royal Society of Chemistry Outreach Fund, with support from Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea Council, SPECIFIC, Beacon, Swansea University, with support from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and European Regional Development Fund. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | In addition to the interactive exhibition, a short film was made showcasing the project and the scientific processes used in the investigation: https://youtu.be/InX_-h1wMyw The gallery engagement team have also undertaken workshops with local children. |
| URL | https://www.glynnvivian.co.uk/whats-on/indigo-collections-conservation-chemistry/ |
| Description | Since its' inception in 2011, SPECIFIC has led a transition to zero emission, renewably powered transport, energy and heating solutions, beginning with the integration of renewables into buildings and then expanding into energy storage, local grid balancing and integration of EVs. Specifically in 2021/2 a world leading scale-up activity for new perovskite PV technology has been delivered with panels on test in the UK, India and soon Mexico. Applicable to both conducting glass, plastic and metals the technology is really exciting and has attracted global attention from Tata Group with a demonstration at the 2022 Founders Day celebration. The building demonstrator programme was devised to show full-scale demonstration of generation, storage and release of renewable energy for use in the building and in powering EVs. SPECIFIC's Active Classroom (2016) and Active Office (2018) buildings on the Swansea University Bay Campus also act as a platform for industrial partners to confidently trial their novel renewable technologies alongside existing and as part of the overall building system. Clearly it has also enabled the various SPECIFIC research teams to safely test and evolve their research by deployment on the buildings. By using integrated new technologies on the buildings our technical teams have been able to monitor and report on the performance of the whole building. Although small individual buildings, the Active Classroom and Active Office not only power themselves for most of the year but can provide enough spare electricity to power an EV for 26,000 miles which presents an exciting scalable option for very large buildings and how the Active Building approach can be applied in an energy-resilient solar-powered community. During 2021 the second development of social housing proof of concepts were designed and delivered in partnership with Coastal and Daiwa House Europe. Built on site within 6 days this is a massive step forward in terms of speed and quality as well as demonstrating a novel radiant heating system, The SHED (Solar Heat Energy Demonstrator) in Margam is used to showcase multiple solar heat storage and collection demonstrators. It is a 1990s industrial unit that has been retrofitted with solar technology and has been run without gas since 2012, which is a 2030 Government imperative. It is home to the SPECIFIC® team working on revolutionary heat storage technologies including inter-seasonal. The solar heating, using a transpired solar collector which makes up the whole wall and has been retrofitted over existing cladding, is an ideal method of turning existing walls into heating resources in an additional way to support net-zero power to the use of solar PV on roofing. This has been supplemented in 2020 by a range of emerging thermal generation collectors, showcasing the choice and performance now available to consumers. SPECIFIC is also collaborating with multiple university and industry partners, local authorities and regional development groups actively participating in the regional drive for net-zero living through wider UKRI initiatives such as the IDRIC programme and is looking to extend the global reach of research through a net zero network with India based on the successful partnership with SUNRISE. |
| Exploitation Route | COP26 was an excellent opportunity for SPECIFIC to promote the renewable energies technologies and Active Buildings. Other parts of this document highlight the specific engagement activities undertaken by various members of the team to promote SPECIFIC, in particular, the Active Buildings and related technologies were featured twice via the BBC in 2021, both with international audience reach. As a result, interest and requests for information from the general public and businesses have increased greatly. To illustrate new collaborations with a major international housing manufacturer and Tata Steel supported by SPECIFIC based on a practical demonstration semi-detached house produced in late 2021 will be replicable in a variety of locations from the end of 2022. SPECIFIC's SHED building demonstrator was chosen as the venue for the Welsh Government's (WG) launch of their Net Zero Strategy Plan. This was the preferred venue as they wanted the event to be housed in a novel low-carbon demonstrator promoting new renewable technologies. This signifies longer term support for the work from the WG. SPECIFIC is also pioneering the application of Active Building technology around the world having completed a solar powered building in India (March 2022) and is working with Mexican textile screen printers to produce solar modules on flexible materials. In South Africa, through SPECIFIC, photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies are being used to dewater sludge at a treatment plant. Solar powered 'Active' classrooms are also being created in Zambia. The team have also supplied demo perovskite PV to Tata in India for 2022 Founders Day (March) which we expect to release support for further scale-up work. SPECIFIC are supporting a wider shaping of de-carbonisation activity in Wales working with pan-Wales partners to develop a Net Zero Wales (N0W) plan and a new innovation facility (SWITCH) to focus on regional industrial just transition to net zero. The facility and teams will be housed within a £20M exemplar for large factory style Active Buildings. Since the PV work is reaching a higher TRL at this point the teams are also looking at extending the capability of our printing and coating lines to deliver novel applications for hydrogen generation and fuel cell technology. This is combined with novel approaches to solar fuels direct production from sunlight and atmospheric carbon. |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Transport |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com |
| Description | 2021 was the 10th year SPECIFIC has been in operation. In December 2021 SPECIFIC was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for revolutionary renewable energy technologies in recognition of its Materials Science and Engineering research that is leading a revolution in renewable energy technologies, particularly solar electricity and heat generation and storage. The Queen's Anniversary Prizes are awarded every two years and recognise the work carried out by UK universities and colleges which showcases quality and innovation and delivers real benefit to the wider world through education and training. Swansea University was awarded the prize (in February 2022) for the work of SPECIFIC primarily in the development of efficient low-cost photovoltaic technologies that convert solar energy into electricity. In the ten years since SPECIFIC was founded, achievements include: • The world's first dye-sensitised solar cell deposited directly onto a steel substrate which is a critical enabler to large-scale manufacture of building-integrated photovoltaics. • A reduction of the time to provide low-cost solution processable photovoltaics from 30 minutes to 2.5 seconds. • New methods that reduce the manufacturing time for dye-sensitive solar cells from several hours to less than two minutes. • The UK's first energy positive classroom demonstrating that solar energy can power and heat buildings. • Collaborative projects with 211 businesses and 128 research and academic partners in 17 countries. • Six spin-out companies creating jobs and supporting an innovative pipeline for steel building materials. • Working with two local housing associations to develop 18 low carbon homes for social housing tenants. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2016 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Agriculture, Food and Drink,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics,Energy,Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Transport |
| 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 | Contribution to a national consultation/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 | SAPIF Report |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| URL | https://files.bregroup.com/SAP/SAP_11_Technologies_Report_Final_v2.0.pdf |
| Description | THE NET ZERO CARBON BUILDING STANDARD CALL FOR EVIDENCE |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.nzcbuildings.co.uk/ |
| Description | UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| 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 | Application Targeted and Integrated Photovoltaics (ATIP) |
| Amount | £2,742,953 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2020 |
| End | 06/2025 |
| 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 | Determining Equitable Benefits: Achieving Transitions in renewable Energy (DEBATE) - British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Small Research Grant |
| Amount | £9,885 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Leverhulme Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 02/2023 |
| 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 | ESF R&I 25% - Material & Manufacturing Academy 2023 Ext |
| Amount | £9,227,930 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | WEFO ID 80816 - ESF P2 SO3 |
| Organisation | European Social Fund (Welsh Government/ EU) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2014 |
| End | 12/2023 |
| 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 | European Regional Development Fund - WEFO: FlexisApp - MESH (Mobile Energy Storage as Heat) |
| Amount | £231,480 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 08/2022 |
| 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 | Fabrication of high performance thin films of Graphene and Graphene nanoribbons for transparent electronic and photovoltaic application |
| Amount | £10,067 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2020 |
| End | 01/2021 |
| Description | GENERATION: Self Powered IoT for People and Planet |
| Amount | £742,649 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2023 |
| End | 12/2025 |
| Description | Global Challenges Research Fund |
| Amount | £20,462 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2021 |
| End | 10/2021 |
| Description | Global Wales International Research Mobility Fund |
| Amount | £3,550 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2020 |
| 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 RIA Research and Innovation Action - Viperlab |
| Amount | £175,507 (GBP) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 06/2021 |
| End | 11/2024 |
| 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 | High Density Aerospace Solar Power (Hi DASP) |
| Amount | £713,294 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 02/2024 |
| Description | IKC Extension |
| Amount | £499,934 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2021 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) |
| Amount | £237,978 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V027050/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 08/2022 |
| 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 | MESH IDRIC #72 |
| Amount | £8,810 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2021 |
| End | 06/2023 |
| 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 | Net Zero Campuses (Strategic Investment Fund 2022) |
| Amount | £345,133 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2023 |
| End | 07/2023 |
| Description | Network to Net-Zero |
| Amount | £137,812 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/W026082/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| 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 | Outreach Fund: Chemistry and Conservation: Discovering Pigments and Painters |
| Amount | £4,983 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2021 |
| End | 06/2022 |
| Description | Perovskites and Microgrooves (UK Industrial Funding) |
| Amount | £137,233 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Power Roll Ltd |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2022 |
| End | 04/2023 |
| Description | Post-Doctoral Enterprise Fellowships |
| Amount | £75,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| 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 | SEISMIC 2 |
| Amount | £98,036 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | SEISMIC2 |
| Amount | £152,664 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2020 |
| End | 06/2021 |
| Description | SPECIFIC |
| Amount | £5,999,991 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | SPECIFIC - Extension 2023 |
| Amount | £499,359 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2023 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Extension |
| Amount | £499,704 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Wales |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2023 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| 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 | Sami facility - TATA (Industrial Funding) |
| Amount | £1,700,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Tata Steel Europe |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2022 |
| End | 11/2024 |
| 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 | Standard Research Grant: SUSTAIN Manufacturing Hub |
| Amount | £6,011,015 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S018107/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2019 |
| End | 03/2026 |
| 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 | TATA Lecturers (Ext) - Industrial Funding |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Tata Steel Europe |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2021 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | Textiles to Terawatts: exploring the global opportunity for screen printed photovoltaics (104585) |
| Amount | £87,601 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| 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 | The Active Building Centre Research Programme (ABC RP) |
| Amount | £9,324,025 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/V012053/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 09/2022 |
| Description | The preparation of highly efficient and stable lead-free perovskite solar cells (105427) |
| Amount | £9,440 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 105427 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| 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 |
| Description | Ultrasealing for Photovoltaics |
| Amount | £3,061 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | ZCO-86 |
| Amount | £132,352 (GBP) |
| Organisation | International Zinc Association |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 05/2020 |
| End | 08/2023 |
| Title | A Multi-Criteria decision making (MCDM) methodology for high temperature thermochemical storage material selection using graph theory and matrix approach, Materials & Design, Volume 227, 2023, |
