Renewable energy

Reisner wins Tilden Prize for pioneering solar chemistry

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Reisner wins Tilden Prize for pioneering solar chemistry

Professor Erwin Reisner at a St John’s College alumni event, courtesy Dasha Tenditna Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Professor Erwin Reisner has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry 2024 Tilden Prize for Chemistry. The prize was awarded for Reisner’s “pioneering work on solar chemistry, developing devices that capture sunlight and produce sustainable fuels and chemicals…

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Unlocking the potential of solar energy: A sustainable power revolution

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The transition to renewable energy sources is not just an environmental imperative but also an economic and technological evolution.

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Reisner Open Day Lecture 16 March 12:15 & 2:45pm

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Reisner Open Day Lecture 16 March 12:15 & 2:45pm

Professor Erwin Reisner, courtesy Cambridge Festival Thursday, March 14, 2024 Professor Erwin Reisner will show how his group is developing ways to turn carbon dioxide, biomass and plastic waste into precious resources to underpin a solar-powered economy at his Open Day lectures in the Wolfson Theatre on Saturday 16 March. In “Capturing sunlight for a…

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Haddon solar farm plan rejected by councillors again

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Wessex Solar Energy says the site would have generated enough renewable energy to power 7,713 homes.

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CISL’s COP28 Week Two

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CISL’s COP28 Week Two

Shorthand Story:  nwhs6Aen84 Shorthand Story Head:  CISL’s COP28 Week Two Shorthand Story Body:  Update GST Agreement Adaptation Food and Agriculture Day Other Notable Moments CISL at COP28 CISL’s COP28 Week Two: A coalition of the hopeful The Global Stocktake (GST) outcome dominated this year’s COP28. Its crucial aim to get the world back on track…

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Department entrepreneurs garner recognition

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Department entrepreneurs garner recognition

Finalists in the competition, Mark Carrington (left) and Dr Kamil Sokowlowski (right) at the awards ceremony, courtesy Cambridge Enterprise Monday, December 11, 2023 Two members of our department made it to the finals of the Chris Abell Postdoc Business Plan competition in November. Mark Carrington, a final year PhD student who is jointly supervised by…

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CISL’s COP28 Week One

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CISL’s COP28 Week One

Shorthand Story:  DeAcqZL33l Shorthand Story Head:  CISL’s COP28 Week One Shorthand Story Body:  Context Loss and Damage Fund operationalised Global Stocktake and Fossil Fuels Global Decarbonisation Accelerator Tripling Renewables Methane also targeted Multilateral climate funds Agriculture COP’s first ever Health Day More announcements Notable reports CISL at COP28 CISL’s COP28 Week One: An unmissable opportunity…

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Custom-built molecules may lead to metal-free, air tolerant batteries

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Custom-built molecules may lead to metal-free, air tolerant batteries

Professor Dame Clare Grey and Professor Oren Scherman, courtesy Chemistry Photography Monday, December 4, 2023 In research published in Nature, scientists from the Scherman and Grey research groups demonstrate a path to batteries that do not contain rare metals and are stable in the air.  The researchers show how a ‘custom-built’ class of metal-free pyridinium…

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COP28 Briefing

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COP28 Briefing

Shorthand Story:  4patKuXNMt Shorthand Story Head:  COP28 Briefing Shorthand Story Body:  Introduction Ask 1. Phase out fossil fuels Ask 2. Take urgent 1.5 aligned action Ask 3. Nature and climate together Ask 4. Ambitious and detailed goal on adaptation Ask 5. Scale up private finance for EMDEs Ask 6. Operationalise Loss & Damage fund Ask…

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Farm hopes new biogas plant in tiny Cambs village will protect its future

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A new renewable energy plant will safeguard farming jobs and help farms to receive more stable income, the plans say

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