Aims
This project aims to stimulate new thinking and encourage collaboration between academics, industry and system operators on the role of solar in the UK energy system and Industrial Strategy. The findings will be used to inform and influence decision makers. The project will engage new voices and maximise female representation and links to the Entrepreneurial Women in Renewables initiative.
Method
Two of the partners, Prof Alison Walker (University of Bath) and Prof Mike Walls (Loughborough University), are leading solar scientists who also undertake national and European and international leadership roles in solar science; Mike Walls leads the recently created Network+ Solar initiative. The third partner, Regen, is a not-for-profit organisation that offers independent expert advice on all aspects of sustainable energy delivery; Regen has the technical, financial and policy knowledge to support a range of public and private sector organisations to make the most of their clean energy opportunities.
Partners
This project is the joint effort of Regen, CDT Solar & SuperSolar Network
Contact
Email contact details: khayes@regen.co.uk a.b.walker@bath.ac.uk;
https://twitter.com/Regen_insight
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Related Publications (3)
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Progressing new voices and gender balance in energy research
Research Report by Kajsa-Stina Longuere, Jim Watson, William Burns 05 Dec 2019
This report summarises the key findings from the Whole Systems Networking Fund.
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Solar Commission Report
Research Report 11 Jul 2019
Regen has run the Solar Commission, a project that has been set up as part of the UKERC Whole Systems Network Fund. This report presents the conclusions of the Commission.
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Power Shift: How to build Gender Balance in the Energy Research Portfolio
Research Report by Jessica Britton 14 Jun 2019
This report explores the current state of gender balance in UK energy research. Researchers looked at the data and talked to female energy researchers about their experience of securing research funding.
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News (23)
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Women Buying Green – Six Lessons Learnt
Blog by Caterina Brandoni 21 Nov 2019
UKERC researcher Caterina Brandoni shares some lessons learned in the one-year project Women Buying Green.
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Heat as a Service: Understanding evidence needs and research gaps
Blog by Zoya Pourmirza 31 Oct 2019
In this blog, Zoya Pourmirza describes the workshop they hosted on Heat as a Service (HaaS) bringing together Energy System Catapult, Bristol Energy, Citizens Advice, UKERC's Heat Network, EPSRC and more.
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How do we make developing countries' energy systems more resilient?
by Long Seng To 03 Oct 2019
Many low-income countries are vulnerable to natural hazards, long-term processes of ecological degradation, and global climate change. Project lead Long Seng To, of Loughborough University, writes, with an accompanying short film.
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Heating engineers, skills and heat decarbonisation
Blog by Richard Lowes 05 Sep 2019
Heating engineers are absolutely central to heating in the UK and are therefore going to be a huge part of the UK’s heat transformation (if it happens), writes Richard Lowes.
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Updated: Game on: climate scientists develop heat decarbonisation table top game
Blog by 20 Jun 2019
A collaboration between charity 10:10 Climate Action and professors at Manchester Metropolitan University, a game based on the real life challenges involved in heat decarbonisation has now been launched.
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Events (10)
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24 Oct
Heat Decarbonisation Pathways for Northern Ireland
Networking Fund Event, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 24 October 2019
Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Ulster University, Belfast, United Kingdom -
16 Sep
Heat as a Service: Understanding Evidence Needs and Research Gaps
Networking Fund Event, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 16 September 2019
IVUGER, London South Bank University, United Kingdom -
09 Jul
Solar Commission Report Launch
Networking Fund Event, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, 9 July 2019
Regen, House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square, London, United Kingdom -
12 Jun
The role of infrastructure for heat decarbonisation in Northern Ireland
Networking Fund Event, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 12 June 2019
Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Loughview Suite, Floor H, Block 8 Ulster University Shore Road, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom -
21 May
TeachEnergy Workshop
Networking Fund Event, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 21 May 2019
University of Birmingham, Murray Learning Centre, Building R28,University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Key contacts
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Alison Walker
Professor, Academic Director of the Centre for Doctoral Training in New and Sustainable PV, CDT-PV
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Kerry Hayes
Project manager, Regen
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