| Description | Highlights • The application of a MCDM methodology based on Graph Theory and Matrix approach leads to selection of Cao/Ca(OH)2 for high temperature thermochemical storage. • Target based, universal and user-friendly MATLAB program based on MCDM methodology allows the simple selection of candidate materials. • The MCDM tool is tested against a real-life situation, namely the capture of waste heat from Tata Steel UK Port Talbot steelworks. • Practicality of proposed MCDM method is validated with selection of a suitable heat storage material for low-medium temperature application. • Proposed method can be applied to other scenarios such as heat storage from high and low temperature coupled with solar thermal generators. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Too early for impacts |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111685 |
| 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 | Active Building Centre Ltd - Y Twyni Active Retrofit Project |
| Organisation | Active Building Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Research and identify the best technology solutions regarding PV, battery storage, EV charging, data collection/monitoring and a building management system to achieve 'activation' of the building Evaluation of the building performance data after installation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Create the tender documents / Tender specifications to potential contractors Select contractors Project Manage the retrofit |
| Impact | Two new to firm processes from the Y Twyni Active Retrofit Project. The first of these is the development of the technical specification/solution for a retrofitted, integrated energy system for the generation, storage and release of electricity for the operation of the educational facilities building. Included in this was a new process of collecting and monitoring the building's data, and the energy management of the building. The combination of these new processes has been called 'Active Retrofit for Education Buildings'. The second new process for the Active Building Centre was the development of a procurement process specifically for 'Active Retrofit for Educational Buildings' projects. This process factored in the mandatory elements of public procurement within the construction sector and combined them with the need to be able to evaluate novel, complex and new to market technical specifications. At the time of development, the Active Retrofit for Education Buildings process was also new to market. Prior to this, only 'new build' educational buildings had been developed with integrated energy systems for the generation, storage and release of electrical energy, combined with a building management, data monitoring and collection system. The Active Building Centre has identified the educational sector as one of its key customers and plans to use the learning and process development from Y Twyni Active Retrofit project as part of its value proposition and marketing when targeting this market. Job creation of an additional 9.5 FTE positions |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Advanced Electric Machines Ltd - Custom coating laminate samples for prototype motor design |
| Organisation | International Electronic Machines |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Project planning, identifying parameters, inputs and outputs Feasibility study of the process to assess Coating Trial (1.5 days) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project planning, identifying parameters, inputs and outputs Prep and supply materials Sample Assessment Coating Trial (1.5 days) Trial Feedback on Final Product |
| Impact | New processes and new product development |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Armadillo Metal Coatings Ltd |
| Organisation | Armadillo Metal Coatings Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | access to facilities |
| Collaborator Contribution | Investigation of anti-tarnish coatings for copper |
| Impact | More outcomes are expected in 2021, but so far there has been an Increase in employment and development of a new to firm and market product. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Awel Aman Tawe - Young Person's Guide to Active Buildings |
| Organisation | Awel Aman Tawe |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Review the Active Building Toolkit and ascertain requirements to tailor the content for the younger audience and the curriculum. Create a design brief and liaise with designer to create the guide. Organise and run the teacher workshop. Collate and analyse feedback from the workshop, identify any amends/additions and liaise with designer. Source, circulate and publicise the guide. Follow-on meeting to discuss use, teacher/student feedback and future opportunities to develop additional resources. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Review the Active Building Toolkit and ascertain requirements to tailor the content for the younger audience and the curriculum. Organise and run the teacher workshop. Source, circulate and publicise the guide. Follow-on meeting to discuss use, teacher/student feedback and future opportunities to develop additional resources. |
| Impact | New product for company New resource for teachers to educate about low carbon / net zero buildings Expansion of education on climate emergency and actions that individuals can take |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Brecon Beacons National Park Authority |
| Organisation | Brecon Beacons National Park |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Identify load specifications for the Mountain Centre Building |
| Collaborator Contribution | enabled the exploration of a retrofit in an area of outstanding natural beauty |
| Impact | no outputs or outcomes as yet |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Build Test Solutions Ltd - Comparison of the novel 'Pulse' method and traditional 'blower door' air tightness testing |
| Organisation | Build Test Solutions (BTS) Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Arrange the pulse testing at the Active Office and invite representatives from construction sector Organise an additional door-blower test for comparison Analysis, review and compare with data from traditional pressure air-tight testing Create report with findings Meeting to discuss the project findings |
| Collaborator Contribution | Undertake the 'pulse' testing demonstration and a traditional door-blower test Provide the data from the AO tests Meeting to discuss the project findings |
| Impact | Technical Notes/Report Case study for use on SPECIFIC's website & social media |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | CAE Technology Services Ltd; Cisco Systems Ltd; EnOcean GmbH; IST Ltd; - Evaluating low-power wireless EnOcean sensors using Cisco infrastructure as a key enabler |
| Organisation | CISCO Systems |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Project planning and management Acquisition/provision of sensors and associated hardware and software Installation/setup of hardware and software at PMRC building Data validation and analysis Report writing Completion meeting |
| Collaborator Contribution | Project planning and management Acquisition/provision of sensors and associated hardware and software Completion meeting |
| Impact | Final Project Report Feasibility Report/feedback on Software Dashboard Background data and knowledge to support further research and/or create a case study for use on SPECIFIC's website & social media. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Catnic Ltd - Solar PV and Battery Impact Assessment for Catnic's site |
| Organisation | Catnic |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Acquisition and review of Catnic's energy data Detailed Solar PV and battery impact assessment Project Report Writing Project Completion Meeting |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provide site layout, building schematics and annual energy usage data Project Completion Meeting |
| Impact | Report Background data and knowledge to support further research and/or create a case study for use on SPECIFIC's website & social media. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Ceres Power Ltd - Collaboration to support a PDRA and EngD position to develop technology and a research project in the area of deposition of a critical layer in the Steelcell |
| Organisation | Ceres Power |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Define technical outputs of a funded PDRA position at Swansea University Agree governance and payment schedule Develop and sign suitable contracts and statement of work for 1-year period Recruit suitable PDRA (or equivalent) for technical project development Develop project outline, advertise and recruit suitable EngD candidate Secure signed contracts for EngD and PDRA post |
| Collaborator Contribution | Define technical outputs of a funded PDRA position at Swansea University Agree governance and payment schedule Develop and sign suitable contracts and statement of work for 1-year period Secure signed contracts for EngD and PDRA post |
| Impact | Signed Collaboration Contract and Statement of Work (SoW) for technology development and research project All IP generated and data collected Post Doctorate Research Assistant (or equivalent) in post EngD candidate in post Potential to create a case study for use on SPECIFIC's website & social media. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Coastal Housing Group - Coed Darcy |
| Organisation | Coastal Housing Group |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Support with the design of the integrated energy systems Introduction to key collative partners |
| Collaborator Contribution | Funded the build of the homes |
| Impact | 8 MMC homes, 2 of which are 'Active' with integrated renewable technology |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Coleg Sir Gar - Gelli Aur Farm |
| Organisation | Carmarthenshire College (Coleg Sir Gar) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Background understanding previous dairy farm grid substitution studies (report) Initial modelling of parameters Refining parameters by discussions Site visit (including discussions on validating pre-site visit grid substitution options and incorporating existing kit / opportunities the site has) Refinement of Model given the above SPECIFIC Delivery / finalising and presenting 'proof of concept' Evaluation of Assessment Matrix Proof of Concept 'Project Wrap up' - Advising of any future studies based on this work |
| Collaborator Contribution | Coleg Sir Gar to provide operating data to SPECIFIC and clarify technical / operating points to ensure energy assessment is accurate Coleg Sir Gar to host a site visit and evaluate assessment. |
| Impact | Generation of new products / processes to the company SPECIFIC have supported Coleg Sir Gar to develop a new internal process of milk parlour cleaning at the Dairy Development Farm by analysing grid substitution options. The aim of the project was to evaluate the requirements of an active dairy farm and assess how renewable technologies can offset the majority, if not the entirety of the energy required to heat a significant hot water store. The end product, milk, was being produced in estimated volumes of 5000 litres/day and delivered at a temperature of 37°C. It was required to be chilled to and maintained at 4°C whilst awaiting tanker pickup. This provision was from three refrigeration tanks and an ice maker which runs on an Economy 7 tariff. The three refrigeration tanks dumped the hot side to air using conventional plate type heat exchangers. The system recommended included thermodynamic panels that effectively captured and channelled the ambient temperature from the milking parlour and heated the hot water to 60°C. Considerable energy was available from the ambient temperature in the milking parlour. The herd management enable the thermodynamic panels to capitalise on the containment of the herd during the colder ambient air months, therefore increasing the system efficiencies higher than those expected by ambient air temperature alone. SPECIFIC worked with Coleg Sir Gar to produce this bespoke recommendation and a report of a preferred new grid substitution option for delivering hot water for milking operations, which can be replicated at other sites, cost effectiveness, payback and efficiency against their requirements monitored. Generation of new products / processes to the market SPECIFIC have supported Coleg Sir Gar to develop a new internal process of milk parlour cleaning at the Dairy Development Farm by analysing grid substitution options. The aim of the project was to evaluate the requirements of an active dairy farm and assess how renewable technologies can offset the majority, if not entirely the energy required to heat a significant hot water. The end product, milk, was being produced in estimated volumes of 5000 litres/day and delivered at a temperature of 37oC. It was required to be chilled to, and maintained at 4oC whilst awaiting tanker pickup. This provision was from three refrigeration tanks and an ice maker which runs off Economy 7 tariff. The three refrigeration tanks dumped the hot side to air using conventional plate type heat exchangers. The system recommended included thermodynamic panels that effectively captured and channelled the ambient temperature from the milking parlour and heated the hot water to 60oC. Considerable energy was available from the ambient temperature in the milking parlour. The herd management enabled the thermodynamic panels to capitalise on the containment of the herd during the colder ambient air months, therefore increasing the system efficiencies than those expected by ambient air temperature alone. SPECIFIC worked with Coleg Sir Gar to produce this bespoke recommendation and a report of a preferred new grid substitution option for delivering hot water for milking operations, which can be replicated at other sites, cost effectiveness, payback and efficiency against their requirements monitored. |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | FRED Project - Evergreen Smart Power/GenGame Ltd/Myenergi Ltd |
| Organisation | Energy Systems Catapult Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Testing of the New GenGame App Testing of the Remote Interface App Set Up Smart Charge Avoiding Peak Tariff Testing of the Boost Functionality Targeted Testing of Updates and changes to feedback and screen updates Wrong % added reported in Charge Log |
| Collaborator Contribution | Creation of app Provision of hardware Supply of customers as research participants Project management |
| Impact | Two new commercial offerings Private investment Further research project |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | GN Ltd |
| Organisation | Goat Nutrition Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Essential Oil Stills (Malawi) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Essential Oil Stills (Malawi) |
| Impact | Essential Oil Stills (Malawi) |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| 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 | Measurable Ltd |
| Organisation | Measurable Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Smart energy monitoring data acquisition and trial testing |
| Collaborator Contribution | Smart energy monitoring data acquisition and trial testing |
| Impact | Smart energy monitoring data acquisition and trial testing ongoing |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| 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 | National Museum Wales - Big Pit Net Zero Project - Renewable Energy Impact Assessment |
