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Launch of the Henry Royce Institute facilities at the Maxwell Centre

The Cambridge Royce facilities were officially opened on 17th October by Julia King, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, who unveiled an official plaque at the Maxwell Centre. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Stephen Toope, also gave a welcome address, highlighting the breadth of the research areas supported by...

Opportunities to Make a Difference in the Off-Grid Solar Market in Tanzania

A small multidisciplinary team from Innovation Forum (Cambridge) travelled to Tanzania to research the off-grid solar development of rural electrification. The In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy was pleased to support the activity as one of the funders through its Small Grants Award. The team interviewed a range of...

Non-recyclable plastic waste generating hydrogen

Picture this, non-recyclable waste reused to make use of its intrinsic energy, extending its life-cycle for that little bit longer in transforming it into hydrogen (H 2 ), whilst alleviating plastic waste. Led by Professor Reisner Erwin , researchers from the Reisner Lab ( Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge...

Scientists pioneer a new way to turn sunlight into fuel

The quest to find new ways to harness solar power has taken a step forward after researchers successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen by altering the photosynthetic machinery in plants. A new study, led by Katarzyna Sokół, in Professor Erwin Reisner group at the University of Cambridge, used semi-artificial...

The ‘brain’ that’s helping reduce carbon emissions

From their base halfway across the globe in Singapore, Cambridge researchers are working with colleagues from around the world to reduce carbon emissions in industry. For a chemical engineer, Jurong Island is a kind of paradise. The artificial island, built upon seven smaller islands off the Singapore mainland in the 1980s...

Materials that could significantly improve battery charging speeds

Professor Clare Grey discusses newly discovered materials that could significantly improve battery charging speeds on the BBC World Service programme. Professor Grey's segment starts at 8:07. Click https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09tdr0r Image credit: BBC World Service

New class of materials could be used to make batteries that charge faster

A study led by Drs Kent Griffith , Lauren Marbella and Professor Clare Grey ( Department of Chemistry , University of Cambridge) has identified new materials that could improve battery charging speeds. A group of materials have been identified that could be used to make even higher power batteries. They have used materials...

Cambridge - China General Nuclear Power Corporation Seminar

On the 23rd May Cambridge Nuclear Energy Centre and Energy@Cambridge hosted 27 senior executives from China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) who are involved with the development of new build projects at Hinkley Point, Bradwell and Sizewell. The seminar kicked-off with a history of the Nuclear Industry in the UK...

CAM-IES Industry Workshop: Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensors and the Internet of Things, Thursday 12 April 2018

CAM-IES Industry Workshop: Energy Harvesting for Wireless Sensors and the Internet of Things Thursday 12 April 2018 On 12 May 2018 the first CAM-IES Industry Workshop was held at Trinity College, Cambridge. The workshop brought together academic experts, with backgrounds in energy materials and devices, with industrial...

AIP Horizons/CAM-IES Conference on Interfaces in Energy Materials

CAM-IES/AIP Horizons Conference on Interfaces in Energy Materials 10-12 April 2018, Winstanley Lecture Theatre, Trinity College, Cambridge The AIP/CAM-IES Conference: "Interfaces in Energy Materials" was held on 10-12 April 2018 at Trinity College, Cambridge. The conference was attended by 100 delegates from all over the...