23 Mar 2016
David Eyton BP Technology Outlook
On Tuesday 22 March David Eyton, Group Head of Technology at BP, gave a lecture to a group of PhD students and staff in the Maxwell Centre, West Cambridge.David Eyton gave an overview of the new BP Technology Outlook which shows how technology can play a major role in meeting energy challenges by widening energy resource choices, transforming the …
23 Mar 2016
The Alan Turing Institute – Energy Summit
On 21 March The Alan Turing Institute (ATI) Energy Summit took place in Murray Edwards College. The objective was to highlight the requirements, challenges, and opportunities of data science applications for the energy sector. The Energy Summit invited the users (or potential users) of the ATI from industry, government and various stakeholder group…
10 Mar 2016
Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation at European Commission visit
On 3 March Carlos Moedas, Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation at European Commission gave a speech at the David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge on ‘Reinventing European research for the information age’. Carlos Moedas was joined by Jo Johnson MP, the UK Minister for Science and Universities, and the event was chaired by…
10 Mar 2016
Cambridge spin-out secures $3m to improve oil recovery efficiency
Silicon MicroGravity (SMG), a newly-formed University of Cambridge spin-out that has developed a novel sensor technology used by oil companies to enhance oil recovery, has received initial funding of $3 million from Imperial Innovations Group plc (AIM: IVO, 'Innovations') and Cambridge Enterprise, the commercialisation arm of the University of Camb…
17 Feb 2016
Winners of £40,000 low-carbon Shell Springboard award announced in Cambridge
Finian Parrick from Zero Carbon Future, Michael Murray of NVP Energy and Tony Dye of Epicam were each named regional winners at the Shell Springboard event in Cambridge on Tuesday 16 February, seeing off competition from 140 other businesses across the UK. They each scoop £40,000 funding and proceed to the Shell Springboard 2016 national final, tak…
16 Feb 2016
University of Cambridge, World Economic Forum 2016 IdeasLab Videos
Energy@Cambridge is pleased to have supported the University of Cambridge academic delegation at the World Economic Forum 2016 at Davos, Switzerland. The full videos are now available by clicking the links below:Professor Richard Friend (Department of Physics): Improving solar materials efficiency using quantum mechanicsProfessor Abir Al-Tabbaa (De…
9 Feb 2016
University of Cambridge at World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2016
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge led a delegation of academics to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, in January 2016, to explore issues including carbon reduction technologies and how science and engineering can best address society's greatest challenges. The event was supported by Energy@Cambrid…
25 Jan 2016
Searching for the missing piece of the fuel cell puzzle
In the academic environment, researchers are often so deeply focused on their particular areas that they aren’t aware of other fields where their work may have applications. It’s easy to understand. Here at the University of Cambridge, where there is increasing support for interdisciplinary research and engagement, it is often the case that an inve…
21 Jan 2016
Energy@Cambridge Networking Evening
On Wednesday 20 January Energy Champions Dr Dan Credgington and Dr Mark Ainslie from Energy@Cambridge organised a networking event for PhD students and early career researchers, supported by ESRC, around the topic of ‘Good technology does not require public investment’ held at Emmanuel College.The invited participants included PhD and early career …
20 Jan 2016
University of Cambridge at the World Economic Forum 2016
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge is to lead a delegation of academics to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, in January 2016, to explore issues including carbon reduction technologies and how science and engineering can best address society's greatest challenges.The University will host an IdeasLa…
15 Jan 2016
C-EENRG receives Newton Fund grant
Newton Fund gives grant to develop the BRIDGE Project - Building Resilience In a Dynamic Global Economy: Complexity across scales in the Brazilian Food-Water-Energy NexusEnergy, water and food production and consumption in Brazil face important challenges. River flows and water reservoirs, including in dams, have record low levels and face scarcity…
6 Jan 2016
Cambridge academics honoured over the New Year
Members of the University have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to society in this years New Year Honours List, which include Energy@Cambridge members Professor Dame Ann Dowling and Professor David Mackay. Professor Dame Ann Dowling has been appointed to the Order of Merit by HM The Queen. The Order of Merit is given to those who…
11 Dec 2015
Funding boost for infrastructure research at Cambridge
Two new funding initiatives at the University of Cambridge will support the UK’s infrastructure and cities. Research at the University of Cambridge to support the UK’s infrastructure and cities has received further backing in the form of two major funding initiatives. The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) has secured a further…
24 Nov 2015
Hong Kong University-University of Cambridge Clean Energy and Environment Research Platform
A launch ceremony of the Hong Kong University-University of Cambridge Clean Energy and Environment Research Platform was held on 10 Nov at the University of Hong Kong. This is a new initiative to consolidate collaborations between HKU and Energy@Cambridge researchers with a specific interest in energy research and energy policy. Prof Michael Polli…
Connecting many researchers, chemists, physicists and engineers, the APEX project is an ambitious Anglo-Indian initiative to turn fundamental advances in solar materials into commercial reality. APEX involves research institutes in Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kanpur and Pune in India, and Brunel (which leads the partnership), Cambridge, Edinburgh,…