| Organisation | National Museum Wales |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Analysis of energy generation and consumption data provided and conduct a renewable energy impact assessment. Create a report of findings and recommendations. Meeting/presentation (2 hrs) to discuss the findings and recommendations. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provide the plans and elevations of the Pit Head Baths building. Collate and provide PV generation data for both Conservation and O & R buildings. Collate and provide consumption data for both Conversation and O & R buildings, and any other buildings if available. Meeting/presentation (2 hrs) to discuss the findings and recommendations. |
| Impact | Renewable Energy Assessment Report Energy Data Background data and knowledge to support further research and/or create a case study for use on SPECIFIC's website & social media. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| 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 | Ohme Operations UK Ltd |
| Organisation | Ohme Operations UK Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Ohme 'smart' chargers and fleet dashboard - Performance Analysis and Review. The collaboration is ongoing but SPECIFIC technical team are continuing to feedback data to the company in relation to the 'smart' EV chargers at the Active Office. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ohme 'smart' chargers and fleet dashboard - Performance Analysis and Review. Supply of the 'smart' EV chargers for testing and data gathering at the Active Office to enable analysis. . |
| Impact | Ohme 'smart' chargers and fleet dashboard - Performance Analysis and Review |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | PXL Realm Ltd |
| Organisation | PXL Realm Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | provided technical advice for content and context for the Digital twin of the plant room in the Active Office |
| Collaborator Contribution | production of Digital twin of the plant room in the Active Office |
| Impact | production of a digital twin of the plant room in the Active Office to enable monitoring of batteries and storage Development of new to firm product for Market. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| 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 | Safehouse Technology Limited |
| Organisation | Safehouse Technologies Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | technical input for Sensor Acquisition and Trial Testing on the ACTIVE Office |
| Collaborator Contribution | provision of Sensor Acquisition and Trial Testing on the ACTIVE Office |
| Impact | outcomes still being considered as this has led to the development of new to firm product |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Securus Property Compliance Ltd |
| Organisation | Securus Property Compliance Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Matterport Scan of Active Buildings to provide a 'virtual tour' - input on detail required/content |
| Collaborator Contribution | Matterport Scan of Active Buildings to provide a 'virtual tour'. Process innovation and development. |
| Impact | this tool has become invaluable during the COVID pandemic when site visits are strictly limited. ongoing project so outputs and outcomes are updating as required |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Solarcentric Renewables Ltd |
| Organisation | SolarCentric Renewables Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | technical input to enable Design of Photo Voltaic (PV), Battery Storage and Car-Charging Installation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Design of Photo Voltaic (PV), Battery Storage and Car-Charging Installation. New to firm and market product development. |
| Impact | analysis of data and design still ongoing. New to firm and market product development continues with outcomes expected in 2021. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| 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 | ARMADILLO METAL COATINGS LTD |
| Description | Armadillo Metal Coatings Ltd is a new company set up as a result of ERDF supported activity. The door furnishing market is forecast to generate around £500 million in revenues in 2020, with demand for copper and brasses growing. This trend should accelerate due to COVID-19, as surfaces that can prevent the transmission of viruses and microbes become more sought after in hospitals, public areas and offices. Armadillo Metal Coatings Ltd have developed an electroplating additive that adds value to the metal coating by enhancing resistance to corrosion and tarnish. |
| Year Established | 2019 |
| Impact | Development of a new additive, that when added to a plating process forms regular and welldispersed deposits within the metal matrix, protecting the entire surface, is both new-to-company and new-to-market. The novel product detects early-stage corrosion and responds by releasing an on-demand inhibitor. Armadillo's new technology keeps decorative metal shining for over five times longer, and relieves the maintenance burden experienced by the end user. When applied to copper, excellent microbe / virus resistance is achieved with vastly reduced maintenance, particularly beneficial given the current Coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, the company now supports three full-time employees. |
| Website | https://armadillomc.com/#home |
| 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 | ACTIVE BUILDING CENTRE LTD |
| Description | The Active Building concept was conceived by the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre, at the University of Swansea. Their work led to the design and build of two demonstration buildings (the Active Classroom, in 2017 and the Active Office in 2018) to test and prove a range of energy and digital technologies, as well as show how these technologies can be connected in one integrated system, working together to generate heat and power for the building, and where appropriate for associate vehicles and the local grid. The success of the early Active Building demonstrators gave rise to the Active Building Centre, through funding by the UK government as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and UKRI. That support, including £36m of funding, was provided to develop a national centre of excellence working with supply chains in the energy and construction sectors; in turn supported a parallel Active Building Research Programme involving ten universities: Swansea, Bath, Newcastle, Birmingham, Loughborough, UCL, Sheffield, Cardiff, Imperial College London and Nottingham. Objectives for the ABC include assisting WG in delivering a fairer, more equal and sustainable future; enabling Prosperity for All to deliver a low carbon Wales, through transformed energy and construction sectors in Wales, and across the UK. The Active Building Centre works with national and local government, developers, energy distributors and homeowners, advising on how to most effectively deploy new technologies and innovative energy system solutions into new buildings or retrofit them into existing stock to optimise energy efficiency. |
| Year Established | 2019 |
| Impact | The company has built six demonstrator buildings to date, three of which are based at their Berkeley research centre, and a further three projects: 1. The Trent Basin housing development in Nottingham - a pioneering community 'energy bubble'. Through Project SCENe it has become an exemplar in its approach to integrated renewables - community owned solar PV, battery storage and enabling infrastructure were installed at the construction stage, keeping the capital costs low. 2. ABC is supporting Carmarthenshire County Council and the Welsh Government in the delivery of a new low-carbon office and industrial development at Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire.The project is seeking to deliver highly energy-efficient, potentially net-zero-carbon buildings that are innovative in their use of renewable energy sources, adhere to 'Fabric First' principles to maximise material performance and qualify for a BREEAM 'Excellent' rating, signifying best practice in sustainability standards. 3. ABC is funding and partnering with Swansea University and the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre on the retrofit of Y Twyni, the two-storey modular lecture theatre facility on Swansea University's Bay Campus. The active upgrade involves the installation of rooftop photovoltaic solar panels, battery storage and rapid EV chargers. The company now employs 30+ full-time members of staff across a wide range of roles and continues to seek further funding to support the government and the construction industry adopt renewable technologies to achieve net-zero. |
| Website | http://www.activebuildingcentre.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 | "For your Inspiration: Powering our sustainable future" - The Royal Institute, Science Fair/Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Members of the SPECIFIC team, including Tom Dunlop, Sarah-Jane Potts, Becky Waldram, Kat Lacey to took part in an in-person science fair event in conjunction with the Faraday Institution to share current research and inspire the next generation of researchers. Knowledge exchange, raising SPECIFIC's profile and outreach activities at an event that attracted over 120 attendees. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | 'Inspiring Women In STEM' October Half-term Girls Club |
| 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 | Workshop on printed resistive heaters with Dr Sarah-Jane Potts and Wafaa Al-Shatty, to inspire young women to pursue science and engineering. A successful outreach event, the students enjoyed the practical element of the session and discussed opportunities for women in science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | 12th Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics, HOPV20 Online Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 12th Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics, HOPV20 Online Conference - knowledge transfer Professor Trystan Watson |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.nanoge.org/HOPV20/home |
| 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 | 4theRegion Swansea City Centre Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC exhibited at this event in the new Swansea Arena venue. Swansea region focused discussion and presentation looking at all aspects of development and regeneration, community, decarbonisation and more. The first physical event that SPECIFIC has exhibited at since before the pandemic, the stand attracted attention and interest from visitors including members of the public and building and business owners. Contacts to be followed up and wide networking opportunity for all. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | ABC COP26 - Gloucester Build Better Now, How can smart flexible buildings help us reach net zero? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Joanna Clarke presented on Active Buildings with Hywel Lloyd from the ABC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | ABC/CREDS Discussion |
| 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 | ABC/CREDS Discussion (University of Oxford) - roundtable participation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | ATIP Annual Review Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | ATIP Annual Review Meeting - the first annual project review meeting including presentations from academics, researchers, and industrialists for dissemination of research, knowledge sharing and networking. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Active Building Centre (ABC) Showcase Event, Gloucester Science and Technology Park, Berkeley |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dave Worsley and Jo Clarke gave presentations at this event which was focused on showcasing the Active Building approach to building projects. Jon Elvins demonstrated the latest developments in heat storage. Dissemination of information on IKC projects, knowledge sharing and supporting the ABC. Additionally, good contacts made by the TCS group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Active Building Centre (ABC) Supplier Engagement Forum |
| 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 | Dr Joanna Clarke was invited to attend this event at the ABC Berkeley site. The event was arranged with supply chain partners to inform them of the ABC's activities and discuss how they could work with the supply chain. It included a tour of their building demonstrators. Networking and supporting the ABC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Active Building Centre Ltd - COP Gloucestershire: a COP26 Fringe event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dave Worsley opened the in-person event and spoke as a panelist at different sessions during the event at ABC HQ in Berkley, Gloucestershire, highlighting the origins of active homes and active buildings. Accompanied by Dr Justin Searle and Marie Greaves, employed to network the wider audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Active Building Principles - Presentation to University of Wales Trinity St David MSc students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Joanna Clarke was asked to present to show examples of buildings that integrate renewable energy to MSc students at UWTSD and discuss benefits and challenges. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Active Buildings - CPD Webinar: 'High Level Comfort' - Renson RIBA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Attendance to understand ventilation and solar control in high rise buildings, specifically a greater understanding of aesthetic canopy and façade systems; Why solar control and ventilation is important in high-rise living; How buildings optimised for well-being can have a positive impact on occupants; Ventilation and solar control system types and ventilation strategies. Utilise this knowledge and build on understanding and dissemination of opportunities with respect to demonstrator activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Active Buildings - CPD Webinar: Building integrated solar - The technology, the performance, the benefits (BIPVco) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Aimed to update knowledge of BIPV and its applications. Utilise this knowledge and build on understanding and dissemination of opportunities with respect to demonstrator activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Active Buildings - CPD Webinar: Radiant Heating and Cooling - SPC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Attendance to understand the topic particularly; How radiant works; Difference between air temperatures & resultant temperatures; Benefits of using radiant; Panel Construction; Energy benefits of radiant (low water temps); Application and control options; Radiant Heating & Cooling for Residential and Heat pumps and Radiant Heating. Utilise this knowledge and build on understanding and dissemination of opportunities with respect to demonstrator activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Active Buildings CPD Webinar: Introduction to Radiant Panels by Solray |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Part of the Active Building CPD series hosted by SPECIFIC, this CIBSE approved CPD centred on radiant heating; radiant panels and technical considerations in specifying and using them; the principles behind how radiant heating works; the advantages and disadvantages of radiant panel emitters and the key issues to consider when specifying and using radiant panels. To understand the considerations needed when using Radiant Panels and to consider them as an option in future work and with collaborators. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Active Buildings CPD Webinar: Natural and Hybrid Ventilation Systems - Breathing Buildings Ltd |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This event was part of the Active Building CPD series hosted by SPECIFIC. The presentation by Breathing Buildings Ltd introduced natural and hybrid ventilation systems. Insight into the current ventilation requirements for buildings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Advanced Air - Pressure Independent Fan Coil - Active Buildings Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Advanced Air - Pressure Independent Fan Coil - Active Buildings Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Airflow - MVHR for commercial applications - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Airflow - MVHR for commercial applications - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | BBC Click Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Filming the Active Buildings, highlighting renewable technology and SPECIFIC labs for the BBC Click programme broadcast during COP26. Focus on sustainable buildings of the future as one of Click's special shows about the ways in which tech can help save the planet, focusing on construction - one of the biggest carbon emitters. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | BBC Great Coastal Railway Journeys |
