Tag: TEA@SUNRISE
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What is Next-Generation Solar and How Can it Contribute to a Just Energy Transition?
TEA@SUNRISE is aiming to use next-generation solar to support a just, equitable, and sustainable energy transition. But what is next-generation solar? And why are we focused on these newer technologies over traditional, silicon solar? What is next-generation solar? Put simply, next-generation solar is any un-commercialised but potentially transformative solar energy technology. It could address problems…
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Closing Nigeria’s Skills Gap for a Renewable Energy Transition: Q&A with Prof Emeka Oguzie
Professor Emeka Oguzie is our guest in this fourth installment of the TEA Breaks series. He tell us about the importance of training and resources for young people in order to address Nigeria’s energy transition, as well as his plans to manufacture the first next-generation solar module in Africa by March next year. ‘TEA Breaks’…
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Sustainable Solar and Empowering Women in Energy: Q&A with Dr Norasikin Ludin
Dr Norasikin Ludin joins us for our third ‘TEA Break’, where we discuss the opportunities arising from next-generation solar, including improved sustainability, and the benefits of attracting and supporting more women in the energy sector. Norasikin is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Solar Energy Research Institute at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. ‘TEA Breaks’…
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Developing Skills For Perovskite Solar Cell Manufacture in South Africa
One of our key objectives at TEA@SUNRISE is skills development – to build the strength of our network and pave the way for local manufacture of solar cells. As part of our recent symposium (hosted by the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)), a group of Swansea researchers travelled to South Africa to work with UKZN staff…
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Emerging Energy Technologies for a Better World: Q&A with Prof Satish Patil
In our second interview in the ‘TEA Breaks’ series, we chat with Professor Satish Patil, Professor at the Department of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science. He discusses the importance of developing local solutions for local problems, and what he sees as his duty as a scientist to provide answers that make the world…
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Inclusive Energy Transitions: Q&A with Prof Minna Sunikka-Blank
Professor Minna Sunikka-Blank is a Professor of Architecture and Environmental Policy at the University of Cambridge, as well as a member of the TEA@SUNRISE leadership group. She chats to Georgia about the challenges and benefits of interdisciplinary working, the necessity of including women’s views to ensure inclusive energy transitions, and the importance of monitoring impact.…
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TEA@SUNRISE to lead the Ayrton Challenge on Next Generation Solar
TEA@SUNRISE has been selected by the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to lead the Ayrton Challenge on Next Generation Solar. This is one of twelve Challenges which are the focus of the Ayrton Fund, a commitment by the UK Government to spend up to £1 billion of Official Development Assistance on the…
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New collaboration to support sustainable, locally manufactured solar PV in Africa, Asia, and the Indo-Pacific
A new collaboration led by Swansea University is aiming to increase local production of sustainable, affordable solar photovoltaics (PV) in Africa, Asia, and the Indo-Pacific. Building on the pre-existing SUNRISE network, the Transforming Energy Access (TEA) at SUNRISE project is a collaboration between the UK and countries in Africa, Asia, and the Indo-Pacific. To support…