We use simple batteries all the time, but very few of us really understand how they work. The working of batteries was actually a subject of real contention in 19th century science and engineering.
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20Mar
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19Mar
Plastic has become a malevolent symbol of our wasteful society. It’s also fundamental to almost every aspect of our lives. How do we shift our ‘take, make, throw-away’ plastic world towards ‘recycle, recover, re-use’?
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19Mar
Halide perovskites are generating enormous excitement as next-generation solar cells and lighting technologies that can be produced at extremely low cost on flexible spools. Dr Sam Stranks, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, discusses their future as a groundbreaking technology and the challenges to get there.
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19MarThe emergence and survival of wind energy supply chains in China: the impact of multi-level policies
Speaker: Dr Deyu Li, Research Associate at C-EENRG
Part of the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance Seminar Series.
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18Mar
Join us on the 18th March in London to learn about the cutting-edge approaches to local energy systems that are being developed and demonstrated as part of the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
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16Mar
Rebuilding Macroeconomics and Cambridge-INET are hosting the Sustainable Growth Hub Workshop.
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14Mar
Waste plastic has a devastating effect on our environment but packaging can save huge amounts of resources if used and disposed of wisely. Dr Claire Barlow, Department of Engineering, looks at the big picture around the environmental consequences of plastics for packaging, and examines the alternatives.
Booking required.
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14Mar
We all know how nice it can be in a warm sunny greenhouse, yet our daily activities are turning Earth into a too cozy place too fast. Professor Simone Hochgreb asks what are the realistic pathways for saving ourselves from collapse, how much change and investment will that take, and can we still use fire for some things?
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14Mar
In the 1940s people believed the future was nuclear. Even with unprecedented technological advances, nuclear power however still only contributes for 1/6 of the worlds energy supply. With the looming climate crisis, could nuclear energy now provide a clean, sustainable energy source we all can rely on?
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07Mar
South Cambridgeshire District Council are pleased to announce we will be hosting a Zero Carbon Communities Workshop.