| 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 | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | On-camera interview, filming and participation via a tour of facilities (Active Building and Steel focus) in the latest (broadcast Feb 2022) Great Coastal Railway Journeys series for the BBC. The outcome is increased enquiries for advice on Active Buildings, steel products and industrial de-carbonisation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014t9k/great-coastal-railway-journeys-series-1-23-port-talbo... |
| 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 | BEIS Social Housing Decarbonisation Demonstration Fund |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | BEIS Social Housing Decarbonisation Demonstration Fund - participation in supplier event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-housing-decarbonisation-fund-demonstrator |
| Description | BEIS/FRED Project - Trialist Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | FRED Project - Trialist Webinar |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Biophilic Design - Hywel Dda UHB Forum |
| 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 | Chris Bailey was invited to participate in an expert panel discussion on Biophilic and Active Building design consideration, and the opportunities. Senior UHB staff present and engaged, lots of questions asked and further support engagement setup regarding £1billion infrastructure spend over next decade. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | BuildTest Solutions - Building Performance Monitoring - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | BuildTest Solutions - Building Performance Monitoring - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | CIBSE Awards, London |
| 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 | Dr Jon Elvins and Marie Greaves represented SPECIFIC at the event where the Active Office was highly commended in the 'Project of the Year' category. Joined by representatives from Naked Energy. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC's collaborations and successful implementation of active building principles, and networking with collaborators Naked Energy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | COP 26 Event: Ofgem - How can smart flexible buildings help us reach Net Zero? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Joanna Clarke took part in a panel discussion, chaired by Hywel Lloyd from the ABC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | COP Cymru Roadshow - North Wales: Energy Transition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jenny Baker spoke in the first of the four COP Cymru regional roadshows focused on energy transition - understanding how renewable energy can be produced, stored and distributed across Wales in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | COP Cymru Roadshow - South West Wales: Adaptation & Resilience |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dave Worsley was invited by SWIC (South Wales Industrial Cluster) to participate in a panel session at one of the regional roadshows organised as part of Wales Climate Week. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Can Better Batteries Lead to Better Energy Solutions? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Can Better Batteries Lead to Better Energy Solutions? Nature Research Stage, CogX - Global Leadership Summit and Festival of AI & Emerging Technology knowledge exchange |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com/ |
| 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 | Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Wales - (virtual) presentation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Wales - Active Buildings Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Wales - Active Buildings Webinar - knowledge exchange |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Circular Economy Innovation Communities - Cohort 6 presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Chris Bailey delivered an Active buildings presentation and Q&A to cohort of public sector staff engaged in the CEIC project. Full hour of discussion with Public Sector representatives, mainly Education sector, invited to speak with Swansea Council Education infrastructure team in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Constructing Excellence Event - Circular Economy, Whole Life Approaches and MMC (Presentation) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to Constructing Excellence Event - Circular Economy, Whole Life Approaches and MMC - knowledge exchange |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Constructing Excellence Wales/Innovation Engineering workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr J Clarke was asked to present SPECIFIC's demonstration work as an example of how to innovate within the construction industry and also her research into challenges of innovating in construction. The output of the event will form a paper that will be submitted to the WG Ministerial Construction Forum highlighting the challenges the construction industry faces in adopting innovative approaches to meet zero carbon targets. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Cycling and Society Research Group |
| 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 | Dr Mark Spratt attended this event in Cardiff covering a wide range of cycling research from a social sciences perspective. Presentations were relevant to the Active Cycle Shelter development and LCA of Twmpa Cycles frame manufacture. Visit to Pedal Power highlighted the challenges faced by charities in relation to energy costs. Sustrans expressed a need for storage of electric cargo bikes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Daiwa House Modular Europe Ltd - Coed Darcy Modular House Launch |
| 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 | Prof Dave Worsley and Janet Bell joined Coastal Housing and Daiwa House Modular Europe UK to welcome Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change, Julie James and Daiwa House Japan to Coed Darcy to launch the 'first of a kind' house of the future at Coed Darcy. Building on relationships with WG, housing associations and industrial partners to raise the profile of SPECIFIC nationally and internationally to launch a demonstrator of future housing stock. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Dimplex - Heat Pumps - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dimplex - Heat Pumps - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| 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 | ECR Net Zero Conference, Manchester |
| 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 | Dr Jon Elvins attended in person, Sahand Hosouli joined (online) for networking and to gain insight into the direction of future policy and the overall response to COP 27. Networking and knowledge sharing, new contacts made. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | EPSRC & Innovate UK - IKC Directors |
| 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 | EPSRC & Innovate UK - IKC directors meeting with all current UK IKCs (6) and Catapult Centres |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | EPSRC Digital Manufacturing Prioritisation Panel |
| 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 | Prof Dave Worsley attended in an advisory role. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | EPSRC Future Planning |
| 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 | EPSRC Future Planning - participation in a roundtable event with UKRI - Prof Dave Worsley/Dr Christian Bryant in attendance |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | EPSRC: Net Zero Mission Focussed Research Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Invitation from EPSRC to participate in a national workshop. Dr Ian Mabbett attended for Prof Worsley. The aims of this workshop were to explore communication in research, are to distil best practice for: how mission focussed research engages with demonstrators and stakeholders for mutual benefit and; how interdisciplinary research can be set up and conducted to realise the benefits it can bring to mission focussed work. The ambition is the outputs will inform research activities going forward and support UKRI in the setting up of future investments. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC and the wider portfolio of projects at Swansea University nationally and wider within the funding bodies. Contribution to informing funding bodies on future policy and funding calls. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Education Buildings Wales Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Joanna Clarke was asked to support the Royal Society of Wales (RSAW) at this event by presenting an Introduction to Active Buildings in the session on 'Optimising Net Zero Carbon in Operation'. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC and disseminating knowledge at a large event for construction industry stakeholders. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 Storage Series 1, Episodes 1 and 2, BetaTeach Webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Energy Storage Series 1, Episodes 1 and 2, BetaTeach Webinar - knowledge exchange |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com/ |
| 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 | Energy Warriors Conference/Awel Aman Tawe Outreach |
| 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 | SPECIFIC hosted over 50 students aged 10-14 years old from Glyncollen, Morriston and Penyrheol schools in Swansea at the Bay Campus giving them the opportunity to become renewable energy scientists for the day. Awel Aman Tawe, a renewable energy charity arranged the visit as part of their Energy Warriors project which aims to raise awareness of the importance of clean energy. A packed itinerary included an overview of SPECIFIC's work into how buildings can generate, store and release energy captured from the sun as one renewable energy system by Prof Trystan Watson. Dr Joanna Clarke talked about the two buildings she designed and built on campus with building tours to view the renewable technologies. Practical lab sessions included the students making solar cells using fruit tea and making batteries as part of global battery experiment run by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Outreach activity - introducing the next generation to Materials Science, raising the profile of Swansea University and SPECIFIC's research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Environment Agency Visit |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC hosted a visit from the Environment Agency who are looking to decarbonise their considerable Estate. Recommended by Philippa Hulme who had visited in 2018 for the launch of the Active Office. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC and Active Buildings to a national audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Environmental Audit Committee Green Steel Inquiry, Westminster |
| 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 | Having received an invitation to provide oral evidence, Prof Dave Worsley presented to the Environmental Audit Committee in Westminster. Predominantly about green steel production, Prof Worsley demonstrated how this steel could be used to further decarbonise society through Active Buildings. Raising the profile of Active Buildings and also making important connections with academics with similar research in Oxford. Collaborations are now being explored with Prof Barbara Rossi at Oxford. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Eurosun 2022, Kassel, Germany |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jon Elvins and team attended and gave an oral presentation on new thermal storage developments for industrial waste heat capture, plus two poster presentations on new materials and new systems for industrial waste heat capture. The presentations were well received, opportunity for networking and raising the profile of the TCS team, SPECIFIC and Swansea University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Everything Change: Changing Energy Event run by the Taliesin Arts Centre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Everything Change: Changing Energy Event run by the Taliesin Arts Centre, JC presented our Active Building Principles and participated in a panel discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Expo 2020 Dubai UAE: British Pavilion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dave Worsley was an invited panellist at this international 2-day event speaking about the mining and materials needed for a net-zero future. Chaired by Sir Jim McDonald (President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Principal & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde), the panel consisted of Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer, (Champion UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) and Associate Principal (Global Sustainability) Heriot-Watt University) and Professor Dave Worsley. Topics discussed included: Policy, Economy, Sociology Engagement, Resources management, Decarbonisation, Clusters, Skills required to live in 2050. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC and current research internationally, networking and opportunities for future collaborations (including future funding calls), particularly with the fellow UK participants which has already progressed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.expo2020dubai.com/en |
| Description | FLEXIS Advisory Board SMT & Research Leaders met with Welsh Governemnt & Cardiff Capital Region |
| 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 | Members of SPECIFIC's Management Team and Research Leaders attended the latest FLEXIS Advisory Board at the Miskin Manor on 12 May 2022. Amongst presentations from Welsh Government and Cardiff Capital Region, members of SPECIFIC introduced their work areas and plans in the context of the work programmes constituting Switch Connect. Later in the day Cardiff Capital Region hosted a tour of their recently acquired Aberthaw Power Station and exercises and discussions throughout the day centred on ideas how they could best develop it under Net Zero. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Founder's Day, Tata Steel - Jamshedpur, India |
