'Four good news climate stories from 2023' from @TheConversationClimate

Featuring at number 2 research from our very own Dr Dave Beynon into fully printable, roll-to-roll #perovsvkite #SolarCells ☀

👉 https://theconversation.com/four-good-news-climate-stories-from-2023-220346

#DYK that an #ElectricArcFurnace can use up to 100% scrap steel as its raw material? 🏗♻ Traditional #steelmaking using a blast furnace emits around 2.32 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of steel produced. Switching to an electric arc furnace could reduce that number to 0.67 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of steel.

A great article by Dr Rebecca Waldram summarises what you need to know about electric arc furnaces and why the UK needs to #decarbonise its steel industry.

👉https://theconversation.com/electric-arc-furnaces-the-technology-poised-to-make-british-steelmaking-more-sustainable-214756

Next week is #WalesClimateWeek, giving everyone in #Wales the chance to join the conversation and contribute towards building a stronger, greener, fairer Wales.

Register here: https://climateweek.gov.wales

At this early stage of development, it is vital that #Perovskite #SolarCells are designed for a #CircularEconomy to ensure #sustainability.

This was emphasised in a recent paper in the Royal Society of Chemistry Energy and Environmental Science journal.

👏 Authors: Rhys Charles, Alexander Doolin, Rodrigo García-Rodríguez, Karen Valadez Villalobos, Matthew Davies

🔗https://specific-ikc.uk/why-perovskite-solar-cells-need-to-be-designed-for-a-circular-economy/

Do you have some science to shout about? 📢🧪

The Royal Society of Chemistry and Chemistry World are holding a webinar to explore how scientists can engage with the public via the media. Alice Motion and David Hu will discuss the diverse spectrum of media engagement, the power of media to bring about positive change in science and tips for successful interactions with the media.

📅16th Nov
🕛12pm
Register here: https://www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/myth-busting-chemists-the-public-and-the-media/4018227.article

☀Learning from Dr Carys Worsley how printed carbon #perovskite #SolarCells are made at our PMRC (Pilot Manufacturing Resource Centre) cleanroom.

👕The cells are printed using the same technology used for #screenprinting t-shirts, then their efficiency is tested in a solar simulator.

There's some information here if you'd like to learn more about our printed #PV: https://specific-ikc.uk/printed-photovoltaics/

Cotech is a South Wales-based company specialising in lighting and LED filters. Last year, we supported Cotech with the installation of a #solar PV system. ☀

After 1 year of operation, the #PV has saved Cotech £25k, meaning the predicted payback period is just 4 years.

You can find out more about our #RenewableEnergy project with Cotech in this case study: https://specific-ikc.uk/cotech-sensitising/

#introduction Hello everyone!

We are SPECIFIC, a UK Innovation and Knowledge Centre based at Swansea University specialising in #RenewableEnergy #research ♻

We also design and demonstrate #ActiveBuildings, which can generate, store, and release their own heat and electricity from #SolarEnergy ☀️

#Buildings #Solar