Tag: Conferences and workshops

  • Community Involvement Workshop with Cap-A-Pie

    Community Involvement Workshop with Cap-A-Pie

    Before we can install any buildings in India, we need to make sure that the receiving communities are fully on board. Without taking into account the human, historical, and social contexts, any new structures and technologies we introduce risk being rejected. We therefore need to involve residents in the process from the get-go to generate…

  • International Conference on Solar Power at IIT Delhi

    International Conference on Solar Power at IIT Delhi

    Nearly a year after our launch event in Pune, the SUNRISE partners met up in IIT Delhi at the beginning of February for the International Workshop and Conference on Perovskite and Hybrid Photovoltaics (ICPHPV), jointly supported by Newton Prize and British Council. Kindly hosted and organised by Professors Viresh Dutta (IIT Delhi) and Hari Upadhyaya…

  • Swansea researchers screen-print solar modules in Mexico for Newton Fund project

    Swansea researchers screen-print solar modules in Mexico for Newton Fund project

    Background In 2017 the photovoltaic groups at Swansea University (SPECIFIC IKC) and CINVESTAV, Merida were awarded a Newton Fund grant, funded by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and CONACYT-SENER and delivered by the British Council. The 12-month project started in March this year with an overarching objective of assessing the viability of…

  • SUNRISE Workshop and London Symposium

    SUNRISE Workshop and London Symposium

    Last week was a busy one for SUNRISE! We had four whole days of workshops, talks, and meetings with our partners from universities and industries across India and the UK. While it was a tiring few days, it was worth it to find out about the exciting progress that’s already been made and figure out…

  • SUNRISE Launch Meeting

    SUNRISE Launch Meeting

    SUNRISE Launch Meeting The recent SUNRISE launch in Pune on the 26th to 28th of March was a great success. Investigators and stakeholders gathered from institutions across the UK and India to present their research and discuss the future of the project. The event was held across three days at the Indian Institute of Science…