| 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 | SPECIFIC, along with Tata Steel in the UK, had a unique opportunity to showcase our perovskite photovoltaic technology at an exhibition marking Founder's Day in Jamshedpur, India. It was the first time the technology had been demonstrated in India. Cemented relationship with Tata Steel UK and stimulated ongoing conversations about manufacture of the technology at scale. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Fully Charged Live 2022, Farnborough International |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jenny Baker participated in a panel discussion at the event: The next wave: Fusion, Hydrogen & Solid State. Other panellists included James Quinn, Faradion; Abigail Dombey, Hydrogen Sussex; and Nick Walkden, UKAEA. Fully Charged LIVE, the UK's largest clean energy and electric vehicle event, showcased more than 200 clean energy and electric vehicle exhibits, and 50+ greener living/EV ownership theatre sessions, with 23,222 people visiting across the three-day event. Opportunity to raise the profile of Jenny and SPECIFIC and disseminate current research and future opportunities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Future funding for energy transition - TRACER online event |
| 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 | Professor Dave Worsley was invited via Welsh Government to speak in a session at the TRACER on-line event about learning from good practice experiences and how projects related to the energy transition can pursue the goals of achieving carbon targets, scientific excellence and levelling-up. The event was organised in conjunction with WG and Cardiff University under the TRACER Coal Regions in Transition project: (https://tracer-h2020.eu/). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://tracer-h2020.eu/ |
| Description | GB-Sol - BIPV Solutions - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | GB-Sol - BIPV Solutions - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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 | Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) presented by Combar - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) presented by Combar - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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 | Gower College Go Green Week |
| 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 | Gower College Go Green Week - Public Engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Grand Design Live, Excel, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Justin Searle attended the event to present on SPECIFIC's demonstration program and take part in a panel discussion relating to sustainable building and design. Supporting partners and dissemination of the work SPECIFIC do around construction, sustainability and energy management. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Green Recovery Business Conference, 4theRegion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This event brought together businesses showcase businesses building the green economy; create a shared sense of purpose and vision; provide resources and advice; understand the obstacles and constraints for local businesses; and develop a collective plan of action for local companies. Organised across eight key themes including 'buildings' with an introduction to SPECIFIC's Active Buildings by Chris Bailey. Members of the SPECIFIC team also manned a stand throughout the day providing information and advice to local businesses. Networking and knowledge dissemination, generated several leads with local companies for the Business Development team to follow-up. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Guest Lecture for Masters students on built environment regulation at Atlantic Technological University, Galway |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Jo Clarke was asked to give a guest lecture (online event) on Active Buildings to a group of master's students at ATU. Knowledge sharing - teaching students about Active Buildings and challenges in net zero carbon building design. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Hanson - Regen concrete solution - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hanson - Regen concrete solution - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Hillary Rodham Clinton Global Challenges Summit: Towards Net Zero |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Convened by Secretary Hillary Clinton, sponsored by the Welsh Government and hosted online by Swansea University, the weeklong summit brought together international leaders to discuss global challenges. Professor Dave Worsley chaired the panel 'Towards Carbon Zero' which featured speakers from the White House, Tufts University, Tata Steel and Wales Minister for Climate Change, Julie James. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://swansea.globalchallengessummit.com/event/nov2021/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfNzE1OTIy |
| Description | Honeywell/Trend - Smart Intelligent Buildings - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Honeywell/Trend - Smart Intelligent Buildings - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Hosted SUNRISE: Solar Energy Technologies for Sustainable Rural Development Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hosted SUNRISE: Solar Energy Technologies for Sustainable Rural Development Conference - knowledge exchange with Indian institutions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.sunrisenetwork.org/news/hosting-a-conference-during-a-pandemic-sunrise-symposium-2020/ |
| Description | Huw Griffiths Architects - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Huw Griffiths Architects - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Hybrid & Organic Photovoltaics Conference HOPV22 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The 14th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics took place online from the 19-20 May (hosted by the nanoGe platform), and in Valencia, Spain from the 23-25 May 2022. The conference provides an excellent opportunity for scientists and engineers around the world to discuss the latest developments in hybrid and organic photovoltaics. SPECIFIC was represented by Prof Peter Holliman and Carys Worsley who spoke about their research at this event. Networking, knowledge exchange and dissemination, raising the speakers' profile as well as SPECIFIC and Swansea University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC Regional Meeting: South Wales, Swansea University |
| 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 | Prof Dave Worsley attended the launch event with SWIC, and Dr Jon Elvins gave a presentation of industrial waste heat harvesting (MESH) work and gathering of data from other projects. Presentations were well received and plenty of ideas generated, networking and knowledge dissemination, raising profile of SPECIFIC and Swansea University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC Workshop |
| 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 | Dr Jon Elvins attended this event to disseminate research activities of the IDRIC and Flexis programmes. Excellent networking opportunity and multiple new contacts made. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC Workshop - Birmingham |
| 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 | Dr Jon Elvins and Dr Justin Searle attended this IDRIC research workshop on storage activities, an event open to both industrial and academic parties. Networking opportunity and research dissemination. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | IDRIC technical Group meeting: University of Birmingham |
| 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 | Dr Jon Elvins attended and presented at technical discussions on three IDRIC projects. Presentations well received and information received on improved manufacturing methodology, networking and raising awareness of SPECIFIC's research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | IEA ES TCP T 41 Economics of Energy Storage - Project Meeting |
| 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 | Discussion and planning for upcoming activities, the task will be able to utilise data from the Active Buildings. Discussions very fruitful, information gained will be beneficial for future projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Innovation Engineering presented by Eureka Europe - Active Buildings Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Innovation Engineering presented by Eureka Europe - Active Buildings Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | International Conference on Higher Education, Research and Innovation (ICHERI 22) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dave Worsley was invited deliver a plenary talk entitled: Buildings as Solar Power stations: Innovation to democratize power at this digital conference. Raising the profile of research at SPECIFIC and Swansea University, strengthening links/networking with partner organisations in India. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | International Energy Agency (IEA) Task Discussion - Graz, Austria |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jon Elvins and members of the TCS team attended to present work on the three tasks the team are involved with and draw on information supplied by other contributors. Networking, dissemination of research, and information acquired that has enabled the refining of ongoing research experiments. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | International Materials Research Congress (IMRC 2022), Cancun, Mexico |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Matthew Davies organized and ran a symposium titled "Developing Circular Economy and Sustainable Design for Emerging Energy Technologies" and delivered two invited talks at this conference. Dr Rhys Charles also delivered an invited talk, as did colleagues Alex Doolin and Dr Rodrigo Garcia-Rodriquez. Dissemination of SPECIFIC's research and raising the profile of the team, SPECIFIC and Swansea University in the international community, opportunity for networking and to make contacts for future collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | International Solar Power Technologies Conference 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Solar Power Technologies Conference 2021 - TW was an invited speaker and panelist. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/47124/international-solar-power-technologies-sptech-conference |
| Description | International Summit on Organic and Hybrid Photovoltaics Stability - ISOS13 Conference, Sonderborg, Denmark |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Trystan Watson and Dr Becky Bolton gave an oral presentation on perovskite scale-up and outdoor weathering demonstration work happening at PMRC. The presentations were well received, opportunity for networking and raising the profile of the PV team, SPECIFIC and Swansea University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview for ENTRANCES, with Cardiff University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | ENTRANCES, is a pan-European project which aims to examine the implications of energy transitions for social and economic justice across Europe, contributing to a better understanding of "Just Transitions". NPT Council suggested Prof Dave Worsley take part in an interview to discuss the issues raised. As part of the Energy Transitions from Coal and Carbon: Effects on Societies (ENTRANCES) project, Cardiff University is undertaking research to assess the socio-economic implications of a transition to low-carbon energy in South Wales, with a specific focus on Port Talbot. Further detailed information about this project can be found on the ENTRANCES website (entrancesproject.eu) As founder of SPECIFIC and the Steels and Metals Institute (SaMI) at Swansea University, Prof Worsley gave his opinions and insights into the impact of the decarbonisation agenda on the local community in Port Talbot, the wider city region and nationally, across Wales. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC and Swansea University projects contributing to de-carbonising the industrial landscape of the surrounding area. Prof Worsley introduced industrial partners to the ENTRANCES team too for a wider perspective. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | http://www.entrancesproject.eu |
| 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 | Judging Panel for Welsh Government Sustainable Schools Challenge |
| 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 | Dr Jo Clarke was on the judging panel for the WG Sustainable Schools Challenge, which involved reviewing submissions and attending presentations from the seven shortlisted Local Authorities. WG will provide £15m to the chosen Local Authority to design and build an exemplar NZC school in Wales. Supporting the WG in their scheme selection. Opportunity to contribute to the design of a NZC school in Wales, and to develop new partnerships for future projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Kelda - Sustainable Showering - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Kelda - Sustainable Showering - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Keynote Presentation at the Research and Innovation Awards 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dave Worsley together with Dr Laura Baker (Tata Steel) gave the keynote speech at the Swansea University R&I Awards to highlight collaboration between academia and industry. This event celebrating the diversity of research and innovation carried out at Swansea University recognised over 100 entries across 13 award categories. Each application exemplified the quality, relevance and positive global impact of Swansea University's research and its potential to inspire. Raising the profile of working relationships with industry at SPECIFIC. The event was attended by many industrial partners to SU who would not have been aware of SPECIFIC previously. Further encouraged academia-industrial relations and highlighted how important they are. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Lancaster Energy Materials Symposium (Presentation) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lancaster Energy Materials Symposium (Presentation) - knowledge exchange |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Lead Redox Flow Battery Webinar (in Collaboration with IISC Bangalore) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Attendance of this joint SU IISC Bangalore Webinar (chaired and organised by Dr Jenny Baker). Talks by Rathod Suman (IISCB) - The Development & Construction of a Lead Redox Flow Battery; and its life cycle assessment - Emanuel Shittu (SU). To see the latest advances and environmental impacts of lead redox batteries inspired by collaborations realised through the SUNRISE programme between Swansea University and The Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Legrand - IoT - real time applications - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Legrand - IoT - real time applications - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Levelling-up Committee - Visit and Active Building Tour |
| 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 | Representatives from the UK Government Levelling up Committee visited the University. Prof Dave Worsley and Dr Ian Mabbett were invited by NPT Council to contribute to the discussion session. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC and the wider locale to attract more funding to the area post 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Li-ION 2021 International (Virtual) Conference on Recent Advances in Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) and their Recycling Methods for Sustainable Development |
| 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 | Dr Jenny Baker participated as an invited speaker to share SPECIFIC's current research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Lord Bhattacharyya Award Ceremony 2022 |
| 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 | Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and WMG at the University of Warwick shortlisted six exceptional industry-academia partnerships from across the UK for the second annual Bhattacharyya Award. Prof Dave Worsley attended to represent the Swansea University and Steel Strategic Alliance: Sustainable Steelmaking partnership, one of six finalists. Opportunity to showcase Swansea University's research and network within academia and industry sectors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Low Carbon Swansea Bay (LCSB) Event - Embodied Carbon and Active Buildings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Low Carbon Swansea Bay (LCSB) Event - Embodied Carbon and Active Buildings - knowledge exchange - presentation by Joanna Clarke (Architect at SPECIFIC) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| 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 Exchange 2022 (MRE) |
| 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 | Members of SPECIFIC manned a stand, Dr Justin Searle, Dr Silvia Villarroya-Lidon and Marie Greaves joined other SU projects including SUSTAIN. Opportunity to disseminate research and networking across industry sectors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Materials for Sustainable Development Conference (MAT-SUS), Barcelona, Spain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Matt Carnie gave an invited talk on his work characterising the indoor light resource available to power the internet of things. Some potential collaborate opportunities are arising as a direct result of this talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| 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 | Mitsubishi - Heat Pumps - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mitsubishi - Heat Pumps, Active Buildings Webinar Series hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Mountpark Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jo Clarke and Dr Justin Searle hosted a tour of the Active Buildings for Mountpark, a leading developer of logistics and industrial properties across UK and Europe. Mountpark were introduced to SPECIFIC via Dave Taylor at TATA Steel, the visit was to explore the use of integrated renewable technologies in building design. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | N0W Energy Skills Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Jo Clarke was asked to present to the skills forum on the Active Buildings, challenges of low carbon buildings, and the need for more skills. Disseminating information to a group concerned with developing skills for the construction industry. Also, making new contacts to work with in future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | National Infrastructure Commission Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Visit of the National Infrastructure Commission to familiarise with renewables and low carbon manufacturing in Neath Port Talbot. Prof Dave Worsley joined the discussion session and gave a tour of the Active Buildings. Raising profile of SPECIFIC and the wider locale in respect of 'levelling up' funding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | National Museum Wales - Presentation on Active Buildings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Sustainable Development Coordinator requested a presentation on Active Buildings by Dr Joanna Clarke to various National Museum Wales (NMW) stakeholders. NMW have a goal to decarbonise their museums by 2030, so are keen to work with SPECIFIC on solutions to help them achieve this. A visit to Big Pit was arranged to discuss potential collaboration and project support. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Nesta Visit |
| 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 | Prof Dave Worsley hosted a visit from a new team at Nesta, the UK's innovation agency for social good and toured the Active Buildings and had a discussion session. Changing perceptions and expanding the potential for Active Buildings roll out. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Net Zero Embodied Carbon presented by Knauf, Active Buildings Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Net Zero Embodied Carbon presented by Knauf - Active Buildings Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Network to Net Zero: An Indo-UK Collaboration in Decarbonisation for Equitable Net Zero Outcomes - MASI Event, School of Management, Swansea University |
| 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 | Prof Dave Worsley attended this MASI Agenda Setting Event, focused on 'difficult to decarbonise' activities such as agriculture (underpinned by energy and water) and energy intensive industries, such as steel, glass, and chemicals. The result of an agreement between the Prime Ministers of the UK and India in May 2021 that agreed urgent action through a joint UK-India Roadmap for 2030. In addition to the work package sessions and presentations, the programme included networking opportunities, a gala dinner in the Great Hall, and visits to relevant research centres including SPECIFIC, CSAR, CWATER, and CADR. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Newport and Cardiff Materials Society (NCMS) Lecture: Screen-printing Solutions for Sustainable Homes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Sarah-Jane Potts presented her current research on the scale up of screen-printed perovskite solar modules at this NCMS webinar hosted via zoom. The talk showcased several up-and-coming technologies that can be used in sustainable homes, such as printed resistive heaters and printed perovskite solar cells. Networking and knowledge dissemination plus raising the profile of Sarah-Jane and SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Oldcastle Primary School - STEM week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by Dr Joanna Clarke for Oldcastle Primary School pupils as part of their STEM week. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Optigrun 'Green Roofs in Practice' - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Optigrun 'Green Roofs in Practice' - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Outreach event for Morriston School 6th form |
| 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 | Becky Waldram, Elinor Winrow and Jo Clarke took part in an outreach event for Morriston school - Elinor presented on batteries and the children then took part in a battery experiment, rounded off with a Q&A session. Educating youngsters about engineering careers and material science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | PYC Group - Warmcel insulation - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PYC Group - Warmcel insulation - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Pembrokeshire College Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A group of sixth form students from Pembrokeshire College spent half a day on campus, where they had a tour of the campus and Active Buildings and did the battery experiment in one of the materials labs. SPECIFIC staff supported Laura Penny's FSE outreach event. Outreach activity to encourage youngsters into Materials Science and engineering subjects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Plenary International Conference on Battery Science and Technology 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jenny Baker was invited to be a plenary speaker. The conference was online - on Indian time and well attended with over 100 participants from the battery research field. Raised the profile of research at SPECIFIC and shared the outputs of two cases studies, including the environmental impacts of the Active Office. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Podcast for 4theRegion: Build Back Better Series |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Podcast for 4theRegion: Build Back Better Series - Interview with Joanna Clarke (Architect at SPECIFIC) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Policy Forum for Wales Keynote Seminar: Next steps for City and Growth Deals in Wales |
| 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 | Professor Dave Worsley spoke about the development of projects under the Swansea Bay City Deal programme in the session: Supporting economic development across Wales - sustainable growth, building the skills base, developing centers of research and excellence, and meeting business and community needs. Fellow speakers in the session: Richard Williams, Chief Executive, Community Foundation Wales Councillor Jane Mudd, Leader, Newport City Council, Alyn Franklin, Chief Executive Officer, Alcumus, Dr Marie Neal, Business Partnerships Co-ordinator, Research, Business & Innovation, Aberystwyth University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation at ABC event on a Technology Agnostic Approach to Heat and Buildings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Jo Clarke gave a presentation at an ABC networking event in Berkeley, showcasing application of different low carbon technologies in buildings. Knowledge sharing and supporting the ABC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation on Active Building Toolkit development at a Cardiff School of Art and Design Research Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Joanna Clarke was asked to present her research work on Active Buildings to students from the UK and Egypt focusing on the sustainable built environment. To disseminate knowledge and learnings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to ISG contractors and Arup |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Jo Clarke gave a presentation to a design team for net zero carbon schools projects in Cardiff, as part of a design team meeting. Assisting a design team in developing low carbon solutions for large school projects, has already led to further interactions with the team and knowledge exchange. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Queens Anniversary Prize Award Ceremony |
| 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 | Prize award ceremony at St James' Palace. Award given by senior members of the Royal Family. SPECIFIC's Dr Bruce Philip, Sharon Bishop, Dr Becky Bolton and Carys Worsley accompanied Prof Dave Worsley, the Swansea University Chancellor and VC to the ceremony. Prestige for the project and wider recognition for SPECIFIC and Swansea University. This is the second time the Materials Department at Swansea has received a QAP, and Prof Worsley and Sharon Bishop were in the previous award ceremony. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.queensanniversaryprizes.org.uk/the-queens-platinum-jubilee-challenge/ |
| Description | Queens Anniversary Prize Challenge Workshop |
| 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 | A series of virtual working group meetings had been held over the last 3 months working on the draft report for higher and further education institutions working towards net zero operation. Dr Justin Searle attended a second in-person workshop to go through the current draft report. Influence on the recommendations into government and guidelines for HE and FE institutions in the net zero space. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Queens Platinum Jubilee Challenge - Residential Workshop |
| 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 | A case study was presented on the Active Office at the Queens Anniversary Platinum Jubilee Challenge working group residential event held in Cheshire. This grouping consists of representatives from all the winners of the Queens Anniversary Prize. The aim is to align as a higher and further education sector to align reporting, approaches and outcomes to accelerate decarbonisation within the HE and FE sectors. This work will continue until December 2022, culminating in a report with recommendations for action. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Regional Engagement Team - Research and Innovation Sharing Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Regional Engagement Team - Research and Innovation Sharing Event - Knowledge Exchange |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Rehau - Ground to Air Heat Exchangers - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Rehau - Ground to Air Heat Exchangers, part of the Active Building Webinar Series hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Renewable Energy, Resources and Sustainable Technologies (Energytech 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Bahaa Abbas delivered an oral presentation on the thermochemical storage materials at this international event. Knowledge sharing, networking and presentations were well received, and new contacts made at the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Retrofit and Renewables filming for the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The SCSS provide online learning resources to the construction industry and contacted SPECIFIC re: interviewing people who have been involved in retrofit or renewable energy projects. A programme of interviewees for the SCSS was arranges, which involved Dr Jo Clarke, SPECIFIC team members and external partners. The interviews will be used as training material for apprentices in retrofit and renewable energy. They will also showcase SPECIFIC's work to a wide audience within the construction industry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Road Mapping Workshop: Materials for the Future of Photovoltaic Systems |
| 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 | Road Mapping Workshop: Materials for the Future of Photovoltaic Systems - knowledge exchange |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Royal Society Sustainable Buildings Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Royal Society Sustainable Buildings Event, JC presented our Active Buildings Principles. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Royal Society Symposium on Fast Ion Conducting in Solid State Electrolytes, Lancaster |
| 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 | Dr Jenny Baker attended to gain understanding into solid state electrolyte electronic behaviour enhancing the current research work on manufacturing solid state batteries been undertaken. Also to build collaborations between SPECIFIC as experimental researchers and modelling researchers. New contacts with Sheffield University, Bristol University and Duke University (USA). Discussions ongoing about opportunities to work together. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) Active Buildings Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) Active Buildings Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) West Wales Branch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) West Wales Branch - presentation by Joanna Clarke (architect at SPECIFIC) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com/ |
| Description | Royal Society of Chemistry - Materials Chemistry Enabling Sustainability |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jenny Baker participated as a panelist in this online discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Royal Society of Chemistry - Transitioning the UK to a circular economy, London |
| 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 | Prof Matthew Davies attended a meeting with RSC in London, mainly industry and government on how the UK can be transitioned to a circular economy. Knowledge dissemination and networking, influencing future RSC research activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Royal Welsh Show - Builth Wells |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Mark Spratt and Chris Bailey, Business Development Managers attended to connect with the farming sector on energy and buildings utilisation. Particularly to meet with Andy Richardson of Food and Drink forum, but also to meet businesses solving energy issues in this space. Good connection re-made with Coleg Sir Gar, and also a new connection with NFU Energy. Further networking and raising SPECIFIC's profile. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Running out of Time Relay - Event/Segment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SPECFIC's Active Buildings were one 26 UK projects selected as handover points for the Running out of Time relay, in which a baton was carried from Glasgow, host city of COP26, to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt, host of COP27. The baton carried a message from young people to the world's leaders about climate education, and was carried without carbon emissions by runners, cyclists and sailors. Five members of SPECIFIC's staff supported the relay by running the 11km leg from Swansea to Port Talbot. The relay was excellent for social media engagement and staff engagement with the message of climate action. Unfortunately, it did not achieve the expected media coverage because it coincided with the Queen's death and changes in UK government. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://running-out-of-time.com/journey |
| Description | SEISMIC II - Building Launch 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 | Located at the BRE Innovation Park in Watford, the SEISMIC building uses a standardised steel frame, the project was undertaken by a consortium of 7 different companies led by blacc, and includes the Manufacturing Technology Centre, the National Composites Centre, and SPECIFIC. Thomas Bassett, STTF attended the event representing SPECIFIC, raising the profile of SPECIFIC and active building principles integration with MMC, the event was a celebration of the project and an opportunity for publicity and networking. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | SPECIFIC Active Buildings Webinar for the Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) West Wales Branch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Active Buildings Webinar for the Royal Society of Architects in Wales (RSAW) West Wales Branch - knowledge transfer - presentation by Joanna Clarke (Architect at SPECIFIC) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Business Collaborators & Projects Webinar: Bring a product to market |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Business Collaborators & Projects Webinar: Bring a product to market |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Business Collaborators & Projects Webinar: Improve existing products or processes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Business Collaborators & Projects Webinar: Improve existing products or processes |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Business Collaborators & Projects Webinar: Run more sustainably |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Business Collaborators & Projects Webinar: Run more sustainably |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Christmas Lecture: From Textiles to Terawatts |
| 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 | Prof Trystan Watson presented a Christmas lecture on materials engineering to a group of approx. 90 local students, staff, followed by Dr Jo Clarke providing a tour of the Active Office for students. Staff and University students also invited - engagement with local schools, an outreach activity to encourage the next generation into materials science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Presentation: Renewable Energy for foundation year engineering students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Presentation: Renewable Energy for foundation year engineering students |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Webinar - 'Active Buildings' A Solar Technology Tour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Webinar - 'Active Buildings' A Solar Technology Tour - knowledge transfer |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com/ |
| Description | SPECIFIC Webinar - Active Buildings in Practice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Webinar - Active Buildings in Practice - knowledge exchange |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com/ |
| Description | SPECIFIC Webinar: Active Buildings in Practice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Webinar: Active Buildings in Practice - knowledge transfer |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Webinar: Emerging Photovoltaic Solutions for a Low Carbon Built Environment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This webinar highlighted the breadth of SPECIFIC's work in the area of PV, from developing new printable PV for the future, to the challenges of integrating new technologies into buildings. Session hosted by Dr Joanna Clarke and jointly delivered by Dr Trystan Watson (PV Research) and Dr Richard Lewis - practical implementation within SPECIFIC's Active Building demonstrator programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Webinar: Perovskite Solar Cell Research for Aerospace Applications |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Webinar: Perovskite Solar Cell Research for Aerospace Applications |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | SPECIFIC Webinar: Sustainable Technology Demonstration: Fascinating Fluids Around the Home |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Webinar: Sustainable Technology Demonstration: Fascinating Fluids Around the Home - public engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com/ |
| Description | SPECIFIC Webinar: Sustainable Technology Demonstration: Printed Electronics for Off Grid Homes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Webinar: Sustainable Technology Demonstration: Printed Electronics for Off Grid Homes - Public Engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com/ |
| Description | SPECIFIC Webinar: Sustainable Technology Workshop: Engineering for The Apocalypse and Water Filter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Webinar: Sustainable Technology Workshop: Engineering for The Apocalypse and Water Filter - Public Engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com/ |
| Description | SPECIFIC Webinar: Thermal Storage Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC Webinar: Thermal Storage Research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | SPECIFIC hosted: The Future of Low Carbon Home Heating |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC hosted: The Future of Low Carbon Home Heating - a round-table event for South Wales housing associations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | SPECIFIC: Photovoltaics Lecture with Professor Brian O'Regan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC: Photovoltaics Lecture with Professor Brian O'Regan |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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 | SUNRISE Symposium: Powering the Green Recovery |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The 8th biannual SUNRISE Symposium, on the theme of 'Powering the Green Recovery', the international (virtual) event brought together a range of exciting talks from academia and industry. SPECIFIC was represented across the key themes with speakers as follows: Professor David Worsley - Powering Green Recovery, Joanna Clarke - Buildings and Technology, Dr Jenny Baker and Dr Jon Elvins - Energy Storage, Professor Trystan Watson and Dr Cecile Charbonneau - Perovskite PV & Applications. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | SUSTAIN Bi-annual Conference |
| 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 | Professor Dave Worsley chaired the 'Blue Sky Thinking session' with captains of industry speakers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | SWITCH Workshop |
| 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 | This meeting was arranged with members of the FLEXIS and SPECIFIC project teams in order to undertake an in-depth assessment and further development of the SWITCH proposal, with a view towards progressing it towards submission. Attention was strongly focused on outputs and impact. Prof Dave Worsley led the meeting, which also included several workshop sessions. Progression of the SWITCH proposal. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Scientific Innovation for Chemistry Students |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dave Worsley's presentation to inspire the next generation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Scott Brownrigg Architects - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Scott Brownrigg Architects - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) presentation to Welsh Government and Wales Office |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dave Worsley was invited to talk as part of a SWIC event which was attended by the Minister for Innovation, Vaughan Gething and Welsh Secretary, Simon Hart. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC and the wider project portfolio at senior WG and UK Gov level. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | South Wales Materials Association Presentation: All I want for Christmas is my Critical Raw Materials |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | South Wales Materials Association Presentation: All I want for Christmas is my Critical Raw Materials - Dr Rhys Charles |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | South Wales Materials Association Presentation: Printing solar cells to turn Buildings into Power stations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | South Wales Materials Association Presentation: Printing solar cells to turn Buildings into Power stations - knowledge transfer event given by Prof Trystan Watson |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | South Wales Materials Association Webinar: Sustainable batteries for net zero - where are we now and where are we going? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jenny Baker and the Electrochemical Storage research group were invited to present this webinar. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | South Wales Materials Association Webinar: The challenge of upscaling thermochemical storage systems & the potential utilisation in recovering waste heat. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jon Elvins was invited talk to give an update and overview on TCS material studies and the potential decarbonisation of industry via waste heat recovery. Opportunity to disseminate current research and raise the profile of the group, networking led to new contacts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | South West Wales Regional EV Infrastructure Group |
| 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 | South West Wales Regional EV Infrastructure Group - knowledge exchange - chaired by Nigel Morris |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | SuperGen and SuperSolar Joint Webinar: ATIP Application Areas Webinar, Presentations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SuperGen and SuperSolar Joint Webinar: ATIP Application Areas Webinar - knowledge transfer - Presentations Prof Trystan Watson & Dr Chung Tsoi |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Surfex 2022, Coventry Arena |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chris Griffiths and Chris Batchelor represented the Coatings Research Group at this conference, presenting and attending talks on the latest surface, paint and coatings technology. The event brought together industry and researchers with 125 exhibitors and 65+ industrial and technical presentations/seminars. Networking and research/knowledge dissemination, raising SPECIFIC's and Swansea University's profile nationally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Sustainable Energy Science Outreach Sessions |
| 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 | Dr Sarah-Jane Potts presented several outreach sessions at various schools including a sustainable energy science outreach session for students in St Illtyd's RC Primary School, Swansea. Students enjoyed learning about how wind and solar power systems worked and made their own penny batteries. Outreach activities and knowledge dissemination, raising the profile of materials science and Swansea University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Swansea Science Festival, Waterfront Museum |
| 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 | Dr Sarah-Jane Potts attended as an outreach activity, demonstrating penny batteries with attendees, hands on activities. Inspiring young scientists at Swansea University's annual science festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Swansea University Climate Action Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Swansea University Climate Action Week - Public Engagement |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| 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 Queen's Platinum Jubilee Challenge 2022 Visit/Tour |
| 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 | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hosted the consultants employed by the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Challenge to view the University Estate with regards to helping decarbonise. Prof Dave Worsley gave an extensive tour of all the SPECIFIC facilities and explained the role of Active Buildings and how this is being rolled out. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC and Active Buildings that will feed into the wider remit of de-carbonising the whole HE sector through a residential for all QAP winners in June. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.queensanniversaryprizes.org.uk/the-queens-platinum-jubilee-challenge/ |
| 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 | Treorchy Comprehensive School Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC hosted over 20 A-level students from Treorchy Comprehensive school. Students made solar cells, batteries and toured the Active Office to see the latest energy technologies in action. Students also had a session on materials science including a careers session featuring a Q & A with an academic, a SPECIFIC ECR and an industry professional. Outreach activity - encouraging the next generation of Materials Scientists, raising the profile of Swansea University and SPECIFIC's research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | UK Government Levelling-up Advisor Visit |
| 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 | Visit from Helen Gwenllian a representative from UK Government 'levelling-up' Department to the Active Buildings and SPECIFIC facilities on Bay Campus as part of a visit to the Swansea Bay City Deal region and Swansea University. Raising awareness of SPECIFIC and the wider project portfolio to a UK Gov representative. Follow-up meetings organised for wider discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UK Redox Flow Battery Network Conference |
| 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 | UK Redox Flow Battery Network Conference - Knowledge exchange |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.specific.eu.com/ |
| Description | UK-Jiangsu Webinar: Pathway to a Better Environment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Virtual conference on Pathway to a Better Environment: The Role of Low Carbon Sustainable Environmental Technologies & Energy Storage Devices and Digital-Twining of Manufacturing. Dr Jon Elvins was an invited speaker. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://ukjs2020.com/f/ukjs-webinar-held-online13-15-2021 |
| Description | UK-Midwest climate action dialogue |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dave Worsley was asked by UKRI in the USA to lead one of the breakout sessions (Green Transportation) at their UK-Midwest climate action dialogue event in March 2021. Through SPECIFIC®, Swansea University has led a transition to zero emission, renewably powered transport, energy and heating solutions. SPECIFIC® has successfully developed, branded and marketed an award winning, GoUltraLow accredited, zero-emission fleet of electric vehicles powered by on-site renewables to raise awareness, stimulate uptake and influence regarding the transition to zero emission vehicles and active transport. A collaboration made up of multiple university and industry partners, local authorities and regional development groups and led by Dave are actively participating in the regional drive for net zero living. By engaging with new audiences and introducing the concept of active buildings as one of the solutions to decarbonisation and integration of transport systems bringing about cultural and economic changes necessary to meet global Government net zero targets |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | UKGBC - Second Nature Live Course - Exploring Net Zero |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Joanna Clarke presented Active Buildings as a Net Zero Solution to a group designing net-zero hotel buildings as part of a UKGBC project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | UKRI Evaluation via Belmana Consulting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | UKRI Evaluation via Belmana Consulting - Meeting and various interviews SMT (Virtual) to review, discuss and shape the future funding requirements of all UK IKCs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | UKRI/IKC Review - Directors Discussion |
| 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 | IKC Directors Group Meeting was held (in person and virtually), the hosts were SynBiCITE IKC (Imperial Collage) at their Translation & Innovation Hub Imperial College London. Present for SPECIFIC (virtually) were Dr Christian Bryant, Dr Justin Searle and Professor Dave Worsley. The event was facilitated by the IKC directorate including members EPSRC (BBSRC) and Innovate UK and was attended by representatives of all six UK IKCs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | US Cultural Attaché, Visit/Tour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dave Worsley discussed SPECIFIC's research as part of a visit organised by PSPU, Swansea University. Opportunity to disseminate research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UWTSD Environmental Design Course - Guest Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jo Clarke was asked to present SPECIFIC's work on Active Buildings and their role in decarbonising the built environment for Environmental Design students at UWTSD. Maintaining connections with UWTSD and disseminating knowledge to the next generation of built environment professionals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2022 |
| 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 | Visit by Dr Debashish Bhattacharjee, VP of New Materials for Tata Steel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dave Worsley hosted a visit by senior Tata personnel in anticipation of a new collaborative partnership in solar development. Raising the profile of PV and capability across the whole of SPECIFIC to senior global industrialists. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit/tour and roundtable discussion with UK Government Climate Change Committee (Active Buildings) |
| 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 | Prof Dave Worsley and other members of SPECIFIC were asked to lead on a visit from the UK Gov Climate change Committee. The visit was organised by the VC Office, and we were asked to lead the tour of facilities and the 'round table' discussion that followed as part of a visit to the Swansea Bay City Deal region and Swansea University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Wales Climate Week - Challenges and opportunities for Net Zero Agriculture, National Botanical Garden of Wales |
| 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 | Chris Bailey represented SPECIFIC at this round table of industry stakeholders. Made connections with new Director of the Gardens - setting up a project discussion for AgriPV demo and National Arboretum for Wales. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Wales Climate Week: Power to the People: decarbonisation of energy for industry and society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Part of the weeklong programme of talks, this online panel event explored successful research and demonstration projects from South Wales and solutions to decarbonise industry and society. It was chaired by Professor Dave Worsley and focussed on energy solutions including a presentation on the Active Buildings by Dr Joanna Clarke. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | We are Energy Warriors - "Ask the Scientist" (Online event) |
| 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 | This outreach activity was a follow on from an earlier Energy Warriors event, engaging youngsters in materials science. Becky Waldram gave a presentation on batteries, children in five different schools then took part in an experiment to make batteries and then Becky and Jo Clarke answered their questions, approx. 213 children took part. The children learnt about batteries, materials science and renewable energy technologies and were introduced to STEM and Swansea University opportunities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Webinar Series for EPSRC Net Zero Week |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SPECIFIC, SUSTAIN and ATIP hosted a series of short webinars as part of the EPSRC Net Zero Week to disseminate knowledge on current research work. Knowledge dissemination and support of an EPSRC event. (See page 20 for further detail and links to the webinars.) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Welsh Government (Energy, Housing, Innovation) - Active Buildings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A delegation representing Energy, Housing and Innovation visited SPECIFIC on 1 September 2022. The purpose was for the Welsh Government to see how SPECIFIC could potentially assist programmes such as Optimised Retrofit and Innovative Housing by applying knowledge gleaned from the construction and monitoring of SPECIFIC's Active Buildings and other organisational interactions (e.g. with RSL) that SPECIFIC's Building Demonstrator Programme activities have undertaken. The delegation was shown the Active Buildings on Bay Campus and Industrial, Solar and Thermal demonstrators at scale at the SHED. The delegation was also pressed on future funding discussions and their views. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Welsh Government (Innovation Strategies) |
| 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 | Welsh Government (Innovation Strategies) - Roundtable participation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Welsh Government - State of Ontario Visit/Active Buildings Tour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visitors from the State Government of Ontario were shown the facilities and given a demonstration of technologies. Raising the profile of SPECIFIC internationally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Welsh Government / Active Building Centre Ltd Workshop |
| 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 | Prof Dave Worsley initiated and hosted a workshop between ABC Ltd and the Welsh Government.Further strengthened links to ABC and use of active building principals in the WG Estate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 Diwali Celebration |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Event hosted by the First Minister, Mark Drakeford - attendance was by invitation only. Guests included: The Rt. Hon. Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister of Wales, HE Gaitri Issar Kumar, Indian High Commissioner to the UK Baroness Jenny Randerson, Chancellor Cardiff University. The event provided an opportunity to Network and showcase the SPECIFIC and SUNRISE programmes on an international stage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Welsh Government Heat Strategy Stakeholder Engagement Sessions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Welsh Government are seeking input to help inform the strategy on heat decarbonisation, Dr Jon Elvins participated on behalf of SPECIFIC. Meeting attended and input to strategy provided, raised the profile of the TCS team, SPECIFIC and Swansea University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Welsh Government Housing Innovation Competition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Welsh Government Housing Innovation Competition - participation in the launch event at the bequest of WG |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://gov.wales/innovative-housing-programme |
| Description | Welsh Government Housing and Estates Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dave Worsley hosted a number of key individuals within the Welsh government housing sectors on a visit to the Active Buildings and SHED facilities to discuss how some of the technology and monitoring could be implemented in future projects. Networking and examples of how large-scale data can be captured, stored and analysed. Support innovation with the WG housing sectors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Welsh Government Net Zero Wales - Carbon Budget 2 (21-25) launch at SPECIFIC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Welsh Governement launched their Net Zero Plan in the SHED, at which Professor Dave Worsley presented and took part in a panel of speakers alongside First Minister Mark Drakeford and Minister for Climate Change Julie James. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Welsh Government RISE Committee (Research Strategy Funding Group) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dave Worsley gave a joint presentation to the WG RISE committee (Research strategy funding group) with SWIC. The presentation was to the Chief Scientific Advisor for Wales, BEIS and the wider factions within WG. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Welsh Government Roundtable Event - India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dave Worsley attended the event which included representatives from the Indian government and those involved in the Clean Ganges programme. The agenda then included presentations about the programme, case studies of UK/international organisations who have been involved and, finally, a Q&A session. The event provided an opportunity to showcase the SPECIFIC and SUNRISE programmes on an international stage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Welsh Government Shared Learning Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Joanna Clarke was asked to present to a group of development teams from various local authorities, to introduce them to the Active Building concept and SPECIFIC's work. Knowledge sharing which could lead to potential collaborative projects with local authorities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Welsh Government Shared Learning Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Joanna Clarke was asked to present to a group of development teams from various local authorities, to introduce them to the Active Building concept and SPECIFIC's work. Knowledge sharing which could lead to potential collaborative projects with local authorities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Welsh Government Sustainable Energies Wales Skills Advisory Forum |
| 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 | Prof Dave Worsley was invited to contribute to this WG committee on a regular basis. Wider recognition of SPECIFIC and Swansea university activities at WG and other members who would not necessarily have previously heard of the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| 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 | Welsh Govertnment Wales Innovation Network |
| 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 | Dave Worsley presented to the Wales Innovation Network. This provided an opportunity to highlight SPECIFIC and SWITCH by reflecting on the projects, current position and next steps as well as, more broadly, thoughts around collaboration and what the challenges and opportunities are in getting collaborations off the ground. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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 | Women in STEM Girls Club, Active Office Tour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Jo Clarke gave a tour of the Active Office to a group of year 9 pupils, as part of a STEM event aiming to encourage girls into engineering roles. Educating young girls about career opportunities in engineering. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Workshop on Active Fabric + virtual tour of the Swansea Active Buildings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop on Active Fabric + virtual tour of the Swansea Active Buildings - knowledge transfer event hosted by Chris Bailey (SPECIFIC) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | XtraTherm Insulation - Part L1A and future changes - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | XtraTherm Insulation - Part L1A and future changes - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Zahner, Zimmer, Peacock - Zahner workstation, CIMPS - Active Building Webinar Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Zahner, Zimmer, Peacock - Zahner workstation, CIMPS - Active Building Webinar Series, hosted by SPECIFIC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | iCAST Information Session |
| 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 | The Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST) is a new, unique knowledge exchange facility hosted by Bath University, set up to kick-start a step-change in the UK industrial strategy for translating sustainable chemical technologies into clean growth. Its expertise spans bio-based feedstocks and sustainable chemical production systems. Dr Christian Bryant provided information on how SPECIFIC operated prior to the launch of this £17m facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| 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 |